Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara were in front of the camera together a few years ago. Now the couple is continuing their collaboration and have a new project up their sleeve. The two are set to star in Pawel Pawlikowski's new thriller.
The two actors Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara have been a couple since 2016. They were already in front of the camera together in the film "Maria Magdalena", which was released in 2018. Now the next project for the Hollywood couple is coming up: 47-year-old Phoenix and Mara, who is ten years younger, are taking on the leading roles in the new film by director Pawel Pawlikowski. The thriller currently has the working title "The Island", as reported by the industry magazine "Variety".
According to Variety, the film is loosely based on true events. The focus is on an American couple who turn their backs on civilization in the 1930s to build a secluded paradise on a deserted island. But then they become a "tabloid sensation," leading to the arrival of a "self-proclaimed countess." This plans to build a hotel on the island. According to the official description, this leads to "psychological warfare" in which "seduction and jealousy" turn into "sexual infidelity, betrayal and ultimately murder".
Filming for the thriller is scheduled to start in 2023. Pawel Pawlikowski will not only direct but also write the screenplay. The Polish filmmaker is known, among other things, for the work "Cold War - The Latitude of Love", published in 2018, which most recently earned him an Oscar nomination.
Phoenix currently has another film up its sleeve. "Joker: Folie à Deux" is scheduled for release on October 4, 2024, exactly five years after the first pure Joker film starring him. According to rumors, the whole thing will not be a drama this time, but a musical. It is considered certain that Phoenix will once again slip into the role of Arthur Fleck aka Joker.
Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara met on the set of the movie "Her" and initially remained friends. They are said to have only become a couple after the end of filming on "Maria Magdalena" in autumn 2016. Their son River was born in September 2020.
