Jurassic World's lesbian vet and other LGBT characters that are all talk

BBC News ^ | 20th June 2018 | BBC News

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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom star Daniella Pineda says her character in the film is gay - not that you would know from watching it.

She told Build that the line with the reveal was cut from the movie "for the sake of time".

In the scene, she's talking to Chris Pratt's character.

"I look at Chris and I'm like: 'Square jaw, good bone structure, tall, muscles - I don't date men, but if I did, it would be you'," she said.

Daniella continued: "I love that I'm looking at Chris Pratt, like the hottest guy in the world and I'm just like, 'it would gross me out but I guess I would do it'.

"It was cool because it was a little insight into my character, but they cut it."

She added that she hopes that aspect of her character, Dr Zia Rodriguez, can be developed in the next Jurassic World film.

It's the latest in a line of recent films where LGBT representation hasn't quite made it from the script to the screen.

Lando is pansexual

We've had Ewoks, Hutts and Jawas but it has taken 41 years of films to introduce a hint of LGBT characters to the Star Wars movies.

The writer of Solo: A Star Wars Story says iconic character Lando Calrissian is pansexual in the sci-fi series.

People who identify as pansexual are attracted to others regardless of their gender.

Lando is played by Donald Glover in the latest movie and by Billy Dee Williams in the original trilogy.

"There's a fluidity to Donald and Billy Dee's sexuality," said Jonathan Kasdan, who co-wrote Solo, in an interview with Huffington Post.

"I would have loved to have gotten a more explicitly LGBT character into this movie.

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>> Netflix has a series called "The Mist" that I can't tolerate watching anymore. This version of "The Mist" is the most bizarre series I have ever attempted to watch and as of now, I'm done with it.............. They have successfully supported lesbianism, active teenage homosexual sex and finally, disgraced the Catholic church........... <<

That reminds me of when I tried to slough thru season 1 of American Gods. Every episode was seeing how vulgar they could get, and I'm the kind of guy who doesn't flinch at Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

I won't be back for season 2.