Pedro Pascal is reportedly in talks to take the lead role in director Todd Haynes' gay romance 'De Noche' after Joaquin Phoenix's sudden departure last year halted the project.

The film titled "De Noche" is aiming for a start date early next year, with Danny Ramirez also returning to the project.

Pedro Pascal is circling the lead role in Todd Haynes’ upcoming film “De Noche,” as the shuttered production plans to restart. If the deal closes, Pascal would star opposite Danny Ramirez, with the pair playing a corrupt cop and his younger lover as they flee 1930s Los Angeles for Mexico.