Thread by @Variety

With his gay romantic comedy #Bros, Billy Eichner becomes the first openly gay man to both co-write and star in a major studio film. wp.me/pc8uak-1lBpZW

“I want it to do well for the sake of the LGBTQ stories getting greenlit. So, there’s a burden I feel, much as I want to sit here and just talk about how funny the movie is.” wp.me/pc8uak-1lBpZW

#Bros is part of a wave of new shows and movies — like Netflix’s #Uncoupled and Searchlight’s #FireIsland — that come from LGBTQ creators. Unlike “Uncoupled” and “Fire Island,” though, “Bros” needs to convince consumers to buy a movie ticket. wp.me/pc8uak-1lBpZW

Billy Eichner on whether #Bros will appeal to a broad enough audience: “No straight movie star or straight director in major studio history has ever sat there and worried, ‘God, I hope gay people show up in droves.’” wp.me/pc8uak-1lBpZW

“Hollywood took a century to make this film. That’s not my fault — that’s Hollywood’s fault for taking this f------ long.” wp.me/pc8uak-1lBpZW