Julianne Moore is “deeply hurt” over headlines that claim she “regrets” playing a queer character in The Kids Are All Right.
In a recent interview with Variety, the Oscar-winning actress reflected on the legacy of the 2010 queer classic, which starred Moore as Jules, a lesbian raising two children with her partner Nic (Annette Benning).
Although the film received wide acclaim and is notable for being one of the first mainstream movies to show a same-sex couple raising two teenagers, it received backlash for casting two heterosexual actors as queer characters. “Here we were, in this movie about a queer family, and all of the principal actors were straight.