Todd Haynes’ ‘Trust’ Stuck in Legal Limbo at Netflix

Todd Haynes just can’t seem to catch a break.

First came the collapse of his Joaquin Phoenix-led 1950s-set detective noir — reportedly over the actor’s discomfort with the script’s explicit gay sex scenes — and now his next project has run into its own roadblock.

“Trust,” an adaptation of Hernan Diaz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, is making the jump from HBO to Netflix, but co-writer Jon Raymond has revealed to OregonArtsWatch that the project is now “in legal limbo.”

The story of “Trust” unfolds across multiple, competing perspectives, chronicling the rise of a 1920s Wall Street tycoon whose sudden fortune costs him the woman he loves. Years later, his carefully curated legacy begins to unravel when a determined biographer starts digging into the truth behind the fabled marriage.

Despite the hiccup, Raymond insists the series is still moving forward, with Kate Winslet attached to star, but I gather all talents involved have moved on to other projects for the time being.

For Haynes, “Trust” would mark a reunion with Winslet, who headlined his acclaimed 2011 HBO miniseries “Mildred Pierce.” Raymond, who co-wrote that adaptation, is once again collaborating with the director here.

Haynes is the filmmaker behind such acclaimed works as “Safe,” “Far From Heaven,” and “Carol.” It’ll be interesting to see if he can manage to get this project going, and if not, then he should probably move on to something else; Haynes’ last film was 2023’s “May December.”