Joaquin Phoenix set to star in Gay Romance from Todd Haynes: Todd Haynes is currently enjoying the success of his latest release – ‘May December’ starring Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman. The film just had its world premiere at the 76th Cannes Film Festival and received a unanimous positive reaction from the critics.
While speaking at the press conference after the film’s premiere, Todd Haynes revealed that he has been developing a gay romance drama along with Her-fame actor Joaquin Phoenix. The filmmaker shared that they have worked on this project with Jonathan Raymond, who frequently collaborates with Kelly Reichardt. Haynes said that he plans to shoot it as his next film.
Known for his eccentric style and his utmost commitment to any role, Phoenix kept pushing the envelope in Haynes’ style of queer romance. The auteur said that it would be an NC-17 film, thanks to the Oscar-winning actor.
Haynes said, “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 to me. We basically wrote with him as a story writer. I and Jon Raymond, and Joaquin share the story credit. And we hope to be shooting it beginning early next year. It’s a gay love story set in 1930s LA.”
What are Joaquin Phoenix’s upcoming projects?
Joaquin Phoenix’s collaboration with the Indie Horror darling Ari Aster – ‘Beau is Afraid’ received widely positive reactions. He will be next seen on screen in Todd Phillips’ Crime Drama – ‘Joker: Folie à Deux,’ where he will reprise his Oscar-winning role as Arthur Fleck alongside Lady Gaga. He is also set to star as Napoleon Bonaparte in Ridley Scott’s biographical drama.
What is Todd Haynes’ ‘May December’ about?
May December is a campy romance that follows a Hollywood actress (Portman) who travels to Maine to study the life of a real-life woman (Moore), whom she is set to play in an independent film. Samy Burch has written the screenplay based on a story by him and Alex Machanik. Besides Portman and Moore, the film also stars Charles Melton, Piper Curda, Cory Michael Smith, Drew Scheid, Jocelyn Shelfo, and Kevin Han Yee.
