Photo Illtratn by Kelly Camero/The Daily Beast/Getty “I’m no stranger to timacy,” says Le Macfarlane. Given what we’re discsg—the explic sex scen and filthy, flirty dialogue between gay men that happens the new movie Bros— the next words that e out of his mouth are unexpected: “I’ve kissed a lot of women on Hallmark.”In ways that might be difficult to unrstand, that is a powerful statement.Macfarlane and I are a SoHo hotel room to discs Bros, his new romantic ed
Contents:
- ‘BROS’ STAR LE MACFARLANE TALKS MASCULY AND GAY INTY
- 'BROS' STARS SAY 'S TIME FOR STRAIGHT PEOPLE TO ENJOY A GAY ROM
- THE ENTIRE CAST OF BILLY EICHNER’S GAY ROM-COM ‘BROS’ IS LGBTQ+
- LE MACFARLANE ‘BROS’: THE HOTTT MOVIE STAR OF THE YEAR IS A GAY MAN. FALLY!
- BROS: MEET THE CAST OF BILLY EICHNER'S HISTORIC GAY ROM-COM
‘BROS’ STAR LE MACFARLANE TALKS MASCULY AND GAY INTY
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The trailblazg lbian actrs, who publicly me out as gay 1993 and is bt known for her role as Marcy D'Arcy on Fox's long-nng s Children, is set to play the mother of Macfarlane's character Bros! Now, more than a later, the actor will make his theatril film but — the first-ever gay rom- om a major stud (the ma st is entirely ma up of LGBTQ actors). He stars Universal’s Bros, om Billy Eichner (also the first openly gay man to -wre and star his own major stud film) and director Nicholas Stoller (Neighbors).
Their meet-cute happens at a gay club, where a shirtls, ripped, baseball-hatted Aaron mak cheeky nversatn wh the phy and perennially sgle-on-purpose Bobby. “When I first read the Bros script, I really nnected wh Aaron on the ia of, where do his masculy f to the gay spectm? Macfarlane says he me of age, and to the bs, at a time when gay men felt the ways which they were allowed to exprs themselv, and search for succs, were very narrow.
“There was somethg about growg up the ’90s, our ias of masculy me om Abercrombie & Fch or Calv Kle ads, and that was very nfg to gay people of a certa age, ” he says, also rellg how an after-school viewg of the Chippendal dancers on The Phil Donahue Show exemplified the emphatilly mascule msagg of the time. “It’s about more than gettg gay people out to see the movie, ” says Macfarlane.
'BROS' STARS SAY 'S TIME FOR STRAIGHT PEOPLE TO ENJOY A GAY ROM
* bros stars gay *
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.
THE ENTIRE CAST OF BILLY EICHNER’S GAY ROM-COM ‘BROS’ IS LGBTQ+
”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. “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.
GBilly Eichner already ma history when he first announced his upg gay rom- Bros was picked up by a major stud (Universal Pictur), the first time that's ever happened, and the achievements jt keep rollg Hollywood Reporter scrib the film as " a smart, swoony and heartfelt edy about two gay men maybe, possibly, probably, stumblg toward love.
”“And while Bros may be the first of s kd several ways, my real hope is that is only the first of many opportuni for openly LGBTQ+ ensembl to she and show the world all we are pable of as actors, beyond jt beg the wacky sikick, token queer or a straight movie star’s ‘gay bt iend.
LE MACFARLANE ‘BROS’: THE HOTTT MOVIE STAR OF THE YEAR IS A GAY MAN. FALLY!
Given what we’re discsg—the explic sex scen and filthy, flirty dialogue between gay men that happens the new movie Bros— the next words that e out of his mouth are unexpected: “I’ve kissed a lot of women on Hallmark. Is a Big Gay Deal, and Macfarlane and I have nvened to talk about Big Gay Thgs. It’s the first major stud theatril release starrg two gay men as the love terts.
Universal PicturMacfarlane me out publicly as gay durg the n of Brothers & Sisters. ) He was acplishg exactly what Hollywood suggted was impossible for out gay actors. And I hope that that sort of crossover between gay and straight be easier for for queer actors movg forward.
BROS: MEET THE CAST OF BILLY EICHNER'S HISTORIC GAY ROM-COM
”Here Macfarlane and I are, talkg about how he beme part of one of Hollywood’s gayt movi to ever h the big screen, and hs me jt how much his succs means. And means jt lettg an actor be an is remarkable about Bros—and remarkable still feels silly to say—is that there is gay sex . “There was a certa level of ecstasy and terror volved that that I thk most gay men n relate to.
”Those gay men don’t have to take a tra to New York Cy’s Wt Village to see this scene, or the movie, at the one pennt cema where Bros is playg.
Macfarlane regniz how far he’s e om then, though—as well as how far media has e, terms of offerg gay men like himself somethg to pe serv up way more lectable optns for LGBTQ folks to sk their teeth to than Donahue did.