There’s been a bunch of discussion on The Movie Blog about the sexual orientation of Alexander the Great, none of which I will go into now. But it looks like the big wigs over at Warner Bros. have also been having some heated talks about it as well. Digital Spy gives us this:
Execs at movie studio Warner Bros. apparently believe that the scene, which sees Farrell – who plays bisexual warrior Alexander the Great – romping with Francisco Bosch (Bagoas, a Persian eunuch) would be too much for the general public to take.
“Alexander was almost certainly bisexual, and Oliver Stone wanted to portray that,” a source told the news org. “So there are scenes between Colin and women, but there’s also some passionate scenes between Colin and Francisco Bosch. “Some of the suits at Warner Bros. think that the movie-going public just isn’t ready to see that. There’s some pretty heated arguments going on over it.”
Ok, as much as I’d hate to admit it, I think the exec’s at Warner probably made the right choice in axing the scene. The fact of the matter is that the general movie going audience just isn’t ready for that kind of thing in a major Hollywood release, and after all, this is a business. They want to make money for their company, and they will make decisions based on what will help them make the most money… who wouldn’t? This isn’t a moral issue. The moment movie executives believe gay scenes in films will increase box office returns you can bet there will be a whole lot of it. For now, they probably made the right choice. Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments section.
