so how gay does Dumbledore need to be it's a legitimate question one that I
don't envy Warner Brothers for having to consider but it seems that at least for
now they have their answer as director David Yates has said in a recent
interview that at least in the crimes of Grindelwald film a film
Dumbledore sexuality won't be dealt with quote unquote explicitly hmm now again I
understand the headache this must cause for Warner Brothers there is of course a
very strong argument that a multi-billion dollar franchise that
expands way beyond the film's should remain all ages and I'm sure some of you
are right now typing but grace why isn't LGBT material considered all ages that's
horrible well here's the thing LGBT discussion inherently involves
sexuality and it's very difficult to argue that sexuality should be part of
any discussion that involves little kids right the little kids will be privy to
it's just it's a it's a decision that parents have to make themselves one that
can't be forced on parents so again I feel very bad for Warner Brothers this
is a difficult spot to be put in but you know what this is queerbaiting 101
unfortunately what's developed here and Hollywood needs to stop just like a flaw
foo is gay he should be gay and if Dumbledore is gay he should also
be be gay and JK Rowling had no business introducing this element in the first
place if she wasn't going to she knew she wasn't going to be able to go there
in an effort to protect the business side of the Empire she's built she knew
what she had and she knew you know I'm she's a very smart businesswoman she's
you know she has to think things haven't she plans out these elaborate stories
she must have been able to look down the road and see that where this would take
her and if she's really the social crusader that she builds herself to be a
very rich one at that mind you well then she can certainly afford to finish what
she started if her own free will there was no fan petition that said make
Dumbledore or a character in the world of Harry Potter game this came out of
absolutely nowhere you know it was something she very much wanted to do I
don't what her motivation was maybe it was
just to make a headline but you know you can't just let it you can't just make
this announcement and then let it sit there right or stuff it back in the
closet by not exploring it when you actually tell that story right I mean
she made a promise basically she can't back out of it and if you're going to
make Grindelwald vs. Dumbledore I mean Grindelwald name is even in the title of
the second film damn it the most interesting aspect of your new storyline
you can't hide the most interesting part of that storyline and that of course is
the tortured tragic romance between Grindelwald and Dumbledore now speaking
of Grindelwald there was a strong indication in the first film the first
fantastic beasts that he used flirtation to win over credence so Grindelwald is a
queer boehner and so does this franchise really want to be the Grindelwald of the
equation right and also look at the incredibly positive reception to call me
by your name which depicts a very complicated gay romance I mean I think
it's time for LGBT relationships to be depicted like all other relationships
and that's messed up you know when they were first introduced it was you know
everything was very idyllic because everybody wanted to be positive right
but I think now that we've gone past that very important stage now I think we
should go to the realistic stage now Shara called me by her name has not made
a really any money at the box office in fact it's really I think a flop but ray
Loewy is messed up right the Joker and Harley Quinn's romance is messed up
there tons of messed up romances in cinematic history but those last two in
particular are at the center of some very successful films the audiences have
not only flocked to in droves but are really gravitated towards those
relationships so just keep it pg-13 that's what we've learned there just
make explore this relationship between Grindelwald and Dumbledore but keep it
pg-13 so since JK Rowling has already brought
us here and actually created a wonderfully angsty relationship between
these two men let's just do it and if you don't know the details about this
relationship I've put a link down below in the video description to my detailed
coverage it's really just so good it's a story that screams out to be told not
stuffed to the background and ignored because
also even with the obvious Grindelwald and credence romantic undertones of the
first film still made 814 million worldwide so I think that's evidence
that you can go further also on the small screen there are a ton of LGBT
success stories these days indicating that the audience not only not only is
the LGBT audience there but the mainstream audience is now interested in
this to open to this storytelling as well in fact it seems that focusing
these new stories on Newt Scamander and his pals was maybe done entirely so that
Dumbledore and Grindelwald wouldn't be front and center because Warner Brothers
and JK Rowling didn't want to go here and I think that decision is clearly
holding the franchise back as you can see it's kind of gravitating towards
those two anyway because again that's the most interesting part sorry Newt
Scamander er not that interesting I think he's the least interesting part of
the first movie in fact and I think you know everybody's excited about Jude Law
and Johnny Depp yeah speaking of Johnny Depp I think it's interesting that JK
Rowling who again has this reputation of being a social crusader has now upset
her for her progressive fans twice now first with her defense of Johnny Depp
that's also a very complicated situation mind you but now what it looks to be
queerbaiting and I'm surprised that JK Rowling would allow this it really does
seem unfortunate it is the kindest way that I can put it so I'm curious you
know we've discussed the relationship between these two before we've discussed
this franchise but I wanted to discuss this specific question down below and
from a creative and a business perspective because it is difficult
how gay does Dumbledore need to be and Grindelwald need to be in this new
series how will you feel if when Jude Law and Johnny Depp are on screen their
past relationship is only alluded to and some people might not even be aware of
it if they don't know you know about the relationship as it's been spoken about
in the lore so really honestly again share your thoughts down below and I
think be be respectful of both sides and the legitimate conundrum that exists
because that's the only way I think that we're gonna get to a reasonable
suggestion on what we think this franchise should do all right so thank
you so much for tuning in don't forget below in the video description there's a
link to the description of this wonderful romance tortured romance and
as always you can check out some more videos including that one right now