Perfect choice: Lynne Ramsay on casting Joaquin Phoenix in You Were Never Really Here

When Lynne Ramsay was writing her new film, she only had one actor in mind for the lead role. Luckily, Joaquin Phoenix said yes, writes Esther McCarthy.

SHE’D never before written a role with an actor in mind, but as Lynne Ramsay penned the screenplay for You Were Never Really Here, her thoughts kept turning to Joaquin Phoenix.