Adam Lambert criticizes casting Theo James as George Michael in rumored biopic
By David Hudson · 90 comments· Updated on January 26, 2024
Adam Lambert and Theo James (Photos: Shutterstock)
News emerged this week that White Lotus star Theo James is being considered to play the role of music icon George Michael. However, one person apparently not too happy with the news is singer Adam Lambert.
Beneath an Instagram news story posted by The Advocate about the potential casting, Lambert commented, “Yay another straight man playing a gay icon.” He also added an eye-roll emoji.
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British singer and songwriter George Michael shot to fame as half of Wham! He then enjoyed solo success with hits such as “Faith” and “Father Figure.”
Michael came out as gay after being arrested by an undercover cop in a restroom in an LA Park in 1998. He struggled with substance abuse problems later in life, and died on Christmas Day 2016.
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The biopic is just a rumor for now, but James said he “would love” to play this legendary hit-maker.
Following the success of Bohemian Rhapsody (about Freddie Mercury and Queen) and Rocketman (about Elton John), there has been a rush of big-budget music biopics.
Last year saw Jennifer Hudson play Aretha Franklin in Respect. Naomi Ackie played Whitney Houston in the recent I Wanna Dance With Somebody. A movie about George Michael certainly has plenty of material to work with, not to mention an incredible back catalog of music.
Lambert has made no secret of the fact he’d loved to have played Michael. In 2020, Metro asked him if he’d like to see a Michaal biopic.
“I think that would be very interesting. That’d be cool, I just feel like, we don’t know that much about him. You know, to me, it would be great to kind of explore George’s life,” he replied.
When asked who he thought could play the icon, Lambert laughed and said, “I’d give it a go. Yeah, sign me up.”
Rami Malek’s award-winning turn as Freddie Mercury
Lambert’s apparent criticism of James potentially being cast as George Michael is a little surprising. Lambert, who shot to fame in 2009 on American Idol, now sings with Queen on tour.
Bohemian Rhapsody starred actor Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury. Lambert even had a non-speaking cameo in the movie, playing someone who catches Mercury’s eye at a truckstop restroom.
Malek went on to win a Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of the rock legend. Online, some have taken Lambert’s comment as a slight toward Malek.
Either way, it might all yet prove a hypothetical drama. The Daily Mail was the first outlet to report on the Theo James casting. Yesterday, the family and estate of George Michael denied giving their blessing to any such movie.
“To all of George’s Lovelies, fans and lovers of his music, a story has been published stating that George Michael’s family has endorsed a so-called ‘biopic’ about his life,” a statement said.
“On behalf of George’s family and [George Michael Entertainment] we want to make it clear that there is no truth whatsoever in this story, we know nothing about this project and will not be endorsing it in any way.”
Watch the music video for Lambert’s latest single, a cover of the ’80s rock anthem “Holding Out For A Hero” from his forthcoming album High Drama.
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Well, fudge. Sorry. Hubby was in the hospital having a new pacemaker put in (with all the bell and whistles) and my semi-functioning brain wasn’t even good with the semi part. My apologies.
Translation: I don’t mind gay actors playing straight either, which probably happens a lot more than the reverse. So, if you want gay actors to have more work, you are 100% wrong. You misunderstand what fair means in this respect. Best actor for the job, and the job is acting, not having sex. Try again.
Adam is, as always, speaking the truth and standing up for his community.
Why do you think so many actors don’t come out of the closet?
Even Lil Nas waited until he was huge before he came out.
Say what you will, but you obviously don’t know Lambert if you think the observation was made out of bitterness.
Equal treatment isn’t giving gay roles to gay actors- the job is acting, after all. What people should be upset about is that the majority of out actors are almost exclusively cast in gay roles. I can only think of a few exceptions, such as NPH, Sara Paulson, Wentworth Miller, Matt Bomer, and Nathan Lane (there are more, I’m sure). I mean, after they are publicly out, not while everyone suspects they are queer.
I believe trans actors should play trans roles, and differently-abled actors should play differently-abled roles (and please Internet forgive me if that is no longer the correct term), and of course, people of color should play their corresponding roles, but sexuality isn’t physical, and so for me, anyone should be able to play gay, queer, bi, pan, ace, etc. It’s casting folks who think an out actor can’t be seen as a believable straight lead that are the problem.
I want to see George Michael portrayed by the best actor for the role, not the best gay actor for the role. And who knows, if Mr. James is cast and is a method actor, there might be some delightfully happy men in public restrooms.
“Translation: I don’t mind gay actors playing straight either, which probably happens a lot more than the reverse. ”
Are you actually suggesting that gay actors not only get straight roles at the same rate that straight actors get gay roles but that it happens more often? LOL. I call BS. That isn’t happening. I would like if it was true but it simply is not. Plenty of actors get denied hetero roles due to being gay. Just recently Jeremy Pope spoke up about this very thing. And there is plenty of past stories about this as well.
“You misunderstand what fair means in this respect. Best actor for the job, and the job is acting, not having sex. Try again.”
How naive, you think Hollywood is some type of meritocracy? lol “Best actor for the job”my ass. That’s total cope. Nepotism, Name recognition, Physical appearance, the casting couch. The list goes on Plenty of superficial qualities land actors jobs all the time. It’s simply naive to suggest “the best actor” just gets the job. Ridiculous! Silly platitudes like that are exactly what perpetuates prejudice in casting/hiring.
Patty – no disagreement with what you wrote, but not exactly to the points being made, at least to my mind. You want a litmus test to play gay as a way to right other wrongs. OK. I do not think that is how we right those wrongs. In fact I think it is hypocritical.
Sharpei, you really want to argue. OK. That’s fine. The best actor embodies a lot of things, including box office, name recognition, etc. So you are right there. That is reality. Which explains Neil Patrick Harris. Matt Bomer, and Nathan Lane and a list of other out gay actors who are very busy. It isn’t 1960 anymore.
So, the point we disagree on is simple: I don’t think you should hold an actor’s known or perceived sexuality against them. I find that to be morally wrong. You seem fine with denying an actor a role because of their sexuality. I find that to be hypocritical. We disagree. Now, you can jump though all your mental gymnastics, but you really need to address that specific point. Perhaps think about it before typing away.
I completely agree with jms42 on this one. If you use sexuality as a cudgel and make artists of all people stay in their lanes on that point, that defeats the purpose of acting at all. While I agree more out LGBT+ and minority artists need to have chances to break out and get star power, directors and producers should be free to have varying mileage on this point. This is a stupid thing to try to police.
How ironic that in the days of the closet, gays and lesbians actually were major stars making big bucks – granted at a terrible personal cost. Rock Hudson, Montgomery Clift, Tyrone Power, Sal Mineo, Errol Flynn, Barbara Stanwick, Katherine Hepburn – heck, even Liberace was once a “matinee idol.”
We should be at the point when sexual orientation shouldn’t be an obstacle for anyone in any profession, but the “identity politics” this generation has embraced insists we are distinct from other humans. If we claim we’re so different that no one can play us, we won’t be playing them.
Humanity has come so far in so many ways but at the same time we have regressed in so many ways. Actors should be allowed to act any part, that is their job,. Also, comedians should be allowed to make fun and joke about any subject matter, laughter is the best medicine. I am so over being lumped into this new Queer and Woke community. who take themselves way too seriously.
Here we go a right winging classless critic making a completely idiotic trolling statement about GM’s legendary music being crappy, Neoprene you are just a sexless miserable crappy person living in your grandma’s basement hiding behind a keyboard feeling oh so fierce today while you watch INFOWARS….
As usual, the comments here reflect mostly middle aged queers who simplify every queer topic and who low-key approve hetero superiority and privilege.
Someone’s identities, sexual preferences, lifestyle, who they date, where they are in the gender, sexual, affection, romantic, emotion, commitment spectrum should not have much to do with who gets cast in movie/TV roles. While sexuality, identity, love, relationships are too individual and personal to stay using that as reasons to cast or not cast someone. However, there’s no doubt that male hetero pressures, male homophobia and male hetero privilege are still prominent in Hollywood. There’s no doubt a lot of industry queers love “straight’ guys”. And there’s no doubt that the industry loves casting “straight presenting” or “mostly hetero-leaning” men in prestige overtly queer roles. None of this shit is accidental. So, while Adam’s stance is one-note, let’s stop acting like certain biases and patterns don’t exist.
If it’s not your movie then shut up and don’t watch it, it’s not that deep. Everybody thinks that they are running the show now and their opinions on subjects that is really none of their business. Let artists be artists without all this man made ideology woke crap.
“Gabby”, what about my comment is “man made ideology woke crap”? What about my comment is incorrect in any way? Do you have a real rebuttal? All of that comment is a reflection of reality and the entertainment industry. If that reality makes you upset, that’s not my problem. Also, this isn’t 2018. Using “woke” as a way to dismiss people just reflects being old and being a basic bytch. All you’re doing is justifying the takes from the “woke crowd”. Come up with some new terminologies and better ways to engage with people.
If the lames/trolls don’t have any real retorts then please stop responding to my comments.
Come up with some new terminologies and new ways to engage with people, says The Donald. You should try that because you are now babbling away again yet saying the same exact things…………………..VERBATUM! Don’t be a copy paste queen. It’s annoying and you are now officially a Gay Automaton. Rated G, for general audiences only.
And how dare you speak about middle aged queers like that. Vent if you must, but give us some new and original talking points.
abfab, there are no “new” and “original” talking points with folks who are constantly trolling and bitchy and dismissive. I’ve had some varied back and forths with people who post here. But they aren’t regular posters, at least not any longer. So, yes, you are gonna read the same ass shit half of the time. If someone doesn’t like it then don’t engage with me. Also, yes, I specifically targeted the middle age and up queers, because that’s where at least 70% of the basic, dismissive and “anti-woke” comments come from.
Sharpei, yes, it is unfortunate that so many queers can’t have honest and nuanced conversations around queer topics. It’s as well a shame that clearly so many queers (especially the middle age and up variety) still haven’t confronted their traumas, insecurities, resentments and still low-key view the world from a hetero superior perspective. But once again, none of this is my problem.
A role should be given to the actor best suited to play the part, period! Your sexual preference, identity, lifestyle, etc. should play absolutely no role whatsoever. This silly idea that only gay people should play gay roles is completely ridiculous and only sets us back by decades.
You lost me halfway through your monologue. Being ageist is ugly. Assuming people who disagree with you are old, as some kind of excuse to disrespect them, is ugly. You should work on that.
The solution to having gay actors treated fairly and not prevented from playing non-gay roles is not to commit the same crime against actors perceived to be straight. Yeah history wasn’t kind to us anywhere, Hollywood in particular. The one good thing all this woke nonsense has done is to prove to people who pay attention that sexuality is fluid and you have no real right to assume anything.
Really, you put some effort into these posts, but if I were you, I’d consider re-reading and editing. Maybe throw in some extraneous commas, like I do.
@donston
i agree that there is a conversation to be had about how queer people in hollywood are being denied roles in favor of people that are either straight, or at least “straight acting” and therefore seen as more “palatable”, and what that says about humanity and their internalized stuff. but at the same time ive always been one of those people who believed that it is called ACTING for a reason. you are playing a character that is not necessarily you, and you are using your life experience and acting skills to figure out a way to bring that character to life and make it believable. when a gay man plays a gay man BECAUSE he is a gay man, well at that point you may as well call it a biographical piece. and just because a person IS gay doesnt always mean they could play the specific type of gay character that they are auditioning for convincingly and show all of the characters nuances, since all of us had different experiences with being gay and coming out etc. in a perfect world yes queer people would have just as many opportunities as non queer people, but that just aint the world we live in. and im sorry but people (myself included) just have certain preferences when it comes to castings and performances and some people are just bound by their own personalities if that makes any sense. like im sorry but if you give me a choice about what type of personality i would rather watch play a gay character between Matt Bomer or Nathan Lane, im sorry but im picking Matt and its not because of his looks. a more “straight acting” gay male in my humble opinion could just more easily slip into certain types of characters or play a wider range of gay male characters than someone like Nathan Lane or Allan Cummings. and thats coming from someone who loved The Birdcage. if the casting calls for an actor to play a less effeminate type of gay man then i dont see how some of the more effeminate gay actors could convincingly pull that off. if that makes me homophobic to acknowledge that “straight acting” gay men or just straight men in general have more marketable personalities that can more easily slip between the different extremes of the different types of gay men, then i guess it is what it is. at the end of the day i just personally find it easier to watch a “straight acting” gay guy or a straight guy play a really effeminate gay role and believe the character is actually gay, than i would if i watched a naturally effeminate gay man try to play a much more “straight acting” gay character or straight man, and believe that performance.
I do see you like to ruffle feathers with your words. You have that down pat. But it’s really just your questionable off-mental state and repetitive D-bubble statements i.e. “spectrum” etc that makes most people automatically grind their teeth.
I think this coming from Adam in particular definitely feels like bitter grapes perhaps? But I do think there is decent conversation to be had here. The issue is the gays are not ready for the conversation or don’t care quite frankly so we’re just gonna be stuck with no actual progress on this topic
Before even clicking on the article I KNEW this would be about Adam’s bitterness at not being able to play the role himself. God and people wonder why I can’t stand the dude…
Putting his “bitterness” aside, there’s still a conversation to be had around how Hollywood is obsessed with casting “straight presenting” guys to play famous queer people or for the most prestige “gay” roles. Those roles almost never go to overtly queer male actors. Just as there’s a conversation to be had around the industry’s internalized phobias and “straight”/hetero-leaning privilege and general biases. I really couldn’t care less about Adam or this role but rather the larger convo.
Actually, I think it might have been interesting to see Adam in the role. I am a fan of his work. I have no idea if he can act. Perhaps that might be the issue.
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“Hollywood is obsessed with giving str8 presenting men gay roles”. Wrong. The only obsession Hollywood has is with doing a perfect job. Hollywood hires the actor best for the part. The end.
I will say this however, you’re a master of projection.
Finally, half of the people who post here are likely not even “out” in real life despite probably being 35 and up. Many of y’all who post here are ignorant as hell when it comes to understanding sexuality, psychology, love, the spectrum, sociology. While some of y’all are happy being a “gay token” for Conservatives or happy being the “gay pet” for your “straight” friends. So, once again, y’all are lame and basic and have some internal issues to confront.
This post reminds me of the story of Martin Luther presenting his thesis at the Diet of Worms in 1521, when the Emperor, completely exasperated, asks him, “bist du allein Klug”, i.e. are you the only smart person in the room?
Just because people might not agree with you, it doesn’t mean that they’re “ignorant as hell” or lacking understanding in “sexuality, psychology, love”, etc. While you might see discrimination lurking around every corner in Hollywood, the rest of us don’t. If you’re going to make such grandiose accusations of gay men and women being denied roles because of their sexuality, then you need to provide evidence to back up your claim.
Yeah, Donston, perhaps you think us all simpletons. I know you are not. I’m confident Globe is pretty smart too, even if we spar on occasion. I am reasonably sure, weighing all my numerous faults, I am not “ignorant”, or, gasp, “a gay token”. I am into my dotage, by gay standards, so you have me there. Am I sometimes pompous or even, wrong? Guilty. However, unless I’m just trying to just be funny with a one-liner, I usually put forward a reasonable point – which you can disagree with. I sometimes change my mind.
It would be nice if we could actually discuss things here without the shade.
D
You’re just an unhappy black man with an unfulfilled life mad at the white guys who get all the parts. Give the douche bag fayx superiority role a rest dude. You’re nothing special.
Donston – Upon further reflection, I’m going to have to agree with you completely. People ARE just ignorant as hell about sexual, lifestyle, gender, sexual, affection, romantic, emotion, sexual, commitment spectrum, sexuality, sexual, identity, love, relationships, sexual, understanding sexuality, psychology, love, spectrum, sociology, the spectrum, sexual, the social. It just makes total sense when you think about it.
Oh Donnie, anyone who uses the term y’all shouldn’t be accusing anyone else of being ignorant. You’re a pathetic, angry, irrational little child with nothing to offer anyone.
@ Lumpy I made a reply to you in the thread above but it is “awaiting moderation” for some silly reason. Anyway I did want to correct your incorrect reading of my position that I am willing to “hold an actor’s known or perceived sexuality against them” This is categorically false.
Not once did I ever suggest that straight actors can’t play gay? You totally strawmanned me. My point was the unequal treatment gay actors face and your apathetic dismissal of this reality under the guise of “the best actor gets the job”.
I want to see straight actors play gay AND queer actors not get pushed out of gay and straight roles due to Hollywood homophobia. I want to see more queer actors get these leading roles, gay, straight or otherwise. That is my only issue.
Sharpei, I agree with 100% of what you just wrote. Sorry if I misconstrued your point.
As far as Queerty’s “awaiting moderation” that is a death sentence to that comment. P.S. never edit a comment. Copy, delete and redo. Edit falls in the “awaiting moderation” bucket.
@ Lumpy Oh well I’m glad we were able to come to reasonably civil agreement lol. It did seem like there was some miscommunication both ways. I apologize for coming off in a potentially hostile manner, this topic gets me a bit riled up at times (oops). But that’s no reason we can’t respectfully exchange views. I find you to be quite a well reasoned fellow (which is rare in the queerty comment section)
“As far as Queerty’s “awaiting moderation” that is a death sentence to that comment. P.S. never edit a comment. Copy, delete and redo. Edit falls in the “awaiting moderation” bucket.”
Ah noted. Thanks good sir. I think I have dealt with this in the past but I guess I forgot about it over time.
Actually I agree with Adam Lambert on this. For starters, I am not sure if he would have made a great George Michaels but one would never know, won’t they?
While I have no problem with straight people playing gay roles or gay folks playing straight roles because a role is a role. However, there was a debate on “Designing Women” about a white actor playing a black role (I think it was whether Dustin Hoffman could play Dr. Martin Luther King Jr). The logic was clear: a white person could never play a role of a black person and vice versa.
So why is this any different? Why is it when it comes to a gay role (Elton John, Freddie Mercury, Virginia Woolf, Harvey MIlk), a straight actor plays it and there’s no brouhaha over it. Same if a gay man were to play a straight role – largely because many of us gay folks have had to play straight till we come out.
Adam may not be playing the role (or even be a good actor) but really, he does have a point.
I’m not sure I see your point. You’re saying there’s no complaints when straight actors play gay characters or gay actors play straight actors. Isn’t that exactly how it should be? Why should there be controversy? It’s acting, and sexuality is not the same as appropriating race and culture, it’s too nuanced and varied. We are a minority who deserve equal rights, but you’re talking about the arts now and telling people to stay in their lanes based on who turns them on. I just dont feel like I’m being appropriated when a straight actor does the work to empathize with a gay character. I love when LGBT actors get to play any role, but saying they are the only ones who can play LGBT roles feels like an overreach to me, and I say that as a producer. I work to get more minorities in my projects, but if merit and yes, popularity, are taken out of the equation that’s a death blow to artistic integrity and could backfire just as more out LGBT actors are getting non-LGBT roles.
NO we’re NOT! Adam is an annoying queen whose talent is zero. Anyone with tastes wouldn’t like his crap. He has disgraced the legacy of QUEEN. The other bandmates have too.
If he weren’t in that group….he’d be a singing waiter at Macaroni Grill.
Was there this much bickering when Rene Zelwiger was cast as our Judy Gardland? Oye vay, first world problems but it’s SO enjoyable…all this pent up passion! Carry on, girls.
I’m a fan of the very talented Theo James, but I do think that Lambert has a point, and I could understand that he’d really reallly want to take on the role. To me, they both could bring a lot to the role. Also, given how “DL” (lol) George was, an actor who is not openly, or even at all, gay might be the right choice. But for gay actors its sort of like they can’t play leading roles unless they have proven box office, but they can’t get proven box office unless they get leading roles, which they can’t get because they don’t have proven box office (infinite loop).
Not to get all Susan Collins-y, but why not have competing films; there have been multiple biopics of Oscar Wilde, for example.
Theo is a great seasoned actor, Adam is a singer with no acting experience. And honestly, Adam doesn’t make sense for this part. There’s something about him that doesn’t work and I think it’s because he might not be able to act even with alot of coaching. I’d be willing to give him a shot at acting and seeing how he does but my gut tells me he wouldn’t be a box office draw.
Being cast and publically acting on screen are two different things. Currently he has nothing on screen of him publically acting so we have nothing to base him on. We won’t see Fairyland for some time. I’m glad he got tapped for a part. We’ll see how he does.
It’s called acting. Making us believe that the actor/actress is something or someone they’re not in real life. Just because you’re gay doesn’t make you the best candidate for the part. It’s all about fantasy and seeing a straight man dive head first into a gay role is indeed a fantasy that many gay men find erotic.
First of all, Adam Lambert got his start in theater as part of the ensemble in Wicked. While playing third Munchkin from the left doesn’t really qualify as acting experience, he also understudied the part of Fiyero, the male lead, so I assume he’s got the chops. Second, unless I missed something, he wasn’t expressing a desire to play George Michael, just opining that a non-gay actor was being promoted as the odds on favorite.
While I like Theo James, since he’s in his late 30’s, I question whether he could pull off the Wham years. He had a hard time playing the young Henry in The Time Traveler’s Wife.
Age inappropriate casting as as old as Hollywood itself and quite often works but your point is well taken. Who knows with Theo James. In any event I’d rather see Adam star as Totie in the Totie Fields biopic. Wouldn’t really be acting for him, aside from the post amputation scenes on Merv Griffin’s show, but there you go. This is your moment to shine Adam. Live your life girl.
It’s called acting you queens. Adam is mad because no one asked her to do it. So annoying!
Theo would make a great George in appearance alone. Isn’t that the point as well?
Gay actors shoudn’t immediately have to play gay roles. Gay actors play straight roles all of the time. Just ask Tom Cruise and John Travolta.
The role of Charlie in Fairyland. Today, the film premieres at the Sundance Film Festival. There was no casting for the film about George Michael, so the cast is only hypothetical. Moreover, the family does not agree with the project. Casting has taken place for Fairyland. Cast: Emilia Jones, Scoot McNairy, Geena Davis, Adam Lambert, Cody Fern, etc. Production: Sofia Coppola.
Lambert is not the only one who objects to filling such roles. Among others, Nathaniel Curtis from It’s A Sin. Great series. Anyone who has seen it understands what the point is. With heterosexual actors, the series would lose 3/4 of its authenticity and liveliness. It would probably make a boring melodrama. By the way, George’s family distances themselves from the project and refuses to support it.
Marcelo Rodriguez, the LAPD vice cop who arrested Michael in the Will Rogers Memorial Park restroom and sued him for $10 million for distress is now 54 years old. Poor thang.
Theo James (Theodore Taptiklis) is British, of Greek descent. George Michael (Georgios Panayiotou) was British, of Greek descent. Theo James is an actor. Adam Lambert is a singer. Theo might pull off a strong theatrical performance. Adam Lambert might pull off a strong musical tribute. I vote for the British/Greek actor to take on the acting job.
And another thing… it is not to me so important that gay actors play gay roles, but that gay writers and directors make these movies. A genuinely talented actor can play any role with empathy and depth. But what is on the page has to be good, solid, truthful and impactful material to begin with. A director provides the audience with the eyes and ears with which to experience the story. The actor is the visible conduit for the story, but the actor is neither the creator nor the teller of the story.
Is it just me or does James Franco and Theo James look remarkably alike? James has different lips with a prominent lower lip, but the similarities are remarkable.
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WillParkinson
Yet another gay man riding on Tina Turner’s coattails. And not even remotely half her talent.
PubicHairus
LOL. Wut?
LumpyPillows
Yeah, lost me too.
Texasholdem
Bonnie Tyler sang Holding Out For A Hero. Tina Turner sang We Don’t Need Another Hero.
WillParkinson
Well, fudge. Sorry. Hubby was in the hospital having a new pacemaker put in (with all the bell and whistles) and my semi-functioning brain wasn’t even good with the semi part. My apologies.
Boo Radley
Adam Lambert as George Michael? No, thank you.
LumpyPillows
Love Adam, but this bitterness from him isn’t good. Unless the role is sucking my dick, I don’t care what an actor’s sexuality is.
Sharpei
“I don’t care what an actor’s sexuality is.”
Translation: I don’t care if queer actors get equal treatment in Hollywood.
LumpyPillows
Translation: I don’t mind gay actors playing straight either, which probably happens a lot more than the reverse. So, if you want gay actors to have more work, you are 100% wrong. You misunderstand what fair means in this respect. Best actor for the job, and the job is acting, not having sex. Try again.
pattygale
Adam is, as always, speaking the truth and standing up for his community.
Why do you think so many actors don’t come out of the closet?
Even Lil Nas waited until he was huge before he came out.
Say what you will, but you obviously don’t know Lambert if you think the observation was made out of bitterness.
jms42
Equal treatment isn’t giving gay roles to gay actors- the job is acting, after all. What people should be upset about is that the majority of out actors are almost exclusively cast in gay roles. I can only think of a few exceptions, such as NPH, Sara Paulson, Wentworth Miller, Matt Bomer, and Nathan Lane (there are more, I’m sure). I mean, after they are publicly out, not while everyone suspects they are queer.
I believe trans actors should play trans roles, and differently-abled actors should play differently-abled roles (and please Internet forgive me if that is no longer the correct term), and of course, people of color should play their corresponding roles, but sexuality isn’t physical, and so for me, anyone should be able to play gay, queer, bi, pan, ace, etc. It’s casting folks who think an out actor can’t be seen as a believable straight lead that are the problem.
I want to see George Michael portrayed by the best actor for the role, not the best gay actor for the role. And who knows, if Mr. James is cast and is a method actor, there might be some delightfully happy men in public restrooms.
Sharpei
@LumpyPillows
“Translation: I don’t mind gay actors playing straight either, which probably happens a lot more than the reverse. ”
Are you actually suggesting that gay actors not only get straight roles at the same rate that straight actors get gay roles but that it happens more often? LOL. I call BS. That isn’t happening. I would like if it was true but it simply is not. Plenty of actors get denied hetero roles due to being gay. Just recently Jeremy Pope spoke up about this very thing. And there is plenty of past stories about this as well.
“You misunderstand what fair means in this respect. Best actor for the job, and the job is acting, not having sex. Try again.”
How naive, you think Hollywood is some type of meritocracy? lol “Best actor for the job”my ass. That’s total cope. Nepotism, Name recognition, Physical appearance, the casting couch. The list goes on Plenty of superficial qualities land actors jobs all the time. It’s simply naive to suggest “the best actor” just gets the job. Ridiculous! Silly platitudes like that are exactly what perpetuates prejudice in casting/hiring.
LumpyPillows
Patty – no disagreement with what you wrote, but not exactly to the points being made, at least to my mind. You want a litmus test to play gay as a way to right other wrongs. OK. I do not think that is how we right those wrongs. In fact I think it is hypocritical.
LumpyPillows
Sharpei, you really want to argue. OK. That’s fine. The best actor embodies a lot of things, including box office, name recognition, etc. So you are right there. That is reality. Which explains Neil Patrick Harris. Matt Bomer, and Nathan Lane and a list of other out gay actors who are very busy. It isn’t 1960 anymore.
So, the point we disagree on is simple: I don’t think you should hold an actor’s known or perceived sexuality against them. I find that to be morally wrong. You seem fine with denying an actor a role because of their sexuality. I find that to be hypocritical. We disagree. Now, you can jump though all your mental gymnastics, but you really need to address that specific point. Perhaps think about it before typing away.
smittoons
I completely agree with jms42 on this one. If you use sexuality as a cudgel and make artists of all people stay in their lanes on that point, that defeats the purpose of acting at all. While I agree more out LGBT+ and minority artists need to have chances to break out and get star power, directors and producers should be free to have varying mileage on this point. This is a stupid thing to try to police.
inbama
How ironic that in the days of the closet, gays and lesbians actually were major stars making big bucks – granted at a terrible personal cost. Rock Hudson, Montgomery Clift, Tyrone Power, Sal Mineo, Errol Flynn, Barbara Stanwick, Katherine Hepburn – heck, even Liberace was once a “matinee idol.”
We should be at the point when sexual orientation shouldn’t be an obstacle for anyone in any profession, but the “identity politics” this generation has embraced insists we are distinct from other humans. If we claim we’re so different that no one can play us, we won’t be playing them.
Gabby
Humanity has come so far in so many ways but at the same time we have regressed in so many ways. Actors should be allowed to act any part, that is their job,. Also, comedians should be allowed to make fun and joke about any subject matter, laughter is the best medicine. I am so over being lumped into this new Queer and Woke community. who take themselves way too seriously.
Neoprene
Amen, girrrl!
GlobeTrotter
Preach!
pattygale
“Should be allowed,” if they were offered the part.
LumpyPillows
I concur, Gabby.
Neoprene
Hopefully the filmmakers will emphasize cruising scenes and not his crappy pop songs. Something we can all enjoy.
Chrisk
Why the need to hate on him? Listen without prejudice and Ladies and Gentlemen was anything but crappy pop songs.
LumpyPillows
George Michael’s crappy songs? Did I piece together what you were trying to say clumsily? If so, you have terrible taste in music.
LifeinShaw
Seriously? George had some great songs. Although, I prefer the WHAM! years to his solo hits.
BLAKENOW
Here we go a right winging classless critic making a completely idiotic trolling statement about GM’s legendary music being crappy, Neoprene you are just a sexless miserable crappy person living in your grandma’s basement hiding behind a keyboard feeling oh so fierce today while you watch INFOWARS….
Donston
As usual, the comments here reflect mostly middle aged queers who simplify every queer topic and who low-key approve hetero superiority and privilege.
Someone’s identities, sexual preferences, lifestyle, who they date, where they are in the gender, sexual, affection, romantic, emotion, commitment spectrum should not have much to do with who gets cast in movie/TV roles. While sexuality, identity, love, relationships are too individual and personal to stay using that as reasons to cast or not cast someone. However, there’s no doubt that male hetero pressures, male homophobia and male hetero privilege are still prominent in Hollywood. There’s no doubt a lot of industry queers love “straight’ guys”. And there’s no doubt that the industry loves casting “straight presenting” or “mostly hetero-leaning” men in prestige overtly queer roles. None of this shit is accidental. So, while Adam’s stance is one-note, let’s stop acting like certain biases and patterns don’t exist.
RoyM
Oh Donnie, do you ever tire of being an empty headed douche?
Gabby
If it’s not your movie then shut up and don’t watch it, it’s not that deep. Everybody thinks that they are running the show now and their opinions on subjects that is really none of their business. Let artists be artists without all this man made ideology woke crap.
Neoprene
Only 9 commas in the opening sentence of your second paragraph. You’re slacking off, Mr. Pedantic.
Donston
“Gabby”, what about my comment is “man made ideology woke crap”? What about my comment is incorrect in any way? Do you have a real rebuttal? All of that comment is a reflection of reality and the entertainment industry. If that reality makes you upset, that’s not my problem. Also, this isn’t 2018. Using “woke” as a way to dismiss people just reflects being old and being a basic bytch. All you’re doing is justifying the takes from the “woke crowd”. Come up with some new terminologies and better ways to engage with people.
If the lames/trolls don’t have any real retorts then please stop responding to my comments.
Donston
But I’m always happy to ruffle y’all (and the multiple handle names you couple guys use) tired ass feathers. So, don’t think you’re bothering anyone.
Sharpei
The queerty girls don’t do well with nuance unfortunately.
abfab
Come up with some new terminologies and new ways to engage with people, says The Donald. You should try that because you are now babbling away again yet saying the same exact things…………………..VERBATUM! Don’t be a copy paste queen. It’s annoying and you are now officially a Gay Automaton. Rated G, for general audiences only.
And how dare you speak about middle aged queers like that. Vent if you must, but give us some new and original talking points.
Donston
abfab, there are no “new” and “original” talking points with folks who are constantly trolling and bitchy and dismissive. I’ve had some varied back and forths with people who post here. But they aren’t regular posters, at least not any longer. So, yes, you are gonna read the same ass shit half of the time. If someone doesn’t like it then don’t engage with me. Also, yes, I specifically targeted the middle age and up queers, because that’s where at least 70% of the basic, dismissive and “anti-woke” comments come from.
Donston
Sharpei, yes, it is unfortunate that so many queers can’t have honest and nuanced conversations around queer topics. It’s as well a shame that clearly so many queers (especially the middle age and up variety) still haven’t confronted their traumas, insecurities, resentments and still low-key view the world from a hetero superior perspective. But once again, none of this is my problem.
GlobeTrotter
A role should be given to the actor best suited to play the part, period! Your sexual preference, identity, lifestyle, etc. should play absolutely no role whatsoever. This silly idea that only gay people should play gay roles is completely ridiculous and only sets us back by decades.
LumpyPillows
You lost me halfway through your monologue. Being ageist is ugly. Assuming people who disagree with you are old, as some kind of excuse to disrespect them, is ugly. You should work on that.
The solution to having gay actors treated fairly and not prevented from playing non-gay roles is not to commit the same crime against actors perceived to be straight. Yeah history wasn’t kind to us anywhere, Hollywood in particular. The one good thing all this woke nonsense has done is to prove to people who pay attention that sexuality is fluid and you have no real right to assume anything.
Really, you put some effort into these posts, but if I were you, I’d consider re-reading and editing. Maybe throw in some extraneous commas, like I do.
thisisnotreal
@donston
i agree that there is a conversation to be had about how queer people in hollywood are being denied roles in favor of people that are either straight, or at least “straight acting” and therefore seen as more “palatable”, and what that says about humanity and their internalized stuff. but at the same time ive always been one of those people who believed that it is called ACTING for a reason. you are playing a character that is not necessarily you, and you are using your life experience and acting skills to figure out a way to bring that character to life and make it believable. when a gay man plays a gay man BECAUSE he is a gay man, well at that point you may as well call it a biographical piece. and just because a person IS gay doesnt always mean they could play the specific type of gay character that they are auditioning for convincingly and show all of the characters nuances, since all of us had different experiences with being gay and coming out etc. in a perfect world yes queer people would have just as many opportunities as non queer people, but that just aint the world we live in. and im sorry but people (myself included) just have certain preferences when it comes to castings and performances and some people are just bound by their own personalities if that makes any sense. like im sorry but if you give me a choice about what type of personality i would rather watch play a gay character between Matt Bomer or Nathan Lane, im sorry but im picking Matt and its not because of his looks. a more “straight acting” gay male in my humble opinion could just more easily slip into certain types of characters or play a wider range of gay male characters than someone like Nathan Lane or Allan Cummings. and thats coming from someone who loved The Birdcage. if the casting calls for an actor to play a less effeminate type of gay man then i dont see how some of the more effeminate gay actors could convincingly pull that off. if that makes me homophobic to acknowledge that “straight acting” gay men or just straight men in general have more marketable personalities that can more easily slip between the different extremes of the different types of gay men, then i guess it is what it is. at the end of the day i just personally find it easier to watch a “straight acting” gay guy or a straight guy play a really effeminate gay role and believe the character is actually gay, than i would if i watched a naturally effeminate gay man try to play a much more “straight acting” gay character or straight man, and believe that performance.
Diplomat
I do see you like to ruffle feathers with your words. You have that down pat. But it’s really just your questionable off-mental state and repetitive D-bubble statements i.e. “spectrum” etc that makes most people automatically grind their teeth.
Rambeaux
Adam has her claws out for this one.
Must have thought the role was a lock with Lamberts name on it.
ShiningSex
I wouldn’t see anything with the awful Lambert. She’s gross
Sharpei
I think this coming from Adam in particular definitely feels like bitter grapes perhaps? But I do think there is decent conversation to be had here. The issue is the gays are not ready for the conversation or don’t care quite frankly so we’re just gonna be stuck with no actual progress on this topic
abfab
Talk about bitter grapes and queerty girls. That’s YOU!
thisisnotreal
Before even clicking on the article I KNEW this would be about Adam’s bitterness at not being able to play the role himself. God and people wonder why I can’t stand the dude…
Donston
Putting his “bitterness” aside, there’s still a conversation to be had around how Hollywood is obsessed with casting “straight presenting” guys to play famous queer people or for the most prestige “gay” roles. Those roles almost never go to overtly queer male actors. Just as there’s a conversation to be had around the industry’s internalized phobias and “straight”/hetero-leaning privilege and general biases. I really couldn’t care less about Adam or this role but rather the larger convo.
LumpyPillows
Actually, I think it might have been interesting to see Adam in the role. I am a fan of his work. I have no idea if he can act. Perhaps that might be the issue.
Diplomat
D
“Hollywood is obsessed with giving str8 presenting men gay roles”. Wrong. The only obsession Hollywood has is with doing a perfect job. Hollywood hires the actor best for the part. The end.
I will say this however, you’re a master of projection.
Donston
Finally, half of the people who post here are likely not even “out” in real life despite probably being 35 and up. Many of y’all who post here are ignorant as hell when it comes to understanding sexuality, psychology, love, the spectrum, sociology. While some of y’all are happy being a “gay token” for Conservatives or happy being the “gay pet” for your “straight” friends. So, once again, y’all are lame and basic and have some internal issues to confront.
GlobeTrotter
This post reminds me of the story of Martin Luther presenting his thesis at the Diet of Worms in 1521, when the Emperor, completely exasperated, asks him, “bist du allein Klug”, i.e. are you the only smart person in the room?
Just because people might not agree with you, it doesn’t mean that they’re “ignorant as hell” or lacking understanding in “sexuality, psychology, love”, etc. While you might see discrimination lurking around every corner in Hollywood, the rest of us don’t. If you’re going to make such grandiose accusations of gay men and women being denied roles because of their sexuality, then you need to provide evidence to back up your claim.
LumpyPillows
Yeah, Donston, perhaps you think us all simpletons. I know you are not. I’m confident Globe is pretty smart too, even if we spar on occasion. I am reasonably sure, weighing all my numerous faults, I am not “ignorant”, or, gasp, “a gay token”. I am into my dotage, by gay standards, so you have me there. Am I sometimes pompous or even, wrong? Guilty. However, unless I’m just trying to just be funny with a one-liner, I usually put forward a reasonable point – which you can disagree with. I sometimes change my mind.
It would be nice if we could actually discuss things here without the shade.
Diplomat
D
You’re just an unhappy black man with an unfulfilled life mad at the white guys who get all the parts. Give the douche bag fayx superiority role a rest dude. You’re nothing special.
Neoprene
Donston – Upon further reflection, I’m going to have to agree with you completely. People ARE just ignorant as hell about sexual, lifestyle, gender, sexual, affection, romantic, emotion, sexual, commitment spectrum, sexuality, sexual, identity, love, relationships, sexual, understanding sexuality, psychology, love, spectrum, sociology, the spectrum, sexual, the social. It just makes total sense when you think about it.
RoyM
Oh Donnie, anyone who uses the term y’all shouldn’t be accusing anyone else of being ignorant. You’re a pathetic, angry, irrational little child with nothing to offer anyone.
LumpyPillows
Unnecessary cruelty. Penalty flag on the field.
Rambeaux
Nothing like good old Joan Crawford-Norma Shearer cat fight.
“Jungle-Red”, please.
LumpyPillows
“There’s a name for you ladies, but it isn’t used in high society.”
Sharpei
@ Lumpy I made a reply to you in the thread above but it is “awaiting moderation” for some silly reason. Anyway I did want to correct your incorrect reading of my position that I am willing to “hold an actor’s known or perceived sexuality against them” This is categorically false.
Not once did I ever suggest that straight actors can’t play gay? You totally strawmanned me. My point was the unequal treatment gay actors face and your apathetic dismissal of this reality under the guise of “the best actor gets the job”.
I want to see straight actors play gay AND queer actors not get pushed out of gay and straight roles due to Hollywood homophobia. I want to see more queer actors get these leading roles, gay, straight or otherwise. That is my only issue.
LumpyPillows
Sharpei, I agree with 100% of what you just wrote. Sorry if I misconstrued your point.
As far as Queerty’s “awaiting moderation” that is a death sentence to that comment. P.S. never edit a comment. Copy, delete and redo. Edit falls in the “awaiting moderation” bucket.
Sharpei
@ Lumpy Oh well I’m glad we were able to come to reasonably civil agreement lol. It did seem like there was some miscommunication both ways. I apologize for coming off in a potentially hostile manner, this topic gets me a bit riled up at times (oops). But that’s no reason we can’t respectfully exchange views. I find you to be quite a well reasoned fellow (which is rare in the queerty comment section)
“As far as Queerty’s “awaiting moderation” that is a death sentence to that comment. P.S. never edit a comment. Copy, delete and redo. Edit falls in the “awaiting moderation” bucket.”
Ah noted. Thanks good sir. I think I have dealt with this in the past but I guess I forgot about it over time.
BLAKENOW
Girl shut up and sit down keep loving yourself PLUS SIZE and have another cupcake.
LumpyPillows
Unnecessary cruelty. Penalty flag on the field.
MurrietaAZ
Actually I agree with Adam Lambert on this. For starters, I am not sure if he would have made a great George Michaels but one would never know, won’t they?
While I have no problem with straight people playing gay roles or gay folks playing straight roles because a role is a role. However, there was a debate on “Designing Women” about a white actor playing a black role (I think it was whether Dustin Hoffman could play Dr. Martin Luther King Jr). The logic was clear: a white person could never play a role of a black person and vice versa.
So why is this any different? Why is it when it comes to a gay role (Elton John, Freddie Mercury, Virginia Woolf, Harvey MIlk), a straight actor plays it and there’s no brouhaha over it. Same if a gay man were to play a straight role – largely because many of us gay folks have had to play straight till we come out.
Adam may not be playing the role (or even be a good actor) but really, he does have a point.
smittoons
I’m not sure I see your point. You’re saying there’s no complaints when straight actors play gay characters or gay actors play straight actors. Isn’t that exactly how it should be? Why should there be controversy? It’s acting, and sexuality is not the same as appropriating race and culture, it’s too nuanced and varied. We are a minority who deserve equal rights, but you’re talking about the arts now and telling people to stay in their lanes based on who turns them on. I just dont feel like I’m being appropriated when a straight actor does the work to empathize with a gay character. I love when LGBT actors get to play any role, but saying they are the only ones who can play LGBT roles feels like an overreach to me, and I say that as a producer. I work to get more minorities in my projects, but if merit and yes, popularity, are taken out of the equation that’s a death blow to artistic integrity and could backfire just as more out LGBT actors are getting non-LGBT roles.
louie
The role of a dead singer should only be played by a dead actor.
Thad
I’m sure George Michael’s life has enough material for two biopics..and more. Make them all!
SDR94103
we’re with you Adam!
ShiningSex
NO we’re NOT! Adam is an annoying queen whose talent is zero. Anyone with tastes wouldn’t like his crap. He has disgraced the legacy of QUEEN. The other bandmates have too.
If he weren’t in that group….he’d be a singing waiter at Macaroni Grill.
abfab
Was there this much bickering when Rene Zelwiger was cast as our Judy Gardland? Oye vay, first world problems but it’s SO enjoyable…all this pent up passion! Carry on, girls.
Fahd
I’m a fan of the very talented Theo James, but I do think that Lambert has a point, and I could understand that he’d really reallly want to take on the role. To me, they both could bring a lot to the role. Also, given how “DL” (lol) George was, an actor who is not openly, or even at all, gay might be the right choice. But for gay actors its sort of like they can’t play leading roles unless they have proven box office, but they can’t get proven box office unless they get leading roles, which they can’t get because they don’t have proven box office (infinite loop).
Not to get all Susan Collins-y, but why not have competing films; there have been multiple biopics of Oscar Wilde, for example.
Diplomat
Theo is a great seasoned actor, Adam is a singer with no acting experience. And honestly, Adam doesn’t make sense for this part. There’s something about him that doesn’t work and I think it’s because he might not be able to act even with alot of coaching. I’d be willing to give him a shot at acting and seeing how he does but my gut tells me he wouldn’t be a box office draw.
Oscar
Do you think he would have been cast as Charlie in Fairyland if he couldn’t act? Today the film premieres at the Sundance festival.
Diplomat
Being cast and publically acting on screen are two different things. Currently he has nothing on screen of him publically acting so we have nothing to base him on. We won’t see Fairyland for some time. I’m glad he got tapped for a part. We’ll see how he does.
JRamonMc
It’s called acting. Making us believe that the actor/actress is something or someone they’re not in real life. Just because you’re gay doesn’t make you the best candidate for the part. It’s all about fantasy and seeing a straight man dive head first into a gay role is indeed a fantasy that many gay men find erotic.
theaterbloke
First of all, Adam Lambert got his start in theater as part of the ensemble in Wicked. While playing third Munchkin from the left doesn’t really qualify as acting experience, he also understudied the part of Fiyero, the male lead, so I assume he’s got the chops. Second, unless I missed something, he wasn’t expressing a desire to play George Michael, just opining that a non-gay actor was being promoted as the odds on favorite.
While I like Theo James, since he’s in his late 30’s, I question whether he could pull off the Wham years. He had a hard time playing the young Henry in The Time Traveler’s Wife.
ShiningSex
Adam is pointless on all levels. NO talent queen bitching. That’s all.
Theo seems like a good choice for George.
abfab
third Munchkin from the left! OMFG that is too funny! Are you serious!?
mastik8
Age inappropriate casting as as old as Hollywood itself and quite often works but your point is well taken. Who knows with Theo James. In any event I’d rather see Adam star as Totie in the Totie Fields biopic. Wouldn’t really be acting for him, aside from the post amputation scenes on Merv Griffin’s show, but there you go. This is your moment to shine Adam. Live your life girl.
ShiningSex
It’s called acting you queens. Adam is mad because no one asked her to do it. So annoying!
Theo would make a great George in appearance alone. Isn’t that the point as well?
Gay actors shoudn’t immediately have to play gay roles. Gay actors play straight roles all of the time. Just ask Tom Cruise and John Travolta.
The job should go to the one that FITS the role.
Jack Meoff
Notice that it is always messy queens without the acting chops that complain about the casting choices. What real acting has Lambert ever done?
It’s like Daniel Franzese bitching about not getting offered Brendan’s role in The Whale. Daniel Franzese just isn’t that good of an actor.
Oscar
The role of Charlie in Fairyland. Today, the film premieres at the Sundance Film Festival. There was no casting for the film about George Michael, so the cast is only hypothetical. Moreover, the family does not agree with the project. Casting has taken place for Fairyland. Cast: Emilia Jones, Scoot McNairy, Geena Davis, Adam Lambert, Cody Fern, etc. Production: Sofia Coppola.
TheDefiler
Here, here, Adam! Dying to see you play George on Celeb Apprentice. Who do you cast as Trump?
Oscar
Lambert is not the only one who objects to filling such roles. Among others, Nathaniel Curtis from It’s A Sin. Great series. Anyone who has seen it understands what the point is. With heterosexual actors, the series would lose 3/4 of its authenticity and liveliness. It would probably make a boring melodrama. By the way, George’s family distances themselves from the project and refuses to support it.
inbama
Marcelo Rodriguez, the LAPD vice cop who arrested Michael in the Will Rogers Memorial Park restroom and sued him for $10 million for distress is now 54 years old. Poor thang.
mastik8
Bitter, party of one. Bitter, party of one. Your table is ready.
rochesterdandan
Theo James (Theodore Taptiklis) is British, of Greek descent. George Michael (Georgios Panayiotou) was British, of Greek descent. Theo James is an actor. Adam Lambert is a singer. Theo might pull off a strong theatrical performance. Adam Lambert might pull off a strong musical tribute. I vote for the British/Greek actor to take on the acting job.
rochesterdandan
And another thing… it is not to me so important that gay actors play gay roles, but that gay writers and directors make these movies. A genuinely talented actor can play any role with empathy and depth. But what is on the page has to be good, solid, truthful and impactful material to begin with. A director provides the audience with the eyes and ears with which to experience the story. The actor is the visible conduit for the story, but the actor is neither the creator nor the teller of the story.
judysdad
I’d MUCH rather look at Theo James on the big screen than the tub of overly made-up lard who passes as Adam Sandler.
Diplomat
Adam’s makeup would have to go if he is going to become a mainstream actor. I can’t remember a time when he wasn’t wearing it.
o.codone
Is it just me or does James Franco and Theo James look remarkably alike? James has different lips with a prominent lower lip, but the similarities are remarkable.