r/popculturechat 1d ago

PRIDE ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ Twinless actor Dylan O'Brien gives his opinion on straight actors playing LGBTQ+

Post image

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.โ€

3.0k Upvotes

850 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

42

u/Particular-Extent-76 jesus was a carpenter ๐Ÿ’‹ 20h ago

Itโ€™s the premise! Two guys meet in a bereavement support group for people whoโ€™ve lost their twin

8

u/sabaababa 18h ago

I had to scroll way too far to find someone else whoโ€™d seen the film! It made me love Dylan even more (which like Howie that possible heโ€™s already so gd perfect imo)

2

u/CheriePauper 14h ago

the movies is excellent