While at the Creative Investors Conference at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, Killer Films producer Christine Vachon addressed the controversy involving Joaquin Phoenix's last-minute exit from the latest project by "May December" director Todd Haynes.

Christine Vachon — who was speaking at the San Sebastian Film Festival — is head of Killer Films, producer of the flick, which reportedly left hundreds of crew members out of work when Phoenix pulled out just days before shooting was set to start.

We still don’t have many details about what caused Joaquin Phoenix to flee the set of his collaboration with Todd Haynes. Both artists are staying tight-lipped about it, and Haynes’ longtime producer Christine Vachon of Killer Films doesn’t have any insider info.

While at the Creative Investors Conference at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, Killer Films producer Christine Vachon addressed the controversy involving Joaquin Phoenix’s last-minute exit from the latest project by “May December” director Todd Haynes.

"We, as a cultural community, lost an opportunity to have another movie by Todd Haynes. That is just criminal," the Killer Films co-founder said.

Veteran producer Christine Vachon spoke publicly this morning about what she described as the "tragedy" behind Todd Haynes' now-shelved gay romance flick starring Joaquin Phoenix at the San Sebastian Film Festival.