Queer film fans just got a very tasty update, because Pedro Pascal is now attached to star in De Noche, the long-delayed gay romance from acclaimed director Todd Haynes.
The project had been stuck in limbo after Joaquin Phoenix abruptly exited in 2024 just days before filming was due to begin, halting production and leaving the movie’s future uncertain.
Now, the film is being revived with Pascal stepping into the lead role, and Danny Ramirez set to play his younger love interest.
De Noche is described as a noir-leaning gay love story set in the 1930s, centered on a hard-boiled Los Angeles detective who begins a relationship with a boarding-school teacher.
As the story unfolds, the pair become entangled in political corruption and pressure from powerful forces, pushing them to flee south to Mexico.
Several reports describe the film as sexually explicit and expect it to be a boundary-pushing romance in the same fearless spirit Haynes has brought to earlier work.
Haynes is widely respected for character-driven stories that take desire and identity seriously, and this one is already being framed as a major moment for queer cinema.
For fans, the Pedro Pascal casting is also a big deal because he brings both mainstream star power and genuinely warm, community-loved energy to the role.
Meanwhile, Danny Ramirez has been steadily rising with high-profile projects of his own, and pairing him with Pascal has people predicting instant chemistry.
It’s also a notable comeback story for the film itself, since the production shutdown in 2024 became one of those Hollywood “what happened there?” moments that lingered in the background for months.
With Pascal now onboard, the momentum appears to be back, and the industry buzz around De Noche is growing quickly.
There’s no confirmed release date in the reporting I’ve seen so far, but the key headline is clear: the film is alive again, and it’s shaping up to be one of the most talked-about queer projects on the horizon.
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