You could’ve made it with a heterosexual couple, but I think this is more interesting. They’re just two people who’ve been together in a long relationship for a long time, and they love each other. What I love about “Supernova” is that sexuality isn’t even an issue. When it comes to the way the film treated homosexuality, how do you compare a role like that, as Louis, to your role as Tusker in “Supernova”? (Writer-director) Greg Mottola made that for no money, like $65,000 dollars or something. Here, he portrays a man suffering from early-onset dementia alongside Colin Firth’s Sam, his partner of 20 years.Īboard their old RV, the couple head out on a road trip across the mountainous region of England’s Lake District to visit people and places that are special to them, their love tested as Tusker’s memory continues to deteriorate.ĭuring a recent call, Tucci talked about being a straight man who’s been playing gay since 1996, his wife finding out that the internet thinks he’s gay, and how he can’t believe so many people actually tell him they love “Burlesque.”ĭuring the pandemic, I watched “The Daytrippers,” which came out in 1996, and realized that you’ve been playing gay even longer than I thought. The chameleonic actor is at it yet again with his latest gay role - Tusker in “Supernova,” a moving portrait of a couple in crisis written and directed by Harry Macqueen. Aside from starring as the queer second-in-command next to those gay icons in “The Devil Wear Prada” and “Burlesque,” the 60-year-old actor also donned a poofy wig in “Little Chaos” as the king’s gay brother. Stanley Tucci has survived the icy death stare of Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly and told Cher to her face that she looks like a drag queen. By Chris Azzopardi | photos courtesy of Bleecker Street