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Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Brandon Flynn will poke your eye out in sexy new thirst trap
Thank you, Brandon Flynn! The sexy 13 Reasons Why actor is stripping down in a new selfie that has the internet going feral. To be fair, this isn't the first time Flynn has shown some skin online. Fans will remember that he had social media spiraling when he starred in a very steamy Calvin Klein ad back in 2023. We're still drooling over those pics! The model is currently promoting his stint in Spirit of the People at the Williamstown Theatre Festival playing now through early August. Check out the spicy pic and hilarious online reactions below! — (@) — (@) — (@) — (@) — (@) — (@) — (@) — (@) — (@) — (@) This article originally appeared on Pride: Brandon Flynn will poke your eye out in sexy new thirst trap RELATED Actor Brandon Flynn Strips Down For New Steamy Calvin Klein Ad 15 Sexy Pics of 'Hellraiser' Star Brandon Flynn to Fire Up Halloween 10 LGBTQ+ celebs who are sober & proud
Yahoo
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
NEWS OF THE WEEK: Amber Heard lands huge new stage role
The 39-year-old actress has endured difficulties in her career after she was taken to court for defamation by ex-husband Johnny Depp. The Aquaman star was subjected to extreme abuse before, during and after the trial in 2022 and she has not worked on TV or film projects since. But now the star has been cast alongside a string of other stars in a new play written by acclaimed playwright Jeremy O. Harris. Variety announced on Monday, "Amber Heard, Brandon Flynn and Lío Mehiel have joined the ensemble cast…
Time of India
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
James Dean's biopic cast its leading actor; praises script for being humanistic and highlights forced personal life in old Hollywood
James Dean 's biopic on his personal life finally received its leading actor, who is none other than '13 Reasons Why' fame, Brandon Flynn . The writer-director Guy Guido's film is currently in production and is based on William Bast's 2006 memoir, 'Surviving James Dean.' Brandon Flynn as James Dean According to the Hollywood Reporter, Brandon Flynn would be playing the role of the late James Dean, where the narration begins from the Bast meeting him when they were 19 years old. It chronicles the tale of their life, from becoming roommates at UCLA to becoming close friends and eventually lovers. Bast had to keep their private life a secret to protect Dean's career, while the late actor was dating women in his public life, and the author had hope that one day, they would live together. However, five years after meeting Bast, Dean passed away at the age of 24 in 1955 in a car accident. Guido stated that this would not be a traditional biopic in a conversation with Bass in 2011. 'It's a tender and sometimes tragic story about two young men who found each other in a time and place where being seen—truly seen-came at a cost. Brandon Flynn brings both the fire and vulnerability this role demands. I couldn't imagine anyone more perfect to explore and play out the complexities of James Dean,' he added. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo "Forced LGBTQ people into performance..." 'James Dean is like the known unknown. His short life left behind just three films, a mountain of photographs, and a cultural mythology we keep trying to decode. This script is a beautiful attempt at truthfully understanding who he really was — not just the icon, but the man,' Flynn added. Additionally, the actor also praised the Willie and Jimmy Dean script for humanising Dean, instead of taking the traditional sensationalised approach. 'It highlights how Hollywood has historically forced LGBTQ people into performance, even in their personal lives,' Flynn continued, before adding, 'This story dares to present James Dean as a man with real, complex relationships, and I think there's power in that truth. '
AsiaOne
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- AsiaOne
Brandon Flynn to play James Dean in new biopic, Entertainment News
Brandon Flynn will play James Dean in a new biopic. The 13 Reasons Why actor has been cast as the late legendary star in Willie and Jimmy Dean, writer-director Guy Guido's upcoming film, which is based on William Bast's 2006 memoir Surviving James Dean, in which he alleged he had a love affair with the Hollywood icon at the University of California, Los Angeles. Brandon, 31, has praised the script for humanising his character and showing an understanding of who he really was. He told The Hollywood Reporter: "James Dean is like the known unknown. His short life left behind just three films, a mountain of photographs and a cultural mythology we keep trying to decode. This script is a beautiful attempt at truthfully understanding who he really was — not just the icon, but the man. "It highlights how Hollywood has historically forced LGBTQ people into performance, even in their personal lives. "This story dares to present James Dean as a man with real, complex relationships, and I think there's power in that truth." The script is set from the first meeting between the two men to James' death in September 1955 and Guy is delighted to have Brandon on board. He said: "This is not a traditional biopic. It's a tender and sometimes tragic story about two young men who found each other in a time and place where being seen — truly seen — came at a cost. Brandon Flynn brings both the fire and vulnerability this role demands. I couldn't imagine anyone more perfect to explore and play out the complexities of James Dean." The filmmaker, who spoke to William in 2011, four years before his death at the age of 84, previously told how he felt "drawn" to the author's "unique story". He told The Hollywood Reporter: "I have been a fan and historian of James Dean since I was 18 years old, so I knew about his 'friend' Willie, even when information about their relationship was straight-washed by the Hollywood machine. "As a filmmaker, I love telling the story of a celebrity's life in their coming-of-age period. As a gay man, I was particularly drawn to Bast's unique story." In the book, William claimed he and the Hollywood legend become roommates, close friends and eventually lovers during their time at the UCLA's theatre programme when the pair were 19. The author — who also wrote James Dean: A Biography in 1956 — claimed the fling was kept private in an effort to protect the actor's flourishing Hollywood career, though he hoped he could reunite with his supposed forbidden lover one day. However, the writer's dream of a relationship was cruelly taken away from him when the Rebel Without a Cause star died in a car accident at the age of 24 in 1955. [[nid:719440]]
Daily Mail
25-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Brandon Flynn set to play iconic actor James Dean in biopic Willie & Jimmy Dean about alleged gay romance
An unconventional biopic about legendary actor James Dean has found its leading man in Brandon Flynn. The 31-year-old Miami native - best known for playing Justin Foley on Netflix 's 13 Reasons Why - has signed on to star as Dean in the film Willie & Jimmy Dean, via THR. The film isn't a traditional 'cradle to the grave' biopic, instead focusing on his alleged gay romance with William Bast, from when he was 19 until his death at just 24 from a horrific car crash in 1955. Bast's 2006 book Surviving James Dean purports that they had met at the UCLA Theater program when they were 19, starting as roommates and eventually becoming secret lovers. The film from writer-director Guy Guido (Madonna and the Breakfast Club) spans from the day Dean and Bast met to his death on September 30, 1955, focusing on their evolving relationship. The film has been in development for quite some time, with Guido speaking to Bast back in 2011, before his passing in 2015 at 84. Bast was Dean's original biographer, originally chronicling their relationship in his 1956 book James Dean: A Biography. Five decades later he published Surviving James Dean in 2006, which revealed that they were gay lovers, but that both also had relationships with women as well. Bast claimed in the book that they kept the gay romance secret to keep it from harming his career, though he hoped they would ultimately one day live together. The film will follow Dean and Bast - who has yet to be cast - as they navigate their evolving relationship as Bast ultimately realized he was gay. 'This is not a traditional biopic. It's a tender and sometimes tragic story about two young men who found each other in a time and place where being seen — truly seen — came at a cost,' Guido said in a statement. The writer-director added, 'Brandon Flynn brings both the fire and vulnerability this role demands. I couldn't imagine anyone more perfect to explore and play out the complexities of James Dean.' Flynn himself added in a statement, 'James Dean is like the known unknown. His short life left behind just three films, a mountain of photographs and a cultural mythology we keep trying to decode.' He added, 'This script is a beautiful attempt at truthfully understanding who he really was — not just the icon, but the man.' The actor continued, 'It highlights how Hollywood has historically forced LGBTQ people into performance, even in their personal lives.' 'This story dares to present James Dean as a man with real, complex relationships, and I think there's power in that truth,' he concluded. Guido is currently meeting with producers, while Kerry Barden and Paul Schnee of Barden/Schnee Casting Agency are leading the casting process. Other key roles yet to be cast include Bast and his 'glamorous single mother, Bernice,' though it is unclear when production may begin. Dean appeared in just three films - 1955's East of Eden and Rebel Without a Cause and 1956's Giant, the last two of which were released posthumously. He was the first actor ever to receive a posthumous Oscar nomination for East of Eden, earning a second for Giant, becoming the only actor ever with two posthumous Oscar nominations. This won't be the first time Flynn will play a screen legend, portraying a young Marlon Brando in the off-Broadway play Kowalski. Fans were quite thrilled with the news, with many hoping that Flynn would get the chance to play Dean due to his striking resemblance to the Hollywood icon. An X user dubbed @crowneddpriince stated, 'Brandon Flynn better do James Dean right, yu got one shot at this boy.' Another X user - @drivenbyfilms - gushed, 'I still can't believe this is real like i'm actually going insane you guys. Brandon Flynn as James Dean. This is way too f***ing good. I better be able to see this at the cinema I'm not playing.' Bella (@mi4d0lan) said, 'can't even complain about the Brandon Flynn casting, yeah he's too old but he looks young and JUST like Jimmy' An X user dubbed @crowneddpriince stated, 'Brandon Flynn better do James Dean right, yu got one shot at this boy.' Another X user - @drivenbyfilms - gushed, 'I still can't believe this is real like i'm actually going insane you guys. Brandon Flynn as James Dean. This is way too f***ing good. I better be able to see this at the cinema I'm not playing.' Bella (@mi4d0lan) said, 'can't even complain about the Brandon Flynn casting, yeah he's too old but he looks young and JUST like Jimmy.' Keira (@kettlevinyl) added, 'I think the hardest thing about nailing James Dean is he moves like no person has ever moved before but Brandon Flynn has very much charmed me with his range lately. I think if someone has to do it he can. But i also wish it didn't exist to begin with.'
