Overview

• Multiple outlets report Pascal is circling the lead, though no agreement has been finalized.
• The production collapsed in August 2024 when Joaquin Phoenix exited five days before the planned Guadalajara shoot, triggering a loss of financing.
• Danny Ramirez is expected to remain attached, with the 1930s story centering on a corrupt Los Angeles cop and his younger lover who flee to Mexico.
• Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler’s Killer Films is producing, building on its recent collaboration with Pascal on A24’s Materialists.
• Sources say the team is targeting an early 2026 start in Guadalajara and coordinating around Pascal’s busy schedule, with the previously pre-sold international rights handled by M2K Film noted in earlier packaging.