40I The Los Angeles edition of LGBTQ+ film festival Outfest is on the books after the final night of the horror movie Peacock’s world premiere. they are (evident they-cut-they).
Kevin Bacon and Carrie Preston play a couple who conduct a Christian-focused “gay conversion therapy” in a remote, wooded area, preaching a philosophy that means a contradictory self-acceptance and self-denial. A new busload of LGBT and non-binary youth arrives for “treatment,” many sent by their families in hopes that they will learn to conform to social norms.
Bacon and his wife, Kyra Sedgwick, attended the premiere along with one of Hollywood’s greatest screenwriters and three-time Oscar nominee cast and director John Logan. they are.
Presenting his movie at the Theater at the Ace Hotel, Logan said, “I wrote my first play 40 years ago and I’ve been writing a script for 30 years and I chose to do it because it was very personal to me. When I was a gay kid, there were no queer characters in horror movies. Or if they were, they were victims or just kidding. And I felt that lack. I wanted to celebrate my favorite genre and who I am.”
Logan told Deadline earlier on the red carpet: “Viewers can expect a scary and exciting movie, but more than that, it’s a story about queer empowerment and about seven-week-olds with heroes we haven’t seen. We don’t see much and not much in the horror genre. That’s why I was happy to join this group. “
It helped provide players, Bacon, and co-conspirators with a wealth of information about gay conversion therapy, which is banned in 20 states, including California, Colorado, Illinois, and Utah.
“When I started looking at the research that there was still the idea that people could go somewhere and pretend they were something they weren’t, it was a very scary idea for me. I was worried,” Bacon told Deadline. “And that’s a little unbearable.”
The film will premiere on the Peacock streaming service on August 5 and will provide a large potential audience.
“John wanted to make a movie that he thought would be an opportunity to put him at the forefront,” Bacon said. “If you do a bit of dark indie, some people might see it, but they probably already agree with the idea that gay conversion isn’t what it’s supposed to be. So if you frame it in a nice, funny, wild horror movie, it might make him pay more attention. “
Preston plays the great, tough woman as camp worker Cora Whistler, who seems to deliver a message of love while downplaying the ugly outfits of the camp. In one scene, Cora sits down with Jordan (Theo Germain) and urges them to deny their identities.
“I apologized to Theo Germain before I did the transforming scene in the movie,” Preston said. “Unfortunately, I feel like my character thought he was going to save these young people and he did it in a really dark and manipulative way. But I think somewhere he thinks he’s doing something really good for them, no matter how frustrating it is. “
Preston from the movie adds: “He uses the horror genre to make bold social commentary, which is a great use of the genre. She sheds light on the real fears of gay conversion and quotes the unquoted “therapy” because you can’t call it therapy, how harmful it is and how it hurts so many people.
According to the Human Rights Campaign, “so-called “conversion therapy”, sometimes also known as “reparative therapy”, is a set of dangerous and disreputable practices that falsely claim to alter a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. These practices have been rejected by all major mental health and medical organizations for decades, but due to ongoing discrimination and societal prejudice against LGBTQ people, some professionals continue to practice conversion therapy. Minors are particularly vulnerable, and conversion therapy can lead to depression, anxiety, substance abuse, homelessness and suicide.”
Austin Krut (smart reservation) plays Toby, a camper who isn’t bothered by the whole gay conversion thing.
“It’s great to be a part of a movie like this,” Krute said. “You don’t sign up for a horror movie about queer empowerment every day.”
Monique Kim plays Veronica, one of two young women who are attracted to her roommate Kim (Anna Lorre).
“This is a movie I wished I had when I was a kid,” Kim said. “So to be part of the movie, I guess I’m still trying to process it. But it never escapes me. It’s seen by a group of young queers who see themselves in it.”
Referring to gay conversion therapy programs, Kim said, “Unfortunately, it still exists in over 25 states. It is still legal in these areas. And more than 80,000 young queers experience it every year, so it’s still very real in this country today. And I hope people understand that when they see this movie.”
they are comes from Blumhouse Productions, the company behind abnormal activity, To get out, cleaning, slyAnd many more horror movies. Blumhouse launched in 2020 You should goA psychological horror movie also starring Kevin Bacon.
“I have a Blumhouse story. We collaborated. They know about fear,” Bacon explained. “Also… when I heard that John Logan would not only be writing this movie, he would be behind the camera as well, I was like, ‘OK, yeah, that’s great.’
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“I would say it’s scary, it’s empowering,” Bacon said. “And for a horror movie, that’s disturbing.”
Source: Deadline
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