A Reuters news article released today warns, “Two of Hollywood’s hottest leading men, Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger, risk alienating fans and sending their stars plummeting, if, after watching the pair have sex on screen, audiences cannot see them any way other than gay.”
One wonders why similar articles haven’t appeared along these lines:
“One of Hollywood’s hottest leading men, Leonardo diCaprio, risks alienating fans if, after watching him play Howard Hughes in The Aviator, audiences cannot see him as anything but a phobic, reclusive millionaire.”
“One of Hollywood’s hottest leading men, Nicholas Cage, risks sending his star plummeting if, after watching Lord of War, audiences cannot see him as anything but a ruthless arms dealer.”
“Will audiences be shocked to learn that one of Hollywood’s hottest leading women, Jodie Foster, isn’t really the flight engineer she portrayed in her latest movie, Flightplan?”
“Will audiences gouge out their eyeballs in horror when they learn that, despite having played the role on television, neither Martin Sheen nor Geena Davis is actually the President of the United States?”
These are actors.
They are playing roles.
Most of us out here get that, I think.
‘Nuff said.
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