We chat with BrosMovie director and co-writer nicholasstoller about collaborating with Billy Eichner, directing Debra Messing, and merging rom-com rules with authentic storytelling for the LGBTQ+ community:
Bros is a groundbreaking film that amasses an all-queer cast to make a romantic comedy about two gay men. The Universal Pictures production marks the first time a major film studio has attempted such a feat, and the reviews prove that the result is delightful. Comedian Billy Eichner stars as Bobby Leiber, an ambitious high-strung podcaster who is making history by opening the first LGBTQ+ history museum.
Nicholas Stoller: Yeah, it was kind of an amazing experience. It was a five-year chat, is the way I put it. We talked about this movie endlessly. We sat in my office and talked about it; we talked about it on Zoom in the pandemic; we talked and talked and talked. And yeah, it really was that way. I'm glad the happy ending was mandatory. And I was also very happy to see some of these amazing cameos, like Debra Messing and Kristin Chenoweth. How did you get them on board?
I love how the story calls back to classic rom-coms while also pushing the boundaries of it, even with the score. How do you walk that line of giving the LGBTQ+ community a traditional rom-com but also not being beholden to heteronormative tropes?
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