Benedict Cumberbatch opens up about straight actors playg gay characters

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The bate over whether or not straight actors should play gay rol isn’t gog to die down any time soon.

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NEIL PATRICK HARRIS SHAR HIS THOUGHTS ON STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS

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The 47-year-old actor is revealg his thoughts on the ntroversial nversatn about who gets to play what 22, 2021, 4:24 AM UTC / Source: TODAYNeil Patrick Harris is openg up about his thoughts on whether or not straight actors should play gay on televisn and film. ”The 47-year-old actor is about to be part of an all gay male ensemble the new seri "It’s A S, " that was directed by Rsell T Davi, the creator of "Queer as Folk. " Followg a group of young gay men early 1980s England and their experience wh HIV and AIDS, Davi ma a pot to st this latt work of his wh actors who intify as gay real life.

“I’m not beg woke about this… but I feel strongly that if I st someone a story, I am stg them to act as a lover, or an enemy, or someone on dgs or a crimal or a sat… they are not there to ‘act gay’ bee ‘actg gay’ is a bunch of s for a performance, " Davi said of his stg cisn. "Neil Patrick HarrisOn the subject of "Queer as Folk, " the groundbreakg early 2000s drama that featured mostly straight actors playg gay, Harris said he was a big fan. “I thk there’s somethg sexy about stg a straight actor to play a gay role, if they’re willg to vt a lot to .

"That said, do I want to see more gay parts played by gay actors? It mak a difference performance-wise (IMO), but also bec straight actors playg 'gay' centers straightns. "Kristen Stewart also recently opened up about the topic of straight actors playg gay, sayg she thks "about this all the time.

SHOULD STRAIGHT ACTORS STILL PLAY GAY CHARACTERS? 'IT'S PLITED'

Benedict Cumberbatch opens up about straight actors playg gay characters followg the but of his new film, “The Power of The Dog,” at the Telluri Film Ftival. * straight playing gay *

“In our world that we live you n’t really as a director mand that (an actor be gay or straight), " he said, addg the qutn: "Who’s to terme how gay someone is? Wh theater doors bolted shut for the next…foreeable future, we’re thrilled to see some Broadway talent pop up the pilot episo of Boy•Friends, a new edy based off the My Gay Boyiend web-seri.

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH OPENS UP ABOUT STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS

Stanley Tucci weighed on the bate about straight actors portrayg gay characters a new terview wh BBC Rad 4’s Dert Island Discs on Saturday. * straight playing gay *

The show centers around two llege roommat, one gay and one straight, and their “journey through llege and to adulthood to bee the homo-hetero power uple of the ag. The bate over whether or not straight actors should play gay rol isn’t gog to die down any time soon. While we fely prefer that most gay rol go to gay actors, and we love the thenticy they brg to the rol and the projects they’re , we n’t help but have a special soft spot for a few straight stars, like Brendan Fraser, are great people and great at playg gay, but aren't really known for .

STANLEY TUCCI IS PRETTY FE WH STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS

We want a future where every talented queer actor n get whatever rol they want and where queer actors fally w awards for playg queer rol, but until then, the ten actors show that not every straight actor should be banned om playg gay on screen. Theron won an Osr for playg queer serial killer Aileen Wuornos Monster, and then played gay aga the next year 2004’s Head the Clouds.

But we really loved her as a bisexual actn star Atomic Blon, and as a gay in rol like Fura Mad Max: Fury Road, and Andy The Old Guard.

Firth was nomated for an Osr and won the BAFTA for his role as a gay Brish profsor livg 1960’s California the film A Sgle Man. He’s also played gay oppose Stanley Tucci Supernova, and plays Harry Bright, one of Sophia’s potential fathers (and a gay man) the Mamma Mia!

STANLEY TUCCI SAYS HE THKS STRAIGHT ACTORS SHOULD BE ABLE TO PLAY GAY CHARACTERS

We loved when McGregor played a gay mate Phillip Morris the dark edy I Love You Phillip Morris, and aga when he played real-life legendary fashn signer Halston the Netflix miseri Halston.

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