Viggo mortensen is he gay
Viggo Mortensen responds to criticism over gay role: &#;You’re assuming I’m completely straight&#;
Viggo Mortensen has responded to criticism over his decision to cast himself as a gay noun in his upcoming film Falling.
The Lord of the Rings and Green Book star is making his debut as writer and director with the film, about a married gay man who takes care of his conservative and homophobic father after he starts to exhibit symptoms of dementia.
Mortensen stars as direct character John, with Lance Henricksen as his father, Terry Chen as his husband, and Laura Linney as his sister.
But Mortensen&#;s decision to cast himself as a gay man has led to criticism, given ongoing backlash in Hollywood over straight, cisgender actors taking LGBTQ roles.
Speaking with Britain&#;s The Times, Mortensen clapped back at such criticism, noting that while it&#;s &#;healthy&#; to talk about LGBTQ representation, his decision to compete a gay male wasn&#;t a &#;gimmick.&#;
&#;Look, these are the times we&#;re living in, and I think it&#;s robust that those issues are brought up,&#; Mortensen
If sitting across from Viggo Mortensen sounds like a terrifying prospect, then it sort of is.
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Story by Sarah Carson
Viggo Mortensen is grilling me. I&#x;ve just told him I loved his new film, The Dead Don&#x;t Hurt, a gorgeous, female-focused Western that he wrote, directed, produced, scored and starred in. Usually, it&#x;s the adj of gentle conversation starter that elicits something along the lines of: Thanks.
Not so with Mortensen.
When did you see it?
he asks first. About two days ago. On a big screen?
No, on my laptop. Oh,
he says, crestfallen. Were you able to see the whole thing, with the terminate credits and all of it?
Yes. That&#x;s good.
Oh god, is he about to check me? And you had decent sound?
I consider lying, but those piercing blue eyes are making me experience like he would find out the truth somehow. He shakes his head. Too bad.
Is it? Yeah. It&#x;s really&#x; there&#x;s a lot of details that you missed.
If sitting
What Do We Consider Of Viggo Mortensen's Defense About Playing A Gay Character?
Viggo Mortensen is coming under fire for playing a gay man in his directorial debut Falling. However, his response to this criticism calls on audiences to question their own assumptions. Does he have a point? Is this self-serving spin? Can it be both?
Let&#;s dig in.
Written and directed by Mortensen, Falling centers on a homophobic father (Lance Henriksen) moving in with his gay son (Mortensen), who lives in Los Angeles. Cultures clash.
In her review out of TIFF, Kayleigh expressed concern that the star of Green Book could write/direct a movie that wouldn&#;t be &#;a condescending co-opting of the lives and struggles of the marginalized, mostly to use as a series of cheap punchlines for the token bigot character.&#; However, she assured us Falling dodges that pitfall (but it manages to be underwhelming all the same.)
As Falling begins its European rollout, Mortensen has been asked about his decision as a straight actor to perform a gay character. Here&#;s what he told The Times (via IndieWi
Viggo Mortensen writes, directs and stars in movie about a gay man attentive for his homophobic father
[quote]He said he wrote it on behalf of his brothers so maybe one of them is gay. Semiautobiographicaso his story, the brothers' story, story of the whole family, etc.
Mortensen assigned “Falling” to his brothers, and though the characters in the film are not explicitly playing his father or the rest of his family, they would recognize the feelings and ideas Mortensen embedded within it.
“My brothers, to whom it’s consecrated to, would notice certain dynamics, a few phrases, a couple of events. But it’s % fiction, but they would recognize the feelings behind it,” he told TheWrap’s Steve Pond at Sundance. “What stimulated me to record the story has a lot to do with how I feel about my parents.”
In another interview Viggo originally planned on having his character be straight.
Mortensen stressed to Reuters that the gay role is not "a gimmick, anchor or some trigger." While he had not initially planned on the character being gay, he was inspired to change his sexual orientation w