Cameron Deane Stewart and Jt Deeley star as Rsell and Kev, two teenagers at the rather oddly named Goodkd High School who are gay and closeted - as are virtually all of the LGBT teens at the school. But one night Rsell and Kev are spotted kissg by M (Ally Maki), who is part of…
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- CAMERON DEANE STEWART BRGS "GEOGRAPHY CLUB'S" RSEL MIDDLEBROOK TO {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;}LIFEBY JIM HALTERMANNOVEMBER 14, 2013/3:07 PMBY JIM HALTERMANNOVEMBER 14, 2013 / 3:07 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"CAMERON DEANE STEWART BRGS \"GEOGRAPHY CLUB'S\" RSEL MIDDLEBROOK TO LIFE","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-11-14T20:07:20.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-11-14T20:07:20.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"JIM HALTERMAN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{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;}(L-R) ALEX NEWELL, NIKKI BLONSKY, CAMERON DEANE STEWART, ALLY MAKI AND TEO {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;}EVEN THOUGH A LOT OF HAVE PUT OUR G OUT PROCS BEHD , THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF PEOPLE, YOUNG AND OLD, WHO ARE ALG WH NOW OR WILL VERY SOON AND THE NEW FILM, GEOGRAPHY CLUB, IS THE KD OF MOVIE THAT APPEALS TO {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;}BASED ON FORMER AFTERELTON EDOR BRENT HARTGER’S FIRST BOOK THE RSEL MIDDLEBROOK SERI, THE FILM VERSN WAS WRTEN BY EDMUND ENT AND DIRECTED BY HIS BROTHER, GARY ENT. THE CENTRAL ROLE OF RSEL IS PLAYED BY CAMERON DEAN STEWART (PCH PERFECT) WHO BRGS A REALNS AND HONTY TO HIS PORTRAYAL OF A TEENAGER TRYG SPERATELY TO NNECT WH OTHER {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 FILM, WHICH WON THE AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BT FEATURE AT THIS SUMMER’S OUTFT, ALSO STARS JT DEELEY (DROP DEAD DIVA) AS RSEL’S LOVE TERT, ALEX NEWELL (GLEE), NIKKI BLONSKY (HAIRSPRAY), STT BAKULA (BEHD THE CANLABRA) AND ANA GASTEYER (SUBURGATORY).{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;}DURG HIS CHAT WH THEBACKLOT, STEWART TALKED ABOUT WHAT HE NNECTED WH RSEL AND WORKG OPPOSE DEELEY. HE ALSO DISCSED WHETHER PEOPLE ARE MAKG ASSUMPTNS ABOUT HIS OWN SEXUALY BEE OF THE FILM OR IF THAT’S A THG OF 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;}THEBACKLOT: SO YOU’VE DONE THE FTIVALS AND THEN YOU WA FOR A DISTRIBUTOR AND NOW THE FILM IS HTG THEATERS. HAS THIS ALL FELT LIKE A CRAZY LONG JOURNEY?{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;}CAMERON DEANE STEWART: HONTLY THIS LAST YEAR FEELS KD OF LIKE A WHIRLWD BEE I DIDN’T LIVE LA, AND I WAS HERE FILMG THE MOVIE - I’M OM TEXAS - AND I FELL LOVE WH THE ST AND THE CREW BASILLY. NOW I FALLY HAVE NEW GROUP OF IENDS OUT HERE WHO I LOVE. I’VE NEVER BEEN CLOSER WH A ST, THIS ST, AND WE KD OF GOT TO SEE THE WHOLE MOVIE E TO UN WH THE EDG AFTERWARDS, AND THEN PLAYG AT VAR FTIVALS. WE’VE KD OF BEEN A CLOSE-KN FAY THROUGH THE WHOLE {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;}CAMERON DEANE STEWART IS RSEL MIDDLEBROOK GEOGRAPHY {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 DID YOU NNECT WH PLAYG RSELL?{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 THK I WAS DRAWN TO THE PART BEE FIRST OF ALL, HE JT HAD AN CREDIBLE SENSE OF VULNERABILY THAT I WANTED TO PORTRAY AND I REALLY WANTED TO SHOW, AS ACCURATELY AS I ULD, A STORY ABOUT AN AVERAGE KID WHO REALLY DIDN’T F ANYWHERE TO ANY SPECIFIC GROUP. TO PORTRAY HIS PROCS OF G OUT THE MOST HONT LIGHT. AND I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF SHOWS AND MOVI NOW ARE SHOWG SPECIFILLY YOUNG, GAY MEN…UALLY THEY’RE MORE FLAMBOYANT…I GUS I JT WANTED TO SHOW THAT THERE ARE SO MANY TYP OF PEOPLE, SO MANY TYP OF YOUNG, GAY MEN WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE EXACT SAME {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 KNOW WH PENNT FILMS THERE’S NOT A LOT OF TIME UALLY FOR REHEARSAL BUT DID YOU GUYS HAVE TIME TO KD OF WORK ON SOME OF THOSE RELATNSHIPS?{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;}WE TRIED TO, HONTLY, BUT ALL JT FELL TO PLACE. I N’T EXPLA . THEY ARE ALL SO WONRFUL AND CREDIBLY TALENTED. I THK A WAY, THE CHEMISTRY WAS JT SO NATURAL FIRST OF ALL, AND I THK WE ALL JT KNEW HOW IMPORTANT THE MSAGE WAS TO GET ACROSS. WE ALL WERE WORKG TOWARDS THE SAME GOAL. SO THE TONE KD OF ALL F TOGETHER AND WAS PRETTY EASY, PECIALLY TO SHOW, BT IENDS WH ANDREW CALDWELL WHO PLAYED GUNNAR. I LIVED WH HIM FOR THREE MONTHS, HALFWAY DURG AND AFTER FILMG THE MOVIE. HE’S JT ONE OF MY BT IENDS TO THIS DAY. AND JT’S CREDIBLE. JT’S SO EASY TO WORK WH. HE WAS ON THE SAME PAGE AS ME THE WHOLE TIME. IT WAS A GREAT {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;}KEV (JT DEELEY) AND RSEL (STEWART) TRY TO MAKE THEIR RELATNSHIP {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;}SPEAKG OF THE TONE OF THE MOVIE, THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGER SURPRIS FOR ME. IT ULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH HEAVIER MOVIE, BUT ’S VERY FUN AND I LGHED A LOT WHOUT LOSG 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;}RIGHT. I LGHED A LOT MORE, HONTLY. I THK WHEN I HAD READ THE SCRIPT EVEN, NOT THAT WAS GRIM, BUT I GUS I HAD PICTURED MY HEAD THAT THIS WAS JT A YOUNG, GAY LOVE STORY, AND ’S SO ISN’T JT THAT. THE MORE I STARTED TO READ , AND THE MORE I STARTED TO GET THE HEAD OF THE CHARACTER, ’S JT A G OF AGE STORY. AND GAY, STRAIGHT, WHATEVER, ’S A STORY THAT EVERYONE N KD OF RELATE TO ABOUT BEG LOST AND JT FDG WHO YOU ARE HIGH SCHOOL. AND I THK THE HUMOR ALLEVIAT THAT SUATN. YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME OF THAT GOOFS SO THAT EVERYONE N ENJOY THE RI {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;}LET’S TALK ABOUT YOU AS A YOUNG ACTOR TAKG ON THIS ROLE. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN AN ACTOR TAKG ON A GAY ROLE WAS A BIG AL…{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 REALLY THK, WONRFULLY SO, TIM ARE CHANGG. MORE THAN ANYTHG WAS JT SUCH AN CREDIBLE STORY THAT I WANTED TO TELL. I JT FELT PELLED TO GET THE MSAGE OUT THERE. ALTHOUGH IS A G OF AGE STORY AND HE IS A GAY CHARACTER, I THK WAS JT TTHFULLY HIS VULNERABILY AND HIS NER STGGLE THAT IS REALLY WHAT I WAS DRAWN TO. SO WHATEVER HE WAS STGGLG WH, DIDN’T REALLY {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;}EVERYONE’S BEEN THROUGH STGGLE. EVERYONE KNOWS HOW TO RELATE TO THAT. SO I DON’T THK THE FACT THAT HE WAS GAY WAS REALLY LIKE A HUGE PART OF ME TAKG THE ROLE. I JT THK WAS A GREAT ROLE WH A GREAT MSAGE, AND I KNEW WHEN I DID THE CHEMISTRY TT WH JT DEELEY THAT THERE WAS SOMETHG SPECIAL, THAT REALLY WE N PORTRAY SOMETHG THAT NEEDS TO BE TOLD…EVERYONE THE MOVIE HAS THEIR OWN STGGL, AND I JT WANTED TO BE A PART OF SOMETHG THAT SHOWED THAT YOU’RE OKAY. YOU’RE NOT {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 FOUND THAT PEOPLE ARE MAKG ASSUMPTNS ABOUT YOUR OWN SEXUALY JT BEE OF THIS MOVIE?{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 DON’T REALLY THK ANYONE’S BROUGHT THAT UP. WELL, I THK ’S FOR THE BETTER. I TLY THK NO MATTER WHAT YOUR PERSONAL SEXUALY IS AS AN ACTOR, IF YOU’RE PLAYG GAY OR STRAIGHT OR ANYTHG, I THK ’S TTHFULLY A MATTER OF MTG TO THE CHARACTER AND I JT FELT LIKE IF YOU WEREN’T WILLG TO M TO SOMETHG LIKE THIS THEN DON’T BE A PART OF BEE THAT’S WHAT THE MSAGE IS THAT LOVE IS UNIVERSAL. THAT THERE’S SOMEBODY FOR EVERYONE. AND THAT PEOPLE SHOULD STOP BULLYG AND STOP WORRYG ABOUT WHO IS WHAT AND LABELS AND TLY DON’T MATTER…I THK, TTHFULLY, ’S ABOUT THE WORK, AND IF PEOPLE LOVE THE MOVIE AND THE STORY THAT’S BEG TOLD, THEN THAT’S ALL THAT {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;}TO FD OUT WHEN GEOGRAPHY CLUB OPENS YOUR AREA OR TO WATCH ON VOD, VIS THE WEBSE, FACEBOOK OR FOLLOW ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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CAMERON DEANE STEWART BRGS "GEOGRAPHY CLUB'S" RSEL MIDDLEBROOK TO {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;}LIFEBY JIM HALTERMANNOVEMBER 14, 2013/3:07 PMBY JIM HALTERMANNOVEMBER 14, 2013 / 3:07 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"CAMERON DEANE STEWART BRGS \"GEOGRAPHY CLUB'S\" RSEL MIDDLEBROOK TO LIFE","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-11-14T20:07:20.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-11-14T20:07:20.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","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":"JIM HALTERMAN","KEYWORDS":"THE BACKLOT","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{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;}(L-R) ALEX NEWELL, NIKKI BLONSKY, CAMERON DEANE STEWART, ALLY MAKI AND TEO {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;}EVEN THOUGH A LOT OF HAVE PUT OUR G OUT PROCS BEHD , THERE ARE ALSO A LOT OF PEOPLE, YOUNG AND OLD, WHO ARE ALG WH NOW OR WILL VERY SOON AND THE NEW FILM, GEOGRAPHY CLUB, IS THE KD OF MOVIE THAT APPEALS TO {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;}BASED ON FORMER AFTERELTON EDOR BRENT HARTGER’S FIRST BOOK THE RSEL MIDDLEBROOK SERI, THE FILM VERSN WAS WRTEN BY EDMUND ENT AND DIRECTED BY HIS BROTHER, GARY ENT. THE CENTRAL ROLE OF RSEL IS PLAYED BY CAMERON DEAN STEWART (PCH PERFECT) WHO BRGS A REALNS AND HONTY TO HIS PORTRAYAL OF A TEENAGER TRYG SPERATELY TO NNECT WH OTHER {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 FILM, WHICH WON THE AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BT FEATURE AT THIS SUMMER’S OUTFT, ALSO STARS JT DEELEY (DROP DEAD DIVA) AS RSEL’S LOVE TERT, ALEX NEWELL (GLEE), NIKKI BLONSKY (HAIRSPRAY), STT BAKULA (BEHD THE CANLABRA) AND ANA GASTEYER (SUBURGATORY).{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;}DURG HIS CHAT WH THEBACKLOT, STEWART TALKED ABOUT WHAT HE NNECTED WH RSEL AND WORKG OPPOSE DEELEY. HE ALSO DISCSED WHETHER PEOPLE ARE MAKG ASSUMPTNS ABOUT HIS OWN SEXUALY BEE OF THE FILM OR IF THAT’S A THG OF 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;}THEBACKLOT: SO YOU’VE DONE THE FTIVALS AND THEN YOU WA FOR A DISTRIBUTOR AND NOW THE FILM IS HTG THEATERS. HAS THIS ALL FELT LIKE A CRAZY LONG JOURNEY?{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;}CAMERON DEANE STEWART: HONTLY THIS LAST YEAR FEELS KD OF LIKE A WHIRLWD BEE I DIDN’T LIVE LA, AND I WAS HERE FILMG THE MOVIE - I’M OM TEXAS - AND I FELL LOVE WH THE ST AND THE CREW BASILLY. NOW I FALLY HAVE NEW GROUP OF IENDS OUT HERE WHO I LOVE. I’VE NEVER BEEN CLOSER WH A ST, THIS ST, AND WE KD OF GOT TO SEE THE WHOLE MOVIE E TO UN WH THE EDG AFTERWARDS, AND THEN PLAYG AT VAR FTIVALS. WE’VE KD OF BEEN A CLOSE-KN FAY THROUGH THE WHOLE {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;}CAMERON DEANE STEWART IS RSEL MIDDLEBROOK GEOGRAPHY {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 DID YOU NNECT WH PLAYG RSELL?{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 THK I WAS DRAWN TO THE PART BEE FIRST OF ALL, HE JT HAD AN CREDIBLE SENSE OF VULNERABILY THAT I WANTED TO PORTRAY AND I REALLY WANTED TO SHOW, AS ACCURATELY AS I ULD, A STORY ABOUT AN AVERAGE KID WHO REALLY DIDN’T F ANYWHERE TO ANY SPECIFIC GROUP. TO PORTRAY HIS PROCS OF G OUT THE MOST HONT LIGHT. AND I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF SHOWS AND MOVI NOW ARE SHOWG SPECIFILLY YOUNG, GAY MEN…UALLY THEY’RE MORE FLAMBOYANT…I GUS I JT WANTED TO SHOW THAT THERE ARE SO MANY TYP OF PEOPLE, SO MANY TYP OF YOUNG, GAY MEN WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH THE EXACT SAME {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 KNOW WH PENNT FILMS THERE’S NOT A LOT OF TIME UALLY FOR REHEARSAL BUT DID YOU GUYS HAVE TIME TO KD OF WORK ON SOME OF THOSE RELATNSHIPS?{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;}WE TRIED TO, HONTLY, BUT ALL JT FELL TO PLACE. I N’T EXPLA . THEY ARE ALL SO WONRFUL AND CREDIBLY TALENTED. I THK A WAY, THE CHEMISTRY WAS JT SO NATURAL FIRST OF ALL, AND I THK WE ALL JT KNEW HOW IMPORTANT THE MSAGE WAS TO GET ACROSS. WE ALL WERE WORKG TOWARDS THE SAME GOAL. SO THE TONE KD OF ALL F TOGETHER AND WAS PRETTY EASY, PECIALLY TO SHOW, BT IENDS WH ANDREW CALDWELL WHO PLAYED GUNNAR. I LIVED WH HIM FOR THREE MONTHS, HALFWAY DURG AND AFTER FILMG THE MOVIE. HE’S JT ONE OF MY BT IENDS TO THIS DAY. AND JT’S CREDIBLE. JT’S SO EASY TO WORK WH. HE WAS ON THE SAME PAGE AS ME THE WHOLE TIME. IT WAS A GREAT {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;}KEV (JT DEELEY) AND RSEL (STEWART) TRY TO MAKE THEIR RELATNSHIP {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;}SPEAKG OF THE TONE OF THE MOVIE, THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGER SURPRIS FOR ME. IT ULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH HEAVIER MOVIE, BUT ’S VERY FUN AND I LGHED A LOT WHOUT LOSG 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;}RIGHT. I LGHED A LOT MORE, HONTLY. I THK WHEN I HAD READ THE SCRIPT EVEN, NOT THAT WAS GRIM, BUT I GUS I HAD PICTURED MY HEAD THAT THIS WAS JT A YOUNG, GAY LOVE STORY, AND ’S SO ISN’T JT THAT. THE MORE I STARTED TO READ , AND THE MORE I STARTED TO GET THE HEAD OF THE CHARACTER, ’S JT A G OF AGE STORY. AND GAY, STRAIGHT, WHATEVER, ’S A STORY THAT EVERYONE N KD OF RELATE TO ABOUT BEG LOST AND JT FDG WHO YOU ARE HIGH SCHOOL. AND I THK THE HUMOR ALLEVIAT THAT SUATN. YOU HAVE TO HAVE SOME OF THAT GOOFS SO THAT EVERYONE N ENJOY THE RI {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;}LET’S TALK ABOUT YOU AS A YOUNG ACTOR TAKG ON THIS ROLE. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN AN ACTOR TAKG ON A GAY ROLE WAS A BIG AL…{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 REALLY THK, WONRFULLY SO, TIM ARE CHANGG. MORE THAN ANYTHG WAS JT SUCH AN CREDIBLE STORY THAT I WANTED TO TELL. I JT FELT PELLED TO GET THE MSAGE OUT THERE. ALTHOUGH IS A G OF AGE STORY AND HE IS A GAY CHARACTER, I THK WAS JT TTHFULLY HIS VULNERABILY AND HIS NER STGGLE THAT IS REALLY WHAT I WAS DRAWN TO. SO WHATEVER HE WAS STGGLG WH, DIDN’T REALLY {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;}EVERYONE’S BEEN THROUGH STGGLE. EVERYONE KNOWS HOW TO RELATE TO THAT. SO I DON’T THK THE FACT THAT HE WAS GAY WAS REALLY LIKE A HUGE PART OF ME TAKG THE ROLE. I JT THK WAS A GREAT ROLE WH A GREAT MSAGE, AND I KNEW WHEN I DID THE CHEMISTRY TT WH JT DEELEY THAT THERE WAS SOMETHG SPECIAL, THAT REALLY WE N PORTRAY SOMETHG THAT NEEDS TO BE TOLD…EVERYONE THE MOVIE HAS THEIR OWN STGGL, AND I JT WANTED TO BE A PART OF SOMETHG THAT SHOWED THAT YOU’RE OKAY. YOU’RE NOT {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 FOUND THAT PEOPLE ARE MAKG ASSUMPTNS ABOUT YOUR OWN SEXUALY JT BEE OF THIS MOVIE?{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 DON’T REALLY THK ANYONE’S BROUGHT THAT UP. WELL, I THK ’S FOR THE BETTER. I TLY THK NO MATTER WHAT YOUR PERSONAL SEXUALY IS AS AN ACTOR, IF YOU’RE PLAYG GAY OR STRAIGHT OR ANYTHG, I THK ’S TTHFULLY A MATTER OF MTG TO THE CHARACTER AND I JT FELT LIKE IF YOU WEREN’T WILLG TO M TO SOMETHG LIKE THIS THEN DON’T BE A PART OF BEE THAT’S WHAT THE MSAGE IS THAT LOVE IS UNIVERSAL. THAT THERE’S SOMEBODY FOR EVERYONE. AND THAT PEOPLE SHOULD STOP BULLYG AND STOP WORRYG ABOUT WHO IS WHAT AND LABELS AND TLY DON’T MATTER…I THK, TTHFULLY, ’S ABOUT THE WORK, AND IF PEOPLE LOVE THE MOVIE AND THE STORY THAT’S BEG TOLD, THEN THAT’S ALL THAT {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;}TO FD OUT WHEN GEOGRAPHY CLUB OPENS YOUR AREA OR TO WATCH ON VOD, VIS THE WEBSE, FACEBOOK OR FOLLOW ON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
Brown - DarkIs Cameron Deane Stewart gay or straight?
And I feel like a lot of shows and movi now are showg specifilly young, gay men…ually they’re more flamboyant…I gus I jt wanted to show that there are so many typ of people, so many typ of young, gay men who have gone through the exact same procs. I thk when I had read the script even, not that was grim, but I gus I had pictured my head that this was jt a young, gay love story, and ’s so isn’t jt that. And gay, straight, whatever, ’s a story that everyone n kd of relate to about beg lost and jt fdg who you are high school.
There was a time when an actor takg on a gay role was a big al…I really thk, wonrfully so, tim are changg.
IS KOLTON STEWART GAY
Although is a g of age story and he is a gay character, I thk was jt tthfully his vulnerabily and his ner stggle that is really what I was drawn to. So I don’t thk the fact that he was gay was really like a huge part of me takg the role.