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Pillow Fight
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'I’ve thought about that a lot. Here we were, in this movie about a queer family, and all of the principal actors were straight. I look back and go, 'Ouch. Wow.' I don’t know that we would do that today. I don’t know that we would be comfortable.' Julianne Moore
Oscar winner Julianne Moore's comments about her role in
The Kids Are All Right' is emblematic of many discussions and debates about whether straight performers should act 'gay for pay.' Whether it be in Oscar nominated Hollywood films, or videos and images for adult films and Onyfans, 'playing' gay is something many performers have had consider.
Last year, Ryan Murphy got mixed reviews for casting James Corden in The Prom. Some thought Corden was great, others thought his turn was homophobic an offensive. Hiring straight actors for gay roles is a complex issue, and one without a simple answer. Of course LGBTQ actors need more representation, much more, performances like Wilson Cruz's turn in My So Called Life were transformational for countless viewers.
That being said, there are a couple of counter points to always casting roles according to the actors corresponding gender. First off, it's acting and if you only hire gay actors for gay roles, then it's going to be even harder for gay actors to get roles as 'straight' characters.
There's also the fact that some of us, sort of like to see straight actors in gay and bi roles. I remember watching Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal doing press for Ang Lee's Brokeback Mountain. There was an annoying fascination by the press to ask how it 'felt' to play a gay character, especially in the love scenes.
It was annoying to watch, and seemed also annoying to Ledger and Gyllenhaal, yet at the same time, I understood it. There's almost an added element of excitement in some scenes, knowing the actors are playing against type. I'm still surprised when I find out adult film stars in gay porn are straight. Just recently I profiled porn star Brady Jensen. (
HERE:) In doing research for the piece, one of the last stories I ready was about his engagement to a woman. He certainly deserved an award for some of the scenes he filmed.
This added element of excitement, much like a fetish, is one of the reasons so many gay men are drawn to the OnlyFans pages of straight models and performers. Truth of the matter is that most subscriber's to adult sites and OnlyFan pages are men. That means that many straight male performers, if they want to grow their audience, need to create content that will attract gay male subscribers. This was the motivation behind this shoot with Kings and Dom with Jim from Studio1x.
For Kings and Dom it wasn't so much about 'playing gay' or bi but simply playing. Having fun with another male model in order to ensure their viewers were getting the most of their memberships. They guys were actually 'playing' bi, as they've also done a lot of content with other female models as well.
When I initially asked Jim about a shoot for The Academy Awards, he didn't have anything directly on theme. He did however, describe a shoot that caught my attention... The description had me thinking both guys were going to have to stretch their acting muscles.
'I just finished a hotel shoot. Two straight guys. They are out of town in a hotel wake up and one thing leads to another and turns into a pillow fight. Movie is called pillow fight starting Dom and Kingsley. It's their first implied bi experience.'
You can feel the initial tension in the nervous laughs, and 'I can't believe I'm doing this; expressions, especially when Jim suggests they start with a pillow fight and then maybe.. some wrestling. The guys worked up quite a sweat rolling around on the bed and when they were done, a shower was definitely required.
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