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Luke Evans shares his thoughts on the gay casting debate

Beauty and The Beast star Luke Evans has weighed in on the controversial gay casting debate.  Over the last few years, Hollywood has been embroiled in a debate regarding LGBTQ+ roles being portrayed by openly queer actors. One of the biggest supporters of authentic casting has been It’s A Sin creator Russell T Davies who told Radio Times, “authenticity leads to joyous places.”  “I’m not being woke about this… but I feel strongly that if I cast someone in a story, I am casting them to act as a lover,…

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Darren Criss discusses debate over straight actors playing gay characters

Darren Criss has given his thoughts on the ongoing debate regarding straight actors playing gay roles. At the start of his career, Criss received critical acclaim for his portrayal of gay Warbler Blaine Anderson on the hit TV show Glee. After starring in five seasons of the musical series, he portrayed critically acclaimed LGBTQ+ roles in American Crime Story and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. However, in 2018 Criss announced that he would no longer portray queer characters. “There are certain [queer] roles that I’ll see that are just wonderful,”…

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