joaquin phoenix has set his next project and hes collaborating with director todd haynes on a gay romance set in los angeles in the 30s the next film is a feature thats an original script that i developed with joaquin phoenix based on some thoughts and ideas he brought to me haynes told indiewire we basically wrote with him as a story writer me and jon raymond and joaquin share the story credit and we hope to be shooting it beginning early next year its a gay love story set in 1930s lajon raymond is an author and screenwriter who previously worked on haynes hbo miniseries mildred pierce and the scripts for several kelly reichardt movies including first cow and meeks cutoff the director added joaquin was pushing me further and going no lets go further this will be an nc17 filmhaynes is no stranger to queer romance having directed carol which starred cate blanchett and phoenixs reallife partner rooney mara his latest film may december recently premiered at this years cannes film festival and stars natalie portman as an actor who travels to the home of a reallife woman played by julianne moore who shes set to portray in a filmphoenix who most recently starred in ari asters latest movie beau is afraid has several other upcoming projects in the works hell play the titular character in ridley scotts napoleon bonaparte biopic as well as reprising the title role in joker folie deux the sequel to the 2019 movie that earned him an oscar while we wait for phoenix and haynes next movie to arrive on the big screen check out our picks of the other best upcoming movies on the way in 2023 and beyond