Jake Gyllenhaal Playing Gay Los Angeles boy Gay Jake Gyllenhaal Playing Gay Los Angeles

Jim Parsons on “the fight” over straight actors playing gay parts: “There’s a spectrum”

Reading now: 489
nme.com

Netflix remake of The Boys in the Band said spoke of “this spectrum” and nodded to Brokeback Mountain as a good example.“There’s definitely this spectrum: I think the fight, as it were, is not about having only gay people play the gay parts but to ensure that all parts are open to all actors,” Parsons said in a recent interview with the Los Angeles Times.“It’s important that gay characters are portrayed as well-rounded and completely human individuals,” he added.“And there are plenty of straight actors who have played gay characters brilliantly.

I think Brokeback Mountain is one of the most touching gay movies and love stories I have ever seen, and those two straight actors [Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal] were the best choices for those.

Read more on nme.com
The website meaws.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA