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Director Bill Condon said in an interview with Attitude, a
British gay lifestyle magazine, that LeFou, the goofy sidekick
to the film's primary villain, Gaston, will come to terms with
his sexuality. The character is played by actor Josh Gad.
"LeFou is somebody who on one day wants to be Gaston and on
another day wants to kiss Gaston," Condon said.
"And that's what has its payoff at the end, which I don’t want
to give away. But it is a nice, exclusively gay moment in a
Disney movie," he told Attitude.
Social media reaction was mixed. While some people welcomed
Disney's move to be more inclusive, many were disappointed with
the choice of Disney's first gay character.
Twitter user Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) wrote: "Disney's
making its first gay character with LeFou and he's a clownish
sidekick who exists to prop up his straight best friend. Great
job."
User Jessica (@xwithmywoes) wrote: "In regards to LeFou being
Disney's first openly LGBTQ character, it is bittersweet."
Disney was not immediately available for a comment.
The remake of Disney's 1991 animated movie, starring Emma Watson
and Dan Stevens, hits U.S. theaters on March 17. There are
already hundreds of sold-out showtimes, according to movie
ticketing service Fandango.
Disney shares were up 1.1 percent at $111.28 on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Angela Moon; Editing by Leslie Adler)
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