The casting of Oscar-bait zaddies Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci to portray a longtime gay couple in Harry Macqueen’s drama Supernova set many hearts racing from the word go.
Then again, two more purportedly straight stars playing gay also added fuel to the fire in a raging debate over queer representation, and the casting of LGBTQ actors to play LGBTQ roles.But one angle of this debate that the sweet, maudlin Supernova (★★★☆☆) seems to settle for sure is that straight A-listers like Firth and Tucci only take on these same-sex-loving roles when death is on the line.