The Flash's Keiynan Lonsdale and Modern Family's Sarah Hyland to lead gay rom-com movie

May 2024 · 2 minute read

The Flash's Keiynan Lonsdale and Modern Family's Sarah Hyland are set to star in upcoming LGBTQ romantic comedy My Fake Boyfriend.

The pair will also share the screen with After We Collided actor Dylan Sprouse, as the movie follows a young man (Lonsdale) who invents himself a pretend partner on the advice of his best friend (Sprouse).

His pal's reasoning is that it'll keep his ex out of his life and help him move on, but things get complicated when the former falls head over heels and dumping his fake boyfriend proves a seemingly impossible task.

The L Word's Rose Troche is on board to direct, while the script has been penned by Luke Albright, Joe Wanjai Ross and Greg Boaldin. BuzzFeed's Reid is producing along with Jason Moring and Michael Philip.

"My Fake Boyfriend is a fresh comedy with universal appeal, led by an exciting, diverse cast of talent,: said Richard Alan Reid, SVP of Global Content & Head of Studio at BuzzFeed, as he announced the project on Thursday, July 29.

"There is no better person to tell this queer love story than Rose Troche, and we're delighted to partner with Lionsgate to share this story with millennial and Gen Z audiences around the world."

Lonsdale's other credits include Dance Academy and Love, Simon, while Hyland has starred in titles such as Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments and Vampire Academy. Sprouse is perhaps best known for appearing opposite his twin brother, Riverdale's Cole Sprouse, in Disney's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody back in the mid 2000s.

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by Anonymousreply 9May 20, 2022 2:40 AM

The best person to tell a story about gay men is a lesbian? Interesting...

I would point out that there already is a thread, but no one cared about it then, which doesn't bode well for this one either...

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by Anonymousreply 2August 2, 2021 7:50 AM

What's with all those movies/tv series aimed at young people where the gay lead has a girlfriend or a fake boyfriend ?

by Anonymousreply 4August 2, 2021 1:07 PM

He’s cute. He’s openly gay?

by Anonymousreply 6August 2, 2021 2:51 PM

Trailer for 'My Fake Boyfriend' coming June 17th to Amazon Prime Video

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by Anonymousreply 8May 20, 2022 2:37 AM

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