According to the Hollywood star Joaquin Phoenix he is quitting his acting career to focus on music. He first announced his intention to quit films on the US TV show Extra earlier this week. However, he abruptly ended the interview after the reporter questioned whether he was joking. Phoenix is best known for his Oscar-nominated turn as Johnny Cash in Walk the Line, confirmed his new film would be his last performance. Publicist Susan Patricola said that he has Two Lovers is his last. But this is not strange, since Joaquin has been directing music videos and been involved in music for the last number of years, she added.
We all know that he rose to fame in the 1995 indie film To Die For, playing an infatuated teenager who is persuaded to kill the husband of an ambitious weather girl – played by Nicole Kidman. Subsequent films include M Night Shyamalan’s The Village, Quills and Gladiator – for which he received his first Oscar nomination in 2001. Two Lovers, a romantic drama in which Phoenix stars opposite Gwyneth Paltrow. It is expected to go on general release early next year.
You may be interested in the following related articles as well.
Recent Comments