He’s a straight shooter.
Billy Eichner has complained that straight individuals “simply didn’t present up” to his new homosexual romantic comedy after it bombed on the field workplace on opening weekend.
“Bros” — which is produced by Judd Apatow and reportedly value $22 million to make — garnered buzz for being the primary homosexual romantic comedy from a significant studio, but it surely introduced in a paltry $4.8 million since its launch Friday.
Eichner — who's the film’s lead star and co-writer — took to Twitter to specific his disappointment over the dire numbers with a controversial take that shortly garnered backlash.
“Final evening I snuck in and sat behind a offered out theater taking part in ‘Bros’ in LA. The viewers howled with laughter begin to end, burst into applause on the finish, and a few have been wiping away tears as they walked out. It was actually magical. Actually. I'm VERY happy with this film,” the 44-year-old started.
“Rolling Stone already has ‘Bros’ on the listing of the very best comedies of the twenty first century. What’s additionally true is that at one level a theater chain known as Common [the studio behind the movie] and stated they have been pulling the trailer due to the homosexual content material. (Uni satisfied them to not). America, f–ok yeah, and so on and so on.”
Eichner then declared: “That’s simply the world we reside in, sadly. Even with glowing opinions, nice Rotten Tomatoes scores, an A CinemaScore and so on, straight individuals, particularly in sure elements of the nation, simply didn’t present up for ‘Bros.’ And that’s disappointing however it's what it's.”
Eichner subsequently implored that “everybody who ISN’T a homophobic weirdo” go to a cinema to see ‘Bros’ as quickly as attainable.
Nonetheless, the comic was shortly blasted by homosexual and straight Twitter customers alike, lots of whom accused him of “shaming” individuals for not seeing the movie.
” ‘See my film otherwise you’re a homophobe’ is a hell of a advertising pitch,” one shocked particular person responded.
One homosexual critic hit again at Eichner, declaring: ” ‘Bros’ bombing on the field workplace is a failure of ego. Billy Eichner is a B-list star, not a number one man, and no one goes to theaters to observe a random rom com in 2022. For Billy to imagine it will be a blockbuster simply because he’s homosexual and ‘humorous’ is pure Hollywood narcissism.”
Many added that different movies about homosexual males — together with “The Birdcage” and “Brokeback Mountain” — carried out strongly on the field workplace and insisted that “Bros” merely didn’t appear to be an gratifying film.
Earlier this 12 months, Eichner described Hollywood as “homophobic” — regardless of the very fact it greenlit “Bros.”
“Hollywood has typically been very accepting on the floor however very homophobic beneath the floor and really hypocritical,” he informed Web page Six on the MTV Film and TV Awards in June.
“And plenty of selections have been made based mostly on concern — fears that I feel are sometimes irrational — and but, individuals have been scared,” he continued. “You understand, plenty of it was based mostly round what they suppose the mainstream viewers would or wouldn't settle for. And that’s fairly infuriating when you consider it.”
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