Austin Butler goes ‘Psycho,’ a very gay Sundance lineup & 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:DEVIL IN DISGUISE: The gays went wild went it was announced that queer auteur Luca Guadagnino would be helming a no-doubt homoerotic remake of Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho, and it seems he’s found his new Patrick Bateman: Smoldering Dune 2 & Elvis star Austin Butler! [Variety]PERSON OF INTEREST: All week long, the internet has been wholly developed with fascination (and thirst) over the story of wanted man Luigi Mangione, while popular TikToker “Goobi Gubbi” has recognized he bears an uncanny resemblance—much to his mother’s chagrin. [Queerty]RELEASE THE EXTENDED CUT!: After Trisha Paytas’ surprise appearance on SNL this past weekend, Bowen Yang returned the favor by guesting on her pod and spilling some piping-hot tea that apparently Wicked had a shirtless Jonathan Bailey and Ethan Slater scene left on the cutting-room floor. *GASP*Bowen Yang tells Trisha Paytas there’s a deleted ‘Wicked’ scene featuring a shirtless Jonathan Bailey.
pic.twitter.com/OMsn6ynr6kGOOD LUCK, BABE: After an unprecedented rise to superstardom, Chappell Roan has had her (un)fair share of public scrutiny, and now a viral thread is attempting to call her out as fake lesbian, pointing to photos of her with supposed ex-boyfriend as proof.
But the ex is question? Famously gay YouTuber Conor Franta! [INTO]GUESS WHO’S BACK IN THE HOUSE?: Before RuPaul’s Drag Race makes a splash with its 17th season in early 2025, official recap show The Pit Stop has announced the perfect host to soak it all up: Monét X Change, back in the hot seat for the first time since Season 14—and looking fabulous. [Variety]THE GREATEST GIFT: We have reached unprecedented levels of “gays caring about football” thanks to the.
