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- JAKE GYLLENHAAL DISCS GAY RUMORS, HEATH LEDGER DURG ‘INSI THE ACTOR’S STUD’ (VIO)
- JAKE GYLLENHAAL SAID THERE WAS A 'STIGMA' ATTACHED TO PLAYG A GAY MAN 'BROKEBACK MOUNTA'
- 'BROKEBACK MOUNTA' AT 15: JAKE GYLLENHAAL ON HOW FILMG GAY ROMANCE 'WAS UNFORTABLE AT TIM BUT WE KNEW THE BIGGER PICTURE'
- JAKE GYLLENHAAL SAYS HEATH LEDGER HATED 'BROKEBACK MOUNTA' GAY JOK: 'HE WAS LIKE, "NO. THIS IS ABOUT LOVE."'
JAKE GYLLENHAAL DISCS GAY RUMORS, HEATH LEDGER DURG ‘INSI THE ACTOR’S STUD’ (VIO)
It's hard to believe but 15 years have passed sce the inic gay film was released. * heath ledger gay movie *
It’s hard to believe but 15 years have passed sce the inic gay film Brokeback Mounta was released. Apparently, “Brokeback Mounta” was so nvcg that some people thk Gyllenhaal is gay. Jake Gyllenhaal believed there was a stigma occurrg durg Brokeback Mounta, specifilly related to two straight men aaid of playg gay characters.
In a new terview, Gyllenhaal said there was a "stigma" to playg the gay role. Gyllenhaal also spoke about straight actors playg gay rol. However, Gyllenhaal, who was nomated for bt supportg actor at the 2006 Osrs, has recently spoken about the "stigma" that was attached to takg on and playg a gay role a film about two wboys who embark on a plex and emotnal relatnship across several an terview wh The Sunday Tim, Gyllenhaal was asked if people would have "a different reactn" to two straight men takg on the rol "Brokeback Mounta" today than they had back 2005.
"Brokeback Mounta" was one of only a few stanc where straight actors had taken on mastream gay rol, and beme arguably the most succsful movie of s kd wh eight Osr nomatns and three ws, cludg bt director for Ang movie was a landmark event for queer cema and still has a cultural impact to this day and fluenc many LGBTQ+ filmmakers. Many straight actors have actually been praised for their performanc as queer characters and have gone on to w several awards for dog recently, Ewan McGregor won an Emmy for playg gay fashn signer Roy Halston Netflix's "Halston.
JAKE GYLLENHAAL SAID THERE WAS A 'STIGMA' ATTACHED TO PLAYG A GAY MAN 'BROKEBACK MOUNTA'
McGregor, who is straight, spoke about takg on the role an terview wh The Hollywood Reporter: "If had been a story about Halston's sexualy more, then maybe 's right that gay actors should play that role. Though was often far oversimplified as “the gay wboy movie, ” Brokeback Mounta nohels beme a worldwi phenomenon upon s release 15 years ago today.
Its $178 ln box office hl proved dienc thirsted to see gay stori reprented on the big screen. ”Brokeback Mounta is currently streamg on more on Yahoo Entertament:'A Nightmare on Elm Street 2' at 35: Robert Englund addrs homoerotic subtext of 'the gayt horror movie ever ma'MVP of Horror: Jon Abrahams looks back at notor 'Sry Movie' sex scene, reveals extra-rnchy moment that was snipped'Mallrats' at 25: Kev Smh on trashg his own movie, why he passed on Ree Wherspoon and the extra-rnchy scene he was forced to cut. ’”(Photo: Stephen Shugerman/Getty Imag)On the 10th anniversary of Brokeback’s release, Gyllenhaal told Out that Ledger hated that “I wish I knew how to qu you” — a pivotal and poignant moment the film — was turned to a meme and that the film beme known as “the gay wboy movie” bee dimished the story.
'BROKEBACK MOUNTA' AT 15: JAKE GYLLENHAAL ON HOW FILMG GAY ROMANCE 'WAS UNFORTABLE AT TIM BUT WE KNEW THE BIGGER PICTURE'
He was offered one of two rol, one as a swimmer, another as a gay cyclist.
Dpe beg a pop culture phenomenon amid the film's succs, "Brokeback Mounta" was plagued by sensive jok and often dubbed a "gay wboy movie.
'Brokeback Mounta': Brad Pt, Leonardo DiCapr and Matt Damon turned down gay love story"I see people who have joked wh me or cricized me about l I say that movie, " Gyllenhaal said. Rad host Michael Medved praised the film's qualy but acced of phg "the gay agenda.
JAKE GYLLENHAAL SAYS HEATH LEDGER HATED 'BROKEBACK MOUNTA' GAY JOK: 'HE WAS LIKE, "NO. THIS IS ABOUT LOVE."'
The tragic love story of Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) "Brokeback Mounta" has been ptivatg viewers — gay and straight alike — sce the film me out 2005.
Has she jt told this paful story so many tim that she's grown numb to , or is actually fictn, signed to ver up the embarrassg circumstanc of Jack's ath — nnected to his homosexualy, maybe? In an Osr-nomated performance, Ledger -starred alongsi Jake Gyllenhaal as Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist rpectively, two queer wboys who fall love while workg together the Wyomg untrysi spe already havg fai of their own and durg a time where homosexualy was an extreme 2005 wasn't that long ago, the release of Brokeback Mounta was still groundbreakg for dienc at the time and is often creded wh helpg advance queer storytellg the mastream film world.