A new gay superhero(!?), Ellen’s last hurrah & all the best LGBTQ+ releases this week
Need a boost to get over Hump Day? The Hot Sheet is Queerty’s midweek pop culture catch-up, highlighting the entertainment stories everyone’s talking about, the ones you might’ve missed, and the notable LGBTQ+ film & TV releases in the days ahead. Here’s everything you need to stay in-the-know:MONSTERS INC.: Wait, is Pixar blaming queer representation for its biggest flop?
A new investigative piece purports the animation studio sees Lightyear‘s controversial same-sex kiss as the reason it underwhelmed at the box office—so much so that they worked hard to make Inside Out 2‘s heroine Riley seem less gay! [IGN]SEEING DOUBLE: In his anticipated follow-up to the Oscar-winning Parasite, director Bong Joon-ho taps multiple Robert Pattinsons to play a man who gets cloned over and over again for a dangerous deep-space mission in the sci-fi Mickey 17, which *spoiler* just might feature a two-Pattinson sex scene! [INTO]SHE’S BACK: 30 years after her landmark sitcom’s premiere, Ellen Degeneres returns with a brand-new comedy special For Your Approval on Sep.
24—which will be her very last. And it could be a juicy one, too, as this first look teases she’ll address getting “kicked out of show business.”HE BANGS: Over Emmys weekend, Ricky Martin talked season two of his AppleTV+ series Palm Royale, looking ahead to more fabulous poolside fashion, though sharing he hopes he’s “not naked” this time… hmm, you’re alone in that one, Ricky! [Queerty]POWER COUPLE: Accepting this year’s Emmys Governor’s Award, gay TV super-producer Greg Berlanti gave a powerful speech thanking the man he calls his husband, co-father to their two children, and “soulmate” Robbie Rogers—who, if you didn’t know, is a former professional soccer player! [Outsports]LOCK(ED UP) STEP: Queer dancer Ezra Sosa made his official Dancing With The Stars debut on last night’s premiere, doing the Cha Cha with Anna Delvey to the tune of “Espresso.” Let’s just say..
