There has been for a couple of years now a debate in the world of Hollywood about whether or not gay characters in series and movies should be played by heterosexual actors and actresses. And now the actor Stanley Tucci has given his opinion on the matter.
Stanley Tucci has become famous for characters like Mr. Harvey in ‘The Lovely Bones’but also by other well-known ones such as Nigel Kipling en The Devil Wears Pradawhere he plays the art director of RunWay magazine.
Stanley Tucci has played gay characters in several films
Said character is gay and has not been the only one that Stanley Tucci has played on screen. just remember that In 2020, he starred in the film ‘Supernova’ where he gave life to the couple of Colin Firth’s characterwith whom he begins a journey when he is diagnosed with dementia.
Although the actor has been praised for these performances, Tucci enters the debate on whether the actors who should leave these types of roles on homosexual characters. Something with which the actor is not so agree.
Tucci spoke about the reception that his characters have
The American actor was on the show ‘Desert Island Discs’ de BBC Radio 4where he was asked his opinion on whether straight actors should play gay characters on screen. Something that he considers to be fine as long as it is done correctly.
“Always I’m very flattered when gay men come up to me and talk about ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ or talk about Supernova, and they say, ‘That was so beautiful’“mentioned the actor during his talk where he assured that gay characters are often not well represented on the screen.
The actor believes that heterosexual actors can play gay characters
Tucci indicated that there is nothing wrong with having heterosexual people play the roles of gay characters, because “an actor is an actor” and his job is supposed to be playing different people. “You just are. That is the whole point of this,” she stated.
Without a doubt, his statements will give something to talk about, since a few years ago actores como Darren Criss (Glee) o Lucas Gabriel (High School Musical) they even announced that they would stop accepting non-straight roles.
As long as the interpretation is correct for the gay community
The main argument is that straight actors have more roles to choose from and more opportunities to play different characters in series or movies, so they should step aside and open the way for gay actors to portray characters with the same sexual orientation.
The truth is Both points of view are valid in this debate about whether or not straight actors should play gay people on screen.. What do you think about it?
