Todd Haynes is back on the festival circuit with “May December,” his Cannes hit that stars frequent collaborator Julianne Moore as a former teacher forced to reckon with renewed interest in her scandalous relationship with a former student.
Critics have praised the dark comedy as one of the funniest films of Haynes’ career, with many speculating that it could be an Oscar contender.Amid all of the hype, the “Carol” director is already thinking ahead to his next queer period romance.
Haynes had previously teased that he was developing a new project with Joaquin Phoenix that he envisioned as an Nc-17 period piece set in Los Angeles in the 1930s.
Speaking to IndieWire on the red carpet of the U.S.
premiere of “May December” at the New York Film Festival, Haynes offered an update on the film.“It’s still very much something that is forming,” Haynes said when asked about the project.
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