Disney’s first animated movie with a
prominent gay character bombs
Posted By: Magnante, 11/26/2022 4:56:35 AM
In 2021, Disney greenlit Strange World, an animated movie about a family journeying through a mysterious land to save a resource that’s losing its energy. Bob Iger, who is returning to Disney to “save” it from Bob Chapek’s sad tenure, was still on board in 2021, so he must have greenlit it. That’s a relevant fact because the movie bombed at the box office. Coincidentally or not, the movie has an openly gay subtext as one of the main male characters crushes on another boy. Before the movie opened, the media wanted audiences to know about the gay romance, probably under the mistaken belief that audiences would care:
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Before the movie opened, the media wanted audiences to know about the gay romance, probably under the mistaken belief that audiences would care:
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