'Fire Island' Director on the Film's All-LGBTQ Cast: 'We Know That the Depth of Talent Exists' (Exclusive)

Love Island stars Davide Sanclimenti and Jacques O'Neill look to have had a friendship before heading into the villa. Messages between the pair have surfaced after rugby player Jacques commented on one of Davide’s Instagram photos last year. Gym buff Davide, 27, shared a snap of himself and a friend working out on the popular social media app, to which Gemma Owen’s ex Jacques, 23, joked: ”You boys need to start training.” Davide replied: "More gym and less parties I guess." Continuing in the banter, Jacques went on: “More gym keep the amount of parties the same." Love Island fans have since taken to social media to share their surprise at the pair being connected prior to the show.

Pride & Prejudice, the basis for the hit new movie Fire Island, I was able to view the film with a virgin eye. While I’m sure Austen aficionados would say that nothing comes close to the original iterations on page or screen, Fire Island brings all the feels.Fire Island is an American romantic comedy film directed, written by, and starring Joel Kim Booster, as Noah, and supported in the storyline by his ex-boyfriend, best buddy Howie, played by Australian-born, Canadian-raised and now American-based, Bowen Yang.

It’s been a big month for Nick Adams and we caught up with him to learn some fun facts that fans might not know about him already!

Love Island's Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has vowed to get to know new bombshell Jay Younger in the villa after she was left disappointed and questioning her connection with Italian hunk Davide Sanclimenti during Tuesday's instalment. Turkish actress Ekin-Su, 27, was left sobbing into her hands in the Beach Hut after feeling like Davide, also 27, wasn't interested in her as he didn't make her a coffee in the morning – a Love Island tradition in the villa. The brunette beauty had been completely bemused as she witnessed every other boy in the villa delivering hot drinks to their partners first thing in the morning on the terrace.

Monday’s episode of Love Island featured plenty of drama, with Afia Tonkmor being dumped from the villa and the arrival of two brand new male bombshells being teased. Jay Younger and Remi Lambert will make their grand entrances in Tuesday's episode and 28 year old Jay has already claimed he “genuinely has what most females want," so it's only a matter of time before the investment analyst stirs things up. He explained: “I’ve got a good job, I think I am a good looking lad and I have a lot of fun so I feel like I could add a lot of value to their lives if they add a lot of value to mine.” Hailing from Edinburgh, the fitness buff, who calls his dating history “very unpredictable”, has explained why he decided to go in the villa to find love.

Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, HBO Max, Paramount+, Netflix, Peacock, Discovery+ and even more streaming services, there’s no shortage of options when choosing what to binge-watch this weekend. However, sometimes the amount of great film and television available to stream can be overwhelming and lead to scrolling aimlessly — hoping to land on that perfect piece of content.  Scroll no more! To help you out, ET has rounded up the best movies and TV shows to stream this weekend, including new arrivals, nostalgia-filled favorites and titles you may have missed the (well-deserved) hype on that are worth circling back for.From the newest Marvel miniseries,  to the thrilling HBO Max show , we’ve got your content covered this week. For even more recommendations, make sure to check out our guide for everything new on Prime Video, Hulu, Peacock, Apple TV+ and more this month.Starring fan favorites including Bowen Yang, Margaret Cho, Ewan McGregor, Rose Byrne, Theo James, Vanessa Bayer, Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Tom Hiddleston, Joe Alwyn, Robert Pattinson, Andrew Garfield, Elisabeth Moss, Nicole Kidman and more, here are the best TV shows and movies to stream this week: +Muslim American teenager Kamala Khan is living an average teenage life in Jersey City.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorDoing press for “Fire Island” has been quite an emotional experience for James Scully, who plays Bowen Yang’s love interest in director Andrew Ahn’s new queer rom-com written by and starring Joel Kim Booster.“I have had these out of body moments where I’m like, remember when you thought you were going to have to pretend to be straight your whole life?” Scully tells me. “Remember when you thought that you were just going to have to find a really patient woman and marry her and just do the best that you could to make it work?”“Fire Island” is an LGBTQ take on Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” The all-queer cast also includes Matt Rogers, Margaret Cho, Conrad Ricamora, Tomás Matos, Torian Miller, Nick Adams and Zane Phillips.

The eighth series of Love Island has already thrown up plenty of laughs, memes and drama, and of course some celebrity lookalikes. Luca Bish has caught the eyes of many of the girls in the villa, while fans at home have pointed out that he looks like a famous celeb – Westlife's Kian Egan, 42.

Andrew Ahn has the fall of Quibi to thank for being the director of “Fire Island.”

Bowen Yang perform a cover of Britney Spears’ “Sometimes” in the Hulu film . In true romcom fashion, the actor gets to bear all his emotions during a pivotal musical moment.While speaking to ET, writer and star Joel Kim Booster and director Andrew Ahn break down the epic moment. “It’s my favorite scene in the movie, for sure,” Booster says.As Howie, Yang takes the stage three quarters of the way through Booster’s queer, modern adaptation of to sing an unexpected version of the 1999 hit song while his friends, Luke (Matt Rogers) and Keegan (Tomás Matos), provide backup and add a little choreography to the scene. The scene comes near the end of their trip to the gay mecca as the limits of Howie and Noah’s (Booster) friendship have been tested by their unexpected and complicated romantic feelings for Charlie (James Scully) and Will (Conrad Ricamora), respectively.  When it comes to the song selection, “it was Bowen’s choice,” Booster says, explaining that the scene itself “was always written into this script [and] that Bowen would sing karaoke in that moment.” He adds, “I asked Bowen for a list of songs he’d be comfortable singing and ‘Sometimes’ was sort of the top choice.

Michael Appler On Wednesday evening in New York City — about 60 miles and a ferry ride away from its subject— “Fire Island,” Joel Kim Booster’s romantic comedy about a weekend spent in New York’s chosen queer haven, held its premiere at the SVA Theatre.On 23rd Street in Chelsea, guests including Alok Viad-Menon, Jackie Cox, Peppermint and John Cameron Mitchell, as well as stars Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers, Conrad Ricamora and James Scully assembled to celebrate the film as part of New York’s NewFest Pride. You could have lifted the premiere’s guest list from any summer weekend spent at the Pines, something to be celebrated for a new film distributed by a gatekeeper studio like Searchlight Pictures.

modernizes Jane Austen’s 1813 oft-adapted novel, relocates it to the thumping New York beach vacation spot and makes nearly every character a 30-something gay guy. Elizabeth, Mr.

Bowen Yang, Matt Rogers is having a much-deserved breakout moment onscreen, thanks to back-to-back roles in and  -- two projects that let the comedian shine as very funny, very different characters.“I’m really proud of the fact that I was able to show versatility,” he tells ET about playing an ambitious employee at a home shopping channel named Darcy on the Showtime comedy and the messy, drunk friend Luke in the Hulu film. In the former, co-created by and starring Vanessa Bayer, Rogers loves being able to subvert the archetype of the “gay assistant.” “I love that the character and the script we’re aware of the trope and how it’s played out,” he says, explaining that Darcy “comes in, wearing designer garments and is very concerned with the fact that you call him the senior associate and not the assistant. And I thought, ‘OK, we’re already off to a very self-aware start with the character.'«While Darcy, who very much keeps SVN in working order for CEO Patricia Cochran (an Emmy-worthy Jenifer Lewis), brings the laughs, he’s not just there to be the butt of some laugh-out-loud moment.

A year into the COVID pandemic, out director Andrew Ahn received the script for Joel Kim Booster’s “Fire Island” and knew almost immediately he needed to make it.

Love Island will make a welcome return to screens on Monday 6 June, and ahead of the launch ITV bosses have now unveiled the full line-up of singletons heading to Mallorca. Among those looking for love this year is Pharmaceutical Salesman Ikenna Ekwonna. Ikenna, 23, originally hails from Nottingham and explains that his choice to go on the dating show in season eight was all about timing.

Love Island is set to make a welcome return to screens on 6 June with a whole host of new singletons ready to search for love. Ahead of the launch of the new series, ITV bosses have now unveiled this year's line up on contestants who are heading to Mallorca to stay in the brand new villa.

Love Island fans have been eagerly awaiting the return of their favourite summertime reality TV fix, which hits our screens on Monday, 6 June. The highly anticipated announcement of this year's contestants has finally been revealed, with 11 hopeful Islanders preparing for eight weeks (if they don't get dumped) of fun. One of those people is 27 year old Italian business owner Davide Sanclimenti, who claims English women will go crazy for him.The stallion says he can be very romantic with his Italian charms and thinks "Love Island is going to be so much fun." He said: "I’m good looking and I’ve realised since I first arrived in Manchester, a lot of English girls actually love me.

After a long wait, Love Island is back on screens on 6 June with a new group of singletons hoping to find love. With this year’s line-up being revealed , here’s all you need to know about Amber Beckford.

Love Island fans don’t have long to go until the next series of the hit dating show is back to TV screens. With the countdown well and truly on, the lineup for this year’s show has been released and next up is Tasha Ghouri.The blonde beauty is a first for Love Island making her the show’s first ever deaf contestant.Tasha, 23, is a dancer and model and hails from Thirsk in Yorkshire. She said her past relationships have been disasters and prompted her to apply for Love Island.

Love Island is set to return on 6 June, and the line up of singletons heading into the villa this year has now been revealed. Those getting set to jet off to Mallorca in search of love include former professional footballer Michael Owen's daughter Gemma.