Viggo Mortensen Defends Playg Gay In New Film: It's Not 'a Gimmick, Anchor, Or Some Trigger' — WATCH - Towleroad Gay News

Contents:

• 'LORD OF THE RGS' ACTOR VIGGO MORTENSEN FENDS CISN TO PLAY GAY ROLE
• VIGGO MORTENSEN HAS 'FRANK' RPONSE WHEN ASKED ABOUT PLAYG A GAY MAN IN HIS NEW MOVIE
• VIGGO MORTENSEN EX WIFE EXENE CERVENKA AND RELATNSHIP TIMELE, WHAT ABOUT THE GAY RUMORS?
• VIGGO MORTENSEN DEFENDS PLAYG A GAY MAN: 'MAYBE I AM, MAYBE I'M NOT' COMPLETELY STRAIGHT
• VIGGO MORTENSEN SUGGTS HE’S ‘NOT PLETELY STRAIGHT’ AS HE FENDS PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER NEW MOVIE
• IS VIGGO MORTENSEN GAY?
• VIGGO MORTENSEN DEFENDS DECISN TO PLAY GAY ROLE IN NEW FILM 'FALLG'
• VIGGO MORTENSEN DEFENDS PLAYG GAY NEW FILM: IT’S NOT ‘A GIMMICK, ANCHOR, OR SOME TRIGGER’ — WATCH
• VIGGO MORTENSEN RPONDS TO CRICISM OVER GAY ROLE: ‘YOU’RE ASSUMG I’M PLETELY STRAIGHT’
• VIGGO MORTENSEN SUGGTS HE’S NOT “PLETELY STRAIGHT” FOLLOWG GAY ROLE BACKLASH
• ACTOR VIGGO MORTENSEN FENDS PLAYG GAY ROLE: “YOU’RE ASSUMG THAT I’M PLETELY STRAIGHT.”

'LORD OF THE RGS' ACTOR VIGGO MORTENSEN FENDS CISN TO PLAY GAY ROLE

LONDON (Thomson Rters Foundatn) - Armed wh a retort volvg proctologists, Osr-nomated actor Viggo Mortensen is prepared for cricism of his cisn - as a straight man - to play a gay character his directorial but, which premier Bra on Monday.

VIGGO MORTENSEN HAS 'FRANK' RPONSE WHEN ASKED ABOUT PLAYG A GAY MAN IN HIS NEW MOVIE

Mortensen, bt known for his portrayal of Aragorn the “Lord of the Rgs” trilogy, said he was jokg, but wanted to make the pot that actors are actors - simply playg a role whether a gay man or a proctologist. “Fallg” tells the story of John’s racist and homophobic father Willis, played by Lance Henriksen, who mov om his ral farm to live wh his son Los Angel when he starts showg early signs of mentia.

‘SO MUCH INJUSTICE’Mortensen, who wrote and directed the film as well as playg s ma protagonist, was keen to strs that his cisn to make John a gay man was not “a gimmick, anchor or some trigger” was while wrg an early scene which John gets a phone ll om his partner as Willis wanrs off an airport, that Mortensen cid to swch John’s sexualy.

VIGGO MORTENSEN EX WIFE EXENE CERVENKA AND RELATNSHIP TIMELE, WHAT ABOUT THE GAY RUMORS?

In the movie Mortensen is also playg a gay man, and he recently shared a ank rponse regardg backlash over his the past few years, there's been a ton of nversatn the film dtry about cln and visibily.

And people then ask me, 'Well what about Terry Chen, who plays my hband the film, is he a homosexual? Viggo Mortensen suggted the possibily that he might not be "pletely straight" rponse to cricism that he is playg Lord of the Rgs star portrays a gay role, John, a new film he penned, Fallg, which is also his directorial but. The movie tells the story of John's relatnship wh his antigay father, Willis (Lance Henriksen), who mov to Los Angel to jo his son after a mentia diagnosis.

He said nversatns about stg are "healthy" but he "didn't thk was a problem" about his own portrayal of a gay role. "People then ask me, "Well what about Terry Chen, who plays my hband the film, is he a homosexual?

VIGGO MORTENSEN DEFENDS PLAYG A GAY MAN: 'MAYBE I AM, MAYBE I'M NOT' COMPLETELY STRAIGHT

"Mortensen's remarks e at a time of creased bate over the appropriatens of straight actors portrayg gay rol.

This week, Jam Corn has been slammed for portrayg the "worst gayface" Netflix's The Prom. Historilly, out actors were ls likely to be st starrg rol, even gay on, as this list of 61 straight people who received Osr nomatns for LGBTQ+ rol attts.

Viggo Mortensen got married to Exene Cervenka spe the mor of beg gay about him. Is Viggo Mortensen Gay In Real Life? Mortensen told The Inpennt that he "wouldn't nceive of askg someone what their sexual orientatn or intifitn was" if he were hired a gay character.

VIGGO MORTENSEN SUGGTS HE’S ‘NOT PLETELY STRAIGHT’ AS HE FENDS PLAYG A GAY CHARACTER NEW MOVIE

In addn, he said, "I also don't believe that actors who intify as homosexual exclively want to perform gay rol. Viggo Mortensen is fendg his cisn to portray a gay man his upg film Fallg. The 62-year-old actor spoke to The Tim about the role of John, a gay man who v his nservative father Willis to live wh him and his hband, Eric (Terry Chen), when Willis experienc symptoms of mentia.

The nversatn surroundg whether heterosexual actors should play gay characters has been buildg recent years.

IS VIGGO MORTENSEN GAY?

In December 2018, Glee star Darren Criss said he would no longer play gay characters after his breakout role as Blae Anrson Ryan Murphy's h show. “But I want to make sure I won’t be another straight boy takg a gay man’s role.

The actor directs and stars Fallg, a drama about a homophobic elrly man (Lance Henriksen) who is rned wh his adult gay son after he shows signs of mentia.

VIGGO MORTENSEN DEFENDS DECISN TO PLAY GAY ROLE IN NEW FILM 'FALLG'

Viggo went on: ‘People then ask me, “Well what about Terry Chen, who plays my hband the film, is he a homosexual? Addnally Col Firth gave his thoughts on straight actors playg gay characters the wake of his role Supernova, which he and Stanley Tucci play a married uple. Viggo Mortensen has never ma any public statement about this, so all mors about if Viggo Mortensen is gay rema pletely unfound and unproven.

Yet, as often happens wh artists of this field, the mors that Viggo Mortensen is gay are persistent, which is surely annoyg.

VIGGO MORTENSEN DEFENDS PLAYG GAY NEW FILM: IT’S NOT ‘A GIMMICK, ANCHOR, OR SOME TRIGGER’ — WATCH

Although Viggo Mortensen has never admted to beg gay, the media always nsirs the likelihood of one day reportg on the other.

VIGGO MORTENSEN RPONDS TO CRICISM OVER GAY ROLE: ‘YOU’RE ASSUMG I’M PLETELY STRAIGHT’

Are you keen on Viggo Mortensen and also have anythg to say about the qutn - Is Viggo Mortensen gay?

- Come on and reveal everythg you know about this famo performer beg gay or not. In the movie that premiered at the Sundance Film Ftival, he also stars as a gay married liberal takg re of his ailg, homophobic father (played by Lance Henriksen). As for stg himself a gay role, Mortensen told The Inpennt that “he wouldn’t thk of askg someone what their sexual orientatn or intifitn was.

Neher do I assume that actors who intify as beg homosexual only want to play homosexual rol. I wasn’t tendg to play [the gay son] John, but I end up playg him, bee I had a high enough profile, and I also didn’t have to pay the actor. Viggo Mortensen thks 's fe for straight actors to play gay rol -- himself Lord of the Rgs star portrays a gay role, John, a new film he penned, Fallg, which is also his directorial but.

VIGGO MORTENSEN SUGGTS HE’S NOT “PLETELY STRAIGHT” FOLLOWG GAY ROLE BACKLASH

The movie tells the story of John's relatnship wh his antigay father Willis (Lance Henriksen), who mov to L. Mortensen strsed to Rters that the gay role is not "a gimmick, anchor or some trigger.

" While he had not ially planned on the character beg gay, he was spired to change his sexual orientatn while penng an airport scene his script where John receiv a ll om his partner.

ACTOR VIGGO MORTENSEN FENDS PLAYG GAY ROLE: “YOU’RE ASSUMG THAT I’M PLETELY STRAIGHT.”

"Mortensen's remarks e at a time of bate over the appropriatens of straight actors portrayg gay rol.