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Not Openly Gay Actor Ben Whishaw Secures Lead Role In Openly Gay Alan Ball’s New HBO Series

Alan Ball, the gay creator of True Blood and Six Feet Under, has signed intentionally ambiguous likely gay actor Ben Whishaw (pictured) to play the lead Webster Filmore Goodhue in his new series All Signs of Death, where he’ll play a slacker-cum-crime scene “cleaner.” Also his character, at least the one in the book All Signs is based on, is straight.

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By: Sarah Nigel
On: Jul 26, 2010
Tagged: Alan Ball, all signs of death, Ben Whishaw, HBO, Television

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No. 1 · Pete
Cool for him – he lucked into gay creator/producer!

Jul 26, 2010 at 11:55 am · @Reply · Flag
No. 2 · Dollie
Hipster or gay? Both? Who knows!

He’s set to be in an upcoming film about the Beat Generation, correct? What the hell happened to that project?

Jul 26, 2010 at 5:35 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 3 · Jones
Another self-loathing, closeted homo playing with another self-hating, gay Hollywood producer who protects the closet. One made for the other. Pathetic.

Jul 26, 2010 at 5:35 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 4 · Dollie
@Jones: Based on his interviews, I do not exactly know if he is closeted for the sake of his career, or if he just “doesn’t know.” He seems very young. Perhaps he just needs a little more time to wrap his head around his identity without the press going to town.

Jul 26, 2010 at 5:39 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 5 · Brandon H
I have no idea what this post is about, i just want that guy to be naked…NOW.

Jul 26, 2010 at 6:21 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 6 · Jeremy
Another cheap, trashy title and story Queerty made to grasp bored readers. Congratulation!

Jul 26, 2010 at 7:06 pm · @Reply · Flag
No. 7 · Benson
@ 6 Jeremy: Exactly so the tired old queerty ‘regulars’ can droan in their pompus manner telling others how and when to come out.Always the same tired phrases – ‘self loathing’, ‘hollywood mafia against all gays’, blah, blah.So tiresome.

Jul 27, 2010 at 12:10 am · @Reply · Flag
No. 8 · Ted B. (Charging Rhino)
Ben Whitsaw has also been cast as the retconned Daniel Craig 007-franchise’s Weapons and Gadget Master “Q” in the upcoming SKYFALL.

Nov 25, 2011 at 3:33 pm · @Reply · Flag