Billy Eichner on All-Queer ‘Bros’ Cast: ‘We’re Trying to Correct an Imbalance’
variety.comWilson Chapman editorIn September, Billy Eichner will star in the gay rom-com “Bros,” which has made headlines for featuring an all-LGBTQ cast of actors.
On the MTV Movie & TV Awards red carpet in Santa Monica on Sunday, Eichner talked with Variety about why having an all-queer cast for the Universal film was so “important” to him.“So often in Hollywood, a lot of the great LGBTQ roles historically have gone to straight actors, and they win awards for it.
And they get a lot of acclaim and they use it to show people their range,” Eichner told Variety. “And the casting of ‘Bros’ is not to say that straight should only play straight and gay should only play gay.
We’re not making strict rules like that. But what we’re trying to do is, we’re trying to correct an imbalance.” “Bros” features LGBTQ actors in every role of the film, including several straight and cisgender parts.
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