‘Potter’ Actor Playing Gay
Robert Pattinson will be getting gay for a new role. The Harry Potter actor has signed on to Paul Morrison’s Little Ashes, which tells of artist Salvadore Dali’s alleged gay affairs.
The 21-year-old British-born actor is set to star in a “racy†and “sexy†movie about the supposedly gay affairs of Spanish artist Salvador Dali. The film, named Little Ashes after one of Dali’s paintings, is being directed by Paul Morrison, whose credits include the 2000 Oscar nominee, Solomon and Gaenor.British screenwriter Philippa Goslett’s film, currently in production and expected to be released in 2009, follows the intense relationship that supposedly developed in 1920s Madrid between a young Dali, Spanish dramatist and poet Federico Garcia Lorca and Surrealist filmmaker Luis Bunuel. Spanish actor Javier Beltran will play Lorca while Matthew McNulty will take on the role of Bunuel.
Dali repeatedly denied the affairs, but Goslett’s research suggests otherwise: the men loved one another, but could never seal the deal. Why? Dali found gay sex to be a pain in the ass.
There have been many British actors who have played gay….especially films like MAURICE and this film with historical reality or novels from gay authors….especially the Merchant Ivory productions.
With the exception of several noted out Brit actors, I expect the “I am an actor, and play any role that will stretch my repertoire” disclaimer at any time.
In many cases in the UK it’s true, though. They have far less hangups than us, and are far more likely to be out if they are gay (I have no clue about this kid, except to say he’s a good reminder of why I still consider myself bi and not lesbian :) )
Alexa – I for one believe that bisexuals exist. I have met many men and women in my life who are sincerely psychosexually attracted to either sex.
I have always felt a pang for those gays and lesbians who have a different take on the subject and who fall in love with someone like you.
There is also the fact that in our society – not choosing is sometimes viewed as betrayal to both sides of the equation.
Well put Rev,
Technically I am bisexual, because I have slept with men & women in my past(long time past-high school). I consider myself gay because I am attracted to men most of the time. I understand why we label people and ourselves, but I still do not like it. Just like Barack is black but actually he is genetically more white. It’s still a label. Black OR White. Gay OR Bisexual OR Straight. Never “AND”s.
Actually, if memory serves, a biography of Lorca published in recent memory stated that, according to Lorca, Dalà couldn’t orgasm unless he had a finger inserted into his rectum at just the right moment.
I’d JUST finished watching the movie Little Ashes. It’s a must see. I absolutely loved it, even made me cry at the end.