"High School Mil" Director Explas Why Ryan Evans Wasn't Openly Gay | Teen Vogue

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• 'HIGH SCHOOL MIL' DIRECTOR KENNY ORTEGA NFIRMS SHARPAY'S BROTHER RYAN IS GAY AND WAS 'PROBABLY GOG TO E OUT LLEGE'
• ‘HIGH SCHOOL MIL’ DIRECTOR KENNY ORTEGA CONFIRMS LUS GRABEEL’S CHARACTER RYAN EVANS IS GAY
• "HIGH SCHOOL MIL" DIRECTOR EXPLAS WHY RYAN EVANS WASN'T OPENLY GAY
• 'HIGH SCHOOL MIL': WHAT LUS GRABEEL SAID ABOUT RYAN EVANS BEG GAY
• KENNY ORTEGA SAYS RYAN OM HIGH SCHOOL MIL WAS ‘PROBABLY’ GAY
• 'HIGH SCHOOL MIL' DIRECTOR SAYS HE DIDN'T THK DISNEY WOULD BE OK WH GAY CHARACTER
• HIGH SCHOOL MIL DIRECTOR REVEALS WHY RYAN WASN'T OPENLY GAY IN MOVI
• 'HIGH SCHOOL MIL': RYAN EVANS IS GAY, DIRECTOR KENNY ORTEGA REVEALS
• HIGH SCHOOL MIL DIRECTOR EXPLAS WHY RYAN WASN'T OPENLY GAY THE MOVI
• HIGH SCHOOL MIL DIRECTOR KENNY ORTEGA REVEALS RYAN IS GAY, WOULD HAVE 'E OUT LLEGE'
• HIGH SCHOOL MIL DIRECTOR KENNY ORTEGA EXPLAED WHY RYAN EVANS WASN’T OPENLY GAY

'HIGH SCHOOL MIL' DIRECTOR KENNY ORTEGA NFIRMS SHARPAY'S BROTHER RYAN IS GAY AND WAS 'PROBABLY GOG TO E OUT LLEGE'

Director and choreographer Kenny Ortega revealed a recent terview that the character of Ryan Evans Disney's "High School Mil" anchise would have e out as gay llege. Ortega also revealed that he didn't thk was "possible" at the time of the movie's filmg to have an openly gay character.

‘HIGH SCHOOL MIL’ DIRECTOR KENNY ORTEGA CONFIRMS LUS GRABEEL’S CHARACTER RYAN EVANS IS GAY

"I didn't thk at the time — and Disney is the most progrsive group of people I've ever worked wh, " he acrdg to the director, there were subtle nods to Ryan's sexualy throughout all of the movi, even though the character wasn't openly gay. "High School Mil" director Kenny Ortega revealed a recent terview that the character Ryan Evans (Sharpay's tw brother the popular Disney anchise) would have e out as gay llege.

After beg asked by Ram Setooh of Variety about the "queer athetic" that's prent many of his films, Ortega opened up about Lus Grabeel's character Ryan, a mil theater-lovg stunt whom many fans of the anchise believe to be gay.

" Ortega also revealed to Variety that he didn't thk was possible to have an openly gay character while makg "High School Mil" the mid-2000s.

"HIGH SCHOOL MIL" DIRECTOR EXPLAS WHY RYAN EVANS WASN'T OPENLY GAY

The HSM director, who is openly gay himself, nfirmed that Lus Grabeel’s character, Ryan Evans, was as well — even if wasn’t discsed the movi.

'HIGH SCHOOL MIL': WHAT LUS GRABEEL SAID ABOUT RYAN EVANS BEG GAY

When the mil film me out 2006, Ortega revealed that he wasn’t sure an openly gay character would’ve been possible. And by closure, we mean explag why the character, played by Lus Grabeel, wasn't openly gay the movie anchise. Kenny also revealed why he did not feel a versn of the seri wh an “openly gay” Ryan would have been possible when trilogy kicked off 2006.

KENNY ORTEGA SAYS RYAN OM HIGH SCHOOL MIL WAS ‘PROBABLY’ GAY

In the terview, Lus revealed that while he did envisn Ryan as a gay character, he wanted to portray his high school experienc as a close reflectn to Kenny’s own — and that meant not beg openly out.

High School Mil had a late addn to Pri Month this year when out director Kenny Ortega revealed an terview that the character of Ryan Evans (played by Lus Grabeel) was gay the trilogy of Disney movi. 'High School Mil' director Kenny Ortega has nfirmed that Ryan Evans (left) was d as gay. Variety named Ortega as an honoree on s “Power of Pri” list and terviewed him about his long reer as an openly gay choreographer and director Hollywood as well as the queer athetic nng through his classic fay films, om Newsi and Hoc Poc to his more recent Disney Channel Origal Movi.

” When asked if would have been possible to wre Ryan as openly gay a Bh admistratn–era Disney Channel movie, Ortega answered:.

'HIGH SCHOOL MIL' DIRECTOR SAYS HE DIDN'T THK DISNEY WOULD BE OK WH GAY CHARACTER

The fact that, 2020, Disney was velopg the gay-teen seri Love, Victor for Disney+ shows how far the stud has e. Kenny Ortega Says High School Mil’s Ryan ‘Probably’ Gay. 'High School Mil' Director Says He Didn't Thk Disney Would Be OK Wh Gay Character'High School Mil' director Kenny Ortega nfirms Ryan Evans is gay.

Source: DisneyArticle ntu below advertisementThe Hoc Poc director nfirmed to Variety that Ryan is ed gay, and though was not disclosed the film, Kenny explaed that was "cid he's probably gog to e out llege. "The director, who is openly gay himself, explaed that at the time, he didn't thk Disney would "be ready to cross that le and move to that terrory yet, " even though he nsired the work the "most progrsive group of people" he's worked wh. Kenny Ortega reveals why Ryan wasn't openly gay High School Mil.

HIGH SCHOOL MIL DIRECTOR REVEALS WHY RYAN WASN'T OPENLY GAY IN MOVI

Director Kenny Ortega has revealed why Sharpay's brother Ryan wasn't openly gay Disney's High School Mil movi. High School Mil director Kenny Ortega has explaed why Ryan Evans wasn't openly gay the, played by Lus Grabeel, is one of the film's ma characters and -print of the Drama Club wh his tw sister. > Haton's L-Manuel Miranda Wants Beyoncé To Star In His Next MilThe filmmaker nfirmed that the character was gay but explaed why this wasn't shown the Disney Channel seri.

Ortega admted that probably wouldn't have been possible when the origal High School Mil was released 2006 to have had an openly gay character the movi. Ortega, who himself is openly gay, directed the whole High School Mil trilogy and Disney's Dcendants director discsed his reer as he was named as an honouree Variety’s Power of Pri list and suggted there was a queer athetic that ns through his work. High School Mil director Kenny Ortega revealed that fan-favore character Ryan Evans was gay, as well as explaed why the character's sexualy wasn't ma more apparent the films.Ortega ma the revelatn durg an terview wh Variety, published Tuday (June 30).

'HIGH SCHOOL MIL': RYAN EVANS IS GAY, DIRECTOR KENNY ORTEGA REVEALS

"It was ls about g out and jt more about lettg his te lors e forward."Ortega shared that the reason why he didn't make Ryan openly gay the movi was bee of Disney.

KEY POINTS"High School Mil" director Kenny Ortega has nfirmed that Ryan Evans is gayThe 70-year-old filmmaker is one of this year's honore on Variety's Power of Pri listRyan was played by Lus Grabeel all throughout the "High School Mil" movie anchise“High School Mil” character Ryan Evans, who was played by Lus Grabeel the h Disney movie anchise, is gay, director Kev Ortega has nfirmed.

HIGH SCHOOL MIL DIRECTOR EXPLAS WHY RYAN WASN'T OPENLY GAY THE MOVI

Fourteen years after the Disney Channel origal movie ma s premiere, Ortega has revealed that Sharpay Evans’ (Ashley Tisdale) aternal tw brother, Ryan, was gay the “High School Mil” 70-year-old filmmaker and choreographer, who is one of this year’s honore on Variety’s Power of Pri list and is openly gay himself, spoke to the outlet about the “queer athetic” his work and looked back on his highly succsful Disney Channel movie unearthed the tth behd Ryan Evans, revealg that the character ed intifi as gay and would have “probably e out llege. "As for the reason why Ortega chose to keep Ryan’s te sexualy hidn, the filmmaker admted that at the time, he didn't thk Disney would allow an openly gay character on s channel.

Grabeel prevly told TV Le that unlike the "over the top" portrayals of his inic character, he had a different visn for Ryan after learng about Ortega's own experience as a gay high school stunt the '60s.

He was nfirmed to be gay HSMTMTS Season 4 teaser. Lus Grabeel, the actor, and director Kenny Ortega wanted to make Ryan gay, but after a meetg wh Disney their ia was nied as Disney did not thk a homosexual character was appropriate for a G-rated movie.

HIGH SCHOOL MIL DIRECTOR KENNY ORTEGA REVEALS RYAN IS GAY, WOULD HAVE 'E OUT LLEGE'

Pl was nfirmed by Director Kenny Ortega that Ryan is homosexual and would probably have e out llege. High School Mil director Kenny Ortega has explaed why Lus Grabeel's Ryan Evans wasn't openly gay the revealg that Sharpay's tw brother – who briefly dated pianist Kelsi Nielsen the trilogy's fal stalment – would have "e out llege" and let "his te lours e forward", the filmmaker said he wasn't sure Disney was "ready to cross that le" when the popular seri was beg ma the mid 2000s.

" Elsewhere the terview, Ortega, who is gay himself, was asked whether he thks High School Mil, and other works of his such as Hoc Poc, have a queer athetic. High School Mil director Kenny Ortega jt nfirmed what every fan has wonred sce the Disney Channel Origal Movie first aired back 2006: Ryan Evans (played by Lus Grabeel) is gay. " "It was ls about g out and jt more about lettg his te lors e forward, " Ortega says, notg that he "didn't thk at the time" that he uld have had an openly gay character on Disney Channel.

HIGH SCHOOL MIL DIRECTOR KENNY ORTEGA EXPLAED WHY RYAN EVANS WASN’T OPENLY GAY

While the character's sexualy wasn't nfirmed until now, his fashn choic, personaly, and actns throughout the trilogy rulted fans believg he was gay.