means: they plan on making more money suing him than they would with the film.
Comment on Joaquin Phoenix’s sudden exit from film sparks ‘huge outrage’ in Hollywood
pixxelkick@lemmy.world 1 month ago
“The actors role cannot be recast” the fuck you mean lol
xor@infosec.pub 1 month ago
One_Honest_Dude@lemmy.world 1 month ago
My guess is they used his involvement to sell it to distributors. It says they have already made deals for international markets, likely getting more than they would have with a different actor.
li10@feddit.uk 1 month ago
I kinda get that. If they have no big name actor the movie is already dead, which is the unfortunate reality for a lot of movies these days.
Sounds like he was the guy pushing for the movie to be made in the first place as well, so maybe there’s no interest from other names to replace him.
reddig33@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It’s related to financing. The funding was contractually tied to having Phoenix in the role. So if they can find another actor with enough pull, maybe they can recast?
Phoenix was also a co-writer, so who knows what happens next.
You have to wonder what really went down. Also this dude is always pulling stunts for publicity so who knows.