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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Bros,” one of the first romantic comedies from a major studio to feature an almost entirely 2SLGBTQIA+ cast, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.The film stars Billy Eichner of “Billy on the Street” fame. Eichner wrote the script for “Bros” with Nicholas Stoller, who also directs. Stoller also directed “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “Get Him to the Greek,” and, like those films, “Bros” is produced by Judd Apatow.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentUniversal was out in force at CineEurope with a bevy of exclusive clips from its sprawling slate, including “Fast & Furious X,” as well as Jordan Peele’s horror thriller “Nope” and Nicholas Stoller’s “Bros,” one of the first major studio-backed romantic comedies with LGBTQ characters.The jam-packed presentation kicked off with a comedy short film made for the occasion with “Halloween Ends” star Jamie Lee Curtis in a rare comedic role playing herself a retired actor who gets a job at a movie theater and turns out to be a disaster.Veronika Kwan Vandenberg, Universal Pictures International’s president of distribution, then opened the show by stressing the importance of having a wide-ranging, diverse slate to thrive in this new era. The executive said UPI, which distribute films across Universal, Focus Features and MGM, will roll out more than 40 films over the next 12 months, “nearly doubling the titles you’ll see from any other studio here this week.” “[The] theatrical business will not survive on superheroes and VIP alone.

Director Nicholas Stoller is one of the more prolific modern comedic filmmakers, having helmed pics such as “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” “Get Him To The Greek,” “The Five-Year Engagement,” “Neighbors,” “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising,” and the upcoming Judd Apatow-produced “Bros” that stars/co-written by Billy Eichner.

A new trailer for Billy Eichner‘s upcoming rom-com has been released!

Billy Eichner might just have himself a bromance.

Billy Eichner in the new trailer for “Bros” stumbles into love with a guy that he can’t possibly imagine would see him as his type, referring to his co-star Luke McFarlane in the trailer as like “the gay Tom Brady.” In fact, he can be so bro-ey, sending Eichner’s character a GIF of Michael Scott dancing in a flirty text, that he wonders how gay he could really be. “‘Office’ GIF? This person isn’t gay,” Eichner jokes.

Wilson Chapman editorIn September, Billy Eichner will star in the gay rom-com “Bros,” which has made headlines for featuring an all-LGBTQ cast of actors. On the MTV Movie & TV Awards red carpet in Santa Monica on Sunday, Eichner talked with Variety about why having an all-queer cast for the Universal film was so “important” to him.“So often in Hollywood, a lot of the great LGBTQ roles historically have gone to straight actors, and they win awards for it.

Billy Eichner won't be returning to the street or his titular TV show anytime soon. ET's Lauren Zima spoke to Eichner at the 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards Sunday night where shared the fate of  and teased his new movie, .«Another season of ,» Eichner pondered. «Probably not another full season, maybe if there's a special occasion I'll get back.»While he won't be back on the street anytime soon, Eichner does have a bucket list guest he'd like to bring with him if the show does return.«Meryl, Meryl, Meryl Streep,» he maintained.

Bros, the first gay rom-com released through a major studio – watch it below.Eichner, known for game show Billy On The Street and for voicing Timone in 2019’s The Lion King, will co-write and star in the film which will be released via Universal Pictures.Directed by Nicholas Stoller and produced by Judd Apatow, Bros follows two gay men, Bobby Leiber (Eichner) and Aaron (Luke Macfarlane), who are, according to a description, “maybe, possibly, probably stumbling towards love. Maybe.

The first trailer for “Bros”, a rom-com about two gay men stumbling towards love, has been released by Universal Pictures.

What’s one way to shake up the tired, boring, oh-so-conventional romantic comedy genre? How about one that focuses on two gay men, stars an openly gay actor who also co-writes the script, and features an entirely LGBTQ+ principal cast? READ MORE: The 100 Most Anticipated Films Of 2022 That’s what “Bros” has going for it, coming from Universal Pictures early this Fall. Billy Eichner stars in a film with a basic romantic comedy plot–two people with commitment problems try to make a relationship work–except this time around, the “will they, won’t they” dynamic centers on a gay male couple.

The first trailer for Billy Eichner‘s Bros just debuted online! Warning: it’s not safe for office viewing!

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorUniversal Studios has released the first trailer for “Bros,” a meta gay rom-com written by and starring Billy Eichner.Premiering Sept. 30, the film is a major milestone as it is the first gay romantic comedy from a major studio featuring an entirely LGBTQ principal cast.

Billy Eichner tells ET’s Kevin Frazier at CinemaCon 2022’s Big Screen Achievement Awards, where he was named Comedy Star of the Year. The recognition comes as Eichner — who has gone from the breakout star of to one of Ryan Murphy’s ensemble players -- takes the lead in, the first gay romantic comedy released by a major studio. Not only that, but the upcoming R-rated comedy co-written by Eichner and Nicholas Stoller, who also directs, features a cast entirely made up of out LGBTQ actors, from Luke Macfarlane to Harvey Fierstein to Bowen Yang.

Billy Eichner busted out with Bros – the world premiere of the first gay romcom ever made by a major studio.

It wasn’t Billy on the Street but Billy Eichner on the Strip at this year’s edition of CinemaCon, as he wowed the exhibitor crowd with clips from his upcoming rom-com “Bros.” The film has been heralded as the first studio romantic comedy to feature an entirely LGBTQ+ cast, and the studio was not afraid to sing (or in Eichner’s case shout) those praises. Eichner was in Vegas to introduce “the most exciting thing to happen in Caesar’s Palace since Adele refunds.” And he was astonished that we got two movies about a “talking hedgehog” before a film with a wholly gay cast. But he said that though it provides opportunities for underrepresented voices, it still is an entertaining film that can sell tickets.

Andy Serkis (Venom: Let There Be Carnage) is directing an animated adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novella Animal Farm for Aniventure and his company The Imaginarium. Production is underway at Cinesite, which is currently celebrating its 30th anniversary as a world leader in animation and VFX.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSpectrum Originals has ordered the dramedy series “Panhandle” starring Luke Kirby and Tiana Okoye, Variety has learned.Set in the Florida panhandle, the series follows agoraphobic arm-chair detective Bell Prescott (Kirby) and reluctant traffic cop Cammie Lorde (Okoye) as they wrestle with personal demons, shocking twists, and a few Florida gators on their journey to heal themselves and their town.Spectrum has ordered an eight-episode first season of the series, which will shoot in Savannah, GA. It will have a nine month exclusive ad-free run on Spectrum before an ad-supported second window on The Roku Channel.Nicholas Stoller and Carla Kettner created the series and will serve as executive producers.

Universal Pictures’ Billy Eichner romantic comedy Bros moves from Aug. 12 this year to Sept. 30.

The cast of the upcoming movie Bros has been announced and the film will be making history as the first major studio film to feature an all-LGBTQ+ principal cast.

Universal Pictures has set Billy Eichner (Impeachment: American Crime Story), Luke Macfarlane (Single All The Way), TS Madison (Zola), Miss Lawrence (The United States vs.

Universal has dated Bros, the new romantic comedy starring, written and executive produced by Billy Eichner for Aug. 12, 2022.