“Joaquin Phoenix Reveals Troubling Reasons Behind Shocking Exit from Controversial Gay Romance Film”
Image credits: https://www.warnerbros.com/
Phoenix and his co-star Danny Ramirez, of Top Gun: Maverick fame, were supposed to play two men, one of Native American origin and the other a corrupt police officer, who become lovers in the 1930s, and escape from Los Angeles to Mexico for unknown reasons.
According to Haynes, the film was designed to “challenge” viewers with its “explicit sexual content.”
Regarding the controversy, the director revealed that the film was Phoenix’s idea to begin with.
“The whole experience was prompted by Joaquin,” he stated, while also debunking the rumors that the nature of the intimate scenes was the reason for the actor’s departure.
“[He] was pushing me further and going ‘no, let’s go further,’” Haynes told IndieWire.
Image credits: Dream Works
The director, who is openly gay, gained notoriety for his directorial debut in 1991 with Poison, a science fiction drama and horror film that delved into the complexities of queer perspectives and challenges during the “AIDS era,” a period from 1981 to early 1990 during which the United States experienced an epidemic of the disease.
Phoenix’s unnamed film would’ve marked a return to Haynes’ roots after the success of his latest film May December, released for streaming on Netflix on December 1, 2023. The flick received four Golden Globe Nominations.
“His body, his choice,” wrote one fan, as others congratulated Phoenix for the controversial move to leave the film’s production
The post Joaquin Phoenix Breaks Silence On Sudden Exit From Gay Romance Movie With Explicit Scenes first appeared on Bored Panda.
