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Jack Whitehall reported to play Disney’s first openly gay character

Jack Whitehall reported to play Disney’s first openly gay character

British comedian Jack Whitehall (Fresh Meat, Bad Education) has been reportedly cast as Disney’s first openly gay character in an upcoming film based on a theme park ride. The Jungle Cruise is set to star Whitehall, Emily Blunt and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson as three adventurers who enter a magical jungle inspired by a Disneyland […]

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Frozen director hints at possible girlfriend for Elsa

Frozen director hints at possible girlfriend for Elsa

Disney fans are excited after one of their film’s directors has hinted at a potential queer romance for a particular princess. Speaking to the Huffington Post, Frozen co-director Jennifer Lee mentioned that the team behind the sequel are ‘conscientious’ of the fandom’s outcry to give lead character Elsa (Idina Menzel) a girlfriend. “I love everything people […]

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Luke Evans says being gay doesn’t affect Hollywood career

Beauty and the Beast star Luke Evans has said being out has not affected his acting career when asked if Hollywood was ready for a gay action hero. “That question is difficult to answer,” Evans told The Jackal. “I don’t know how ‘Hollywood’ as you call it, thinks. I don’t think about it.” The Welsh actor, […]

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Beauty and the Beast will be screened in Malaysia without any cuts

Disney’s live action version of Beauty and the Beast will screen in Malaysia without any cuts. The country’s censorship board had demanded that four minutes of the film be removed prior to release, cutting a scene where it is revealed the character of LeFou is gay. Disney refused to release the film with the cuts, pulled the […]

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Disney postpone releasing ‘Beauty and the Beast’ in Malaysia

Disney postpone releasing ‘Beauty and the Beast’ in Malaysia

Disney has indefinitely postponed releasing their live action remake of Beauty and the Beast in Malaysia. The decision follows an order from the country’s censorship body demanding that scenes indicating a character is gay be cut from the movie. Since director Bill Condon revealed that the character of LeFou will be gay in the new version of […]

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Disney’s new ‘Beauty and the Beast’ has upset some people

Disney’s new ‘Beauty and the Beast’ has upset some people

The news that Disney’s new live action Beauty and the Beast has a gay moment has not gone down well with some people. Disney are set to release a new live action version of Beauty and the Beast starring Emma Watson (Harry Potter) and Dan Stevens (Downtown Abbey).  Speaking with  Attitude magazine, director Bill Condon revealed the film […]

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Beauty and the Beast reboot will have “exclusively gay moment”

Beauty and the Beast reboot will have “exclusively gay moment”

The highly anticipated live action reboot of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast will feature an “exclusively gay moment” according to the film’s director. Speaking with  Attitude magazine, director Bill Condon revealed the film will explicitly reference a character’s same sex attraction in a first for Disney. LeFou, played by Josh Gad, will realise his feelings for […]

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TV News: Beauty and The Beast Revamped

Back in the ‘80s Beauty and the Beast was a popular weekly show where District Attorney Catherine (Terminator’s Linda Hamilton) made the world a better place with the help of Vincent (Ron Pearlman) a half man, half beast creature who lives in a secret world hidden below New York. Now the show is being remade […]

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