Alan Cumming has stated that the 2003 X-Men film, X2, is “the gayest movie I’ve ever made.”
The Scottish actor and TV personality went on to add, “And that’s me saying that,” during the conversation to promote his reality series The Traitors.
“It has a queer director and a lot of queer actors,” he said while presenting his arguments before W Entertainmentweekly. “I love the fact that something so conventional and so present in the comic world is so strange.”
She went on to explain, “I think in a way, those kinds of movies really help people understand queerness, because you can approach it in an artistic way and everyone is less afraid of the concept.”
“It’s an allegory about queerness, about people who have great gifts and really great, powerful things that they have to hide in order to exist,” Cumming, 59, added. “Queer people understand what that’s all about.”
Alan Cumming, 59, declared the superhero movie X2 (2003) ‘the gayest movie I’ve ever made’
In the film, Cumming plays Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, a bright blue mutant with the ability to teleport himself and others instantly from one place to another.
Bryan Singer directed the superhero film, which was a sequel to X-Men (2000), which was written by Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris and David Hayter, who worked from a story by Singer, Hayter and Zak Penn.
Many of the star-studded cast from the first film returned to reprise their roles, including Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Bruce Davison and Anna Paquin.
Cumming was among the newcomers joined by Brian Cox, Aaron Stanford and Kelly Hu.
X2 was released on April 24, 2003 in London, England and again on May 2 in the US, receiving positive reviews for its story, action sequences and performances.
While the first of profits, earning $407. 7 million with a budget of between 110 and 125 million dollars.
Cumming came out publicly about his sexuality, calling himself bisexual in 1998, when he was 33, after appearing in the films Romy And Michele’s High School Reunion (1997) and Spice World (1997).
Cumming, who played Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler, a bright blue mutant with the ability to teleport himself and others instantly from one place to another, in the X-Men sequel.
“I think in a way, those kinds of films really help people understand queerness, because you can approach it in an artistic way and everyone is less afraid of the concept,” he said when making his case during an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
“It’s an allegory about queerness, about people who have great gifts and really great, powerful things that they have to hide in order to exist,” Cumming added. “Queer people understand what that’s all about.”
“I decided to talk about my sexuality because there was a lot of speculation and there was no way to talk about it unless you made a big statement and came out,” she said. People.
He continued, “I had to find a publication that I felt would talk about my sexuality and its nuances in a way where I could control the narrative and it wouldn’t be sensationalized.” One of the good things about social media (there are many negative things) is that you can really get your message across. That didn’t exist before.’
Cumming made his television debut in ITV Granada’s Traveling Man (1984), and went on to appear in several Scottish television series before his breakthrough television role was as Bernard Bottle in the 1991 BBC Christmas comedy Bernard and the Genie. (1991).
His film debut came in Ian Sellar’s Prague (1992), which earned him the Best Actor award at the Atlantic Film Festival and a Scottish BAFTA nomination for Best Actor.
Since then, the actor has starred in films such as Circle of Friends (1995), GoldenEye (1995), Romy And Michele’s High School Reunion, Spice World, Eyes Wide Shut (1989), The Anniversary Party (2001), Josie and the Pussycats, Spy Kids (2001), Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002), Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003), Garfield: The Movie (2004), The Tempest (2010) and Battle of the Sexes (2017), among others.
Cumming spoke while promoting The Traitors
He is also best known to some fans for his television role on The Good Wife (2010-2016), Instinct (2018-2019), and Schmigadoon. (2021-2023).
The native of Aberfeldy, Perthshire, Scotland, who acquired dual citizenship when he was sworn in as a United States citizen in November 2008, has been the host of the American version of the reality show The Traitors (2023-present). which was renewed for a third season last February.
He took to his Instagram page on Sunday to say thank you for his four Critics Choice Real TV Award wins.
‘Wow!!! Thank you very much @crealtv for this avalanche of awards this weekend. And thanks to everyone who voted for me for the Male Star of the Year award! I want to be called MSOTY from now on!’
