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- THE ENTIRE CAST OF BILLY EICHNER’S GAY ROM-COM ‘BROS’ IS LGBTQ+
- ‘BROS’ STAR LE MACFARLANE TALKS MASCULY AND GAY INTY
THE ENTIRE CAST OF BILLY EICHNER’S GAY ROM-COM ‘BROS’ IS LGBTQ+
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! 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.
Bros, the first gay romantic edy om a major Hollywood stud, also has the distctn of havg an all-queer st playg s ma and supportg characters. The plot of Bros follows the plited love story between two jad gay men their 40s, both of whom are tryg to nvce themselv that they are fulfilled their liv whout romantic partners. While this is faiar ground for the genre, as the first gay rom- om a major stud wh an LGBTQ+ st, Bros highlights unique challeng of queer relatnships.
While some viewers may regnize Macfarlane om Killjoys, he is most regnizable om the sts of numero Hallmark movi, cludg their gural gay rom, Sgle All the Way — tertgly enough, Bros pok fun at such ma-for-TV productns wh several tongue--cheek referenc to "Hallheart" movi.
‘BROS’ STAR LE MACFARLANE TALKS MASCULY AND GAY INTY
Guy Branum (he/him) as Henry – Bobby’s ra on the datg scene, Henry livers amg and prsg acunts of his enunters as a middle-aged sgle gay man Bros. Several very proment and up-and-g actors the LGBTQ+ muny appear Bros smaller rol, cludg Harvey Fierste (Big Mouth), Peter Kim (The 40-Year-Old Versn), and Matthew Wilkas (Gayby). Billy Eichner, Le Macfarlane, and Bros director Nicholas Stoller exclively tell EW how they vised their groundbreakg gay sex scene Universal's romantic edy, and volved a lot of improvisatn, lghs, but also reful nsiratn of how to prent a tenr, extremely specific, and kk-iendly moment to the mass.
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Eichner has been an out gay man Hollywood for many years and helped fill that gap Stoller's knowledge to create a story personal to him and regnizable to many fellow gay people. Backed by edy veterans Stoller and producer Judd Apatow, and featurg an almost entirely LGBTQ+ st, Bros will be the blockbter edy the gay muny serv.