High School Musical’s director explains why Ryan wasn’t openly gay

  • 📰 i_D
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 25 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 13%
  • Publisher: 68%

Entertainment Entertainment Headlines News

T as in Troy? No Gabriella, T as in try to tell me this movie wouldn’t have been improved by making Ryan and Sharpay the protagonists.

for teens who probably watched that original"Bet On It" dance when they were just babies. That’s thanks in no small part to the movie’s lead charismatic duo. No, not Troy and Gabriella... Ryan and Sharpay.director Kenny Ortega also addressed a long-running critique over why Ryan was not portrayed as openly gay in the series.

But the director was also concerned that Disney’s heteronormative traditions would push back on an openly gay character. “I was concerned, because it was family and kids, that Disney might not be ready to cross that line and move into that territory yet,” he adds. “So, I just took it upon myself to make choices that I felt that those who were watching would grab. They would see it, they would feel it, they would know it and they would identify with it. And that is what happened.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

resume for who don´t want open the chun link: Gays were too young to buy movies.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 32. in ENTERTAİNMENT

Entertainment Entertainment Latest News, Entertainment Entertainment Headlines