Daring debuts! The first-ever movies by 11 LGBTQ+ filmmakers
Even Hollywood's best queer filmmakers had to start somewhere.
April 15 2025 5:53 PM
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Even Hollywood's best queer filmmakers had to start somewhere.
Now that Phoenix has dropped out, one of these actors could take his place.
"It's definitely disappointing," Ramirez said.
This summer, 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.
The Academy Award-winning actor, who's starring in Joker: Folie à Deux later this year, walked away from Todd Haynes' new gay film just a few days before filming started.
"...I just don't think I will," Phoenix said when asked if he wanted to comment on the scandal.
All of Us Strangers, Monica, and Strange Way of Life got absolutely no love from The Academy this year...