Overview
- Pedro Pascal is officially set to star opposite Danny Ramirez, replacing Joaquin Phoenix, with cameras set to roll next month in Mexico.
- Joaquin Phoenix exited five days before the planned 2024 start, stalling the production until new backing and casting were finalized.
- MK2 Films is financing and handling international sales while co-representing U.S. rights with Cinetic Media.
- Killer Films’ Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler produce alongside Paloma Negra and MK2, with Jonathan Montepare and Steven Demmler; financiers include IPR.VC, Yggdrasil, Léger Production, Mid March, Pluto and Leaf Entertainment.
- Todd Haynes wrote the script with Jon Raymond for a 1930s Los Angeles noir about a cop and a boarding school teacher whose relationship draws the ire of a corrupt political machine.