And heterosexual actors are afforded a much greater degree of privacy.”īut plenty of actors cut to the chase. “It’s natural, the attention, but I think this person would rather talk about the film. “I think he doesn’t want to … talk about that for 80 percent of each interview,” said Cho. In an interview, Cho told IndieWire that he knows of one actor who “is not particularly in the closet, if you get my drift,” but is not out in the press. “Star Trek” actor John Cho is straight, but played Billy Eichner’s boyfriend in “Difficult People,” as well as the latest iteration of Sulu in “Star Trek,” who is revealed as gay in the third installment. Because that sells tickets and that helps your career.” “They don’t want you to be less desirable to men. They tell you flat out - ‘Don’t do it,’” said “Westworld” actress Evan Rachel Wood, who came out publicly as bisexual in 2011. “A lot of people advise you not to do it. Surely such secrecy is a thing of the past, right? In a post-Call Me By Your Name” world (which is also a post-“Carol” and post-“Moonlight” world), why would anyone feel pressure to hide their sexuality in order to get work in Hollywood?
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'Call Me by Your Name' Writer Details His Falling Out with Luca Guadagnino, Plus Shia LaBeouf's AuditionĮmmy Predictions: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Luca Guadagnino Argues 'Call Me' Is 'Not a Romantic Movie,' Defends Not Showing Sex Scene The same story also noted how Ivory kept his 44-year romantic relationship with producing partner Ismail Merchant a secret - albeit an open one. This week delivered a stark reminder of the real state of affairs, when James Ivory gave a no-holds-barred interview in The Guardian lamenting the lack of full-frontal male nudity in “ Call Me By Your Name,” the gay awards film of last year, which earned the Hollywood legend his first Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. So why are so many actors still in the closet? It seems everywhere you look, progress is slowly doing its thing. The “Roseanne” reboot has a gender-nonconforming child, and “Love, Simon,” the first major studio film about a gay teenager, is playing in 2,402 theaters nationwide. “Moonlight” won Best Picture the same year Kristen Stewart told millions of people on “Saturday Night Live” that she’s “like, so gay dude.” Now in its 10th season, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” boasts two Emmy nominations and ever-increasing ratings. There’s never been a better time to be gay in Hollywood.