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Feb 2, 2023 · Before Rocketman launched Taron Egerton's career to new heights, the Welsh actor was just another chiseled face in the Hollywood crowd. ... Our concept of what a straight man or gay man looks like ...
Mar 20, 2023 · Sparked by gay actors’ historical exclusion not only from straight roles in Hollywood but from parts that reflect their own sexuality, it’s a conversation Egerton has found himself part of ...
Nov 20, 2018 · Egerton, who split from his girlfriend Emily Thomas earlier this year, has now cleared up any confusion regarding his sexuality, telling Metro that he’s “not gay” but considers it a “joy to support” his gay friends.
Jun 1, 2019 · film. How Taron Egerton, a Straight Actor, Portrayed Gay Icon Elton John. The Rocketman star talks LGBTQ casting and embodying the world's most famous gay man. Daniel Reynolds. May 31 2019...
Apr 2, 2019 · But he is capable of acknowledging, as a straight man, what this film means to the LGBTQ community, that it doesn’t work unless it’s unapologetically queer?
Jun 4, 2019 · While Rocketman has weathered its own accusations of straightwashing due to its casting of Egerton, who is heterosexual, in the leading role, Egerton says for the most part, “When I speak to ...
Apr 7, 2019 · As a straight guy, Egerton acknowledges how much Rocketman and its unapologetic queerness will mean to the LGBTQ community, particularly after Bohemian Rhapsody, the Oscar-winning Freddie Mercury biopic, was slammed for straight-washing LGBTQ content. Rocketman director Dexter Fletcher famously replaced ousted director Bryan Singer on that project.
