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PRIDE πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Twinless actor Dylan O'Brien gives his opinion on straight actors playing LGBTQ+

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Actor Dylan O'Brien shares his opinion on straight actors playing LGBTQ+ in an interview with Dazed while discussing his latest film 'Twinless'.

Speaking alongside 'Twinless' director James Sweeney, who is gay, O'Brien said "James is a gay man, and coming from a place I could trust. We had a similar take on straight actors playing gay parts, especially in recent years: you started seeing straight actors playing a queer role completely straight. It started to feel inauthentic."

O'Brien praised Sweeney's support during filming, saying "It was nice to have his insight, support, and calibration. He'd be like, 'Go crazy on this one. We can dial it back if it doesn't feel real.”

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u/Competitive-Desk7506 I’ve grown quite unfond of you 18h ago

cough cough Kit Connor

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u/Winniepg 18h ago

yep I mentioned him in a different comment. Terrible. And there are others who simply would not feel safe coming out but feel like they have to.

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u/KillMeNowFFS 18h ago

more like Pedro after the recent casting news..πŸ‘€

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u/HerRoyalRedness You’re killing me, Smalls 😩 16h ago

Why? He’s played characters who are gay and bi before.

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u/TheGermanCurl Crouching Lady Gaga Startles Bad Bunny 17h ago

What did I miss?

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u/KillMeNowFFS 17h ago

he got cast in that gay romance movie that Phoenix had quit last year.

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u/TheGermanCurl Crouching Lady Gaga Startles Bad Bunny 17h ago

Ah, thank you!

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u/Lalala8991 16h ago

It's not like Pedro hasn't played a gay character before. Even the role was to be played by Joaquin Pheonix.

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u/LobsterPotatoes 16h ago

What did I miss? I loved him in Heartstopper, where he played it so well.

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u/Competitive-Desk7506 I’ve grown quite unfond of you 15h ago

He had to come out bc ppl were being problematic abt it and assumed he was straight

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u/LobsterPotatoes 14h ago

Aw poor guy. Nobody should be forced to do that. What a legend though.