In an interview with Attitude, McCrea opens up about his supporting character in the highly anticipated project. “It depends on who you’re asking I suppose – but for me, yes, it’s official: he’s queer,” he said. “But we don’t see him falling in love; there’s no social aspect to the character.
It’s not beating you on the head with a stick. But his lifestyle is fabulous, he loves life and it was so fun to play him.” McCrea further confirmed the characters’ queerness when he revealed that Artie was originally written as a drag queen. “I think he was always intended to be queer-representing I suppose, or somehow a member of the LGBTQ+ community.