![]() ![]() Did you have any fears about what impact that could have on your career? You came out in 2008 when Hollywood was in a very different place in terms of LGBTQ representation. We’re going to work really hard because you gave us a shot.” It was a bunch of people going, “Wow, we’re here and we’re so grateful. And I was incredibly grateful that that was my shot because in any audition if you bring, you know, Paul Rudd into the room and then you bring me in, it would be foolish for a studio to take me over Paul Rudd.Ī lot of people have been asking me, “What was it like working with an all-LGBTQ cast?” I’ve been on a lot of sets, and the thing that was so unique about this set - aside from the fact that we had a little bit more in common with each other - was that there was no apathy. I don’t think it was explicitly said to me but I think I knew in my gut that they wanted to do that. ![]() Growing up Canadian, we’re often taught to be a member of a company rather than to be the CEO.ĭid you know going in that they were looking to cast an openly gay actor in that role? And maybe part of it was also figuring out for myself what I really wanted and admitting that I wanted that. But I have always worked and I was grateful to work. The fact is, I don’t think studio executives are saying, “Get me the gay guy from ‘Brothers and Sisters’ who does all those Hallmark films.” That’s probably not what people who run multibillion-dollar companies are thinking. I was really asking myself that question - I mean, I certainly had never auditioned as a lead in a studio film. Wait, how is it possible, with all your years of experience in Hollywood, that you had never auditioned for a studio film? When Macfarlane first came in to read for the role, director Nick Stoller (“Forgetting Sarah Marshall”), who co-wrote “Bros” with Eichner, was stunned that the Juilliard-trained actor wasn’t better known. Macfarlane plays Aaron, a jock-ish, commitment-phobic estate lawyer who finds himself falling for Eichner’s witty, hard-charging (and equally emotionally guarded) New York podcaster and museum curator Bobby. 30 following its premiere next week at the Toronto International Film Festival. The 42-year-old actor is set to star opposite Billy Eichner in “Bros,” the first romantic comedy from a major studio featuring an entirely LGBTQ principal cast.Ī milestone in representation onscreen, bringing the raunchy R-rated comedy of films like “The 40 Year-Old Virgin” and “Bridesmaids,” to a gay love story with a wide release from Universal, the film hits theaters Sept. “I mean, how many firefighters can I play?”Īt an age when many actors see their opportunities begin to dwindle, Macfarlane - previously best known for his role as Scotty Wandell on the ABC drama “Brothers & Sisters” - is enjoying an improbable late-career breakthrough. “They’ve been very good to me, but I think I’ve told my story for now with those folks,” Macfarlane says. However, it's soon time for him to return to NYC, and he and Jenna need to decide what paths they want to take.Over the last decade, Luke Macfarlane has starred in more Hallmark Christmas movies than you can shake a mistletoe at, lending his square-jawed charisma to gauzy feel-good fantasies with titles like “Chateau Christmas,” “A Shoe Addict’s Christmas” and “Christmas in My Heart.”īut speaking by phone from Vancouver on a recent afternoon, the Canadian-born actor says the Hallmark project he’s currently shooting - working title “Christmas Village,” his 14th film for the network - will likely be his last. Needless to say, romance begins to blossom between them. He rents the house on Jenna's farm and after a glitchy start, he begins to follow her instructions and makes progress in his recovery. ![]() Destiny has something in mind: Coop is forced to embrace ballet as therapy, as that is his only way to get back on the ice. After the rent on her dance studio increases, several students drop out of her class to join a competitive dance group, and so Jenna has to take the job. Jenna is a professional ballet dancer who teaches ballet to children in Connecticut, and one day her sports agent cousin asks her to help with the rehab of his hockey player client Ryan “Coop” Cooper. It doesn't take a genius to figure it out, the title says it all. ![]() 'Taking A Shot At Love' will release on January 2 on Hallmark at 9 pm. If you're still in the mood for some cheery good rom-coms, then probably this one is for you. Their New Year New Movies begins with 'Taking A Shot At Love', which will air on January 2021. Christmas might be over, but the festive spirit still continues on Hallmark channel. ![]()
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