Out actor Jordan Doww scares up his first lead role in gay horror ‘Ganymede’
A post shared by Jordan Doww (@jordandoww)Look out gays, there’s a new scream queen in town!The queer horror Ganymede debuts on digital platforms today, and it’s poised to be a real breakout moment for rising star Jordan Doww in his first leading feature film role.Set in the small-town South, Ganymede tells the story of star high school wrestler Lee Fletcher (Doww) who starts to crush on his openly gay classmate Kyle (Pablo Castelblanco).
But Lee comes from a strict Baptist home, and his demanding, legacy-obsessed father Big Lee (Stranger Things‘ Joe Chrest) won’t tolerate such blasphemy from his namesake son.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.So, he calls in Pastor Royer (Anchorman‘s David Koechner) to do whatever he has to do to scare Lee straight.
Only, it seems someone—or something—is taking “scare” quite literally, as a demon begins stalking Lee, which threatens to tear his life apart.Described as a “campy Southern Gothic” horror, filmmaking duo (and IRL partners) Colby Holt & Sam Probst’s Ganymede is a fantastic showcase for Doww.
Yes, it’s a scary movie—and he’s got a great scream!—but he also gets to play up the family drama of it all, the darkly dry sense of humor, and the romance in Lee’s sweet moments with Kyle.In other words, Jordan Doww has got the range!A post shared by Jordan Doww (@jordandoww)And that shouldn’t be a surprise if you’re familiar with his career thus far.
