Aug 21
Could Pedro Pascal Replace Joaquin Phoenix in Todd Haynes Gay Romance Film?
Emell Adolphus READ TIME: 2 MIN.
The production around Todd Haynes' upcoming stalled gay romance film is reportedly scrambling to get back on track after Joaquin Phoenix walked off set.
And according to The Hollywood Reporter, one name is being floated as Phoenix's replacement: Pedro Pascal.
Phoenix reportedly has similarly tried to walk away from other projects, such as when he attempted to back out of "The Joker" in 2019. Then he tried to also ditch Ridley Scott's "Napoleon" in 2023.
But eventually Phoenix came around and the movies got made, but time will tell if the same will happen in this this case.
Phoenix reportedly got cold feet over the film's explicit sex scenes and abandoned the project five days before shooting was scheduled to begin in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Although there were rumors that the project was completely dead in the water without Phoenix, word is now getting around that he could be recast by Pascal. However THR reported that Pascal's schedule is much too packed to fit in another project between "Fantastic Four" and "The Mandalorian" shooting schedules. Yet where there is a will, and a Pascal, there is away.
Pascal has seemingly been everywhere at once, as the internet's favorite zaddy, including appearing on Omar Apollo's new album, "God Said No." However the jury is still out on whether Pascal will say yes to replacing Phoenix on the project.
The yet-to-be titled film was meant to star "Top Gun: Maverick's" Danny Ramirez as Phoenix's love interest, with Phoenix playing a corrupt LA cop who runs off to Mexico for a torrid love affair in the 1930s.
Beyond Pascal, sourced told THR that the Haynes production is also considering legal action against Phoenix to cover lost costs in the millions of dollars.
