Rebel Wilson has insisted actors should be allowed to play whatever role they desire as she becomes the latest star to weigh in on the Hollywood casting debates.
'Yeah I don’t think there’s a different standard, it’s more this thing about – if you are something then now you’re allowed to joke about it. So say, if you are overweight, you can say jokes.Rebel weighed in on the Hollywood casting row two years after coming out as queer She added: 'I think that’s hard. It’s going into this territory of like saying,"Well, only straight actors can play straight roles, and gay actors can play gay roles", which I think is total nonsense.
'I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince... but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess,' she wrote, adding heart and rainbow emojis and the hashtag, '#loveislove'.Rebel came out as gay at the age of 42. The Pitch Perfect star took to Instagram to share the news about her new relationship, posting a sweet snap of herself posing with her girlfriend
Actor Alan Davies starred as a gay teacher in Russell T Davies’s hit 2001 show Bob & Rose, while his 2018 miniseries A Very English Scandal featured Hugh Grant, who is straight, playing Liberal politician Jeremy Thorpe. But he added: 'The problem is if you're a famous actor, let's look at the famous ones, and I mean movie star levels, I think now, I've gone on the attack, if you're a movie star level, you've got money, you're fine, you're going to get lots of offers.
'If they don't, and they've got to – use your power, say 'I'll have a supporting role', get this person here who should be in lead roles – they don't exist, the famous leading lesbians, the famous leading gay men, they don't exist to lead blockbusters.' Luke Evans: The Welsh actor Luke Evans, who recently split with his boyfriend, won 'Best Villain' at the 2017 Teen Choice Awards for his portrayal of the Lothario Gaston in the live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast.
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