Pixar Short Film 'Out' Featur Stud's First Gay Ma Character - Variety

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• PIXAR SHORT FILM ‘OUT’ FEATUR STUD’S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER
• NEW SHORT FILM 'OUT' FEATUR PIXAR'S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER
• PIXAR SHORT ‘OUT’ FEATUR THE STUD’S FIRST GAY LEAD CHARACTER
• PIXAR SHORT ‘OUT’ PROV GAY STORI CAN LIVE ON FAY-FRIENDLY DISNEY+
• THE TE STORY BEHD OUT, PIXAR'S GROUNDBREAKG GAY SHORT FILM
• DISNEY+ RELEASE PIXAR SHORT FEATURG FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER
• PIXAR'S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER ARRIV MOVG DISNEY+ SHORT FILM
• PIXAR'S NEW SHORT FILM, 'OUT,' IS ABOUT A GAY MAN WHO FDS LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE, AND MANY FANS ARE LLG AN UPLIFTG STORY
• PIXAR MAK PROGRS WH DISNEY+ SHORT ‘OUT’ FEATURG ANIMATN STUD’S FIRST GAY LEAD
• PIXAR SHORT ‘OUT’ ON DISNEY+ FEATUR ANIMATN STUD’S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER
• PIXAR SHORT FILM 'OUT' FEATUR FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER
• PIXAR SHORT FILM ‘OUT’ FEATUR STUD’S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER

PIXAR SHORT FILM ‘OUT’ FEATUR STUD’S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER

AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe animated film follows a gay man’s journey to acceptance as he prepar to move to a cy wh his May 24, 2020Updated May 27, 2020The man nervoly practic ont of his dog how he is gog to tell his parents he is gay.

“Jt look them the ey and say, ‘Mom, Dad, I’m — this is my boyiend, Manuel, ’” Greg says, holdg a amed photo of himself wh his boyiend ’s a scene om “Out, ” the new short film om Pixar Animatn Studs that troduc the stud’s first gay ma character. Advocy anizatn, appld the film’s gay narrative.

NEW SHORT FILM 'OUT' FEATUR PIXAR'S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER

“By centerg on a young gay man, ‘Out’ jt raised the bar for cln kids and fay programmg.

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PIXAR SHORT ‘OUT’ FEATUR THE STUD’S FIRST GAY LEAD CHARACTER

"Out, " a short film that featur Pixar's first gay ma character, was released Friday on film, which is part of the platform's SparkShorts seri, follows the story of Greg, whose excement about movg wh his boyiend, Manuel, is unrcut by his anxiety over not beg out to his parents. Pixar’s new short film “Out” is remiscent of classic Disney body-swap edi like “Freaky Friday” and the “Shaggy Dog” movi, but ’s also a first for the stud, bee s ma character is gay.

The story revolv around a young man named Greg, who’s aaid to tell his parents that he’s gay and is worried that they will see a picture of him and his boyiend when they e help him move. A study released last year by the Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD) found that only 18.

PIXAR SHORT ‘OUT’ PROV GAY STORI CAN LIVE ON FAY-FRIENDLY DISNEY+

Disney has clud LGBTQ upl some of s blockbters – Gaston’s sikick LeFou was portrayed as gay the live-actn versn of “Bety and the Beast, ” and there was a brief kiss between two female rebel fighters “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. A character also me out as gay on the Disney Channel seri “Andi Mack, ” which ran for three seasons before wrappg up last year. The existence of “Out, ” an animated short film on Disney+ about a gay man’s g-out story, might e as a shock given recent barbs thrown at the stud.

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But “Out” illtrat that Disney+ ntent n be both fay-iendly and al wh ser issu, and ’s a historic moment also bee giv animatn stud Pixar s first-ever gay lead.

DISNEY+ RELEASE PIXAR SHORT FEATURG FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER

Packaged as part of Pixar’s SparkShorts program signed to lift emergg voic, “Out” is a ne-mute step toward normalizg gay characters animated films for youngsters, and quietly revolutnary s own way. ” Hunter was raised a small town Canada where, he said, “there was nothg that told me beg gay was okay. The ma character “Out” is Greg, a young gay guy who’s not out to his parents and is about to move to the big cy to live wh his boyiend, Manuel.

PIXAR'S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER ARRIV MOVG DISNEY+ SHORT FILM

It’s hardly guy-on-guy sex, sure, but given the lack of gay reprentatn on screens ’s still shockg.

PIXAR'S NEW SHORT FILM, 'OUT,' IS ABOUT A GAY MAN WHO FDS LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE, AND MANY FANS ARE LLG AN UPLIFTG STORY

“Out” was also signed to flip the script on the often fatalistic portrayals of gay, nfed, or closeted people g to terms wh their sexualy movi and TV. Penis breath equals gay equals bad.

Outma history as the first Pixar film to feature a gay lead character. He spoke wh iends and other gay men about their experienc. "Cocintally, Out premiered on Harvey Milk Day, which honors the assassated gay polician.

PIXAR MAK PROGRS WH DISNEY+ SHORT ‘OUT’ FEATURG ANIMATN STUD’S FIRST GAY LEAD

"Did Hunter and Sachar have to "protect" Out om Pixar executiv who may have wanted to -gay or shelve the productn? Pixar's Out is a new short film g to Disney+, featurg the stud's first ma LGBTQ+ character and follows the story of Greg, who is gearg up to move wh his boyiend, but has not yet e out as gay to his parents. Given current social distancg guil, we're all totally hooked on Disney+ right now, and thgs are about to get even better, bee a short film by Pixar featurg the stud's first openly gay ma character has jt lnched on the platform.

Aptly named Out, directed by Steven Clay Hunter, the animated film which forms part of their #SparkShorts seri, follows the story of Greg, a guy who's gettg ready to move wh his boyiend and settle down - except he hasn't que told his parents that he's gay jt yet. The story of Out follows Greg who's planng to move wh his boyiend, spe the fact his parents don't know he's gay. Released on May 22 and only ne mut long, Out follows Pixar's prev animatn Onward, which featured a lbian character voiced by Lena Wahe, which faced backlash after she was given such a mor character the Story, Black Panther and Disney Channel origal Andi Mack have also had LGBTQ+ scen, but Out is the first time that the story has revolved around a gay uple.

PIXAR SHORT ‘OUT’ ON DISNEY+ FEATUR ANIMATN STUD’S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER

I jt watched the new Pixar SparkShorts film Out on Disney+ Not only is the animatn betiful, but I also relate to on a personal level, jt like wh to spread awarens and sre homophob — Donut (TTTE & SPOP Spoilers) (@WDonut04) May 22, 2020.

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This marks Pixar's first attempt to feature an openly gay character a central role.

PIXAR SHORT FILM 'OUT' FEATUR FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER

Related ntent: Could the heroe of Pixar's Brave be gay? Pixar's new short film, 'Out, ' is about a gay man who fds love and acceptance, and many fans are llg an upliftg story. A SparkShort film that recently buted on Disney+, Out is about a gay man named Greg who ntemplat g out to his fay when they drop by for a surprise vis.

However, the gay character Greg is Hunter’s first LGBTQ character– which is apt as Greg is loosely based on Hunter himself. To animate the first gay kiss for a Disney film, Hunter worked wh Wenll Lee, the only other gay animator still at Pixar when Hunter had earlier worked wh them.

Disney Pixar’s Onward, which was released this year, featured the first openly gay character: Officer Spector, a cyclops p that was voiced by actrs Lena Wahe. Meanwhile, Gaston’s sikick the 2017’s live-actn Bety and the Beast was barely hted to be gay. “Out” centers on a young gay man, Greg, who’s not out to his parents and is (naturally) about to move to the big cy to live wh his boyiend, Manuel.

PIXAR SHORT FILM ‘OUT’ FEATUR STUD’S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER

Almost shockgly, a gay uple is even seen kissg, albe briefly, this otherwise tame but still revolutnary s own way film, as featur animatn stud Pixar’s first gay lead. One small step to normalizg gay characters animated films for youngsters.

Pixar, earlier this year, featured a gay character promently the animated h “Onward, ” which is also available to stream on Disney+. One of them is a purple cyclops named Specter, who’s voiced by Lena Wahe and is, acrdg to the stud, Disney’s first openly gay character. Out, a short film om Pixar Animatn Studs streamg on Disney+, featur Pixar’s first gay ma character.

Greg is gripped by the difficulty of g out as gay to his parents, who have paid a surprise vis to help him pack for his move. Pixar films, cludg the Toy Story anchise and this year’s Onward, have featured mor gay characters, but this is the first time a same-sex uple has been at the center of the story. Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker also clud a fleetg same-sex kiss, and on the TV si, Disney Channel seri Andi Mack 2017 aired an episo centerg on a character g out as gay.