Phoenix played Cash in Mangold's 2005 movie "Walk the Line." Mangold decided Phoenix would be too old and didn't want to service "meta-movie universe stuff," he told BI. "A Complete Unknown," James ...
In 2006, Joaquin Phoenix was nominated for Best Actor for playing Johnny Cash in Walk the Line, a role that required him to sing Cash's legendary songs. Phoenix didn't win the Oscar until 2020 when he ...
James Mangold considered Joaquin Phoenix for Johnny Cash in "A Complete Unknown." Phoenix played Cash in Mangold's 2005 movie "Walk the Line." Mangold decided Phoenix would be too old and didn't want ...