Joaquin Phoenix Will Be In Woody Allen's Next Film

Briefly: A few years ago, after the near-debacle of I'm Still Here, the future career of Joaquin Phoenix seemed to be in doubt. Not that his ability was ever in question — Phoenix is among the most talented actors working today — but his willingness to deal with the business end of the job seemed to have disappeared. But after The Master and Her, there's no question that Phoenix is still going strong. Later this year he's got another collaboration coming up with Paul Thomas Anderson: the Thomas Pynchon adaptation Inherent Vice.

Now Phoenix has been revealed as the star of Woody Allen's next project. (Or one of the stars, at least.) As is typical with Allen's films in development, we have no info on the project. We don't know what the tone or concept might be, or who Phoenix will play, or even the title of the movie. But we'll take another role from Phoenix any day, whatever it might be. [Deadline]