How About the Hotties in Upcoming Queer Films?

2024 was not a banner year for queer films. While there were a number of terrific indies, like "I Saw the TV Glow," as well as "National Anthem" and "Love Lies Bleeding," and some stayed under the radar, such as "Sebastian" with its extraordinary performance by Ruaridh Mollica. "Emilia Pérez," the year's most celebrated queer film, has the highest profile with likely multiple Oscar noms and two Golden Globes under its belt, but it also remains one of the most controversial. And leave it to Luca Guadagnino to gift us two of the queerest films of 2024, "Challengers" and "Queer."

But what of 2025?

Looking forward to 2025, there's a lot to be excited about with sizzling hotties ready to burst from the screens. Too many to list in just one feature article. Some are familiar straight-men-playing-gay suspects, such as Josh O'Connor, Jonathan Groff, and Jacob Elordi; while others are queer-identifying and/or openly gay actors playing queer roles, who include Jonathan Groff, Russell Tovey, Brandon Flynn and Bowen Yang.

And they are so numerous, that they come at you in two parts. Here is the first.