With Bros, BillyEichner wanted to present “an authentic version of gay life that still felt warm”—and is ready for the world to see it. “I truly do think this is the best thing I've ever done,” he tells V.F.
seems likely to make a dent on Friday at the box office, which has seen successful bows forover the past two weeks. In our interview, Eichner goes deep on the making and rollout of the–directed movie, and striking that careful balance between a timeless story and a historic breakthrough.
It was really special to see the reaction out of Toronto specifically, because that’s one of the biggest movie festivals in the world. You got to have this huge crowd really laughing along with the movie. But I am really curious about that other element you were talking about, of moving people.
I'm always surprised by which moments affect people. It's not always the ones that you see coming…. As me and my love interest, Aaron, start to bond and our relationship is becoming more intimate and vulnerable and romantic, we see all those walls come down between us. It's very sweet and feels very real and honest to people. Our characters start revealing more about our lives. It's not always within a joke form. Sometimes it gets just earnest and honest.
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