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Danny Ramirez shares update on Todd Haynes’ gay romance after Joaquin Phoenix’s exit

Danny Ramirez has broken his silence on the recent drama surrounding Todd Haynes’ untitled gay romance. Back in August, Joaquin Phoenix made headlines when he abruptly left the project days before filming was set to start. Since the news was announced, neither Haynes nor The Joker actor have addressed the controversy. However, in a recent interview with Variety, the film’s other lead star, Ramirez, shared some insight into the shocking turn of events, describing it as a “complicated situation.” “But I think based on – I mean – just the chance…

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“I’m ready:” Lewis Pullman is open to replacing Joaquin Phoenix in Todd Haynes’ gay drama

Lewis Pullman has volunteered to replace Joaquin Phoenix in Todd Haynes’ cancelled gay romance. Back in May 2023, the Dark Waters director announced that he was working with the Napolean star on an NC-17 gay romance drama. “The next film is a feature that’s an original script that I developed with Joaquin Phoenix based on some thoughts and ideas he brought me,” Pullman revealed to Indie Wire. “We basically wrote with him as a story writer. Me and Jon Raymond and Joaquin share the story credit. And we hope to be…

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Producer for Todd Haynes’ gay romance breaks silence on Joaquin Phoenix’s exit

The producer for Todd Haynes’ gay romance film has opened up about Joaquin Phoenix’s abrupt departure. On 9 August, reports claimed that the Joker star had walked away from the untilted project five days before filming was set to start. According to Variety, a source alleged that Phoenix got “cold feet” due to the film’s graphic sex scenes. The departure of The Gladiator star – who is not currently being recast – has reportedly jeopardised the film, with various crew members and stakeholders still needing to be paid. The financial loss could potentially add up to…

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Joker star Joaquin Phoenix drops out of NC-17 gay romance after getting “cold feet”

Joaquin Phoenix has walked away from his upcoming gay romance film. Back in May 2023, Carol director Todd Haynes announced that he was working with the Joker actor on an NC-17 gay romance drama. “The next film is a feature that’s an original script that I developed with Joaquin Phoenix based on some thoughts and ideas he brought me,” the May December director revealed to Indie Wire. “We basically wrote with him as a story writer. Me and Jon Raymond and Joaquin share the story credit. And we hope to be…

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Carol director casts Joaquin Phoenix and Danny Ramirez as lovers in new gay drama

Joaquin Phoenix and Danny Ramirez are set to play a couple in a new film from Todd Haynes. According to Deadline, the untitled detective drama will follow the duo, who are described as “intense lovers”, as they “leave California for Mexico”. Haynes memorably directed Carol (2015), starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, which is widely considered to be one of the greatest LGBTQIA+ films in history. He later received acclaim for directing May December (2023), a dark comedy-drama with Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore and Charles Melton. While not explicitly queer, it was praised for its…

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Joker 2: Fans go wild over “outstanding” images of Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn

In a special Valentine’s treat, the director of Joker: Folie á Deux has dropped three more images of Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn and Joaquin Phoenix as the titular villain. Todd Phillips, who also took the helm of the first Oscar-winning Joker film, shared a series of three stills from the sequel, which was confirmed to be a musical, that depicts the duo’s metamorphosis into the beloved comic characters. The carousel was captioned: “Hoping your day is full of love 10.4.24.” In the first image the pair look groomed and…

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Joker 2: Fans go wild over new footage of Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn

Following new footage from the forthcoming Joker sequel, Monsters are hailing Lady Gaga’s role as Harley Quinn as a “win for the gays”. Over the weekend, clips of the star filming the upcoming blockbuster – titled Folie à Deux – went viral on the internet. In character, Gaga can be seen walking up the stairs of the New York County Supreme Court before landing a surprise kiss on an unknown female bystander, who is holding a newspaper with pictures of Harley Quinn on the front page alongside the headline, “Crazy…

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