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Obi-Wan Kenobi star Ewan McGregor Got Lots of “Homoerotic” Fan Art

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Obi-Wan Kenobi star Ewan McGregor has revealed that he’s received a good amount of “homoerotic” fan art thanks to his role in the popular Star Wars franchise. The actor first played the Jedi Master back in 1999’s Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and recently reprised the role for Disney Plus’ spin-off series Obi-Wan Kenobi. The series also saw the return of Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker, aka Darth Vader. McGregor spoke to GQ about fans shipping Obi-Wan and Anakin due to their close bond which has resulted in him getting some ‘eye-opening’ mail depicting the characters in … Read more

Birds of Prey Villains Are Probably, Maybe, Sort of Gay

Billed as a not-so-typical superhero flick, Birds of Prey has been buzzing praise for its women-led cast, but its two male villains have seen a different kind of response from fans. Actors Ewan McGregor and Chris Messina play the Black Mask and Victor Zsasz respectively in the spin-off from the Academy Award-winning film Suicide Squad. Rumours swirled that the characters, in contrast to their original depiction in the DC comic books, might be gay. Are the Birds of Prey villains gay? ‘More than likely’, says Chris Messina. This was heightened when reports cited that the Black Mask’s characterisation will be … Read more

DC Gets a Gay (Kinda) Super Villain in “Birds of Prey”

Hooray for firsts? Ewan McGregor will play D.C. Universe’s first not-explicitly-gay supervillain in Warner Bros’ upcoming Birds of Prey. We Got This Covered reports: “Black Mask, the movie’s main antagonist, will reportedly be portrayed as homosexual. Though his sexuality is never explicitly stated, multiple sources have told We Got This Covered that the sexual tension between him and fellow villain Victor Zsasz will be palpable and the way he acts in general makes it pretty clear that he’s gay.” Full Story at Towleroad