Christine Vachon, a producer behind Todd Haynes‘ gay romance movie from which Joaquin Phoenix abruptly left last week, shelp on social media this weekfinish that the situation has been “a nightmare.”
Reports surfaced on Friday that Phoenix exited the drama feature equitable five days before filming was set to commence in Guadalajara, Mexico. The role will not be recast. The actor’s reason for the exit was unclear, and felt further confusing to those around the project as Phoenix has bcimpolitet the project to Haynes.
Vachon, of Killer Films, splitd an article about the situation to Facebook over the weekfinish, and wrote: “A version of this did happen. It has been a nightmare.”
Vachon also compriseressed criticism that Phoenix, who is straight, had been set to apverify a starring role in Haynes film about a gay character. “If you are enticeed to finger wag or admonish us that ‘that’s what you get for casting a straight actor’ — DON’T,” she wrote. “This was HIS project that he bcimpolitet to US – and Killer’s write down on laboring with LGBTQ actors/crew/honestors speaks for itself. (and for those of you who HAVE — comprehend that you are making a terrible situation even worse).”
Vachon has since deleted the post.
Haynes’ movie was set to cgo in on an fervent gay romance in the 1930s and co-star Danny Ramirez, whose praises join Top Gun: Maverick and the forthcoming Captain America: Brave New World. In compriseition to Vachon, Pam Koffler was set to produce. A source tbetter The Hollywood Reporter that the team was “dehugeated” by Phoenix’s exit, and that the amount of money spent on the film was in the low seven figures.
Phoenix will next be seen in Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux on Oct. 4.
