The film from writer-director Haynes, 63, was set to be filmed in Guadalajara, Mexico. However, Phoenix never made it south of the U.S. border and pulled out of the film a few days prior while he was ...
“Joaquin was pushing me further and going ‘No, let’s go further.’ This will be an NC-17 film,” Haynes told IndieWire before the film’s indefinite shelving. “The whole experience was prompted by Joaqui...
” Haynes is said to be moving on from this to work on his next project, Trust, which he will be writing with Raymond, per IndieWire. Phoenix is currently in attendance at the Venice Film Festival for...
k.a. the Joker. Joker: Folie à Deux is directed once again by Todd Phillips and follows the aftermath of the first film, with Phoenix’s character locked up in Arkham Asylum for his criminal actions. T...