Billy Eichner.Photo: Michael Tran/FilmMagic
Billy Eichneris making movie history!
The actor and comedian, 42, is set to star in, co-write and executive produce the forthcoming Universal Pictures filmBros, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.
The film, which is scheduled to hit theaters next summer on Aug. 12, will center around “two gay men with commitment issues who attempt a relationship,“Varietyreported. The actor who will star opposite Eichner as his love interest has not yet been announced.
Alongside Eichner, the movie’s director, Nicholas Stoller, will help co-write the script, whileJudd Apatowwill lend his talents as a producer, alongside Stoller, 44, and Joshua Church.
Billy Eichner.George Pimentel/Getty Images
Eichner shared his excitement in a series of posts on social media.
In another post, replying to a tweet from Universal Picturesstating, “We stan our new romcom queen,” Eichnerjoked, “Oh good they mean me. For a second I thought they were talking about The Rock. Thank you @UniversalPics!!! Let’s go make history!!!”
And on Instagram, Eichner also shared a screenshot of The Wrap’s reporting onBros, writing alongside thepost, “I’M MAKING A MOVIE!!!!”
Eichner’s other acting credits includeAmerican Horror Story,The Lion KingandNoelle, as well as the comedy game show series,Billy on the Street.
Back in 2019, whilechatting with PEOPLE, Eichner spoke candidly about the project that was in the process of coming to fruition at the time.
“I look forward to making that movie and finding as many openly LGBT actors as possible in gay roles, in straight roles,” he said. “We not only need to start supporting LGBT actors theoretically, but we actually need to start casting them as well.”
Eichner added, “In a perfect world, gay actors can play gay roles and gay actors can play straight roles, and straight actors can play straight roles and play gay roles, and we’re all mixing and matching because part of the fun and the challenge of being an actor or an actress is to play someone who you’re not. We can do it all.”
“I think people really love the spectacle of a straight actor ‘playing gay,’ " Eichner said. “You so, so rarely see it work in the reverse. It’s such an uneven ratio right now, and that is what I’m determined to fix.”
source: people.com
