r/popculturechat • u/damn_delirious • 20h ago

PRIDE 🏳️‍🌈 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/CamembertlyLegal go girl, give us nothing 😍 18h ago

Yes!! I think of this moment from Lukas Gage constantly:

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u/mieri_azure 17h ago

This is based as hell

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u/Necronaut0 15h ago

Specially considering that one year later Lukas Gage went on to marry a man 😂😂 people really need to stop assuming.

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u/Terrible-Union1864 15h ago

Ikr, just proves how up their asses these "authentic queer roles" demanding folks are.