'Bros' is the first major studio film to star and be co-written by an openly gay man, Billy Eichner, and the first with all LGBTQ+ actors in principal roles, including…
"Bros" is the first major studio film to star and be co-written by an openly gay man, Billy Eichner, and the first with all LGBTQ+ actors in principal roles, including Luke Macfarlane, Ts Madison and…Bobby , left, and Aaron in Bros, co-written, produced and directed by Nicholas Stoller.Billy Eichner wants to bring romance back to movie theaters. And he thinks “Bros,” a history-making movie about two cynical gay men who do everything they can to not fall in love, is the way to do it.
He’s calling a few days after the film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, a moment he says felt like a rock concert and calls “one of the most exciting things ever." “Bros” opens Friday at more than 3,000 movie theaters. Eichner plays Bobby, a cynical podcast host and curator of an anticipated LGBTQ+ museum in New York City. During a night out with a friend, he meets Macfarlane’s Aaron, a strapping, handsome lawyer who seems Bobby’s exact opposite. After a serious of hilarious text exchanges, they agree to go on a date.
Indeed, the strength of “Bros” is how it so adeptly combines contrasting elements and subverts heteronormative movie tropes. It purposely and pointedly hits hard at traditional rom-com elements – dancing on the beach, climactic serenades – to ultimately, finally give gay audiences their own happy ending.
"It is fascinating how we have moved away from this in mainstream studio releases," says Macfarlane."We haven't really watched people fall in love. I think that maybe that is reflected by, if I can be so bold, the fact that our culture is a little bit more cynical." Funny and maybe uncomfortable for straight audiences who are used to their gay characters as funny sidekicks, tragic heroes or not there at all. In that way, “Bros” is a bright, waving flag in the face of continuous attacks on the LGBTQ+ community.
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