Straight actors have played gay characters many, many times across Hollywood history.
The ensemble includes Luke Macfarlane, Harvey Fierstein, Bowen Yang, Symone, Miss Lawrence, Guy Branum, Guillermo Diaz, Amanda Bearse, and Ts Madison. He’s the star and co-writer of the script, while Nicholas Stoller (“Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “Neighbors”) took on directing duties. The comic, who’s being awarded Comedy Star of the Year at the industry showcase, is the mastermind behind “ Bros,” a rom-com set to be released September 30 that has a cast entirely featuring out LGBTQ actors. The ever-amusing Eichner made an appearance in Las Vegas for Universal’s presentation at CinemaCon. “I think it’s important that before we got one movie about a gay couple we got two movies about a talking hedgehog,” Billy Eichner said Wednesday night.
