Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Opens Up About Playg A Gay Character - exprs Magaze

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• THE ROCK PLAYED A GAY CHARACTER DPE BEG TOLD IT WOULD ‘RU’ HIS CAREER FOR GOOD
• ZAC EON GAY KISS WH DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON ON BAYWATCH
• DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON OPENS UP ABOUT PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER
• IS DWAYNE JOHNSON MARRIED, HAS A GIRLIEND OR GAY?
• A GAY CHARACTER SPARKS BATE AND A REFORMED TRAR SAM EMERG DISNEY'S 'JUNGLE CISE'
• ‘JUNGLE CISE’ STAR JACK WHEHALL IS ‘PROUD’ OF HIS GAY CHARACTER’S COMG-OUT SCENE DISNEY FILM
• ‘JUNGLE CISE’S’ GAY CHARACTER IS YET ANOTHER BABY STEP FROM DISNEY
• JACK WHEHALL'S 'JUNGLE CISE' CHARACTER OUT AS GAY A NOT SO 'BIG AL' KD OF A WAY

THE ROCK PLAYED A GAY CHARACTER DPE BEG TOLD IT WOULD ‘RU’ HIS CAREER FOR GOOD

Johnson's character Be Cool was Elt, an openly gay Samoan man who worked as a bodyguard the mic dtry and had dreams of beg a star himself.

While a lot of the humor surroundg Elt volved the kd of mid-00s gay jok that probably wouldn't fly now, Johnson don't play him as a joke, mtg to the character fully. )However, Johnson has jt revealed that those early stag of his actg reer, he was advised by some "fluential" dtry people to avoid playg gay, as uld "" his chanc of gettg bigger movie rol. I was told back then (by a few fluential folks) that playg a gay man would “ my reer”I said “hold my tequila and f*ck off”Nicely of urse ? Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) July 31, 2022Philip Ellis is News Edor at Men's Health, verg fns, pop culture, sex and relatnships, and LGBTQ+ issu.

ZAC EON GAY KISS WH DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON ON BAYWATCH

Zac Eon talkg about how he liked the gay kiss wh the Rock.

AdvertisementDwayne ’The Rock’ Johnson has spoken out about the homophobic attus of “fluential folks” Hollywood rponse to him playg a gay character. Johnson, who played an openly gay man named Elt the film, was one of his earlit film appearanc.

Johnson, who is known as an ally to the muny, revealed that he was advised to avoid playg gay characters as uld “” his chanc of landg more proment rol the future. “I was told back then (by a few fluential folks) that playg a gay man would ‘ my reer.

DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON OPENS UP ABOUT PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER

'Jungle Cise': A gay character sparks bate and a reformed Trar Sam emergThe zgers still fly today. Dwayne Johnson wasn't aaid to play gay the early days of his reer -- and he's still proud to let everyone know about ! The film was one of the earlier projects Johnson took on his transn om profsnal WWE wrtler to workg actor, and , he plays a character named Elt Wilhelm, a gay bodyguard who (like Johnson IRL) had dreams of makg a name for himself the film dtry.

Though the movie was one of the steppg ston that helped Johnson bee one of the most sought-after box office stars Hollywood today, there were some folks the dtry who advised him not to take on, pecially sce the climate was so much different (and homophobic) for LGBTQ+ people back those days. \nI was told back then (by a few fluential folks) that playg a gay man would \u201c my reer\u201d\nI said \u201chold my tequila and f*ck off\u201d\nNicely of urse \ud83d\u0a\u201d — Dwayne Johnson (@Dwayne Johnson). "I was told back then (by a few fluential folks) that playg a gay man would ' my reer.

"Johnson would later go on to star a whole bunch of different, bt-sellg, actn-packed films that clu Gridiron Gang, the Fast & Fur anchise, Jungle Cise, Skyscraper, Hercul, Baywatch, Black Adam and so much more, so 's a good thg he didn't let homophobia stop him om dog his job as an actor! RELATED | Jack Whehall & Dwayne Johnson Reflect on Gay Jungle Cise Moment. Even though Dwayne Johnson may have the “male”, “non-gay” look (bee there is a look), there will be speculatn about which team he swgs for.

IS DWAYNE JOHNSON MARRIED, HAS A GIRLIEND OR GAY?

Is He Gay?

Given that, would be very difficult to label him “gay. Speakg of jtice to the character, the ‘Brahma Bull’ did the same when he played ‘Ellt Wilhelm, ’ a gay Samoan bodyguard, who aspir to be a Hollywood star.

A GAY CHARACTER SPARKS BATE AND A REFORMED TRAR SAM EMERG DISNEY'S 'JUNGLE CISE'

As humble as ever, DJ thanked Jeff Epste for his kd words and add his favore quote to reveal why he was nice to him that 10-time WWE Champn further add how many fluential people Hollywood told him that playg a gay character would his reer. I was told back then (by a few fluential folks) that playg a gay man would “ my reer”I said “hold my tequila and f*ck off”Nicely of urse ? Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) July 31, 2022Dwayne Johnson had already been Hollywood for almost four years at this pot.

Brish edian Jack Whehall plays a gay character Disney’s “Jungle Cise.

‘JUNGLE CISE’ STAR JACK WHEHALL IS ‘PROUD’ OF HIS GAY CHARACTER’S COMG-OUT SCENE DISNEY FILM

”Whehall’s MacGregor Houghton “ out” a “Jungle Cise” scene wh Dwayne Johnson’s Frank Wolff (never g the word "gay") film featur a rebooted Trar Sam, a character recently removed om the Disney Parks’ Jungle Cise after cricism over the ri’s racist pictn of Indigeno "Jungle Cise" has some notable passengers. Brish edian Jack Whehall plays Lily's brother MacGregor Houghton, who is gay, even g out  a scene wh Wolff (though notably whout employg the word "gay").

Meanwhile, ntroversial shnken head aler Trar Sam, recently removed om the Jungle Cise ri after cricism for s racist pictn of Indigeno people, reappears onscreen the reimaged form of Mexin actrs Veroni Falcó's how the characters took their plac onboard "Jungle Cise" which took $90 ln  worldwi box office and Disney+ Premiere Accs over openg Rock, Ey Blunt: Reveal that most awkward 'Jungle Cise' kiss, dirty jok cut by DisneyMacGregor Houghton subtly out to his Jungle Cise ptaDisney has been cricized for the lack of LGBTQ film reprentatn movi, and lled out for blk-or-you'll-miss- gay character moments films such as "Bety and the Beast" and "Onward. " The word "gay" is not mentned the scene that further explas MacGregor's bond to his sister: dienc learn MacGregor's remag fay, and society, have turned their back on him "all bee of who I love.

‘JUNGLE CISE’S’ GAY CHARACTER IS YET ANOTHER BABY STEP FROM DISNEY

"It didn't matter if he said the word 'gay' or not, " says Johnson, a producer on the film. "'Bety and the Beast': That 'gay moment' may have been much ado about nothg"We didn't want to e across like we're standg on a soapbox, " Johnson adds, notg the scene shows diversy and cln were "owned and held regard" the praised screenwrer Michael Green for craftg the scene "wh licy and simplicy. " Producer Hiram Garcia says the "Jungle Cise" filmmakers never set out to clu a gay character the perd piece.

"Early reactn to the gay character was mixed, wh one Twter er statg, "Disney will really do anythg to avoid g the word 'gay' s mastream ntent.

JACK WHEHALL'S 'JUNGLE CISE' CHARACTER OUT AS GAY A NOT SO 'BIG AL' KD OF A WAY

""The gay character JUNGLE CRUISE is cute and is generally right about thgs, " another Twter er wrote.

"\u201cJack Whehall opens up about playg a gay character #JungleCise, teasg a "signifint scene the movie" that was "thought about and talked about a lot" behd the scen. Jack Whehall says he didn’t know that his character McGregor “Jungle Cise” was gay when he origally dned for the film.