00:00Joaquin Phoenix has dropped out of director Todd Haynes' planned romantic drama five days before
00:04filming was set to begin. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the untitled film is no longer
00:10moving forward, after the actor exited the project just days before filming was set to begin in
00:15Guadalajara, Mexico. The role will not be recast for the movie that Phoenix had initially brought
00:20to Haynes and developed with the Oscar-nominated filmmaker. The film was set to focus on an intense
00:25gay romance in the 1930s. Dani Ramirez, whose credits include Top Gun Maverick and the forthcoming
00:31Captain America Brave New World, was set to co-star. THR has reached out to Phoenix's team for comment.
00:37Phoenix can next be seen opposite Lady Gaga in Joker, Falle a Deux, which hits theaters on
00:41October 4th. As for Haynes, the filmmaker most recently
00:55directed last year's Netflix title May-December, which starred Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman
01:00and earned an Oscar nomination for its screenplay. His previous features include Far From Heaven,
01:05I'm Not There, and Carol. For more on this story and all the latest movie news,
01:10go to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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