Pixar Short Film 'Out' Featur Stud's First Gay Ma Character - Variety

Contents:

• PIXAR SHORT FILM ‘OUT’ FEATUR STUD’S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER
• NEW SHORT FILM 'OUT' FEATUR PIXAR'S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER
• PIXAR SHORT ‘OUT’ FEATUR THE STUD’S FIRST GAY LEAD CHARACTER
• PIXAR SHORT ‘OUT’ PROV GAY STORI CAN LIVE ON FAY-FRIENDLY DISNEY+
• DISNEY+ RELEASE PIXAR SHORT FEATURG FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER
• PIXAR MAK PROGRS WH DISNEY+ SHORT ‘OUT’ FEATURG ANIMATN STUD’S FIRST GAY LEAD
• THE TE STORY BEHD OUT, PIXAR'S GROUNDBREAKG GAY SHORT FILM
• PIXAR SHORT FILM ‘OUT’ FEATUR STUD’S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER
• PIXAR'S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER ARRIV MOVG DISNEY+ SHORT FILM
• PIXAR SHORT ‘OUT’ ON DISNEY+ FEATUR ANIMATN STUD’S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER
• PIXAR'S SHORT FILM 'OUT' FEATUR STUD'S FIRST GAY LEAD CHARACTER
• PIXAR FEATUR FIRST GAY LEAD NEW ANIMATED SHORT ‘OUT’
• PIXAR'S NEW SHORT FILM, 'OUT,' IS ABOUT A GAY MAN WHO FDS LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE, AND MANY FANS ARE LLG AN UPLIFTG STORY

PIXAR SHORT FILM ‘OUT’ FEATUR STUD’S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER

AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe animated film follows a gay man’s journey to acceptance as he prepar to move to a cy wh his May 24, 2020Updated May 27, 2020The man nervoly practic ont of his dog how he is gog to tell his parents he is gay. “Jt look them the ey and say, ‘Mom, Dad, I’m — this is my boyiend, Manuel, ’” Greg says, holdg a amed photo of himself wh his boyiend ’s a scene om “Out, ” the new short film om Pixar Animatn Studs that troduc the stud’s first gay ma character. Advocy anizatn, appld the film’s gay narrative.

“By centerg on a young gay man, ‘Out’ jt raised the bar for cln kids and fay programmg.

In the 2019 Marvel movie “Avengers: Endgame, ” there was a brief appearance by a gay the 2017 live-actn remake of “Bety and the Beast, ” LeFou, Gaston’s sikick played by Josh Gad, was prented as Diaz is a general assignment reporter verg breakg news. More about Johnny DiazA versn of this article appears prt on, Sectn A, Page 19 of the New York edn wh the headle: Pixar Film ‘Out’ Featur Stud’s First Gay Lead.

NEW SHORT FILM 'OUT' FEATUR PIXAR'S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER

"Out, " a short film that featur Pixar's first gay ma character, was released Friday on film, which is part of the platform's SparkShorts seri, follows the story of Greg, whose excement about movg wh his boyiend, Manuel, is unrcut by his anxiety over not beg out to his parents. Pixar’s new short film “Out” is remiscent of classic Disney body-swap edi like “Freaky Friday” and the “Shaggy Dog” movi, but ’s also a first for the stud, bee s ma character is gay.

The story revolv around a young man named Greg, who’s aaid to tell his parents that he’s gay and is worried that they will see a picture of him and his boyiend when they e help him move. A study released last year by the Gay and Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD) found that only 18. Disney has clud LGBTQ upl some of s blockbters – Gaston’s sikick LeFou was portrayed as gay the live-actn versn of “Bety and the Beast, ” and there was a brief kiss between two female rebel fighters “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

A character also me out as gay on the Disney Channel seri “Andi Mack, ” which ran for three seasons before wrappg up last year.

PIXAR SHORT ‘OUT’ FEATUR THE STUD’S FIRST GAY LEAD CHARACTER

The existence of “Out, ” an animated short film on Disney+ about a gay man’s g-out story, might e as a shock given recent barbs thrown at the stud. But “Out” illtrat that Disney+ ntent n be both fay-iendly and al wh ser issu, and ’s a historic moment also bee giv animatn stud Pixar s first-ever gay lead. Packaged as part of Pixar’s SparkShorts program signed to lift emergg voic, “Out” is a ne-mute step toward normalizg gay characters animated films for youngsters, and quietly revolutnary s own way.

” Hunter was raised a small town Canada where, he said, “there was nothg that told me beg gay was okay.

PIXAR SHORT ‘OUT’ PROV GAY STORI CAN LIVE ON FAY-FRIENDLY DISNEY+

The ma character “Out” is Greg, a young gay guy who’s not out to his parents and is about to move to the big cy to live wh his boyiend, Manuel. It’s hardly guy-on-guy sex, sure, but given the lack of gay reprentatn on screens ’s still shockg.

DISNEY+ RELEASE PIXAR SHORT FEATURG FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER

“Out” was also signed to flip the script on the often fatalistic portrayals of gay, nfed, or closeted people g to terms wh their sexualy movi and TV. Penis breath equals gay equals bad.

Pixar's Out is a new short film g to Disney+, featurg the stud's first ma LGBTQ+ character and follows the story of Greg, who is gearg up to move wh his boyiend, but has not yet e out as gay to his parents. Given current social distancg guil, we're all totally hooked on Disney+ right now, and thgs are about to get even better, bee a short film by Pixar featurg the stud's first openly gay ma character has jt lnched on the platform. Aptly named Out, directed by Steven Clay Hunter, the animated film which forms part of their #SparkShorts seri, follows the story of Greg, a guy who's gettg ready to move wh his boyiend and settle down - except he hasn't que told his parents that he's gay jt yet.

The story of Out follows Greg who's planng to move wh his boyiend, spe the fact his parents don't know he's gay.

PIXAR MAK PROGRS WH DISNEY+ SHORT ‘OUT’ FEATURG ANIMATN STUD’S FIRST GAY LEAD

Released on May 22 and only ne mut long, Out follows Pixar's prev animatn Onward, which featured a lbian character voiced by Lena Wahe, which faced backlash after she was given such a mor character the Story, Black Panther and Disney Channel origal Andi Mack have also had LGBTQ+ scen, but Out is the first time that the story has revolved around a gay uple. I jt watched the new Pixar SparkShorts film Out on Disney+ Not only is the animatn betiful, but I also relate to on a personal level, jt like wh to spread awarens and sre homophob — Donut (TTTE & SPOP Spoilers) (@WDonut04) May 22, 2020.

READ MORE: QUIZ: How gay are you, really? “Out” centers on a young gay man, Greg, who’s not out to his parents and is (naturally) about to move to the big cy to live wh his boyiend, Manuel. Almost shockgly, a gay uple is even seen kissg, albe briefly, this otherwise tame but still revolutnary s own way film, as featur animatn stud Pixar’s first gay lead.

One small step to normalizg gay characters animated films for youngsters.

THE TE STORY BEHD OUT, PIXAR'S GROUNDBREAKG GAY SHORT FILM

Pixar, earlier this year, featured a gay character promently the animated h “Onward, ” which is also available to stream on Disney+. One of them is a purple cyclops named Specter, who’s voiced by Lena Wahe and is, acrdg to the stud, Disney’s first openly gay character.

PIXAR SHORT FILM ‘OUT’ FEATUR STUD’S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER

A SparkShort film that recently buted on Disney+, Out is about a gay man named Greg who ntemplat g out to his fay when they drop by for a surprise vis. However, the gay character Greg is Hunter’s first LGBTQ character– which is apt as Greg is loosely based on Hunter himself. To animate the first gay kiss for a Disney film, Hunter worked wh Wenll Lee, the only other gay animator still at Pixar when Hunter had earlier worked wh them.

Disney Pixar’s Onward, which was released this year, featured the first openly gay character: Officer Spector, a cyclops p that was voiced by actrs Lena Wahe. Meanwhile, Gaston’s sikick the 2017’s live-actn Bety and the Beast was barely hted to be gay.

PIXAR'S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER ARRIV MOVG DISNEY+ SHORT FILM

In a statement attributed to “the LGBTQIA+ employe of Pixar, and their alli” obtaed by Variety, employe of the animatn stud allege that Disney rporate executiv have mand cuts om “nearly every moment of overtly gay affectn… regardls of when there is prott om both the creative teams and executive learship at Pixar.

The stunng claim is part of a wir reactn to the pany-wi memo sent to Disney employe by CEO Bob Chapek on Monday regardg s rponse to the recently passed legislatn Florida known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The same year, Pixar released a short film, “Out, ” on Disney Pl, about a gay man who stggl wh g out to his parents.

PIXAR SHORT ‘OUT’ ON DISNEY+ FEATUR ANIMATN STUD’S FIRST GAY MA CHARACTER

The employee letter also mands Disney whdraw fancial support of all legislatur who supported the “Don’t Say Gay” bill and “take a cisive public stand” agast the legislatn and bills like elsewhere the untry. It also referenc Chapek’s ments earlier on Wednday durg the pany’s shareholrs meetg, when the CEO spoke publicly for the first time about Disney’s opposn to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, after weatherg wispread cricism for his handlg of the issue. DeSantis mted to me that he wanted to make sure that this law uld not be weaponized any way by dividuals the state or groups the state to unduly harm or target gay, lbian, nonbary or transgenr kids and fai, ” Chapek said.

PIXAR'S SHORT FILM 'OUT' FEATUR STUD'S FIRST GAY LEAD CHARACTER

In regards to Disney’s fancial volvement wh legislators behd the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, we hoped that our pany would show up for . Nearly every moment of overtly gay affectn is cut at Disney’s beht, regardls of when there is prott om both the creative teams and executive learship at Pixar.

PIXAR FEATUR FIRST GAY LEAD NEW ANIMATED SHORT ‘OUT’

We are llg on Disney learship to immediately whdraw all fancial support om the legislators behd the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, to fully nounce this legislatn publicly, and to make amends for their fancial volvement. Outma history as the first Pixar film to feature a gay lead character.

PIXAR'S NEW SHORT FILM, 'OUT,' IS ABOUT A GAY MAN WHO FDS LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE, AND MANY FANS ARE LLG AN UPLIFTG STORY

He spoke wh iends and other gay men about their experienc.