As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

Movies General

MOVIES: is “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” Actually a Queer Love Story?

by
Venom: Let the Be Carnage

The new Venom film will centre around a “love affair” between Eddie Brock and the symbiote, even featuring a “coming out party” for Venom. Venom: Let There Be Carnage director Andy Serkis told Uproxx about an interesting scene where the alien, Venom, attends a rave without his human host Eddie Brock (both played by Tom Hardy). In the scene, Venom opens up about how much he missed Eddie because they just had an argument. Serkis explained the scene was based on an LGBT+ festival and was “Venom’s coming out party”. “It was originally going to be a carnival of the … Read more

MOVIES: Kevin Bacon Will Star In ’Empowering’ Conversion Therapy Horror Film

by
Kevin Bacon - Twitter

Kevin Bacon is joining the cast of an untitled LGBTQ+ conversion camp horror film by renowned scary film producer Blumhouse. Bacon has been known occasionally to dip his toes into the horror genre with such films as Friday the 13th, Tremors, Flatliners and The Hollow Man. According to Deadline, he’s signed up to star in and executive produce three-time Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan’s untitled horror project. Full Story from Pink News

MOVIES: “Eternals” Gets PG-13 Rating for “Brief Sexuality” and Violence

by
Eternals

Marvel’s Eternals has been officially rated PG-13 for “fantasy violence” and “brief sexuality”, prompting rampant speculation. According to a listing from the Motion Picture Association’s classification and rating administration, Eternals earned the rating for “fantasy violence and action, some language and brief sexuality”. A PG-13 rating isn’t unusual in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Black Widow, Captain Marvel, all three Iron Man movies, the Captain America movies and the Avengers films have all received PG-13 ratings for a variety of reasons including “intense sequences” of action and violence or suggestive language or content. Full Story from Pink News

FOR READERS: Reboot This Flick

by
Film - pixabay

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: Riffing off today’s post of the Matrix Resurrections trailer, what other older sci-fi flicks and franchises are overdue for a “resurrection”? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

TRAILER: Matrix Resurrections

by
Matrix Resurrections

Warner Bros has got fans in a frenzy after dropping the stunning trailer for Lana Wachowski’s fourth Matrix movie, The Matrix Resurrections. The highly-anticipated film sees acclaimed trans filmmaker Lana Wachowski return to write, direct and produce the iconic sci-fi series after eighteen long years. She’ll be handling directing duties solo after her sister, Lilly Wachowski, opted to move in a different creative direction, stating she “needed time away from this industry”. But fans can look forward to many other familiar faces, including Keanu Reeves starring as a visibly older Neo, who’s apparently back in the Matrix and going by … Read more

HOLLYWOOD: Tanner Buchanan Would Love to Play a Bisexual Robin

by
Robin Bisexual - DC Comics

Netflix star Tanner Buchanan is interested in playing Robin in the upcoming Batman films, and he’s said he’d love to play a bisexual Boy Wonder. Buchanan, who has starred in Cobra Kai and He’s All That, has repeatedly shared his aspirations to play Batman’s vigilante partner opposite Robert Pattinson in DC’s upcoming reboots. The 22-year-old actor opened up about his superhero dreams on Variety’s Just for Variety podcast, adding he wouldn’t mind honouring the character’s newly revealed LGBT+ identity. “If I have the opportunity to represent something like that, that’s incredible,” Buchanan said. “If they’re willing to write it, then … Read more

MOVIES: New Version of Horror Film Candyman Gets Praise for Gay Characters

by
Candyman

The 2021 reboot of Candyman is already winning praise from LGBT+ horror fans for its surprisingly progressive treatment of a gay couple. The film – dubbed a sequel to the 1992 film of the same name – hit cinemas on Friday (27 August) and immediately won critical acclaim for its deft handling of systemic racism in America. But one of the less remarked upon aspects of the film is that it features a prominent gay couple. Misfits star Nathan Stewart-Jarrett stars as Troy Cartwright, the gay brother of Brianna (Teyonah Parris). Kyle Kaminsky appears as Troy’s boyfriend, Grady. Candyman doesn’t … Read more

MARVEL: New Eternals Trailer Gives Fans Glimpse of Gay hero

by
Eternals Trailer

Marvel has dropped a new trailer for its upcoming action-packed movie Eternals, giving eager fans further glimpses of the MCU’s first-ever openly gay superhero. Brian Tyree Henry’s Phastos is a gay alien inventor extraordinaire who has been secretly helping humanity progress technologically from the shadows. Even though he isn’t in the newly-dropped trailer, actor Haaz Sleiman previously confirmed that he will play Phastos’ husband, and the pair will be featured in some capacity in the full-length movie. In the latest Eternals trailer, Marvel fans learn more about the immortal humanoid aliens, the Eternals, and meet their dangerous counterparts, the Deviants. … Read more

Pee Wee Herman & Ginger Spice Will be In Animated Film About Transgender Fish Princess

by
The Crown With A Shadow

Actors Paul Reubens, Gerri Halliwell, and Tatum O’Neal will join a host of transgender actors in an animated film about Oliver, a transgender fish prince destined to be queen. Queer filmmaker JB Ghuman, Jr.’s The Crown With A Shadow is based on the real-world Pink Skunk clownfish. The amazing tropical fish swims in schools headed by a large dominant female with a secondary male “breeder” fish that is larger than all the other males. When the ruling female dies, the breeder fish turns into a female and the next largest male steps up the fish hierarchy to become her companion. … Read more

FOR READERS: My Favorite Franchise

by
Film - pixabay

FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: What’s your favorite film/movie/streaming spec fic franchise, and why? And within it, what are your favorite movies or series? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf