Actor and screenwrer Simon Pegg reveals why was so important to have Sulu be openly gay the new "Star Trek" film.
Contents:
- HAS STAR TREK'S SULU ALWAYS BEEN GAY? IT'S COMPLITED
- SIMON PEGG EXPLAS THE IMPORTANT REASON SULU IS GAY IN ‘STAR TREK BEYOND’
- SULU IS GAY IN 'STAR TREK BEYOND,' MAKG FRANCHISE HISTORY
- GEE TAKEI LLS 'STAR TREK BEYOND' GAY SULU SCENE 'A WHISPER'
HAS STAR TREK'S SULU ALWAYS BEEN GAY? IT'S COMPLITED
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Hika Sulu is now known as the first openly gay character Star Trek, but the character's sexualy hasn't always been so clear-cut.
In 2005, 36 years after Star Trek: The Origal Seri end, Sulu's origal actor, Gee Takei, publicly me out as gay.
Wantg to honor this legacy, Simon Pegg me up wh the ia of havg Sulu be gay J. John Cho supported the ia, as did Zachary Quto, the actor who played Spock and who publicly me out as gay 2011.
SIMON PEGG EXPLAS THE IMPORTANT REASON SULU IS GAY IN ‘STAR TREK BEYOND’
Why Takei Was Upset That Sulu Beme Gay. Takei publicly disagreed wh wrer and Stty actor, Simon Pegg about the plan to make Sulu gay. While he wholeheartedly supported the cln of LGBTQ+ characters Star Trek, he thought a new character should be created stead of makg Sulu nonilly gay.
Pegg was also wary of Takei's advice to create a new character simply to fulfill the purpose of havg a gay character, as he thought that would lim the character to tokenism. Was Sulu Gay In The Wir Star Trek Canon?
SULU IS GAY IN 'STAR TREK BEYOND,' MAKG FRANCHISE HISTORY
The fact that his dghter existed many of the novels and gam don't preclu the possibily that Sulu might be gay. Abrams' Star Trek exist on different timel, 's possible to say that both a straight Sulu and a gay Sulu exist as part of the multiverse's non.
GEE TAKEI LLS 'STAR TREK BEYOND' GAY SULU SCENE 'A WHISPER'
Yterday, reports h that the fan favore character, played by John Cho the current trilogy, would be revealed as openly gay the upg “Star Trek Beyond. READ MORE: ‘Star Trek Beyond’: Gee Takei Reacts To ‘Unfortunate’ News of Gay Character.
The screenwrer and his team always wanted to clu a gay character the “Star Trek” universe (maly bee the show and movi have always been so progrsive om the begng), and they felt like g a pre-existg character to do so was a more rpectful and impactful way of dog so than jt troducg a brand new origal gay character.