Aaron Sorkin hits out at ’empty gesture’ of gay actors in gay roles

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Aaron Sorkin thinks only casting gay actors as gay characters is an “empty gesture” and a “bad idea”. The 60-year-old filmmaker has slammed criticism of Spanish actor Javier Bardem being cast as Cuban Desi Arnaz in his new movie ‘Being the Ricardos’ and insisted the segregation happening in the industry is “a little chilling” because there are certain elements of a character that are just “not actable”. He said: “It’s heartbreaking, and a little chilling to see members of the artistic community resegregating ourselves. “This should be the last place there are walls. Spanish and Cuban are not a…

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