Current Events > Jungle Cruise star: "I'm proud of my gay character"

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https://variety.com/2021/film/news/jack-whitehall-jungle-cruise-dwayne-johnson-emily-blunt-disney-1235026980/

Jungle Cruise Star Jack Whitehall Is Proud of His Gay Characters Coming-Out Scene in Disney Film

Jack Whitehall says he didnt know that his character McGregor in Jungle Cruise was gay when he originally auditioned for the film.

When I first read the script, there was only a like a couple of sides, the British actor told me at the movies premiere at Disneyland. So yeah, there wasnt any indication of that. It was quite a long casting process.

In the Jaume Collet-Serra-directed film, inspired by the iconic Disneyland ride of the same name, McGregor comes out to the skipper, Frank, played by Dwayne The Rock Johnson. While he doesnt use the word gay, he says he broke off three engagements with women because his interests happily lay elsewhere. He goes on to say that he would do anything for his sister Lily (Emily Blunt), because she was the only one who stood by him while he was shunned by family and friends because of who he loved.

Frank then raises a drink to toast elsewhere.

I think it was a really well-written scene, and one that we certainly thought about and talked about, Whitehall said.

When we talked before the premiere, Whitehall still hadnt seen a final cut of the film, but said, I hope that its a scene that audiences enjoy I certainly felt at the time that I was proud of the work that wed done.

ZannoL posted...

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/jack-whitehall-jungle-cruise-dwayne-johnson-emily-blunt-disney-1235026980/

Sweet snake.

Geez, Rock, don't strangle it.

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So an lgbt character whos very ambiguously gay so that they dont need to hurt the sensitivities of Chinese audiences.

Still better than nothing though.

Proto_Spark posted...

So an lgbt character whos very ambiguously gay so that they dont need to hurt the sensitivities of Chinese audiences.

Still better than nothing though.

China kicked Hollywood back to the 1990s.

<_<

I thought there was outrage when straight actors play gay characters?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwReSCGL3ss

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Sounds like another case of Disney making whe character just gay enough while leaving it vague enough for certian foreign markets.

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MarvAlbert posted...

I thought there was outrage when straight actors play gay characters?

Depends on how the character is protrayed.

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