‘Bros – More Than Friends’: Luke Macfarlane hopes “all men see themselves reflected” in LGBTQ + comedy

On October 28, ‘Bros. More than friends, a historic first for several reasons: is the first adult romantic comedy from a major studio starring gay to be released in theaters and its cast is made up entirely of LGBTQ + people., which bring both queer and straight characters to life. Directed by Nicholas Stoller, “Bros” is written and starred by famed comedian and actor Billy Eichner, along with Luke Macfarlane, who plays his love interest.

“Bros” comes ready to break the mold with its honest, no holds barred version of sex and love within the LGBTQ + community. While the film addresses many issues surrounding the collective, its struggle and its media visibility, at the center we find the love story between Bobby and Aaron, two opposite poles who are hopelessly attracted despite their allergy to commitment and their different ways of Watching the world. The chemistry between Eichner and Macfarlane plays an essential role in the couple’s development, e the actors, whom we had the pleasure of interviewing, told us how that special bond was established between them.

“The first stages of every relationship are based on the curiosity to discover the other, on the other’s sense of humor”Macfarlane says. “And we got to experience it between takes, on set, which was really useful.”. “We really enjoyed ourselves”Eichner adds. “We are very similar and very different in some ways, but that made it more interesting”.

On the other hand, Macfarlane, known for series such as “Five Brothers” or “Killjoys” and star of Hallmark’s Christmas romantic comedies, reflects on what it means to play a different heartthrob in “Bros”, where through his character topics how they are addressed masculinity or obsession with a fit body. “If you look at Instagram, any guy or any action hero, like Marvel, has those bodies.”says the actor. “This is how we get the world’s attention, and it’s not unique to the gay community. I hope all men can see themselves reflected in Aaron”.

The straight director behind the big gay comedy of the season

“Bros – More Than Friends” is written and starred by a gay man and features an entirely LGBTQ + main cast, but directing and producing are two straight men, Nicholas Stoller (“Passing you”, “Damn neighbors”) and Judd Apatow (“Virgin at 40”, “If it was easy”), an eminence in American adult comedy. We also had the opportunity to chat with the former in an interview in which he explained the process that led him to direct a gay story like this, his way of dealing with the romance with two men as protagonists and the importance of making the sex scenes. real and fun.

“All my films have uncomfortable sex scenes, it’s part of our behavior”Stoller points out. “It is very rare to see a romantic comedy and there is no sex. It is something essential. From the start, we knew I was going to have sex. Billy [Eichner] he was very excited about doing great sex scenes, it was fun “. But while those scenes are important, it’s important for Stoller to make it clear that love is the main ingredient: “I think it’s the centerpiece of any romantic comedy. And Billy feels the same way. He loves the idea of ​​romance, of falling in love, so we knew there had to be a heart in the center. Otherwise, why do it!”.

“Bros – More Than Friends” will be released exclusively in theaters on October 28.