I realize this is a dead thread but id like to say for posterity. First of all for those saying the director was being political. He was speaking about subverting the heterosexual male gaze that is omnipresent in action movies, that is a cinema commentary. Also get over it, cinema is often inherently political
Secondly for those acting like hes trying to retcon the character, he directed the first movie as well, so that’s completely moot. Thirdly, for those saying it doesnt matter, then immediately commenting that there are practically no gay action heroes, thats the exact point the director was making, congratulations. Fourth, someone who is bisexual is often considered “gay” or “queer” (mostly due to homophobia) so his statement or his heterosexuality in the first film is not at all contradictory to this statement. Yall scrambling like d**n fools because its hard to process that an action protagonist is gay. That was literally the entire point. You bit the onion.
Secondly for those acting like hes trying to retcon the character, he directed the first movie as well, so that’s completely moot. Thirdly, for those saying it doesnt matter, then immediately commenting that there are practically no gay action heroes, thats the exact point the director was making, congratulations. Fourth, someone who is bisexual is often considered “gay” or “queer” (mostly due to homophobia) so his statement or his heterosexuality in the first film is not at all contradictory to this statement. Yall scrambling like d**n fools because its hard to process that an action protagonist is gay. That was literally the entire point. You bit the onion.