Tag: Boy Erased
Joel Edgerton Regrets Putting ‘Boy Erased’ in Theatres Ahead of Netflix
Director of conversion therapy feature film ‘Boy Erased’ Joel Edgerton has spoken about his regret of not putting the movie directly onto streaming platform ‘Netflix’ rather than launching on the movie festival circuit first. The film which was an adaptation from Garrard Conley’s memoir about his experiences as a young man subjected to gay conversion
Watch the Emotional First Trailer For Gay Conversion Drama “Boy Erased”
The 2018 Oscars race has begun.
The trailer for the gay conversion drama, Boy Erased, is finally here, and grab some tissues because it is an emotional gut-punch.
The film, directed by Joel Edgerton, is based on Garrard Conley’s 2016 memoir of the same name, and stars Lucas Hedges (who played a gay high school student in last year’s Lady Bird) as Jared, the 19-year-old son of a Baptist pastor (Russell Crowe), who sends him to a California-based Christian ex-gay program.
“Boy...
Your First Look at Gay Conversion Therapy Drama “Boy Erased”
Joel Edgerton's adaptation of Garrard Conley’s memoir stars Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, and Russell Crowe
The first official photos have been released for Boy Erased, the upcoming film about a teenager’s harrowing experience at a gay conversion camp.
As first reported last summer, Joel Edgerton directed the film, which he adapted from Garrard Conley’s 2016 memoir of the same name.
Conley, son of an Arkansas Baptist pastor, was sent to Love in Action, a California-based Christian ex-gay program, at age 19. His...
Troye Sivan Joins Cast of Joel Edgerton’s Coming-Out Drama, Boy Erased
The Blue Neighbourhood singer joins a star-studded cast for the 2018 film.
Move over, Harry Styles. There’s a new heartthrob musician making the jump to film. Troye Sivan has just joined the cast of Joel Edgerton’s Boy Erased, a “coming-of-age and “coming-out drama” based on a memoir about gay conversion therapy.
In the original book, Garrard Conley’s Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family, Conley describes the situation he faced after being outed in his freshman year of...
Lucas Hedges To Star In Gay Conversion Therapy Drama “Boy Erased”
The film will explore the hardships of growing up gay in a small conservative town.
Director Joel Edgerton is bringing Garrard Conley’s 2016 memoir, Boy Erased, to the big screen.
Edgerton wrote and will direct the film adaptation of the book, which will star Manchester By The Sea’s Lucas Hedges, according to Deadline.
The memoir tells the story of Conley’s time attending Love in Action, a program designed to “cure” homosexuality, after being outed to his conservative parents in his small Arkansas...
