The straight male lead characters of Netflix’s Julie and the Phantoms share a fortable closens that wonrfully fi all stereotyp of “bromance” and “gay panic” humor.
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- JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS FANS PRAISE ALEX AND WILLIE'S GAY STORYLE
- KENNY ORTEGA, CHEYENNE JACKSON ON JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS' GAY ROMANCE
- NETFLIX'S "JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS" ROCKS OUT WH A GAY GHOST LOVE STORYSTAR OWEN JOYNER TALKS HIS ONSCREEN SUPERNATURAL {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHSEPTEMBER 11, 2020/11:56 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2400PX;WIDTH:3600PX;}EIKE SCHROTER/NETFLIXJULIE AND THE PHANTOMS (L TO R) OWEN JOYNER AS ALEX AND BOOBOO STEWART AS WILLIE EPISO 108 OF JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS CR. EIKE SCHROTER/NETFLIX © 2020BY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHSEPTEMBER 11, 2020 / 11:56 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NETFLIX'S \"JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS\" ROCKS OUT WH A GAY GHOST LOVE STORY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-09-11T15:56:45.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-09-11T15:56:45.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPH","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT'S NETFLIX'S JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS LIKE? IMAGE HIGH SCHOOL MIL WH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NEW SHOWS FOLLOWS JULIE (MADISON REY), A TEEN GIRL WHO FORMS A BAND WH THREE GHOSTS LIVG HER GARAGE (PLAYED BY CHARLIE GILLPIE, JEREMY SHADA, AND OWEN JOYNER), A TR OF YOUNG ROCKERS WHO MET THEIR MISE 25 YEARS AGO WHEN THEY GTED SOME GNARLY HOT DOGS. (YEP, 'S A LONG STORY.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE HIGH SCHOOL MIL PARISONS ARE PECIALLY APT SCE HALF OF THE SERI' EPISOS ARE HELMED BY OUT HSM DIRECTOR KENNY ORTEGA. THE TEEN-FOCED SUPERNATURAL MIL SERI ALSO HAS A SURPRISG NUMBER OF QUEER ELEMENTS. ASI OM ORTEGA, THE SERI ALSO FEATUR CHEYENNE JACKSON AS THE VILLAO CALEB COVGTON, AND THE CENTRAL LOVE STORY FOR THE MAJORY OF SEASON 1 IS BETWEEN ALEX (OWEN JOYNER) AND WILLIE (BOOBOO STEWART), A SKATER GHOST HE MEETS THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JOYNER SPOKE WH NEWNOWNEXT ABOUT PLAYG A GAY GHOST, WHAT WAS LIKE WORKG WH KENNY AND CHEYENNE, AND IF HE'S EVER HAD A SUPERNATURAL EXPERIENCE OF HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALEX BEG GAY WAS A NICE SURPRISE. GOG TO THE PROJECT, DID YOU KNOW HE WAS GOG TO BE GAY? WHAT WAS THAT LIKE WHEN YOU READ THE SCRIPT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THANK YOU, SO DID I. WHEN I IALLY READ THE SCRIPT FOR THE FIRST DN, I DIDN’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE CHARACTER. I THK I GOT THE ENTIRE PILOT SCRIPT WHEN I WENT TO DN FOR THE PRODUCERS, BUT I DIDN’T KNOW ALEX WAS GAY YET. WE DIDN’T FD OUT UNTIL THE SEND EPISO. NOTHG REALLY CHANGED WH HOW I WANTED TO EXECUTE THE CHARACTER ONCE I FOUND OUT HE WAS GAY, I WAS JT HONORED THAT KENNY TSTED ME WH A CHARACTER THAT I THOUGHT HAD A REALLY IMPORTANT MSAGE FOR A YOUNGER GENERATN TO WATCH. I TOOK A LOT OF KENNY’S ADVICE AND PUT TO THE CHARACTER BEE I JT WANTED TO PLAY HIM EARNTLY, RPECTFULLY, AND DO SOMETHG PEOPLE WOULD BE PROUD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALEX AND WILLIE’S RELATNSHIP IS THE MA LOVE STORY FOR THE MAJORY OF THE SEASON. HOW WAS WORKG WH BOOBOO?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BOOBOO IS THE BT. HE WAS A GUT STAR AND BEE WE WERE FILMG OUT OF VANUVER WE DIDN’T REALLY GET THE ONE-ON-ONE BONDG TIME THAT ME AND THE RT OF THE BAND GOT TO BUILD UP DURG REHEARSALS. PRR TO SHOOTG THE BAND HAD AN TENSIVE SIX-WEEK REHEARSAL. I REMEMBER HIM BEG SO EASY TO PLAY OFF DURG HIS DNS, AND HE ALWAYS MA EVERY SCENE SO RELAXED AND FORTABLE WHICH ALLOWED TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT THGS AND HAVE FUN WH . THE DAY HE LAND VANUVER, I THK WE WERE FILMG ONE OF OUR BIGGT SCEN THE NEXT DAY, HE SHOT ME A TEXT AND ME OVER TO MY APARTMENT. WE WENT OVER THE SCEN FOR A UPLE OF HOURS AND WAS LIKE WE HAD BEEN IENDS FOREVER. PL ’S NOT THAT TOUGH TO ACT LIKE YOU’RE LOVE WH BOOBOO STEWART.NETFLIXJULIE AND THE PHANTOMS (L TO R) BOOBOO STEWART AS WILLIE AND OWEN JOYNER AS ALEX EPISO 104 OF JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS CR. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT WAS LIKE WORKG WH KENNY ORTEGA AND CHEYENNE JACKSON?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS IS A PRETTY BIG QUTN. WORKG WH KENNY HAS BEEN THE MOST EXCG, HUMBLG, SRIT, GREATT EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. HE’S AN AMAZG AND THOUGHTFUL DIRECTOR AND AN EVEN BETTER HUMAN BEG, A REALLY OL EXAMPLE OF WHAT I'D LIKE TO STRIVE TO BEE ONE DAY. YOU WILL HEAR THE EXACT SAME THG OM ANYONE THAT HAS WORKED WH HIM. STARTG THEATER WHEN I WAS 10, WORKG WH CHEYENNE WAS KDA LIKE POOPG YOUR PANTS EVERYDAY ON SET… BUT THAT’S JT ME. I REMEMBER OUR FIRST WEEK OF FILMG, WE WERE SHOOTG “OTHER SI OF HOLLYWOOD” AND I GOT THE PLEASURE OF JT STG AT A TABLE THE ENTIRE WEEK WHILE WATCHG CHEYENNE DO HIS THG. PRETTY OL LEARNG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A GHOST OR HAD A PARANORMAL EXPERIENCE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OH YEAH, I HAVE. NOVEMBER 3, 2010. IT WAS A OL NIGHT, I WAS LYG BED AT AROUND 8:45PM, AS YOU DO WHEN YOU’RE 10. THE AC WAS BROKEN SO THERE IS NO EXPLANATN FOR THIS NEXT PART: MY DOOR STRAIGHT UP JT OPENED. THE DOORKNOB TURNED BY SELF AND EVERYTHG. I N’T SAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT DO YOU HOPE HAPPENS FOR ALEX SEASON 2?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WOULD HOPE WE GET TO SEE A LTLE MORE OM WILLIE AND ALEX, MAYBE A UPLE MORE ADVENTUR WH THEM ON LOTN… I'D LIKE A UPLE MORE DANCE MOMENTS OM ALEX, BUT I’M SURE KENNY ORTEGA WILL E THROUGH WH THOSE. NO NEED TO ASK. AND OBVLY A LOT MORE MIC, MAYBE THE BAND AND I GET TO HELP OUT EVEN MORE THAN WE DID SEASON 1. FGERS CROSSED WE GET THE CHANCE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS IS STREAMG NOW ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- OWEN JOYNER IS "HONORED" TO BE PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER 'JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS'
JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS FANS PRAISE ALEX AND WILLIE'S GAY STORYLE
Julie and the Phantoms on Netflix featur a gay romance between Alex (Owen Joyner) and Willie (Booboo Stewart)." name="scriptn * julie and the phantoms gay kiss *
Julie and the Phantoms on Netflix featur a gay romance between Alex (Owen Joyner) and Willie (Booboo Stewart). Julie and the Phantoms is fally out on Netflix and fans n't get enough of the gay love story at the heart of the new and the Phantoms is a brand new mil drama created by Kenny Ortega (High School Mil, Dcendants). It also explor the liv of the ghosts and one of them is gay.
KENNY ORTEGA, CHEYENNE JACKSON ON JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS' GAY ROMANCE
Julie and the Phantoms fans praise Alex and Willie's gay storyle. Early on, we learn that Alex is not only gay but he's out. One fan tweeted: "i was bored so i started watchg julie and the phantoms on flix and then found out ’s directed by kenny ortega AND there’s two gay characters i’m lerally gonna cry i’m so happy".
Someone wrote: "I WAS WATCHING JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS WITH MY MAM AND BROTHER AND THEY SAID ALEX IS GAY AND MY BROTHER JUST TURNED TO MY MAM AND CAME OUT “IM LIKE ALEX MAM I LIKE BOYS TOO” IM LITERALLY CRYING.
i was bored so i started watchg julie and the phantoms on flix and then found out ’s directed by kenny ortega AND there’s two gay characters i’m lerally gonna cry i’m so happy— reya ᵇˡᵐ (@reyapal) September 11, 2020.
NETFLIX'S "JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS" ROCKS OUT WH A GAY GHOST LOVE STORYSTAR OWEN JOYNER TALKS HIS ONSCREEN SUPERNATURAL {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}TVBY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHSEPTEMBER 11, 2020/11:56 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2400PX;WIDTH:3600PX;}EIKE SCHROTER/NETFLIXJULIE AND THE PHANTOMS (L TO R) OWEN JOYNER AS ALEX AND BOOBOO STEWART AS WILLIE EPISO 108 OF JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS CR. EIKE SCHROTER/NETFLIX © 2020BY CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPHSEPTEMBER 11, 2020 / 11:56 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"NETFLIX'S \"JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS\" ROCKS OUT WH A GAY GHOST LOVE STORY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2020-09-11T15:56:45.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2020-09-11T15:56:45.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"CHRISTOPHER RUDOLPH","ARTICLESECTN":"TV"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT'S NETFLIX'S JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS LIKE? IMAGE HIGH SCHOOL MIL WH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NEW SHOWS FOLLOWS JULIE (MADISON REY), A TEEN GIRL WHO FORMS A BAND WH THREE GHOSTS LIVG HER GARAGE (PLAYED BY CHARLIE GILLPIE, JEREMY SHADA, AND OWEN JOYNER), A TR OF YOUNG ROCKERS WHO MET THEIR MISE 25 YEARS AGO WHEN THEY GTED SOME GNARLY HOT DOGS. (YEP, 'S A LONG STORY.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE HIGH SCHOOL MIL PARISONS ARE PECIALLY APT SCE HALF OF THE SERI' EPISOS ARE HELMED BY OUT HSM DIRECTOR KENNY ORTEGA. THE TEEN-FOCED SUPERNATURAL MIL SERI ALSO HAS A SURPRISG NUMBER OF QUEER ELEMENTS. ASI OM ORTEGA, THE SERI ALSO FEATUR CHEYENNE JACKSON AS THE VILLAO CALEB COVGTON, AND THE CENTRAL LOVE STORY FOR THE MAJORY OF SEASON 1 IS BETWEEN ALEX (OWEN JOYNER) AND WILLIE (BOOBOO STEWART), A SKATER GHOST HE MEETS THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JOYNER SPOKE WH NEWNOWNEXT ABOUT PLAYG A GAY GHOST, WHAT WAS LIKE WORKG WH KENNY AND CHEYENNE, AND IF HE'S EVER HAD A SUPERNATURAL EXPERIENCE OF HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALEX BEG GAY WAS A NICE SURPRISE. GOG TO THE PROJECT, DID YOU KNOW HE WAS GOG TO BE GAY? WHAT WAS THAT LIKE WHEN YOU READ THE SCRIPT?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THANK YOU, SO DID I. WHEN I IALLY READ THE SCRIPT FOR THE FIRST DN, I DIDN’T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE CHARACTER. I THK I GOT THE ENTIRE PILOT SCRIPT WHEN I WENT TO DN FOR THE PRODUCERS, BUT I DIDN’T KNOW ALEX WAS GAY YET. WE DIDN’T FD OUT UNTIL THE SEND EPISO. NOTHG REALLY CHANGED WH HOW I WANTED TO EXECUTE THE CHARACTER ONCE I FOUND OUT HE WAS GAY, I WAS JT HONORED THAT KENNY TSTED ME WH A CHARACTER THAT I THOUGHT HAD A REALLY IMPORTANT MSAGE FOR A YOUNGER GENERATN TO WATCH. I TOOK A LOT OF KENNY’S ADVICE AND PUT TO THE CHARACTER BEE I JT WANTED TO PLAY HIM EARNTLY, RPECTFULLY, AND DO SOMETHG PEOPLE WOULD BE PROUD {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ALEX AND WILLIE’S RELATNSHIP IS THE MA LOVE STORY FOR THE MAJORY OF THE SEASON. HOW WAS WORKG WH BOOBOO?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BOOBOO IS THE BT. HE WAS A GUT STAR AND BEE WE WERE FILMG OUT OF VANUVER WE DIDN’T REALLY GET THE ONE-ON-ONE BONDG TIME THAT ME AND THE RT OF THE BAND GOT TO BUILD UP DURG REHEARSALS. PRR TO SHOOTG THE BAND HAD AN TENSIVE SIX-WEEK REHEARSAL. I REMEMBER HIM BEG SO EASY TO PLAY OFF DURG HIS DNS, AND HE ALWAYS MA EVERY SCENE SO RELAXED AND FORTABLE WHICH ALLOWED TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT THGS AND HAVE FUN WH . THE DAY HE LAND VANUVER, I THK WE WERE FILMG ONE OF OUR BIGGT SCEN THE NEXT DAY, HE SHOT ME A TEXT AND ME OVER TO MY APARTMENT. WE WENT OVER THE SCEN FOR A UPLE OF HOURS AND WAS LIKE WE HAD BEEN IENDS FOREVER. PL ’S NOT THAT TOUGH TO ACT LIKE YOU’RE LOVE WH BOOBOO STEWART.NETFLIXJULIE AND THE PHANTOMS (L TO R) BOOBOO STEWART AS WILLIE AND OWEN JOYNER AS ALEX EPISO 104 OF JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS CR. COURTESY OF NETFLIX © {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT WAS LIKE WORKG WH KENNY ORTEGA AND CHEYENNE JACKSON?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS IS A PRETTY BIG QUTN. WORKG WH KENNY HAS BEEN THE MOST EXCG, HUMBLG, SRIT, GREATT EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. HE’S AN AMAZG AND THOUGHTFUL DIRECTOR AND AN EVEN BETTER HUMAN BEG, A REALLY OL EXAMPLE OF WHAT I'D LIKE TO STRIVE TO BEE ONE DAY. YOU WILL HEAR THE EXACT SAME THG OM ANYONE THAT HAS WORKED WH HIM. STARTG THEATER WHEN I WAS 10, WORKG WH CHEYENNE WAS KDA LIKE POOPG YOUR PANTS EVERYDAY ON SET… BUT THAT’S JT ME. I REMEMBER OUR FIRST WEEK OF FILMG, WE WERE SHOOTG “OTHER SI OF HOLLYWOOD” AND I GOT THE PLEASURE OF JT STG AT A TABLE THE ENTIRE WEEK WHILE WATCHG CHEYENNE DO HIS THG. PRETTY OL LEARNG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A GHOST OR HAD A PARANORMAL EXPERIENCE?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OH YEAH, I HAVE. NOVEMBER 3, 2010. IT WAS A OL NIGHT, I WAS LYG BED AT AROUND 8:45PM, AS YOU DO WHEN YOU’RE 10. THE AC WAS BROKEN SO THERE IS NO EXPLANATN FOR THIS NEXT PART: MY DOOR STRAIGHT UP JT OPENED. THE DOORKNOB TURNED BY SELF AND EVERYTHG. I N’T SAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHAT DO YOU HOPE HAPPENS FOR ALEX SEASON 2?{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}I WOULD HOPE WE GET TO SEE A LTLE MORE OM WILLIE AND ALEX, MAYBE A UPLE MORE ADVENTUR WH THEM ON LOTN… I'D LIKE A UPLE MORE DANCE MOMENTS OM ALEX, BUT I’M SURE KENNY ORTEGA WILL E THROUGH WH THOSE. NO NEED TO ASK. AND OBVLY A LOT MORE MIC, MAYBE THE BAND AND I GET TO HELP OUT EVEN MORE THAN WE DID SEASON 1. FGERS CROSSED WE GET THE CHANCE!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS IS STREAMG NOW ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
GUYS IM CRYING I WAS WATCHING JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS WITH MY MAM AND BROTHER AND THEY SAID ALEX IS GAY AND MY BROTHER JUST TURNED TO MY MAM AND CAME OUT “IM LIKE ALEX MAM I LIKE BOYS TOO” IM LITERALLY CRYING THIS IS WHY ITS SO IMPORTANT TO HAVE LGBTQ REP!!! Incredible pop songs and gay ghost boyiends....
julie and the phantoms spoilerskenny ortega really said “yeah they let me make two characters nonilly gay but i’m still gog to make all of them ‘subtly’ gay”— alex knie ✡︎ (@ncstlgc) September 11, 2020. love victor is a gay show for straight ppl and julie and the phantoms is a gay show for gay ppl. One of the ma stori nng throughout follows Alex (played wh much charm by Owen Patrick Joyner), the bands dmmer, who’s also gay.
Other seri might have had that scene I scribed above be the big gay moment of the show and then have Alex and Willie’s romance fa to the background but this is not the se for Julie and the Phantoms. They get to be two gay boys wh csh on each other given a lot of screen time wh room to grow if the show is given more seasons.
OWEN JOYNER IS "HONORED" TO BE PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER 'JULIE AND THE PHANTOMS'
Regardg the cln of a gay love story, Ortega said he never uld have imaged such a story back when he was g out.