Years before Joaquin Phoenix left Todd Haynes hanging, he dropped out of another major director’s film with days to spare. James McAvoy recently...

Years before Joaquin Phoenix left Todd Haynes hanging, he dropped out of another major director’s film with days to spare. James McAvoy recently...

At the Venice Film Festival with his co-star, Lady Gaga, would the actor answer questions about dropping out of a Todd Haynes movie?

Phoenix had been cast in the lead role for the 2016 film until McAvoy took over two weeks before production.

"We would just tear the script up and start all over," Phoenix's co-star Lady Gaga said.

Director Todd Phillips confirmed Gaga’s account, adding that Phoenix’s approach to filmmaking is anything but conventional. He explained that...

Todd Phillips much-hyped sequel gets a polarised response. Joker: Folie à Deux will hit the theatres on October 4.

Todd Phillips much-hyped sequel gets a polarised response. Joker: Folie à Deux will hit the theatres on October 4.