In the meantime, you can revisit its raunchy, “Red Band” trailer below. So, is Bros destined to be a new rom-com classic? We’ll have to wait ’til September 30 to find out. “We have our own rules and types of relationship, which can be very quote-unquote ‘heteronormative’ or they can be very unconventional… It has to be as warm and funny as those classic romantic comedies, but it has to be authentic to the gay experience.” Because gay dating is not the same,” Eichner reiterates.
“As much as I love When Harry Met Sally, you can’t make When Harry Met Sally that just happens to star two men. To quote the infamous homophobic phrase: “It’s Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve,” and perhaps, as Eichner posits, that’s a good thing-we should be making more space for our own original stories. Explore the latest videos from hashtags: turninggay. Watch popular content from the following creators: Tyler(officialtyler1), niki(catsforbre), MEI MEI (imei), Symbrock Enthusiast(abstract.shape), (bakedbutt). He knows it’s not as easy as taking a straight rom-com, replacing the woman with a man, and then calling it a day. Discover short videos related to turning red tyler being gay in turning red on TikTok. But shouldn’t gay actors get to play our own characters? Can anybody flesh out an LGBTQ+ character like an LGBTQ+ actor?”įor Eichner, it’s all about putting queer voices front and center, and depicting the lives of those in the LGBTQ community as accurately as possible. What about when the tables are turned? Eichner gives his two cents: “In theory, I have no problem with straight actors playing gay if they’re worthy of the role. The debate over whether or not straight actors should be able to play queer characters has been raging for years now, but Bros‘ queer casting coup throws an interesting wrench in things.
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“To look around and know we’re making this historic movie and that all of us are representing the entire community… it was really f*cking magical.” Photo Credit: Universal Pictures
“It felt like the right thing to do ethically, and creatively it adds something that’s hard to articulate,” the actor-who co-wrote the movie with its director, Nicholas Stoller, shares. As has been previously reported, many of these actors will be playing straight characters-in fact, Eichner confirms that every single principal member of the cast is from the LGBTQ community. In an exclusive interview with Empire Magazine, the Billy On The Street star shed some light on his film’s gag-worthy cast, a proper “Who’s Who?” of queer talent.
Hot on the heels of our warm welcome to Fire Island, the buzz is ramping up for Billy Eichner‘s Bros, which is set to debut in theaters on September 30. Apparently we’re living in a renaissance of gay rom-coms, and you’ll be hearing no complaints here!