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Jurassic World star Justice Smith Comes Out As Queer

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Jurassic World actor Justice Smith has come out as queer by sharing photos of him and his boyfriend in solidarity with Black Trans Lives Matter. Smith, 24, shared the powerful statement on Instagram with a video taken when him and actor Nicholas L Ashe, best-known for starring in Ava DuVernay’s Queen Sugar, were at a Black Lives Matter protest in New Orleans. “Nicholas Ashe and I protested today in New Orleans,” Smith captioned a video on Instagram, which shows a crowd of protestors listening to a person singing “Black trans lives are sacred. Black trans lives are worthy.” Full Story … Read more

Tom Cruise to Shoot Movie on Space Station

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Tom Cruise and Elon Musk’s Space X are working on a project with NASA that would be the first narrative feature film – an action adventure – to be shot in outer space. It’s not a Mission: Impossible film and no studio is in the mix at this stage. There has never been a leading man (Jackie Chan might dispute this) who puts himself at risk as often as does Cruise, in the name of the most realistic action sequences possible. If he is successful shooting a project in Musk’s space ship, he will be alone in the Hollywood record … Read more

Power Rangers Reboot May Include Trans Ranger

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It’s mighty morphin’ time for the LGBT+ community, as new reports suggest that the upcoming Power Rangers reboot will feature a trans ranger. Fresh from the series’ Twitter account coming out as a mega-Lady Gaga stan, the Paramount Studio’s relaunch will be helmed by End of the F***ing World director Jonathan Entwistle. Rumours have begun to swirl around the new series which, sources familiar to the show say, will feature a more diverse cast. New Power Rangers reboot will feature gay and trans rangers, sources say. One of the rangers, the source stated according to We Got This Covered, will … Read more

FOR READERS: Cast the Classics

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FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer James Comer: Since A Song of Ice and Fire and Dune have been made into movies and tv shows, we can’t help wondering about other SF/F classics.  Now’s your chance.  Name actors, specify the year the movie is made*, even choose the director and producer if you like.  Cast the classics! Note that this is a question for readers. Writers, avoid mentioning your own works, please. If you can. I’ll start with Samuel R. Delany’s Dhalgren*.Dhalgren, made in 2021 Director: Darren AronofskyProduced by QSF Films  Cast:Kidd: Forrest GoodluckWoman in Forest: Jenna UshkowitzTrucker: Billy Bob ThorntonTak Loufer: … Read more

FILM: Director Explains Axing of Bi Character in Live Action Mulan… Badly

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Mulan fans were outraged when Disney confirmed it had removed Li Shang from its live-action remake, and now the film’s producer has revealed the perplexing reason for the decision. Li Shang has long been considered a bisexual icon by queer Disney fans faced with a total lack of representation in the studio’s animated films (a dearth which, it should be noted, will only be broken by the March release of Onward). [Producer Jason Reed] said that the character was split because in the original, Li Shang is Mulan’s commanding officer as well as her love interest, creating what he believes … Read more

New Movie Musical Planned Based on Book About Genderqueer Prince

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The songwriters behind Disney’s Frozen have announced their next project will be the movie musical adaptation of an award-winning graphic novel about a genderqueer prince. Academy Award winners Kristen Anderson-Lopez and husband Robert Lopez (Frozen, Coco, Frozen 2) are working on a movie musical adaptation of Jen Wang’s 2018 The Prince and the Dressmaker, they told Playbill. Set in Paris at the dawn of the modern age, the book tells the story of 16-year-old Prince Sebastian, whose parents are hoping to find him a suitable bride. He isn’t interested, however, and knows his love of wearing dresses will make him … Read more

Pixar Film “Onward” to Feature Lesbian Character

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The film Onward, coming to theaters everywhere on March 6 from Disney and Pixar Studios, will include a character openly in a same-sex relationship. Office Specter (spelled Spector in some reports) is a police officer cyclops voiced by out actress and screenwriter Lena Waithe, known for starring in Netflix’s Master of None and writing the 2019 blockbuster Queen & Slim. She will apparently only appear in one scene, but “her role is vital to the emotional arc of the story.” The main story in the animated fantasy follows Ian and Barley (voiced by Tom Holland and Chris Pratt, respectively), two … Read more

FOR WRITERS: My Story, In Lights

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Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Tam Ames: Do you have dreams of seeing one of your stories turned into a blockbuster movie? Do you have the stars picked out in your head?  Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABV MeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf

FILM: ‘The Eternals’ to feature married gay superhero

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It looks like Marvel is finally going to deliver on its promise to provide substantive LGBTQ representation in its “cinematic universe.” Actor Haaz Sleimann, who is openly gay, was speaking to LGBTQ media outlet NewNowNext for a profile story when he revealed that he will be portraying the husband of a gay superhero in the studio’s upcoming film, “The Eternals,” slated for a November 2020 release. Sleimann, 43, has recently garnered attention for his role as a gay Syrian refugee in Apple+ TV’s anthology series “Little America,” and previously made headlines in 2017 when he came out not only as … Read more

Marvel: “Sorry, We Didn’t Really Mean There Was a Trans Character…”

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The president of Marvel Studios and chief creative officer of Marvel, Kevin Feige, made news earlier this week when he appeared to suggest that the company was shooting a movie that included a transgender character. Now sources inside the company are walking back the statement, saying Feige was misunderstood. During a question and answer period at a recent appearance at the New York Film Academy, Feige was asked by a student about LGBTQ representation in the franchise. “Are there any current plans on bringing more LGBTQ+ characters into the MCU, specifically the T — trans characters?” the student asked. “Yes,” … Read more