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Joaquin Phoenix Wasn’t Fibbing – He’s Out
It looks like Joaquin Phoenix is done with film, for real. We get confirmation on his decision to bail from film thanks to the yodel caves of yahoo:
The words “Good Bye” were penned on the actor’s knuckles at a premiere Saturday night for his latest film, “Two Lovers,” and Phoenix confirmed a surprise announcement he made last week: He’s giving up movies.
“I think it’s just moving on. It’s rediscovering something else,” said Phoenix, 34, said in an interview with Associated Press Television News before Saturday’s American Film Institute festival, which also premiered “Che,” starring Benicio Del Toro. “Two Lovers” is his last film, he said. His publicist had disclosed Friday that the actor intended to focus on music.
Good for him. The man has made his mark and has enough to retire, so I can’t blame him for wanting to jam it up. Rock and Roll is a seductive mistress and some chase her down with no money in the bank. Joaquin has the cash to chase his newfound love down without worry so who can call foul on his decision.
Fans of Phoenix will no doubt be sad to see him go, but we do have quite a number of films to remember by. For those that are interested in following his career cross genre you will soon have a new way to enjoy the man; through the sounds of song.
We wish the Phoenix well in his journey of song.
wow….completely unexcpected
I’ve been following this story kinda closely since it’s first appearance. I am still a bit skeptical. I have read numerous reports that he has been having a drug fueled weekend at multiple places, (ie. http://thesuperficial.com/2008/11/joaquin_phoenixs_retirement_ex.php).
If you watch the original video where he announces his retirement, he does seem to be quite out of it as well. I’m not saying for sure what is up, but cocaine is a powerful drug and I think it might be the answer.
@SXOT
LOL WTF?
The Joaquin Phoenix and Joe the Plumber duet is going to be epic
I have no opinon on this i’m just surprised.
he was top notch…gladiator…ladder 49
Publicity stunt.
Seriously.
I guess he wasn’t “joaquin”
@BROLY, what you you mean WTF?
Simply saying, that I’m not buying it quite yet. That’s all.
He’s gonna retire Joaquin and go back to Leaf…
Damn. He was one of my favorites.
hahahah lol Zach
I was never a fan of anything he played. I mean he did great as Commudus in Gladiator, and he was okay as Johnny Cash (Walk the Line itself was only okay), but I was never a fan of his.
Sucks though that’s he’s done.
I like him, but he’ll sure be back to the movies once he spent all his money on drugs, alcohol, women and rehab. We’ve seen that before.
He sounded great on the Walk the Line soundtrack.
He was brilliant in both Gladiator and Walk the Line.
It’s part of a upcoming mockumentary, fake
obiwan
dude i think that was dubbed
idk ive had this argument ALOT and im not sure
but my beliefs tilt towards the “it was dubbed” theory
What a shame. Another actor we will find sulfated in their own vomit. Terrible loss