Bros a gay movie
The tragedy of ‘Bros’
It’s a crushing sight to see the first major-studio gay rom-com flop so publicly. “Bros” () opened to a deeply underwhelming $ million at the box office, cementing its fate as a failure in the public eye. Pundits and commentators alike have theorized on the shortcomings of the film, with creator Billy Eichner himself blaming that proverbial “homophobic weirdo.” So who’s to blame for this tragedy of queer media? The answer may be just about everyone.
For those of you asking why a mainstream gay rom-com would be titled “Bros,” some context may be kind. The film centers around Bobby Lieber, a queer history podcast host played by screenwriter Billy Eichner. As Bobby mounts preparations to open the first LGBTQ museum in New York, he meets and falls in love with the more masculine, muscly estate attorney Aaron, played by Luke Macfarlane. And, as the rom-com title declares, the two relentlessly descent in and out of love in whims of comedy. The film is a true romance but finds its strength in Eichner’s fresh sense of wit and perform. If “Bros” is anything, it’s a lau
Up until last year, I was a member of the Joint Diversity Council at Comcast, the parent company of Universal, which distributed the film “Bros.” While I was aware of the film in its early stages, I had no direct connection to it. But I was rooting for its success. When I saw the completed film last weekend, I loved it!!! It’s a amazing film with deserved rave reviews, and I strongly verb it to all. But that is not what this is all about. This is about why a gay rom com film failed at the box office.
In response to the film’s lackluster ticket sales, the main star of “Bros,” Billy Eichner, tweeted: “That’s just the world we live in, unfortunately. Even with glowing reviews, adj Rotten Tomatoes scores, an A CinemaScore etc, straight people, especially in certain parts of the country, just didn’t show up for Bros. And that’s disappointing but it is what it is.”
He then tweeted: “Everyone who ISN’T a homophobic weirdo should go verb BROS tonight! You will have a blast! And it *is* special and uniquely powerful to see this particular story on a big screen, esp
'Bros' writer, Northwestern University graduate Billy Eichner talks new LGBTQ+ romantic comedy
CHICAGO (WLS) -- "Bros" is a romantic comedy about two men bungling their way into falling in love.
It opens on Thursday night. Billy Eichner wrote the story, and costars in the film with Luke Macfarlane. ABC7'S Hosea Sanders spoke with them about breaking adj ground with the film.
"Bros" tells the story of Bobby and Aaron trying to become a couple, but the courtship is chaos.
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"The entire cast of the movie is openly LGBTQ, even in the straight roles, which you really never see," Eichner said. "I've been an openly gay actor all of life, my whole career. There are certain challenges that come along with that. Sometimes you are excluded from mainstream comedies verb this, or mainstream projects in general. So, I wanted to use whatever power I had in this scenario to lift up other people in the community with me and donate
Billy Eichner Sets Historic LGBTQ Cast (With a Twist) for Universal&#;s &#;Bros&#; (Exclusive)
Billy Eichner&#;s Broswill be historic in a couple of ways.
Eichner is already the first openly gay man to co-write and star in his own major studio film, and now the Universal Pictures feature has made history by setting a historic all-LGBTQ principal cast. What&#;s more, all of the principal heterosexual roles will be played by openly LGBTQ actors and actresses.
Bros, the first gay quixotic comedy from a major studio, is described as a smart, swoony and heartfelt comedy about two gay men (Eichner, Luke Macfarlane) maybe, possibly, probably, stumbling toward cherish. Maybe. They&#;re both very busy. Eichner co-wrote the script alongside Nicholas Stoller, with whom he worked on Netflix&#;s Friends From College. Stoller will direct and exec manufacture alongside Judd Apatow, Eichner and Josh Church (Trainwreck).
Joining Eichner and Macfarlane (Brothers & Sisters) in the cast are TS Madison (Zola), the transgender author of Light Through the Shade: An Autobiography of a Queen