Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara are now parents of a beautiful baby boy! Of course the baby’s name is River.
Reports from all over the world suggests that Joaquin Phoenix and his girl, Rooney Mara have welcomed a baby boy. The couple have always led private lives and it’s no surprise that they might just end up together ’til the end. And so to find out in the wee hours of the morning that the two have welcomed a baby boy, in honor of Phoenix’s late older brother, actor River Phoenix, whom he has mentioned several times in the past — including in his Oscar’s-speech for Best Actor last year — played a big role in his life.

Per the Buzzfeed report, director Victor Kossakovsky, whose film Gunda was executive produced by Joaquin, shared the news at a recent screening during the 2020 Zurich Film Festival.
The name of course is a loving tribute to Joaquin Phoenix’s brother, River Phoenix, who died of a drug overdose in 1993.
Congrats to the new parents!