The WTF comments were made on Monday during a panel discussion for the London production of the play Angels in America, in which Garfield plays Prior Walter, a gay man battling AIDS in the ’80s. “At some point Hollywood needs to take a chance on these people to build the stars of the future. In today’s cringe-worthy news, actor Andrew Garfield made a statement that is NOT sitting well with members of the LGBTQ+ community: the 33-year-old said he’s a gay man right now just without the physical act. Trans actors don’t get cast, so they don’t gain experience or build a name, so they don’t get cast, so they don’t gain experience and build a name,” complained the website. In recent years while positive or affirming portrayals of LGBT community members in pop culture have increased, many generally liberal culture critics have turned a critical eye to the casting choices in those productions, saying that the entertainment industry is not doing enough to represent them.įor example, late last month pop culture website took issue with non-transgender actors portraying transgender characters in a piece titled “The History of Cis Actors Playing Trans Roles Isn’t Pretty.”
We were talking about, ‘How do you prepare for something so important and so big?’ and I was basically saying, ‘I dive in as fully as I possibly can.’ “
“It’s a love letter to the LGBTQ community. Critics subsequently lit up social media condemning him for his comments, prompting the “Spider-Man” alumnus to respond, explaining his answer.
