Todd Haynes’ De Noche, said to be an NC-17 rated gay love story, has officially been revived with Pedro Pascal taking over the role from Joaquin Phoenix.

If you don’t recall, Joaquin previously left the production last minute in 2024. It’s still unclear why he left the film.

Keep reading to find out more…

Danny Ramirez is still attached to the production as well, and will star opposite Pedro. They will play lovers. Filming will begin in March.

Here’s the synopsis from Variety: The film “charts the passionate and unexpected love affair between a cop (Pascal) and a boarding school teacher (Ramirez) in 1930s Los Angeles, when the city is overtaken by corruption and the world is on the brink of war. The two men become targets of the city’s corrupt political machine and are forced to flee to Mexico.”

See what Danny had to say about the movie getting cancelled in 2024 and see which actor volunteered to fill the role at the time.