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.

W hile many are looking forward to Joaquin Phoenix’s new film when Joker: Folie À Deux debuts soon, the other major topic of conversation surrounding the actor right now is the

"We, as a cultural community, lost an opportunity to have another movie by Todd Haynes. That is just criminal," the Killer Films co-founder said.

While at the Creative Investors Conference at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, Killer Films producer Christine Vachon addressed the controversy involving Joaquin Phoenix's last-minute exit from the latest project by "May December" director Todd Haynes.

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.