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That time Josh Hartnett went gay on ‘Penny Dreadful’ & confirmed why he’s every millennial’s “queer awakening”
Trap finds Josh Hartnett playing a father who takes his teen daughter to a pop star’s stadium tour, only for them to wind up at the center of a “dark and sinister event.”But for a certain demographic of moviegoers, the idea of being trapped anywhere with Hartnett doesn’t sound like a horror movie at all—it sounds like a queer millennial’s dream come true!Yes, for gays of a certain age, Josh Hartnett is the ultimate Hollywood heartthrob, responsible for many a “gay awakening.” And it seems that his recent step back into the spotlight is bringing up a lot of old feelings…Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Josh Hartnett was my 90s gay boy crush pic.twitter.com/XlKk453IKeThe actor first splashed onto the scene in a huge way in 1998 with a one-two punch of horror hits: Halloween H20: 20 Years Later, where he played the son of Jamie Lee Curtis’ eternal scream queen Laurie Strode, and The Faculty, a star-studded high school alien invasion romp.Now, the gays’ love of the horror genre has been well-documented, so right out of the gate Hartnett was perhaps unknowingly endearing himself to the LGBTQ+ community. But this was just the beginning, and the handsome star had a little something for everybody at the turn of the millennium.Gay men are not a monolith.