The directors and st of "Strange World" discs the cln of a biracial, openly gay character the Disney animated feature.
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- DISNEY FILM FEATURG GAY MA CHARACTER BOMBS AT BOX OFFICE
- ‘STRANGE WORLD’ IS DISNEY’S FIRST ANIMATED MOVIE WH A GAY LEAD. WHY IS IT BEG BURIED?
DISNEY FILM FEATURG GAY MA CHARACTER BOMBS AT BOX OFFICE
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The same-sex kiss first ma headl last month, when Pixar animators spoke out agast Disney an open letter obtaed by Variety, sayg that rporate executiv had mand cuts "om nearly every moment of overtly gay affectn. But was later rtored light of Disney's "Don't Say Gay" ntroversy, when was revealed the pany had donated roughly $200, 000 to Republin policians who supported the bill, which forbids discsns of sexual orient elementary school classrooms. "Other live-actn Disney films have relegated queer characters to the background, like a blk-and-you'll-miss- kiss between two women "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, " or the "exclively gay moment" of Josh Gad's LeFou dancg wh another man "Bety and the Beast.
‘STRANGE WORLD’ IS DISNEY’S FIRST ANIMATED MOVIE WH A GAY LEAD. WHY IS IT BEG BURIED?
6 ln over the five-day holiday weekend spe beg herald as the first Disney movie to clu an openly gay ma character. However, those figur were rapidly, and signifintly, revised downwards when was unrstood how poorly the movie was performg wh wh other recent Disney animated movi cludg Lightyear (another disappotg box office flop), Strange World sought to crowbar progrsive to the film, cludg for the first time Disney’s history an openly gay ma character.
However, one liberal movie reviewer said Disney would likely e homophobia to shield om the film’s obv shortgs. “Disney is 100% gog to blame STRANGE WORLD’s evable bad box office on the fact that there’s an openly gay character the movie when realy, ’s gog to flop bee they didn’t market at all. While “Strange World” explor a fantastil environment full of myster creatur and flora, cludg flyg fish and walkg rock lumns, the actn-adventure film also clus a first for Walt Disney Animatn Studs: a gay teen romance.