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Contents:
- THE ENTIRE CAST OF BILLY EICHNER’S GAY ROM-COM ‘BROS’ IS LGBTQ+
- CRAFTG A ROM-COM THAT’S TE TO 21ST-CENTURY GAY LIFE
- ‘BROS’ STAR LE MACFARLANE TALKS MASCULY AND GAY INTY
THE ENTIRE CAST OF BILLY EICHNER’S GAY ROM-COM ‘BROS’ IS LGBTQ+
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. 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!
”The scene ntued, as Bobby walked through the exhib, liverg a lecture that enpassed homophobia, Nazis and, eventually, AIDS. It isn’t exactly the first major-stud gay rom-, that rabow lrel probably go to 2018’s “Love Simon, ” distributed by 20th Century Fox. Which means that the movie shoulrs two rponsibili: to liver a edy as r and rnchy as fans of Stoller, and Judd Apatow, a producer, would expect, and to te viewers, gay and straight, on the past and prent of queer liv and relatnships.
CRAFTG A ROM-COM THAT’S TE TO 21ST-CENTURY GAY LIFE
”But two s the entertament dtry had tght him that as a gay man, the Tom Hanks rol were not available to him. And that even gay rol — “In & Out, ” say, or “The Birdge, ” or “Brokeback Mounta, ” which “Bros” briefly satiriz — were often played by straight actors.
” Bee makg a gay romantic edy isn’t as simple as swchg out an X chromosome here and there. Universal Pictur“That’s not reflective of how gay relatnships functn, at least the on that my iends have, at least the on that I’ve had, ” Eichner said.
‘BROS’ STAR LE MACFARLANE TALKS MASCULY AND GAY INTY
“Gay men, particular, we have our own l, we have a certa way we behave. ) It also meant tg Stoller on the soclogy of gay male relatnships.
“I thk he’d heard of Grdr, ” Eichner said, referrg to the gay datg app.
) But “Bros” felt different, he said, that he was hired bee he is gay and not spe of Rivelli/Universal Pictur“This wasn’t jt another character, ” he said. ”Bee gay rights are so often unr threat, “Bros” never lacked for relevance. But Apatow, who mentned the recently passed Florida tn law, nicknamed “Don’t Say Gay, ” felt that would arrive at a particularly urgent moment.