Veteran producer Christine Vachon spoke publicly this morning about what she described as the “tragedy” behind Todd Haynes ’ now-shelved gay romance flick starring Joaquin Phoenix at the San Sebastian Film Festival.

Christine Vachon addressed Joaquin Phoenix's exit from a recent Todd Haynes film, calling the turn of events a 'tragedy.'

We still don’t have many details about what caused Joaquin Phoenix to flee the set of his collaboration with Todd Haynes. Both artists are staying tight-lipped about it, and Haynes’ longtime producer Christine Vachon of Killer Films doesn’t have any insider info.

Christine Vachon — who was speaking at the San Sebastian Film Festival — is head of Killer Films, producer of the flick, which reportedly left hundreds of crewmembers out of work when Phoenix pulled out just days before shooting was set to start.

US producer Christine Vachon has again addressed the controversy surrounding Joaquin Phoenix’s sudden departure from Todd Haynes’ gay drama days before shooting was due to begin.

Joaquin Phoenix sent waves through Hollywood when he dropped out (at the last second!) of an erotic queer drama he had pitched to director Todd Haynes.

"We as a cultural community lost the opportunity to have another movie by Todd Haynes," Vachon said at the 2024 San Sebastian Film Festival.

Producer Christine Vachon of Killer Films spoke on the controversy surrounding Joaquin Phoenix's last-minute exit from Todd Haynes's next film, May December, at the Creative Investors Conference at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.

Christine Vachon, a producer on Todd Haynes’ gay romance movie, has addressed Joaquin Phoenix’s abrupt exit from the project. Phoenix had previously been cast alongside Danny Ramirez in Haynes’ upcoming romance movie about two men who embark on a sexually explicit affair while departing from Los Angeles in the 1930s.