‘Crush’ Star Auli’i Cravalho Says It Was Vital That Queer Writers Make a Queer Rom-Com (Video)
thewrap.comWARNING: Spoilers ahead for Hulu’s new movie “Crush”Trying to figure out if you have real feelings for your childhood crush or her sister, can be hard.
But such is the situation in Hulu’s new rom-com “Crush.” And for Auli’Cravalho, who stars as half — or rather, one third — of that love story, having queer writers was a huge factor in telling that story authentically.“Having queer writers, and a director, just allowed us to have this film that was so vibrant and funny,” Cravalho told TheWrap. “Like, to be able to also tease queerness you know?
It’s funny, and it’s okay! Because we’re teasing ourselves, you know what I mean?”Directed by Sammi Cohen, and written by Casey Rackham and Kirsten King, “Crush” follows Paige (Rowan Blanchard) as she tries to figure out what the happiest moment in her life up to this point has been, so she can immortalize it for her college art school application.
She thinks maybe it’s her crush on Gabriella Campos (Isabella Ferreira), and the moment she fell for her in grade school.The problem is, Paige is looking at suspension because her school administrators suspect her of being KingPun, an artist who graffitis school grounds with clever pun murals.
