Actor Nick Offerman overcomes backlash over his episode on the hit HBO show the last of us In it, he played a survivor who falls in love with another man during the apocalypse.
As Breitbart News reported, the last of usThe video game adaptation sparked backlash over a one-off episode in which actors Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett played two survivalists in a romantic relationship. Director Offerman, who won the 2024 Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Newly Written Series, said he wanted the episode to tell a love story between two men and called it a “gay film.” He rejected those who called it “a story.”
“Thank you so much. I’m surprised that I’m in this category of bananas,” Offerman said as he took to the stage. “Thank you HBO for being brave enough to join this tradition of truly independent storytelling. When the homophobic haters come to me and say, ‘Why did you have to make it a gay story? Is this a story of courage? We say, “Because you ask such a question.” This isn’t a gay story, it’s a love story, you bastard! ”
According to reports, Mr. Offerman’s speech received thunderous applause from the audience. variety.
Mr. Offerman’s comments received thunderous applause from the Spirit Awards audience. His performance as Bill in The Last of Us earned him an Emmy Award for Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series earlier this year.
the last of us Creator Craig Mazin previously accused critics of the episode of being homophobic.
“Some people didn’t like Episode 3 because it was a gay story. And then they retroactively come up with the following. [different and inoffensive] Here’s why,” Mazin said. “[But] One of the complaints I saw was, “Oh, it’s just a filler episode.” The story won’t progress. ‘ And I thought, ‘I think this episode moves the story forward more than any of the previous episodes.’ Because this is not a plot, but a character. The letter Bill leaves for Joel powers the rest of the drama. ”
Director Paul Roland Bois award-winning feature film, exampleYou can watch it for free. YouTube or Tubi. “Better than Flower Moon’s killer.” Mark Judge wrote. “I’ve never seen a story like this before.” Christian Toto wrote. High quality, ad-free streams are also available for purchase at: google play or Vimeo On Demand. Follow him on Twitter @prolandfilms or instagram @prolandfilms.
