Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instments books have a lot mon wh other recent urban fantasi — but one thg they have that's different is a major character who's revealed to be gay. We ught up wh the stars of the film at Wonrn, and asked whether that will rema the se on screen. Spoilers ahead...
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- WILL THE MORTAL INSTMENTS MOVIE KEEP THE GAY HERO OM THE BOOKS?
- "MORTAL INSTMENTS" STAR KEV ZEGERS ON HIS GAY CHARACTER: "HE'S KD OF A BAD-ASS"{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;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYAUGT 8, 2013/11:44 AMBY DAN AVERYAUGT 8, 2013 / 11:44 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"MORTAL INSTMENTS\" STAR KEV ZEGERS ON HIS GAY CHARACTER: \"HE'S KD OF A BAD-ASS\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-08-08T15:44:54.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-08-08T15:44:54.000+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":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{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;}IN THE FILM, ADAPTED OM THE YOUNG-ADULT NOVELS OF THE SAME NAME, KEV ZEGERS PLAYS ALEC LIGHTWOOD, WHOSE STGGLE WH HOMOSEXUALY RMS HIS {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;}ZEGER TELLS BELLO. MAGAZE THIS MONTH:{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 THG THAT I DIDN'T WANT WAS FOR HIM TO BE SOME GENERIC, PROTOTYPIL CHARACTER, WHAT PEOPLE WOULD EXPECT OM THE GAY CHARACTER," ZEGERS SAID. "FOR ME, WAS ABOUT CREATG A CHARACTER WHOSE SEXUALY DIDN'T MATTER...I ACTUALLY DON'T THK 'S THAT BIG OF A FUCKG ISSUE ANYMORE. CERTALY NOT WH ME, AND PECIALLY NOT WH THE GENERATN THAT READ THIS BOOK. SO WASN'T SOMETHG THAT WE REALLY FOCED {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;}BUT ONE THG I WAS AWARE OF WAS THE FACT THAT THERE HAVEN'T BEEN MANY GREAT EXAMPL OF A REALLY STRONG GAY CHARACTER, ONE OF THE LEADS A REALLY BIG MOVIE WHO HAPPENS TO BE GAY AND WHO'S ALSO KD OF A BAD-ASS."{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 IS HARDLY ONE TO SHIRK AT LGBT ROL: HE MA HIS FIRST STAR TURN AS AN AMBISEXUAL TEEN SON OF A TRANSGENR WOMAN THE CRILLY ACCLAIMED {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;}{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;}NOW, N WE GET SOME GAY BOYS THE NEXT HUNGER GAM 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;}H/T: E!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
- KEV ZEGERS TAK GAY ROLE MORTAL INSTMENTS FILM
WILL THE MORTAL INSTMENTS MOVIE KEEP THE GAY HERO OM THE BOOKS?
* mortal instruments gay *
Alec is one of the few openly gay Shadowhunters.
Alec also veloped feelgs for Jace, though bee of the Clave's stand on homosexualy, he remaed closeted, wh his sister, Isabelle, beg the only person who secretly knew about .
"MORTAL INSTMENTS" STAR KEV ZEGERS ON HIS GAY CHARACTER: "HE'S KD OF A BAD-ASS"{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;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYAUGT 8, 2013/11:44 AMBY DAN AVERYAUGT 8, 2013 / 11:44 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"\"MORTAL INSTMENTS\" STAR KEV ZEGERS ON HIS GAY CHARACTER: \"HE'S KD OF A BAD-ASS\"","DATEPUBLISHED":"2013-08-08T15:44:54.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2013-08-08T15:44:54.000+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":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{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;}IN THE FILM, ADAPTED OM THE YOUNG-ADULT NOVELS OF THE SAME NAME, KEV ZEGERS PLAYS ALEC LIGHTWOOD, WHOSE STGGLE WH HOMOSEXUALY RMS HIS {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;}ZEGER TELLS BELLO. MAGAZE THIS MONTH:{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 THG THAT I DIDN'T WANT WAS FOR HIM TO BE SOME GENERIC, PROTOTYPIL CHARACTER, WHAT PEOPLE WOULD EXPECT OM THE GAY CHARACTER," ZEGERS SAID. "FOR ME, WAS ABOUT CREATG A CHARACTER WHOSE SEXUALY DIDN'T MATTER...I ACTUALLY DON'T THK 'S THAT BIG OF A FUCKG ISSUE ANYMORE. CERTALY NOT WH ME, AND PECIALLY NOT WH THE GENERATN THAT READ THIS BOOK. SO WASN'T SOMETHG THAT WE REALLY FOCED {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;}BUT ONE THG I WAS AWARE OF WAS THE FACT THAT THERE HAVEN'T BEEN MANY GREAT EXAMPL OF A REALLY STRONG GAY CHARACTER, ONE OF THE LEADS A REALLY BIG MOVIE WHO HAPPENS TO BE GAY AND WHO'S ALSO KD OF A BAD-ASS."{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 IS HARDLY ONE TO SHIRK AT LGBT ROL: HE MA HIS FIRST STAR TURN AS AN AMBISEXUAL TEEN SON OF A TRANSGENR WOMAN THE CRILLY ACCLAIMED {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;}{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;}NOW, N WE GET SOME GAY BOYS THE NEXT HUNGER GAM 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;}H/T: E!{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
Alec later asked Magn to wear Clary's Alliance ne wh him, and the midst of drawg the n on each other, he kissed Magn ont of his fellow Shadowhunters and Downworlrs, cludg his fay and iends, publicly acknowledgg their relatnship and unwtgly spirg other closeted gay Shadowhunters to e out as well. Though his mother had at least accepted that he was gay, he felt that Robert hadn't and even asked him, to his horror, what he thought had "turned" him gay.
He revealed that he was unsure about how to approach or react to the revelatn that Alec was gay bee he felt guilty about the way he treated his own parabatai who'd fallen love wh him. Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instments books have a lot mon wh other recent urban fantasi — but one thg they have that's different is a major character who's revealed to be gay. Gizmodo Back to School 2023 Tech GuiOffEnglishIn Mortal Instments: Cy of Bon, Kev Zegers plays Alec Lightwood, a Shadowhunter, who is revealed eventually the books to be gay — and gets to have a same-sex romance.
Characters on Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instments who have been nfirmed as beg lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr/transsexual, queer, qutng, tersex, asexual, pansexual.
KEV ZEGERS TAK GAY ROLE MORTAL INSTMENTS FILM
In the film, adapted om the young-adult novels of the same name, Kev Zegers plays Alec Lightwood, whose stggle wh homosexualy rms his tells Bello.
Magaze this month:"The thg that I didn't want was for him to be some generic, prototypil character, what people would expect om the gay character, " Zegers said.
So wasn't somethg that we really foced one thg I was aware of was the fact that there haven't been many great exampl of a really strong gay character, one of the leads a really big movie who happens to be gay and who's also kd of a bad-ass. "Kev is hardly one to shirk at LGBT rol: He ma his first star turn as an ambisexual teen son of a transgenr woman the crilly acclaimed, n we get some gay boys the next Hunger Gam movie?