Joaquin Phoenix's Last-Minute Exit Sparks Hollywood 'Outrage' Among Producers | THR News

Joaquin Phoenix's abrupt exit from Todd Haynes' latest film is causing a huge amount of outrage among Hollywood producers. The Oscar winner departed Todd Haynes' drama just five days before production began. The untitled film, also starring 'Captain America: Brave New World's' Danny Ramirez, was said to focus on an intense gay romance in the 1930s. According to multiple sources, Phoenix got cold feet in the lead-up to the production - though the reasons remain unclear – and is said to be particularly surprising, given that Phoenix first brought the project to Haynes and his longtime producers at Killer Films.

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Joaquin Phoenix's Last-Minute Exit Sparks Hollywood "Outrage" Among Producers | THR News

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[Largentina.]

People in this industry will be furious with him and he wont be cast in movies for a long Joker 2 will come out and make a billion dollars and everyone will forget about this because money is the only thing this industry truly cares about now.

[percyweasley]

HE WROTE THE FILM, PITCHED THE FILM, and now he's getting cold feet..😂😂

[underwatertraffic]

I love the idea of filmmakers being upset over cancelling a film literally no one asked for.

[billtruttschel]

If we don't know the reason for Joaquin's departure, then we're not in a position to judge the morality or ethics of the decision. I will reserve judgement until I know the reasons and they are shown to be worthy of respect or scorn.

[anthonycampos]

Let them be outraged. When Joker 2 comes out and if it makes alot of money like it's expected to, that fake outrage will all of a sudden quiet down.

[chuckenigma]

"Outrage""among": please, be even *more* vague

[michaeljohn]

And yet, if he did the film, there would’ve been outrage about a non-gay actor taking a gay role off a gay actor. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t

[BrandonNinja]

Why is this news? This isn't the first time an Actor left a project.

[jamestown]

You can’t force someone to act gay if they don’t want to

[slayetville]

Outrage coz he left a gay focused movie but if he actually stayed on and played it there would be outrage a straight man is playing a gay man💀

[bladeimm]

I guess Eddie Murphy’s classic line about the “banana in the tailpipe” would get him canceled in 2024.

[laurasands]

He probably realised it would be as popular as the movie Bros.

[sgray]

Hollywood producers are outraged at Phoenix? Well, he must have done something morally right.

[nickfanzo]

Who gives a crap? we have a mental and physical health crisis in America and we are worried about movie stars and their bs?

[Sikanda.]

That's not our problem. Phoenix will surely communicate his reasons at a later point. Perhaps certain changes were pushed and triggered his exit. Even film makers aren't in control of everything.

[keenynthewise]

Something tells me there was something in the script he wasn’t rocking with, and possibly felt tricked

[tazmaniandarcy]

The solution is pretty simple isn’t it? I am assuming contracts were signed and if so he broke that contract and is now financially liable so just sue him instead of flooding the internet with the story.

[gregap]

So unprofessional. You know how many people lost their jobs? And for the people saying recast him, it's not that simple. That would take weeks to months, the other actors work on schedule and might have other projects lined up meaning this is the time thay cleard for the production of this movie. Why do people act like you can just start a project this size at any moment?

[ronxide]

Overrated actors can get away with pretty much anything.

[MMCUSN]

Pervywood is upset. Again.
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