Billy Eichner.Photo: Michael Tran/FilmMagic
Billy Eichneris making history with his latest film.
The upcoming rom-com is described as “a smart, swoony and heartfelt comedy about two gay men (Eichner, Luke Macfarlane) maybe, possibly, probably, stumbling toward love. Maybe. They’re both very busy,” per a press release.
Eichner said in a statement that he “could not be more proud or excited about the historic nature of the all openly LGBTQ+ cast ofBros,” perTHR.
He added, “And beyond all of that, this cast is f—— hysterical and you’re going to love them.”
Eichner also shared his exciting news onTwitter, where he wrote, “This is the best thing EVER! … This is a first for a major studio film. LET’S MAKE HISTORY!!!”
Eichner can currently be seen in Ryan Murphy’sAmerican Crime Story: Impeachment, in which he stars as Drudge Report creator Matt Drudge. He previously appeared inBob’s Burgers, The Lion King(2018), Friends from College,American Horror StoryandDifficult People.
In 2019, when he was still working onBros, Eichnerspoke with PEOPLEabout representation in his film, saying, “I look forward to making that movie and finding as many openly LGBT actors as possible in gay roles, in straight roles. We not only need to start supporting LGBT actors theoretically, but we actually need to start casting them as well.”
He 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.”
TheBrosscript comes from Eichner and Nicholas Stoller, his former Friends From College collaborator. Stoller will also direct and executive produce the film along with Judd Apatow, Eichner and Josh Church. The film is set to premiere Aug. 12, 2022.
source: people.com
