Graeme O'Neil takes a loom at Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig revealing that the "Knives Out" character Benoit Blanc is gay, and the Hugh Grant's cameo as his partner in "Glass Onion".
i think it is funny that Hugh said he read the script and thought is was brilliant and said why not. As opposed to he was told he would make a bunch of money to come in for a few hours for one brief scene.
@@rumblefish9 nice, but my point was that my money is on he did not read the whole script to find out if he would do the role. It was probably less than a days worth and he probably got at least a high 5 digit salary.
Dude, you clearly don't know famous actors. They get dozens of scripts all the time, and him being prolific as he is, gets to choose which project would be the easiest for him. He's rich, so why the fuck would he spend his precious hours doing a random cameo just for, what, 5 figures? Bruh that's not even worth the time. Not to mention an actor his age will pay more attention on the hours instead of the pay. A cameo is simple enough, the hours is short, the scene is interesting cuz who the fuck doesn't want to play James Bond husband? And no producer would pay 5 figures for a bloody cameo.
@@rulinghabsgiven Hugh grants estimated net worth of upwards of 150 million, I would think that merely a 5 digit pay check would be evidence in and of itself that he did the role for the sake of the script rather than the money. 5 digits is 5 digits, this is true, but I would think wealth of such size would have a distortative effect on your perception of 5 digits.
@@harleygarrett8063 You may be correct although If he is in fact worth that money than one could assume he would not get out of bed for anything less than 6 digits. As well it could be a bargaining chip. Actors will act in one movie to allow them to do another. Or he could have done it as a favour. His role could have been filmed anywhere. Meaning they could have set up that scene wherever he was. London? No one says no to a large sum of money for a days work.
Hugh Grant has played a gay character before. He was brilliant in the Merchant Ivory adaptation of E.M Forster's "Maurice". That movie was his first ever role and a serious one. He even shared the 1987 Venice Film Festival's Best Actor award with his co-star. I highly recommend watching Maurice. Its a life-changing film.
Having a gay or lesbian couple doesn't have any more to do about "sexuality" per se as with straight couples. This attitude is why we have to fight for our right to just be.
Exactly. The problem is that there are so many double standards surrounding what is and isn’t acceptable for an actor to play, when in the end it is in fact just that. Acting. So why should it matter if the actor has experienced everything that character has experienced themselves?
What an utterly stupid comment, from someone who I assume is not aware of how the film industry treats certain types of actors, or from someone who is aware but simply doesn't care. There are alot of reasons why some actors shouldn't play certain roles, there's a reason why this guy had to say "it's getting better for gay actors" because the lack of roles availible for gay actors is the reason this became a discussion in the first place. Actors should be able to play a variety of roles, it becomes an issue when it comes at the expense of the different types of people they are playing.
@@Sashakawaiicat What an utterly stupid comment from someone who openly admits they made an assumption that I am unaware of film industry prejudice and/or simply doesn’t care. Most assumptions are wrong and you are wrong. Meanwhile, you seem to believe that movies need to be more like documentaries, all facts all the time. Movies are entertainment and documentaries are educational. Some movies can be both and that’s great, but sometimes people just need to escape reality and be swept away with story. Would the movie Philadelphia had been better if a gay-but-less-talented actor played the lead instead of Tom Hanks? No. Being gay doesn’t automatically mean that an actor will be able to effectively emote on camera and move the audience, and finding the right actor to do just that is the priority, not practicing political “correctness”. Meanwhile, politically, Tom Hanks did the gay community a huge favor by being a talented, popular, charming, likeable, straight male actor who dared to play a gay man dying of AIDS in a time when nearly no actor, gay or straight, would have wanted to do that because of overwhelming stigma back in a time when many people still believed the AIDS virus was floating around in the air. But in doing so, guess what happened. Tom Hanks, straight AF, entertained and educated the world at the same time and made both homosexuality and a deadly and mysterious disease less scary and stigmatized for the rest of the human race. You’re welcome. Rian Johnson cast Daniel Craig as his detective character in Knives Out because he wanted to work with Daniel Craig. For the sequel, they decided to make Blanc gay. Should they have recast Blanc with a gay actor? No. That would be utterly stupid. BTW, I’m queer AF and your comment sucks. And that is not an assumption.
@@MrSwinefuzz I said what I said. Funny that you mentioned assumptions when you're assuming that anyone actually thinks that an actor has to be the exact same thing to play a role, when the real issue is that people are just tired of seeing cis white men constantly playing gay and trans people meanwhile those same people are constantly excluded and are rarely allowed to not only portray themselves but to even tell their own stories. And I am right about one thing, you obviously don't care. You throwing out buzzwords like "political correctness" when I'm talking about people's access to the same opportunity as others makes that very obvious. I've had this conversation before and it's the same brain dead take every single time, "Well should a criminal be played by an actual criminal" blah, blah, blah. Literally no one is saying that. And if you refuse to engage with the actual issue then you aren't worth my time. There's a reason why people are tired of seeing gay men and trans women constantly being portrayed by cis, white, straight men, if you're aware of the prejudice then there's no way that you would have the nerve to pose stupid hypothetical questions about wether anyone has to be the exact same thing to play something because you'd understand that the reason people aren't comfortable with constantly seeing straight people play gay roles has very little to do with any of that. But like I said, things have gotten better enough that we can be less concerned about Daniel Craig playing a gay role, but if things weren't better then people would have every right to be uncomfortable with him playing the character regardless if they knew he was meant to be gay or not. I have no idea why you felt the need to mention you were queer. Who fucking cares.
I just found out today. When I saw him in the film I thought they were roommates and that it might be normal to still have roommates at that age in the UK haha
Let it alone. The focus should not be on the sexuality of the detective, but rather on his ability to put the pieces together to solve the mystery. Just keep it a mystery movie.
Honestly, facts. A character is a character. An actor is an actor. An actor, regardless of sexuality, can play any role of sexual orientation if they are good at their craft. That's what an actor does. A gay person CAN act straight and a straight person CAN act gay. Both people get their paycheck, in the end, with their work being praised by critics. If they portray the character well, true fans will enjoy/relate to it in some way. People who complain about this topic need to chill out with the arts. As someone who is part of the LGBTQ+ community, we're getting more representation in time. Be patient.
I had heard that there was a cameo introducing Blanc's partner but I didn't know it was Hugh Grant. I found myself wondering who it might be and who I'd want it to be to get a big laugh. I came up with Brad Pitt or, Idris Elba. Any other actors you think would make a splash?
Daniel Craig is adorable and now Hugh Grant is as well lol. Didn't see the show for whatever reason (this is the one with Jennifer, right?), anywho, like the planted egg or whatever the phrase is
I think you’re confusing “Glass Onion” with “The White Lotus”! “Glass Onion” is a movie “The White Lotus” is the series! :) But they do have quite a few similarities.
I will admit though, I'm far more likely to watch GO I would have liked WL to be a RU-vid series I believe. Can't put my finger onto why - glad it was a success though!
I can't wait for the time where we'll see movies and tv characters just have same-sex partners, and for the audience to be like "oh, guess that's his husband" or "oh, guess that's her wife" and have no further thought beyond that. A character's sexuality is basically as informative as their favorite color, it shouldn't be this big of a deal.
Hmm... are SO calling each other by their last name? The domesticity was on full display for sure. But then that didn't quite came out in the dialogues?
It's unusual but it happens. In House M.D. Even when Dr House and Cuddy are dating Cuddy only ever calls House by his last name, never 'Greg'. Some people just go strictly by their last names, ie it's less about the relationship between two people and more simply that one of them just so happens to prefer to always go by their last name.
isn’t it called acting for a reason? if we are going to go with the idea that to play a sexuality in film you have to be that sexuality, then to have a romance film, the main characters need to be in love in real life. just silly, let them act
it's a slippery slope several celebrities have been forced to come out lately because of criticisms for their roles how about we just let actors do what they do act not to mention i can remember when people didn't come out and their was no betrayal of us online i don't want to go back to that
Chesco Well, James Ivory (who is gay) cast Hugh Grant in 1987 to play a gay role despite not being gay. In fact, he was the first actor they cast for the movie "Maurice" because he was brilliant in the role. So much that he and James Wilby shared the Best Actor award at the 1987 Venice Film Festival. Actors are actors. Just as gay actors can play straight roles, so should straight actors play queer roles. Its a craft after all.
That cameo could have been portrayed by Zachary Quinto , Matt Bomer, Cheyenne Jackson, Neil Patrick Harris, Colton Haynes, Billy Porter, or any one of the many openly gay actors. Why Hollywood doesn't like gay people playing themselves is beyond me.
Actors are actors. Period. And this isn't even Hugh's first gay role. He brilliant played one in the adaptation of EM Forster's "Maurice" (where he shared the Best Actor Award at the 1987 Venice Film Festival with his co-star).
