Josh Gad is opening up about the controversy surrounding his 'Beauty and the Beast' character in his new memoir, saying he 'never once' played the character as gay and was blindsided by the reaction.
A scene from the 2017 reboot in which Gad's character briefly dances with another man ignited controversy upon the film's release.reboot. A brief shot of Gad's character LeFou dancing with another man prompted an intense public backlash, but Gad claims he"never once" played the faithful servant to the arrogant Gaston conversation... about the specific nature of LeFou’s devotion to Gaston.
They "ultimately landed on the side of LeFou was truly in awe of Gaston, and that was not driven by any sexual desire whatsoever but rather a deep-seated love, appreciation, and belief in this person he had served alongside in battle for many years." To be as clear as possible, Gad reiterates that thecreative team "never once discussed" putting the focus on "LeFou's sexuality, which frankly was not a thing to really explore in a random comedic character in the film..
Gad felt that "the quote in and of itself was delightful, beautiful, and perfect... but for those three fateful words: 'EXCLUSIVELY GAY MOMENT.'"debacle that he would have been "delighted" to play a gay LeFou. The fact simply was that "never once was the moment in this film described to me as something that we were going to hang a lantern on and pat ourselves on the back for.
The most effective counter to the controversy proved to be time, as once enough people actually saw the film, Gad writes in his memoir that, "Everyone looked at each other and said: 'Wait, that’s it? That’s what all the fuss was about?'"budget. It even picked up a couple Academy Award nominations , and remains thecasting, assumes Silver Surfer 'is gonna be really shiny' Director Jon M.
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