BrosMovie is, astonishingly, the very first big-studio, mainstream, gay-themed romantic comedy. 'We need it. A lot of the mainstream LGBTQ+ content historically has really had to tiptoe around the truth of our lives.'
Written by Billy Eichner and Nicholas Stoller, and starring Eichner and Luke Macfarlane as mismatched lovers,"Bros" is, astonishingly, the very first big-studio, mainstream, gay-themed romantic comedy.
"But then he said, 'I'm not gay. Do you want to write it with me, and if all goes well, you can star in it, and I'll direct it?'" he says. Apatow was also likely to come aboard as a producer, since he and Stoller had worked together many times, making it a very attractive offer. "The rules of gay relationships, the nuances, the specifics of it, are just different," he says."But that's what makes it exciting and fresh for people, especially straight people who maybe think they know how gay men operate because they've seen some wacky gay characters on sitcoms."
For example, Amanda Bearse, best known as Marcy on the classic series"Married... with Children," plays Aaron's mother. Aside from acting, she was one of the earliest directors in television who openly identified as lesbian, helming over 30 episodes of that show, as well as many other well-known shows.
"I think there's an idea that gay men are basically women, you know?" he says."But underneath, emotionally, many of us have those classic American male hang-ups. So picture that, times two, trying to date each other. That's what makes it so funny, and also complicated."
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