Ewan McGregor Opens Up About Why He Took On Gay 'Halston' Role

Contents:

• EWAN MCGREGOR REVEALS WHY HE TOOK GAY ROLE 'HALSTON' AMID BACKLASH
• EWAN MCGREGOR EXPLAS WHY HE TOOK ON GAY ‘HALSTON’ ROLE DPE BACKLASH CONCERNS
• ‘HALSTON’ CREATOR SAYS EWAN MCGREGOR WAS ALL FOR FILMG GAY SEX SCEN
• EWAN MCGREGOR SLAMS BETY AND THE BEAST ‘GAY SCENE’ NTROVERSY
• EWAN MCGREGOR IS NOT GAY | MEET HIS PARTNER AND KIDS
• EWAN MCGREGOR SEXUALY: HE IN NOT GAY- MEET HIS PARTNER AND KIDS

EWAN MCGREGOR REVEALS WHY HE TOOK GAY ROLE 'HALSTON' AMID BACKLASH

In a recent terview wh The Hollywood Reporter, the longtime actor known for his inic parts tl like Star Wars and Traspottg and who is portrayg legendary gay, Amerin fashn signer Roy Halston Frowick the upg Ryan Murphy-produced Netflix seri Halston, was asked to weigh on current cultural discsns about non-queer actors takg on queer rol, pecially sce LGBTQ+ actors do not get as many opportuni or cril acclaim as their straight unterparts. \u201c"Straight men playg gay, everybody wants to give them an award.

1568921205When Emmy wner and Pose star Billy Porter's famo words om a 2019 THR roundtable me up about how straight men always get awards whenever they play gay, Ewan even seemed to agree wh the sentiment, sayg, "I haven't walked Billy Porter's sho I don't know what 's like to lose out parts when you might feel 's to do wh your sexualy.

"Ultimately though, McGregor took the role of the openly-gay fashn in who passed away om AIDS-related plitns back 1990, sayg there was more to Halston's life than his sexualy that he wanted to be able to explore and portray on-screen. "If had been a story about Halston's sexualy more, then maybe 's right that gay actors should play that role, " he told THR. The 50-year-old Star Wars actor, who will star the upg Halston TV seri produced by Ryan Murphy as the fashn signer, spoke about playg gay spe beg straight an terview wh THR.

EWAN MCGREGOR EXPLAS WHY HE TOOK ON GAY ‘HALSTON’ ROLE DPE BACKLASH CONCERNS

Straight men playg gay — everyone wants to give them an award. “If had been a story about Halston’s sexualy more, then maybe ’s right that gay actors should play that role.

Sttish actor Ewan McGregor failed to stop actg out his homosexual sex.

homosexual screen sex went on longer than expected - but he adms Bale hasn't.

‘HALSTON’ CREATOR SAYS EWAN MCGREGOR WAS ALL FOR FILMG GAY SEX SCEN

I hadn't done gay perative sex before, so I'm standg behd. As part of the actor’s ver story for The Hollywood Reporter, the publitn reports that “McGregor was ncerned that takg on a gay in like Halston might rult a backlash. ” McGregor has played gay characters throughout his reer (see “I Love You Phillip Morris” for starters), but there’s a more heightened awarens the days about straight actors tacklg queer rol.

“If had been a story about Halston’s sexualy more, then maybe ’s right that gay actors should play that role, ” McGregor add, explag why he felt fortable takg on a gay role “Halston” specifilly.

Unr Ryan Murphy’s producer guidance at Netflix, alongsi Killer Films’ Christe Vachon, “Halston” isn’t aaid to swg big the openg episo, showg some very cheeky and primal gay sex wh the first 10 mut.

EWAN MCGREGOR SLAMS BETY AND THE BEAST ‘GAY SCENE’ NTROVERSY

The actor – who plays Lumière Bill Condon’s live-actn remake of the Disney classic – turned the airwav blue when he cricised the uproar and nfirmed that Josh Gad’s character LeFou is gay.

“There’s lots of gay of sex …there’s a lot of gay sex this rtoon, ” McGregor quipped. In character: Ewan McGregor as Lumière / DisneyReferrg to a cema Alabama that has ncelled the film over a gay character, he said: “And I thk if you live anywhere near Alabama, you should not go and see this film.

”Colbert said: “There are mours that LeFou has gay feelgs for Gaston.

EWAN MCGREGOR IS NOT GAY | MEET HIS PARTNER AND KIDS

”McGregor replied: “It’s jt like…he’s a gay character.

EWAN MCGREGOR SEXUALY: HE IN NOT GAY- MEET HIS PARTNER AND KIDS

” LeFou, who plays the sikick to the villao Gaston (Le Evans), enjoys an “exclively gay moment” at the end of the film durg a group dance, which se him dancg wh a woman, before sidlg up to a drs-lovg henchman. (Lrie Sparham/Disney) / DisneyThe film, starrg Emma Watson as Belle alongsi Dan Stevens as the Beast, has been pulled om a number of cemas across the globe cludg untry’s two ma cema chas said the film had been postponed fely spe beg approved after removg the “gay moment” And The Beast - Trailer 3As well as troducg a gay character, the film also tak Belle a femist directn and featur two terracial upl - somethg Stanley Tucci said is an even bigger actor, who plays Matro Canza, the hband of Audra McDonald’s character Madame Garrobe, said: “This movie will have more ronance than ever — and is need more than ever.

1 The sexualy of Ewan McGregor is a hot topic among fans who thk he is gay.