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A producer has spoken out about Joaquin Phoenix’s reported withdrawal from the untitled gay romance just days before filming was set to begin.In context, Variety It was reported Friday that the Oscar-winning actor has abruptly dropped out of director Todd Haynes’ next film. The director explained “A sexually explicit love story between two men set in the 1930s.”Neither Joaquin nor Todd have spoken publicly about the news, but producer Christine Bashon of the film’s production company, Killer Films, described the situation as a “nightmare.” Deleted Social media posts for the weekend.There has been much speculation as to why Joaquin left the show. Variety Reports said the film’s staff suspected he was having second thoughts about the film’s explicit sex scenes. Joker The star “flinched.”especially, Joaquin wrote the screenplay. And it was she who first approached Todd about the idea. Kristin addressed this in a Facebook post in response to the backlash the film received over its decision to cast Joaquin, a straight man, in the lead role in a gay romance.Last September, Todd Variety As for how Joaquin came up with the initial idea for the story, he said: “Joaquin was pushing it into more dangerous territory sexually.”BuzzFeed has reached out to Joaquin’s representatives for comment.
