Disney's First Openly Gay Character Arriv Bety and the Beast

Contents:

• 'BETY AND THE BEAST' FEATUR DISNEY'S FIRST GAY CHARACTER
• ‘BETY AND THE BEAST’: JOSH GAD PLAYS DISNEY’S FIRST-EVER GAY CHARACTER
• ALL THE CHARACTERS 'BETY AND THE BEAST' WHO WERE PROBABLY GAY ALL ALONG
• "BETY AND THE BEAST" DIRECTOR NFIRMS OPENLY GAY CHARACTER THE LIVE-ACTN REMAKE
• 'BETY AND THE BEAST'S 'GAY MOMENT' MAY HAVE BEEN MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHG
• ALL THE CHARACTERS 'BETY AND THE BEAST' WHO WERE PROBABLY GAY ALL ALONG
• LEFOU EMBRAC LE FEY: DISNEY GO GAY IN ‘BETY AND THE BEAST’
• JOSH GAD RPONDS TO PEOPLE UPSET BY GAY CHARACTER ‘BETY AND THE BEAST’
• AN ALABAMA THEATER WON'T SHOW THE NEW 'BETY AND THE BEAST' BEE HAS A GAY CHARACTER
• IS THIS REALLY DISNEY’S FIRST GAY CHARACTER?
• ‘BETY AND THE BEAST’ TO FEATURE DISNEY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER
• DISNEY'S FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER ARRIV BETY AND THE BEAST
• THE “EXCLIVELY GAY” CHARACTER THE BETY AND THE BEAST REMAKE IS NOT AS REVOLUTNARY AS DISNEY THKS IT IS

'BETY AND THE BEAST' FEATUR DISNEY'S FIRST GAY CHARACTER

The highly anticipated live-actn remake of “Bety and the Beast” will feature a gay character for the first time Disney's history, acrdg to the film’s director. Director Bill Condon said an terview wh Attu, a Brish gay magaze, that LeFou, the goofy sikick of the film’s ma villa, Gaston, will fd his own subplot by explorg his sexualy. ” Condon promised the film will have a “nice, exclively gay moment” at the the LGBTQ have been advotg to see themselv reprented Disney films.

Those g were advotg for givg the lead character Disney’s blockbter h “Frozen” a female love tert the news of LeFou beg Disney’s first gay character, however, was met wh mixed reactns.

It’s certa as the sun — Josh Gad’s character Bety and the Beast is gay.

‘BETY AND THE BEAST’: JOSH GAD PLAYS DISNEY’S FIRST-EVER GAY CHARACTER

But is a nice, exclively gay moment a Disney movie.

The live-actn “Bety and the Beast” remake is set to make history by featurg Disney’s first-ever “exclively gay moment, ” director Bill Condon Emma Watson sg “Belle” om “Bety and the Beast”In the new film, Josh Gad’s character LeFou -- a syphantic henchman to the nceed Gaston, played by Le Evans -- will be prented a b differently om the 1991 animated versn. And, now, looks like the pany will do jt that wh Bety and the the April issue of Attu, director Bill Condon nfirmed the live-actn adaptatn of Bety and the Beast would have an openly gay character. "By reprentg same-sex attractn this short but explicly gay scene, the stud is sendg out a msage that this is normal and natural—and this is a msage that will be heard every untry of the world, even untri where 's still socially unacceptable or even illegal to be gay.

They're not talkg about the overall film, which is gettg great reviews (three out of four stars om USA TODAY) and breakg box office rerds wh a $170 ln but, the hight ever for March and the seventh-hight of all unrwhelmed reactn has been to the so-lled "exclively gay moment" the film, which has ed ternatnal ntroversy sce director Bill Condon first mentned an terview wh Attu the terview, Condon said the character LeFou (Josh Gad) would be portrayed as gay.

ALL THE CHARACTERS 'BETY AND THE BEAST' WHO WERE PROBABLY GAY ALL ALONG

The "gay moment" that Condon was referrg to is a blk-and-you'll-miss- shot the film's fal sends. "If nobody had said that #LeFou had a 'gay moment'  #BetyAndTheBeast, I really don't thk would've even been a thg, " wrote one Twter er. "Watched the new #BetyAndTheBeast movie last night, hontly don't unrstand what the outrage (about) there beg a gay character was (about), " wrote another.

"BETY AND THE BEAST" DIRECTOR NFIRMS OPENLY GAY CHARACTER THE LIVE-ACTN REMAKE

"Bt part of my day was when half the theater clapped and cheered when the gay uple me on screen #BetyAndTheBeast, " reported one dience who supported the film appld how much money was able rack spe reported "boytts. "Though the moment was well-received or unrwhelmg to many dience members, there were some the LGBT muny who thought the reprentatn of a gay character did not go far enough.

'BETY AND THE BEAST'S 'GAY MOMENT' MAY HAVE BEEN MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHG

Also LeFou is not gay enough, " one Twter er sentiment was shared by some LGBT crics and wrers. "Disney n pat self on s back all wants for turng a villao buffoon that was d as gay the origal film to a morally ambiguo buffoon who is more obvly gay, nfis a teapot, and tri out dancg wh a man, " wrote Vulture.

ALL THE CHARACTERS 'BETY AND THE BEAST' WHO WERE PROBABLY GAY ALL ALONG

"Although I adored the movie overall, part of my tratn wh is that I had hoped for more out of Condon’s 'exclively gay moment, '" The Huffgton Post explaed. Disney's Bety and the Beast is easily one of the greatt and gayt children's movi of all pany recently ma headl after cidg to clu a sgle gay character their latt live-actn versn. Crics lled their cln of one gay character groundbreakg — which was — but as any unhealthy obssed fan of the movie knows, the origal Bety and the Beast was rich wh queer subtexts and characters (or at least, on we uld dream about) ALSO: 'Bety and the Beast' director reveals Disney's first openly gay characterListen: the movie me out (hare-har) 1991.

LEFOU EMBRAC LE FEY: DISNEY GO GAY IN ‘BETY AND THE BEAST’

SEE ALSO: Malaysia holds off screeng 'Bety and the Beast' after scene volvg 'gay moment'Below is list of characters om Bety and the Beast who are very likely queer but who jt haven't e out yet, and may future versns. CogsworthImage: disneyFace : Cogsworth is one gay clock.

GastonGaston's entire purpose life is to let know he's not gay. Perhaps Gaston over-performs his masculy precisely bee he liv such a homophobic French small town/fictnal Disney movie. The town hairdrserImage: youtubeObvly, stereotyp aren't real and not all male hairdrsers are gay, but this one is.

JOSH GAD RPONDS TO PEOPLE UPSET BY GAY CHARACTER ‘BETY AND THE BEAST’

It's a ltle disappotg that he's the only out gay character Disney's newt versn of Bety and The Beast, and not a particularly posive one. Not exactly the image wh which gay men like to be associated.

There is a pattern wh all of the d “gay” characters, all of whom uld be scribed ntemporary terms as genr non-nformg: They’re all villas.

AN ALABAMA THEATER WON'T SHOW THE NEW 'BETY AND THE BEAST' BEE HAS A GAY CHARACTER

In an terview wh Bra’s Attu Magaze, Condon revealed that he will make his mark on the Disney legacy by allowg years of subtext to fally e to the surface, prentg the first “nice, exclively gay moment a Disney movie, ” the director said.

READ MORE: Cate Blanchett Remds You Why She’s A Gay In Wh Powerhoe Drag Bar Lip Sync — Watch.

IS THIS REALLY DISNEY’S FIRST GAY CHARACTER?

Condon, who unts Sir Ian McKellen as a good iend, is openly gay.

‘BETY AND THE BEAST’ TO FEATURE DISNEY’S FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER

Even if the moment wreaks of tokenism, is still a historic tone for Disney to regnize a gay character out loud. Josh Gad has a msage for those who are offend that his character, LeFou, is gay.

DISNEY'S FIRST OPENLY GAY CHARACTER ARRIV BETY AND THE BEAST

Josh Gad has a msage for people upset that his character the upg “Bety and the Beast” film is gay.

THE “EXCLIVELY GAY” CHARACTER THE BETY AND THE BEAST REMAKE IS NOT AS REVOLUTNARY AS DISNEY THKS IT IS

Gad plays LeFou, the first openly gay character a Disney movie. Related: Alabama theater shuns ‘Bety and the Beast’ over gay ‘moment’. Director Bill Condon talked to Attu magaze last week about his cisn to have an “exclively gay moment” the film.

A drive- movie theater Alabama announced on s Facebook page Thursday that will not be showg Disney's upg live-actn versn of "Bety and the Beast" bee has a gay Henagar Drive-In Theatre Henagar, Alabama, me to the cisn after "Bety and the Beast" director Bill Condon revealed that Josh Gad's character LeFou, the il sikick to antagonist Gaston (Le Evans), will be Disney's first-ever openly LGBTQ 's a portn of what was wrten on the Henagar Drive-In Facebook page:"For those that do not know 'Bety and the Beast' is 'premierg' their first homosexual character. "Condon explaed the reason behd LeFou beg gay the live-actn "Bety and the Beast" to Attu: “LeFou is somebody who on one day wants to be Gaston and on another day wants to kiss Gaston, " Condon said. "At the end of the Henagar Drive-In Facebook post, the theater stat: "We will ntue to show fay oriented films so you n feel ee to e watch wholome movi whout worryg about sex, nudy, homosexualy and foul language.