Nicholas Galitzine says he feels ‘uncertainty’ and ‘perhaps guilt’ about playing queer roles

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The discourse gained steam in 2019 when straight actor Jack Whitehall was cast in Disney’s Jungle Cruise as the studio’s “first openly gay character”. Last May, Suranne Jones, who played two gay characters in the BBC series Gentleman Jack and Vigil, disagreed with Davie’s verdict. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free Galitzine currently stars opposite Anne Hathaway in the new Harry Styles-inspired romcom The Idea of You, based on Robinne Lee’s 2017 novel of the same name. “Through sheer force of will, the Devil Wears Prada star transforms a wish fulfilment story about an ordinary mum being romanced by a pop star into a fierce ode to a woman’s sexual independence,” Clarisse Loughrey declared in her three-star review of the movie for The Independent.