Christine Vachon — who was speaking at the San Sebastian Film Festival — is head of Killer Films, producer of the flick, which reportedly left hundreds of crewmembers out of work when Phoenix pulled out just days before shooting was set to start.

Veteran producer Christine Vachon spoke publicly this morning about what she described as the “tragedy” behind Todd Haynes ’ now-shelved gay romance flick starring Joaquin Phoenix at the San Sebastian Film Festival.

"We as a cultural community lost the opportunity to have another movie by Todd Haynes," Vachon said at the 2024 San Sebastian Film Festival.

While at the Creative Investors Conference at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, Killer Films producer Christine Vachon addressed the controversy involving Joaquin Phoenix's last-minute exit from the latest project by "May December" director Todd Haynes.

We still don’t have many details about what caused Joaquin Phoenix to flee the set of his collaboration with Todd Haynes. Both artists are staying tight-lipped about it, and Haynes’ longtime producer Christine Vachon of Killer Films doesn’t have any insider info.

Christine Vachon, a producer on Todd Haynes’ gay romance movie, has addressed Joaquin Phoenix’s abrupt exit from the project. Phoenix had previously been cast alongside Danny Ramirez in Haynes’ upcoming romance movie about two men who embark on a sexually explicit affair while departing from Los Angeles in the 1930s.

"We, as a cultural community, lost an opportunity to have another movie by Todd Haynes. That is just criminal," the Killer Films co-founder said.

Christine Vachon, who is a frequent collaborator of Todd Haynes, was a producer on his intended romance film, which became jilted at the altar.

While at the Creative Investors Conference at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, Killer Films producer Christine Vachon addressed the controversy involving Joaquin Phoenix’s last-minute exit from the latest project by “May December” director Todd Haynes.