Curly Fu played a gay rancher in the Western
British actor Benedict Cumberbatch, what we call "Curly Fortune", plays a rancher in the upcoming modern Western blockbuster The Power of the Dog, who unexpectedly falls in love with the son of a widow (Corston Dunster) who has just moved to his ranch.
Cumberbatch is a straight man, and there has been controversy about whether the gay roles in film and television dramas can be played by heterosexual male actors, and this time is no exception, many critics believe that straight men should not grab the jobs that belong to men, their roles are very limited.
Imitation Game poster
Cumberbatch knows very well what kind of controversy a heterosexual actor can cause when he plays a gay role. He played gay mathematician Alan Turing in the 2014 film The Imitation Game.
In the face of controversy, the 45-year-old responded at the Telluride Film Festival: "I understand the concern about representation, diversity and inclusion [of minorities]. "One of the reasons this job is attractive is that in this world, there is such a specific role, and many aspects behind it are very personal and hidden from the vision of others."
The widow's son in "The Power of dogs", Kufu accidentally falls in love with him in the play
Dunster plays the widow in the play who moves to the ranch with her son
He said the choice to play the gay role again was not a brain fever, but a deliberate result: "Do I think our social schedule must also be explained to the princess?" Do we still need to explain all the intimate moments in our sexual history? I don't think so. ”
In the end, Cumberbatch pushed the question to the film's director, Jane Campion, who said she "chose us to play these roles, and that's the question she should answer." ”
Director Jane Campion has made a name for herself in the film Piano Lessons.
The world-renowned director of the film Piano Lesson is Jane Campion
In recent years, there has been a growing discussion about whether heterosexual actors should play gay roles.
In 2018, Darren Chris quit the hit American drama "Glee", claiming that he would no longer play gay roles.
He said in an interview: "I want to make sure I don't become another actor with a straight man grabbing a gay role."
Roll fu of western denim styling
In an interview with Variety magazine in late 2020, Kristen Stewart, herself a lesbian, said she had "been thinking about this topic" while promoting her film Happiest Season. The film was the first lesbian romantic comedy, but stewart played the couple by a heterosexual actress, Mackenzie Davis, who also drew some opposition at the time.
Stewart said: "I never wanted to be in a film that should be told by people who have actually experienced this kind of thing. That being said, this conversation is also based on fallacious theories, because it means that if everyone is to follow this rule, I will never play a heterosexual role again. ”