Is actor viggo mortensen gay
If sitting across from Viggo Mortensen sounds like a terrifying prospect, then it sort of is.
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Viggo Mortensen is grilling me. I&#x;ve just told him I loved his new film, The Dead Don&#x;t Hurt, a gorgeous, female-focused Western that he wrote, directed, produced, scored and starred in. Usually, it&#x;s the caring of gentle conversation starter that elicits something along the lines of: Thanks.
Not so with Mortensen.
When did you watch it?
he asks first. About two days ago. On a big screen?
No, on my laptop. Oh,
he says, crestfallen. Were you able to watch the whole thing, with the end credits and all of it?
Yes. That&#x;s good.
Oh god, is he about to test me? And you had decent sound?
I consider lying, but those piercing blue eyes are making me sense like he would locate out the truth somehow. He shakes his leader. Too bad.
Is it? Yeah. It&#x;s really&#x; there&#x;s a lot of details that you missed.
If sitting
What Do We Think Of Viggo Mortensen's Defense About Playing A Gay Character?
Viggo Mortensen is coming under fire for playing a gay man in his directorial debut Falling. However, his response to this criticism calls on audiences to question their possess assumptions. Does he hold a point? Is this self-serving spin? Can it be both?
Let&#;s dig in.
Written and directed by Mortensen, Falling centers on a homophobic father (Lance Henriksen) moving in with his gay son (Mortensen), who lives in Los Angeles. Cultures clash.
In her review out of TIFF, Kayleigh expressed affect that the star of Green Book could write/direct a movie that wouldn&#;t be &#;a condescending co-opting of the lives and struggles of the marginalized, mostly to use as a series of economical punchlines for the token bigot character.&#; However, she assured us Falling dodges that pitfall (but it manages to be underwhelming all the same.)
As Falling begins its European rollout, Mortensen has been asked about his decision as a straight actor to play a gay nature. Here&#;s what he told The Times (via IndieWi
Viggo Mortensen responds to criticism over same-sex attracted role: &#;You’re assuming I’m completely straight&#;
Viggo Mortensen has responded to criticism over his decision to cast himself as a gay male in his upcoming film Falling.
The Lord of the Rings and Green Book actor is making his debut as author and director with the film, about a married homosexual man who takes care of his conservative and homophobic father after he starts to exhibit symptoms of dementia.
Mortensen stars as guide character John, with Lance Henricksen as his father, Terry Chen as his husband, and Laura Linney as his sister.
But Mortensen&#;s judgment to cast himself as a same-sex attracted man has led to criticism, given ongoing backlash in Hollywood over direct, cisgender actors taking LGBTQ roles.
Speaking with Britain&#;s The Times, Mortensen clapped back at such criticism, noting that while it&#;s &#;healthy&#; to confer LGBTQ representation, his decision to engage a gay gentleman wasn&#;t a &#;gimmick.&#;
&#;Look, these are the times we&#;re living in, and I think it&#;s sound that those issues are brought up,&#; Mortensen
Viggo Mortensen has been on my sh-t list since He was promoting Captain Fantastic at the time, which meant he was giving a lot of interviews, and he was asked about the American election. Viggo spoke about his ideological purity (he’s one of those guys), said Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were equally bad, and that pure people of integrity needed to vote for Jill Stein. Cancelled. My hate for him grew with Green Book, one of the worst f&#;king movies and completely undeserving of its Oscars. Anyway, Viggo has a new movie called Falling. He plays a gay man with a husband. Viggo was asked about whether he thinks a cisgendered straight man like himself should play LGBTQ charcters and once again, Viggo said words.
Viggo Mortensen is defending his ruling to portray a gay male in his upcoming film Falling. The year-old actor spoke to The Times about the role of John, a gay gentleman who invites his conservative father Willis to live with him and his husband, Eric (Terry Chen), when Willis experiences symptoms of dementia.
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