Legends play legends! (GIF via GIPHY) File this under the best news you've heard all day: Billy Eichner will develop and star in Man in the Box, the life story of the troubled actor Paul Lynde.
The life of the TV party, Lynde was a glass-closeted gay who for many of us was the first hint of what a queer man could be.
His story is compelling, as were his relatable neuroses. The people I know who knew him rave about his ability to be funny while reminding me that he could also go dark and become morose and embittered.
Sounds like a good movie to me. In his Deadline interview, Eichner notes: There is no gay Tom Hanks in this country. There is no gay Will Ferrell.