‘Bros,’ the first big-stud R-rated gay rom-, is for everyone - The Washgton Post

Contents:

• 'BROS' TRAILER: BILLY EICHNER TO LEAD FIRST GAY ROM- BY A MAJOR STUD
• WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT 'BROS,' THE FIRST GAY ROM- PRODUCED BY A MAJOR STUD
• 'BROS' STARS SAY 'S TIME FOR STRAIGHT PEOPLE TO ENJOY A GAY ROM
• THE NUNDM OF BEG THE ‘FIRST GAY ROM- OM A MAJOR STUD’
• 'BROS' IS A MAJOR STUD FIRST: AN R-RATED GAY ROM . AND 'S GOOD
• ALL GAY ROM- ‘BROS’ A BOX OFFICE DISASTER, FILM STAR FLTS ‘HOMOPHOBIC WEIRDO’ MOVIE-GOG DIENCE
• BILLY EICHNER’S GAY ROM-COM BROS IS A FIRST: ‘HOLLYWOOD TOOK A CENTURY TO MAKE THIS FILM’
• ‘BROS,’ THE FIRST BIG-STUD R-RATED GAY ROM-, IS FOR EVERYONE
• GAY ROM- 'BROS' IS LIGHT AND BRIGHT WHILE MAKG MOVIE HISTORY
• BROS TRAILER: THE FIRST EVER GAY ROM-COM FROM A MAJOR STUD ARRIV
• ‘BROS’: DATE, ST, PLOT, AND ALL THE LATT BUZZ AROUND UNIVERSAL PICTUR' FIRST GAY ROM
• EVERYTHG WE KNOW ABOUT 'BROS,' THE FIRST GAY ROM- BY A MAJOR STUD

'BROS' TRAILER: BILLY EICHNER TO LEAD FIRST GAY ROM- BY A MAJOR STUD

Universal Pictur released Wednday the trailer for “Bros, ” the first gay romantic edy to premiere by a major gay rom- was wrten by and stars Billy Eichner, makg the edian and four-time Emmy nomated actor the first openly gay man to ever wre and star his own major stud film. "While ’s sane to me that took this long to get this movie ma, ’s still credibly excg to me — and a real sign of progrs — that the same stud makg movi like 'Jurassic World' and 'The Fast and the Fur' is also releasg this R rated gay rom wh an all LGBTQ+ st, and wh as much passn and enthiasm as they release those other films, " Eichner wrote. "Nile Rivelli / Universal PicturDirected by Nicholas Stoller, "Bros" featur Eichner playg an openly gay man, Bobby, who stggl "to fd another tolerable human beg to go through life wh.

In the trailer, Eichner's character is seen talkg on a podst about his experience meetg wh Hollywood producers about creatg a romantic film about gay people that "a straight guy might even like. ""They said: 'We jt want a movie that shows the world that gay relatnships and straight relatnships are the same.

Hollywood has ma untls romance movi by now — but the first-ever gay rom- two produced by a major motn picture is only g out this year.

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT 'BROS,' THE FIRST GAY ROM- PRODUCED BY A MAJOR STUD

The movie was wrten by edian Billy Eichner, who is also the first openly gay man to go-wre and star his own film. The movie also stars SNL st member Bowen Yang, who recently appeared Hulu’s “Fire Island, ” a “Pri and Prejudice” rx set the inic gay vatn large supportg st clus Dot-Marie Jon (“Glee”), Jim Rash, Ts Madison, Miss Lawrence, Guillermo Diaz, Moni Raymund, Symone, Peter Kim, Beno Skner, Bec Blackwell, Jim Rash, Guy Branum, Harvey Fierste and Eve only non-LGBTQ members of the st are Debra Msg and Krist Chenoweth, acrdg to the New York first full-length trailer shows the meet-cuteThe movie’s first full-length trailer dropped on Thursday, Eichner took to Twter to exprs his excement.

"The major Hollywood studs lerally ma 300 movi about DINOSAURS before they ma ONE rom about two gay guys fallg love.

And if you like dosrs, you’ll LOVE gay people!

'BROS' STARS SAY 'S TIME FOR STRAIGHT PEOPLE TO ENJOY A GAY ROM

“He looks like a gay Tom Brady, ” Bobby remarks to a iend. Romantic edy fans who have been cravg a new addn to the non that breaks the heteronormative mold will see their wish e te this month wh “Bros, ” the first gay rom- to premiere by a major stud. ” “Gay edians like me, we haven’t had a real chance to tell our stori like this a big way, on the big screen, ” he said.

”Both Eichner and Macfarlane said they hope straight people will watch and enjoy their gay rom- — jt like gay people have long watched and enjoyed straight love stori.

THE NUNDM OF BEG THE ‘FIRST GAY ROM- OM A MAJOR STUD’

“As a gay man, I’ve watched those movi, and I cried and I lghed, and I took somethg away om , ” Macfarlane said of straight rom-s.

“So I thk maybe askg some of our straight iends to watch a gay uple fall love and cry and lgh and take somethg om , too. In their acceptance speech, they had mistakenly claimed that they were the first openly gay man (Smh me out as non-bary two years later) to triumph at the prtig award​ ​ceremony.

'BROS' IS A MAJOR STUD FIRST: AN R-RATED GAY ROM . AND 'S GOOD

The film is beg heavy-handly marketed by Universal as “the first gay romantic edy to premiere by a major stud” — or as Gawker put , “Billy Eichner is the first gay man ever — or at least that’s what the ‘Bros’ marketg mpaign would have you believe.

” Many saw this as an overt reference to Fire Island and Netflix’s Unupled, two buzzy gay projects that were created by and starred gay men.

Night Shyamalan’s upg Knock at the Cab, a horror flick wh a gay uple played by two openly gay actors (Jonathan Groff and Ben Aldridge) at the center. It’s unlikely this will be promoted as the first gay horror film om a major stud. Now, if you’ll exce me, I’m gog to go stream the first gay rom- to feature a ver of Brney Spears’s “Sometim”: Fire Island.

ALL GAY ROM- ‘BROS’ A BOX OFFICE DISASTER, FILM STAR FLTS ‘HOMOPHOBIC WEIRDO’ MOVIE-GOG DIENCE

In 2022, Universal Pictur will be the first major film stud to release a mastream romantic edy about two gay men. He stole our very queer hearts as Stty on Brothers & Sisters and we’re so exced to see him the first major stud gay romance release.

BILLY EICHNER’S GAY ROM-COM BROS IS A FIRST: ‘HOLLYWOOD TOOK A CENTURY TO MAKE THIS FILM’

You may also have seen his betiful face recently the Netflix gay holiday film Sgle All The Way.

Not a whole lot is known about the plot, other than the notn that ’s fely a gay romantic edy.

‘BROS,’ THE FIRST BIG-STUD R-RATED GAY ROM-, IS FOR EVERYONE

Two gay men who are terrible at relatnships are aaid of mment and too by for love. Consirg the LGBTQ volvement of those makg the film, we are exceptnally hopeful that the gays are fally about to get their day the sun Hollywood. “Bros” n’t w, probably, but ’s enjoyable, pecially s first hour, and the send hour has enough gog on, and enough elemental romantic rootg tert, to exce some a probable first — ’s beg marketed as the first major stud gay rom- the genially rnchy R-rated tradn of “Trawreck, ” “Brismaids” and “Knocked Up” — already has spawned legns of homophobic trolls onle.

GAY ROM- 'BROS' IS LIGHT AND BRIGHT WHILE MAKG MOVIE HISTORY

At s strongt, the film terrogat var kds of gay masculy and queer imagg, and treats both Bobby and Aaron as works progrs, as we all one pot Bobby li on his uch at home, alone, watchg another tiptoe-out-of-the-closet Hallmark holiday special (here relabeled “Hallheart”). Dpe a mass marketg mpaign, distributn 3, 350 theaters natnwi, and boastg of beg the first gay rom- wh a st pletely prised of openly LGBTQ stars, the film was unable to draw dienc.

What’s also te is that at one pot a theater cha lled Universal and said they were pullg the trailer bee of the gay ntent. However, the actor went on to suate that homophobia uld be the source of reluctance for moviegoers as he touted the “uniquely powerful” film that he noted would ronate most wh “queer folks.

“Everyone who ISN’T a homophobic weirdo should go see BROS tonight! Everyone who ISN’T a homophobic weirdo should go see BROS tonight!

BROS TRAILER: THE FIRST EVER GAY ROM-COM FROM A MAJOR STUD ARRIV

However, not unnoticed was the wild succs of prev gay-centered stori marketed to mass dienc like the 1996 h “The Birdge” which opened ls than 2, 000 theaters and ma $124 ln Amerin theaters (nearly $250 ln when adjted for flatn) and the s “Will & Grace” which ran for eight nsecutive seasons before returng for three more after a more than ten-year hiat. While may be filled wh humor that a wi-rangg dience uld appreciate, BlazeTV host Steve Deace may have summed up the reason for the “Bros” lacklter release when he ntend, “What this likely tells is when homosexualy is packaged as wty and charmg–like the trailblazg Will and Grace– n have wi mastream appeal when done well. What this likely tells is when homosexualy is packaged as wty and charmg — like the trailblazg Will and Grace — n have wi mastream appeal when done well.

Time will tell if the asssment is accurate as the producers are set to release another gay rom-, “Spoiler Alert” December.

‘BROS’: DATE, ST, PLOT, AND ALL THE LATT BUZZ AROUND UNIVERSAL PICTUR' FIRST GAY ROM

Billy Eichner’s new gay rom-, Bros, mak him the first openly gay man to -wre and star any major stud film.

It’s also the first gay rom- ever ma by a major stud, perd, Eichner says.

“It’s the first gay rom- ever ma by a major stud, the first wh an all openly LGBTQ st, and very, very strangely, I’m the first openly gay man to ever wre and star his own stud movie of any genre, ” Eichner said.

EVERYTHG WE KNOW ABOUT 'BROS,' THE FIRST GAY ROM- BY A MAJOR STUD

“I love Julia Roberts more than life self, but no one is gog to ask Julia Roberts and Gee Clooney, ‘Are you worried that gay people are gog to relate? ’ No straight movie star or straight director major stud history has ever sat there and worried, ‘God, I hope gay people show up drov. “Bros, ” which has been hotly anticipated as the first big-stud R-rated gay rom-, fely has universal appeal, if your universe happens to clu anyone navigatg the vagari of love, lt and generatnal change.

But like any succsful edy — or movie, for that matter — “Bros” succeeds s specificy: this se, gay life and culture that are brimmg wh foibl, ntradictns, triumphs and failur jt wag to be med for ic gold. He plays Bobby Leiber, a cynil New York podster whose expertise is hidn gay histori and whose latt project is openg a mm dited to same. No sooner is he liverg an impassned stemwr on “the erasure of gay love over centuri” than he’s cuttg to his daily life on Grdr, where the banal “Hey, what’s up?