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Joaquin Phoenix exits Todd Haynes’ gay romance movie days before filming was to begin

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  1. cloud_loud
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    The film's financing was hinging on Phoenix's casting so the film is now dead and the producer now owes people money. Phoenix came to Haynes with the idea, so this was Phoenix's project that he...

    The film's financing was hinging on Phoenix's casting so the film is now dead and the producer now owes people money.

    Phoenix came to Haynes with the idea, so this was Phoenix's project that he brought Haynes into. It's reported he left due to cold feet, which is bizarre considering it was his damn idea.

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    drannex
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    This is a genre that has been incredibly slept on, this has to have some levels beyond "getting cold feet" as this has genre-defying and cult-classic in-the-making undertones, and I don't even...

    making a 1930s gay detective movie with Haynes. The film in question was being described as “a love story between two men” set in the 1930s. Haynes wrote the story with writer Jon Raymond and Phoenix.

    This is a genre that has been incredibly slept on, this has to have some levels beyond "getting cold feet" as this has genre-defying and cult-classic in-the-making undertones, and I don't even know what the rest of the film is supposed to be like.

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    1. Akir
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      I know, I'm frustrated to have heard of this only to hear that it's not going to be made. I actually like romance stories when they're handled right, and I just can't get much out of straight...

      I know, I'm frustrated to have heard of this only to hear that it's not going to be made. I actually like romance stories when they're handled right, and I just can't get much out of straight romance anymore. I can't pretend that's who I am anymore to insert myself into the situation. This would have been a great movie to have watched - if only they had made it! I'm honestly upset at Joaquin Phoenix for this.

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