The queer casting roundup is back!
Queer actors are staying booked and busy, and we are living for it!
When our favorite queer actors and projects get exciting casting news, you can be sure we'll cover it here. Read on to see where you can see some of today's brightest LGBTQ+ stars in the upcoming months!
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Sarah Paulson's New HBO Max Series
Sarah Paulson is playing another larger-than-life actual person. The Emmy winner is set to star in and executive produce the upcoming HBO Max scripted adaptation of their docuseries The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin.
Paulson is playing Shamblin, a woman who created Weigh Down Workshop, a Christian diet program. Later, she founded the Remnant Fellowship Church and was described as "a charismatic figure with a carefully curated image who was accused of emotional, psychological and physical abuse and exploitation for the church's alleged cult-like practices." Sounds like the perfect role for Paulson!
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'HSMTMTS' Adds Classic 'High School Musical' Cast Members!
The original stars of High School Musical are coming to High School Musical: The Musical: The Series! Disney+ announced today that Corbin Bleu (who played Chad Danforth), Monique Coleman (Taylor McKessie), Lucas Grabeel (Ryan Evans), Bart Johnson (Coach Jack Bolton), Alyson Reed (Ms. Darbus), and Kaycee Stroh (Martha Cox) will be coming back to East High as a part of a plot where Disney is filming High School Musical 4: The Reunion at the high school.
The upcoming 4th season will see the Wildcats returning to school after summer at Camp Shallow Lake. While they prepare a production of High School Musical 3: Senior Year, their plans are disrupted when Disney decides the students will be extras in their new High School Musical sequel.
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Harvey Guillén and Nicole Byer Set to Star in New Comedy Central Movie
Harvey Guillen and Nicole Byer are starring together with a cast full of comedy greats in the upcoming Comedy Central original movie Cursed Friends. The movie also stars Jessica Lowe and Andrew Lewis Caldwell and features Joey Fatone, Nikki Glaser, Kathy Griffin, Nicole Richie, Ken Marino, Rob Riggle, and an appearance by Will Arnett, who is producing.
The movie "follows four thirtysomething childhood friends who wake up on Halloween following a drunken reunion to realize that a predict-your-future game of M.A.S.H. (Mansion Apartment Shack House) that they played in 2002 is starting to come true for them in hilarious and disturbing ways. They must band together to help each other escape the wild fates that have turned their lives upside down -- from having 100 kids with the hometown loser to leading a cult to marrying NSYNC's Fatone."
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Fletcher Joins 'The L Word: Generation Q'
Queer dreamboat singer Fletcher is about to make The L Word: Generation Q even hotter by joining the cast for the upcoming third season of the show.
"It's official," she wrote on social media. "#TheLWord needed more drama for Season 3... so they invited me to be on it. We did it fam."
It's currently unknown what her appearance will entail (maybe she'll be a guest on Alice or performing at Dana's?), but we can't wait to find out when the new season premieres this November on Showtime.
Photo: Instagram (@findingxfletcher)
