Bottoms: NFL star Marshawn Lynch had a heartwarming reason for joining the queer comedy
The director of Bottoms has opened up about the heartfelt reason behind Marshawn Lynch’s casting. On 25 August, the highly anticipated lesbian teen comedy was released in select US theatres.
Starring Bodies Bodies Bodies star Rachel Sennott as PJ and The Bear’s Ayo Edebiri as Josie, the film follows the two queer teenagers and their journey of creating a fight club to “impress and hook up with cheerleaders”. “Their bizarre plan works.
The fight club gains traction, and soon the most popular girls in school are beating each other up in the name of self-defense,” reads the official synopsis. “But PJ and Josie find themselves in over their heads and in need of a way out before their plan is exposed.” Since its limited release, Bottoms has received universal acclaim from viewers and critics, with many praising the film for its “subversive” story and the comedic performances of the cast, including Lynch.
In the movie, the Super Bowl champ plays Mr G, PJ and Josie’s good-natured and clueless faculty advisor. While Lynch’s casting in the LGBTQIA+ film seemed out of left field for some moviegoers, there’s a surprisingly sentimental reason behind it.
