Fortune Feimster as Roo Russell in episode 107 of FUBAR. (Christos Kalohoridis/Netflix)

On Monday, Netflix released the official First Look at the new Arnold Schwarzenegger series FUBAR which will premiere on May 25. The action-comedy series will be Schwarzie’s first ever television project. But we may just be here for the show’s lesbian element.

The show’s cast also features comedian Fortune Feimster who we featured here in Dallas Voice recently prior to her two shows in Dallas. She plays Roo Russell inthe show but that’s about all we know at this point. That, and she has some good ball slap game. You’ll see in the preview. But that’s not all. Lesbian comic Dana Goldberg is also listed as a producer on the show.

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Additional cast includes Monica Barbaro, Milan Carter, Gabriel Luna, Travis Van Winkle, Fabiana Udenio, Barbara Eve Harris, Aparna Brielle, Andy Buckley and Jay Baruchel. Schwarzenegger also serves as executive producer.

“Everywhere I go, people ask me when I’m going to do another big action comedy like True Lies. Well, here it is. FUBAR will kick your ass and make you laugh – and not just for two hours. You get a whole season. It’s been a joy to work with Nick, Skydance, and Netflix to give my fans exactly what they’ve been waiting for,” the former California governor and Mr. Olympia said in Monday’s press release.

So what’s the show exactly? From Netflix:

A CIA Operative on the verge of retirement discovers a family secret. Forced to go back into the field for one last job, the series tackles universal family dynamics set against a global backdrop of spies, action and humor.

Watch the teaser  below:

—Rich Lopez

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Manatomy Award-winning actor Chris Hemsworth in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder.’ (Courtesy)

Sunday’s Academy Awards had many glorious moments throughout the night. The glitz, the glam was pretty much everything, everywhere but there was too much of one thing – clothes. That’s where Mr. Man steps in. Recognizing the  important cinematic acheivements of naked males on screen, the ninth annual Manatomy Awards were announced just before the Oscars.

Among this year’s recipients included Harry Styles, Chris Hemsworth and Stefano Gianino. The lifetime acheivement award was given to Antonio Banderas. And no – we are not making this up. 

Styles made his nude debut in My Policeman and Chris Hemsworth was named Best Butt winner for his nude scene in Thor: Love and Thunder. The Crown‘s Josh O’Connor won Best Full Frontal not for that show but for his appearance in the film Mothering Sunday. The Hong Kong film Apostles won Best Picture. 

Television awards included Best TV Show award for the naked male cast of Minx. The White Lotus won awards for its full-frontal scene starring Gianino and Leo Woodall’s sex scene with Tom Hollander. Queer as Folk won Best Rebooty. Netflix won for both Jackass 4.5 and Evan Peters’ strip-down in Dahmer.

Euphoria won Best Nudecomer for Henry Eikenberry’s shower scene. Welcome to Chippendales received the Best A-List Gay Scene award for the romp in bed scene with Murray Bartlett and Andrew Rannells. This year, Bartlett pulled a Tom Hanks with historic back-t0-back Manatomy wins. He won the award last year for Best Gay Scene (minus the A-list) with Lukas Gage for The White Lotus.

The Manatomys even honor daddies with aged 50+ actors winning awards including Mark Wahlberg for his nude scene in Me Time, adult film star John Strong for the independent film Pleasure and Morris Chestnut wins the Best Nude Over 50 award for his role in The Best Man: The Final Chapters.

If you must know the full monty of winners and are not at work, see the complete list of Manatomy recipients here.

– Rich Lopez

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With South by Southwest in Austin underway, all the types of media are heading there to introduce their movies, music and multimedia. This is the place where recent best picture Oscar winner Everything Everywhere All at Once made an early showing. So a lot can happen. For out actor Andrew Chappelle, he and his castmates will be hyping up the second season of his show Blindspotting on Thursday. 

“I’m most excited about reconnecting with everyone in one place,” he said by phone from Los Angeles prior to leaving for Austin. “I haven’t been hanging with the crew, plus I was out of town for Gay Ski Week.”

He and the cast will be previewing episodes of the new season before its premiere on Starz April 14. 

A spin-off and sequel of the film of the same name, the dramedy series centers on the character of Ashley and her son having to move in with her husband’s mother after he was incarcerated. Chappelle plays Scotty.

The last time Chappelle was in Austin, he was on tour with the musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. This time around, he’s looking forward to being in the middle of the festival and its frenetic schedule of events and performances. 

“Someone was explaining to me how they close the streets and there’s live music everywhere,” he said. “So I hope to see a lot of shows.” 

But he’s there to speak about his character Scotty which is a role he’s thrilled to have. As a queer person of color, he’s able to play a queer POC on the show. In doing so, he describes the experience as a liberating one. 

“It’s incredibly freeing to portray a QPOC on television. I wanna say it’s one of the greatest feelings ever,” he said. “Being an actor, we have to morph into different parts and I love that creativity and imagination and how it can run wild. But on the other hand, there is something so beautiful portraying a version of yourself that feels authentic.”

In the first season, the show explores his work relationship with main character Ashley (played by Jasmine Cephas Jones). He said this new season has been even more fun in fleshing out the two’s relationship. 

“Jasmine’s character is trying to hold it together as best she can so we get to explore Scotty and hers relationship outside of work. But it’s also really representative of the relationship I’ve had with Jasmine after Hamilton,” he said. 

Chappelle was a member of the original cast of Hamilton as was Jones before the show hit Broadway. That theater family has continued to work together since. Daveed Diggs serves as one of the show’s executive producers and Anthony Ramos has guest starred on the show as well. 

So not only is Chappelle playing a character close to his own identity, he gets to do it amongst friends. 

“The creators know me and they  are writing specifically for me,” he said. “ The way I exist in this world and how Scotty sounds just like me – that’s been the most fun.”

For Chappelle, it’s a cherished opportunity. 

“I feel amazing how far we’ve come. This is special and rare and as someone who is a QPOC, striving to remain in the industry, there aren’t as many of us as one might think. This role speaks to the importance of representation,” he said. “I see the world changing in ways that are not great, but I, as this actor, have to stay resilient. We all do in many ways. Tears are necessary, but we can take pause, let what’s happening around us affect us and then take action.”

Davere Rogers and Andrew Chappelle in ‘Fanatic.’ (Courtesy)

Part of Chappelle’s own action is his short film Fanatic which has just hit the festival circuit. 

Centered on two former boy band stars reuniting, The film was a result of his pandemic downtime and now he’s navigating the film festivals with it. 

“I was twiddling my thumbs and I wanted to create something, but I wanted to make something people could laugh and enjoy. I’m so proud of the end product and if it gets acquired, I do want to explore what it looks like as a full-length.”

Watch the trailer here.

But for now, he’s doing the South By thing for Blindspotting and when the work is done, it’ll be time to enjoy Austin. 

“I remember it as one of my favorite cities on the tour before, so I’m waiting to participate in this experience,” he said. 

–Rich Lopez

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(L to R) Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, Bobby Berk, Antoni Porowski in ‘Queer Eye.’ (Photo courtesy Iiana Panich-Linsman/Netflix)

From beignets to ben-yays, the eyes have their sights set. Netflix announced Wednesday that the Emmy-winning series Queer Eye will return on May 12 for its seventh season. Hosts Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown and Tan France all head down south — again for all new episodes.

For season seven, the Fab Five bring their signature sparkle and sass to New Orleans and transform the lives of residents who are in need of a fresh start.

Queer Eye is executive produced by David Collins, Michael Williams and Rob Eric for Scout Productions. Jennifer Lane serves as the showrunner and executive producer. Jordana Hochman and Mark Bracero serve as executive producers for ITV Entertainment, with Kori Kingg serving as co-executive producer.

–Rich Lopez

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‘The Ultimatum: Queer Love’ with (L to R) Mal Wright and Yoly Rojas (Courtesy Netflix)

Premiering next month, Netflix dropped information on its latest offering. The Ultimatum is a Netflix series that showcases stories on relationships, finding love and the ups and downs of it all. Beginning May 24, the reality show goes a bit L-word for its next edition.

From Netflix:
 In The Ultimatum: Queer Love, five new couples, made up of women and non-binary people, are at a crossroads in their relationship. One partner is ready for marriage, the other may have doubts. An ultimatum is issued. And in just over eight weeks, each couple will either get married, or get out, after they each choose new potential partners in a life-changing opportunity to get a glimpse of two different futures.

Episodes will roll out weekly on Wednesday through June 7 with a total of 10 episodes.

Watch the trailer below:

–Rich Lopez

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The new Netflix documentary about British pop duo Wham! will remind that in very short time, the two achieved major success throughout the world in music. With unprecedented access to both George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley’s personal archives plus never-before-seen footage, with previously unheard interviews, Wham! the Documentary charts their incredible journey from school friends to superstars.

In 1982, best friends and teenagers George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley founded Wham! (or, for a spell, Wham! UK) with the goal to conquer pop music.  Just four years later, they performed together as Wham! for the last time, at Wembley Stadium. That story of how the two dropped major, timeless hits “Club Tropicana,” “Wake Me Up Before You Go Go,” “Freedom,” “I’m Your Man” and “Last Christmas” among others will unfold this summer on Netflix.

Wham! is a feature-length documentary that captures those few years where the band topped the charts and broke through music barriers including performing the first western pop act concert in China. Chris Smith (Fyre Fest, Sr) directed the doc with John Battsek (The Deepest Breath) and Simon Halfon (Supersonic) serving as producers.

The documentary will be released globally on Netflix July 5.

–Rich Lopez

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Joe Locke and Kit Connor in Season 2 of ‘Heartstopper.’ (Photos courtesy Netflix)

On Wednesday, Netflix released the first six images from the second season of Brit queer teen drama Heartstopper, which will premiere Aug. 3

About the new images, executive producer Patrick Walkers said in the email announcement, “Continuing the story of Nick, Charlie and the rest of the Heartstopper gang for Season 2 has been an absolute privilege. Alice Oseman and I have been able to watch the actors evolve their performances in every way, and this season is so emotional because of their amazing work. Get ready!”

From Netflix:

Nick and Charlie navigate their new relationship; Tara and Darcy face unforeseen challenges and Tao and Elle work out if they can ever be more than just friends. With exams on the horizon, a school trip to Paris and a prom to plan, the gang has a lot to juggle as they journey through the next stages of life, love and friendship.

The season will contain eight episodes and stars Kit Connor, Joe Locke, Yasmin Finney, William Gao, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgell, Sebastian Croft, Tobie Donovan, Rhea Norwood, Jenny Walser, Cormac Hyde-Corrin and Academy Award winner Olivia Colman.

See more images below:

Corrina Brown and Kizzy Edgell

Tobie Donovan

Will Gao and Yasmin Finney

Kit Connor

Joe Locke

–Rich Lopez

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The Boulet Brothers

Horror drag icons The Boulet Brothers announced in a press release Tuesday that the fifth season of their reality competition show The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula will premiere Tuesday, Oct. 31 on Shudder and AMC+. According to the release, this season will be “the biggest and baddest yet, boasting a brand-new state-of-the-art set, an army of new talented crew members, the most diverse cast in the show’s history.” The brothers will also take over as the show’s directors.

“With season 5, we are beginning a new and innovative new chapter of the show, and we’ve retooled and updated the format in an incredibly exciting way,” Dracmorda, one half of the Boulet Brothers, said in the release.

Swanthula, the other brother, declared the show is going back to basics to focus on the competition.

“Nobody is going to sail the ship with more passion than us, so we’ve taken over as the show’s directors for season 5, and we’ve brought in some incredibly talented new team members who are really elevating what you will see on screen,” Swanthula added. “ This is the best-looking season of the show yet, and I can’t wait for fans to see these new competitors. They are truly the most impressive drag artists I have ever seen on-screen.”

The season will feature guest judges such as writer / director Kevin Smith, musician Jazmin Bean, and Scream star Matthew Lillard and appearances from past season winners and stars Victoria Elizabeth Black, Dahli, and Koco Caine.

“We’re thrilled to continue our partnership with The Boulet Brothers to bring Shudder subscribers an all-new season of their beloved Dragula, which is set to be bigger and more outrageous than ever,” said AMC Networks’ Executive Vice President of Streaming, Courtney Thomasma, “Can’t think of a better way to celebrate Halloween – one of our very favorite days of the year – and to keep the season alive and the party going for the rest of the year!”

–Rich Lopez

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A lesbian couple in Kansas homeschool their bullied son on a farm in  Hulu’s new documentary ‘We Live Here: The Midwest.’ (Courtesy photo)

On Thursday, the streaming service Hulu dropped the trailer for its new documentary We Live Here: The Midwest, which centers on queer families and individuals and their struggles to live comfortably in the heartland during a time of rising discrimination and anti-LGBTQ legislature. The doc will premiere Dec. 6.

From Hulu:

All families must confront challenges, every day. But many also face a rising tide of discrimination and hate in their churches, schools, and even their own neighborhoods.

We Live Here: The Midwest profiles families who hope to stay in a part of the country they love, and where they have often established deep roots: a trans/queer family with five children in Iowa must find a new community after being expelled from their church; a gay Black couple with a young daughter test the line of acceptance in Nebraska; a lesbian couple homeschool their bullied son on a farm in Kansas; a gay teacher in Ohio creates a safe space for LGBTQIA+ students; and a couple in Minnesota struggles to rebuild their families following both of their transitions.

Meanwhile, Minnesota State Representative and queer mother, Heather Keeler, brings LGBTQIA+ rights to the political forefront despite ongoing death threats. Fundamentally, the film captures a crucial time where anti-queer legislation and sentiment is rapidly multiplying across the country, and the values of all midwestern families are put to the ultimate test.

Watch the trailer here:

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‘Drag Queen of the Year’ hosts and founders Alaska and Lola kick of season two of BTS drama on OUTtv. (Courtesy photo)

The LGBTQ+ streaming platform OUTtv  announced today that today, March 5, is the premiere date for season two of Behind the Drag Queen of the Year Pageant Competition Award Contest Competition. The docu-series directed by Adrienne Gruben, who returns from the first season, goes behind the scenes of drag queens Alaska Thunderfuck and Lola LeCroix’s Drag Queen Of The Year contest.

The show follows the two as they put together their annual drag pageant to crown the Drag Queen Of The Year. This year’s tech crew is more equipped to capture the drama and chaos in putting together the drag pageant of the year.

Contestants include Tony Soto, Charles Galin, Snaxx, Abigail Beverly Hillz, Skynsuit, Nicki Jizz, Abhijeet and Beatrix Bella Rouge.

This season’s guest stars will feature Meatball, DVVSK, Sabbyiana, Tito Soto and Pseuda. Last year’s winner will be on hand to crown her successor, and to give the children a taste of what got her the title. A panel of celebrity judges, all of them either drag artists or drag enthusiasts, will work to name this year’s Drag Queen of the Year.

The clip below also shows an appearance by Drag Race alum Detox that’s hard to tell if she’s competing or just among the featured guests. It’s like two/thirds of a RoLaskaTox reunion.

“We’re so glad there were cameras rolling behind the scenes of the latest Drag Queen of the Year Pageant. The drama, the stress, the nonsense — with this series everyone gets to be a part of it all,” the two queens stated in Tuesday’s announcement. “Ultimately, we’re telling the stories of eight intrepid and inspiring Drag artists, amplifying their voices and sharing their unique magic with the world.”

The show was filmed in front of a live Hollywood audience. The series runs for six episodes and will be available OUTtv Apple TV Channel, the OUTtv Roku Channel and OUTtv.com.

Watch the preview clip below:

–Rich Lopez