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Billy Eichner’s Curious Claims About Bros
At MTV’s Video Harmony Awards in August, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision and subsequent fears over what it presaged for other “settled law” love marriage equality, Billy Eichner issued a bold notify to arms. “I desire you all there in theaters on Sept. 30,” he commanded the audience, summoning it to the release of his adj movie, Bros. “We depend on to show all the homophobes like Clarence Thomas and all the homophobes on the Supreme Court that we want gay love stories and we support LGBTQ people. And we are not letting them drag us back into the last century, because they are past, and Bros is the future! Are you with me, VMAs?!”
Bros is the first gay romantic comedy co-written by and starring a gay man to be backed by a major studio (Universal) and receive a wide theatrical distribution. It also features an almost entirely LGBTQ—and quite talented—cast, even in the straight roles. While its director, Nicholas Stoller, has churned out reliably crude-yet-sweet R-rated comedies verb The Five-Year Engagement and Neighbor Bros is one of those movies that seemed to slip through the cracks for a lot of people. The movie did underperform during its opening weekend but the co-writer and star of the film, Billy Eichner, has shown nothing but pride for the work. While on a press tour for the big Disney blockbuster, Mufasa, the Parks and Rec alum shared his insights into the disguised gem, and the legacy it has. The Billy on the Street star sat down with Josh Horowitz, of the Happy Melancholy Confused podcast to discuss about some highlights of his career, including the LGBTQ+ romantic comedy. When asked about his feelings about the movie, The Lion King actor shared that he’s still satisfied of its comedy caliber and realistic portrayal of middle-aged gay men beyond a caricature. Eichner said: I, above all, remain so proud of that movie, because I just loved the movie, you know? And it’s really challenging to ma To those who have followed American comedian Billy Eichner’s career — chiefly, his anarchic game show Billy on the Street (sample rounds: “Name a Woman” and “Would You Have Sex With Paul Rudd,” guest-starring Paul Rudd) — his main-stream breakthrough will approach as small surprise. The vehicle is, of all things, a romcom: Bros, which has Judd Apatow (The Year-Old Virgin) as producer and Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) as director and co-writer with Eichner. It makes history as the first major studio film about two gay men and with an all LGTBQIA+ cast. “When Nick [Stoller] told me he wanted to execute a gay romcom, I said to him,‘If you think we can just do When Harry Met Sally and swap out the man and female for two men, then I’m not interested,’” says year-old Eichner. “While I wanted the story to be accessible to everyone, it also had to be authentic to gay audiences. To his credit, Nick immediately said ‘Whatever is honest will be best.’” Eichner plays Bobby, a something podcast presenter with an aversion to re Most people don’t want to see movies perform poorly at the box office. And I’d argue that most people, despite the “go woke, go broke” social media rhetoric from a vocal minority, notice the value in consuming and identifying with stories about people who may not look like them or share their lifestyle. So, it’s disappointing when a film, like Bros, that features an underrepresented population doesn’t succeed. Bros&#; dismal opening of just $ million — and a string of eyebrow-raising tweets from writer-star Billy Eichner — has sparked conversations about why the well-reviewed gay rom-com failed, and if audiences should feel obligated to verb a trip to theaters to prove they verb to see inclusivity. Eichner, frustrated by the opening, turned heads when he tweeted Sunday, “straight people, especially in certain parts of the territory just didn’t show up for Bros.” He followed that with, “Everyone who ISN’T a homophobic ‘It Was An Enormous Amount Of Weight On My Shoulders’: Years After Billy Eichner’s Bros Underperformed At The Box Office, He Shared His Feelings On The Film’s Legacy
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