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http://www.out.com/entertainment/popnography/2012/01/13/james-deans-secret-gay-past-revealedNew film tackles 'Giant' star's taste for men
There's a new James Dean biopic on the radar, chronicling the all-too-brief life of the 1950s film star. And if you're thinking it will just be another showcase of how manly smoking cigarettes and riding motorcycles can be, you might want to think again.
The film is called Joshua Tree, 1951: A Portrait of James Dean, the debut feature from burgeoning filmmaker Matthew Mishory and, unlike previous Dean biopics, such as the made-for-TV James Franco vehicle James Dean, this version doesn't skirt Dean's long-rumored bisexuality. In fact, at least judging from the trailer, the film embraces it.
James Preston, last seen in ABC's short-lived The Gates, stars in the role of Dean as he's followed in the period leading up to his breakout success, mostly set in California's Mojave desert. Alongside Preston in this sexy, mysterious setting is openly gay Queer as Folk hottie Robert Gant as well as The L Word's lovely Erin Daniels.
Even if the film comes to no solid conclusions about which team Dean played for, this is still a win for making any mention of the issue at all. The film has yet to find a distributor, though, so keep your fingers and toes crossed in hopes we'll be seeing it in theaters soon.
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Behind the Aegis
(53,965 posts)"Even if the film comes to no solid conclusions about which team Dean played for,...
Really? REALLY?!
If he was BIsexual, he played for BOTH teams! GAWD!
yardwork
(61,676 posts)Really? Is the only appropriate response.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)fishwax
(29,149 posts)it was an episode where Phoebe was dating two men at the same time without either of then knowing it, and both were played by actors who were later on QAF. Robert Gant was one, and the other was the guy who played Quarterback Drew Boyd (can't remember the actor's name off the top of my head). The episode was from a few years before the U.S. version of QAF started, so I thought it was a funny coincidence.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)But I can picture him.
Bohunk68
(1,364 posts)during the late 50's and in high school, I was soooooo in love with James Dean. Pure fantasy material. I've seen the movie about his life and may even have it somewheres here on VHS. I never bought his supposed bisexuality. Always thought it was just the usual Hollywood cover. But then again, maybe that was wishful thinking on my part. Loved Tab Hunter, too. It doesn't really matter whether he was bi, gay, or whatever. At this point in life, I've come to the conclusion that people are just sexual and that ones preferences may or may not change over time. I know that's not making a solid stand anywhere, but, that's my conclusions after a long life of getting it on. In my youth, I sort of figured if someone wanted to do "it" with me, well all right, let's get to it. l was young, dumb, and full of cum. Oh, yeah, when I saw him in "Rebel", I so wanted him and Sal to get it on, maybe even a threeway. Now, that was a masturbatory fantasy!!!!!!!!!!