{"id":48180,"date":"2018-05-23T12:28:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T19:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/?p=48180"},"modified":"2018-05-23T12:28:38","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T19:28:38","slug":"brianna-hildebrand-opens-up-about-portraying-a-lgbtq-character-and-couple-in-deadpool-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/x-menfilms.com\/?p=48180","title":{"rendered":"Brianna Hildebrand opens up about portraying a LGBTQ character (and couple) in DEADPOOL 2."},"content":{"rendered":"

Rising star Brianna Hildebrand<\/strong> returns as Negasonic Teenage Warhead<\/strong> in DEADPOOL 2<\/a><\/strong> and this time the character being joined by girlfriend Yukio<\/strong>, portrayed by actress Shioli Kutsuna.<\/p>\n

When speaking with Playboy<\/a>, Hildebrand revealed that she was “surprised” but elated by the development, saying “I was surprised when I was pitched it, but Ryan [Reynolds] just sent me an email and was like, ‘How would you feel about this?’ And so that\u2019s great\u2014I’m glad he asked me how I would feel about it. Obviously, I was like, ‘I feel amazing about it. Let\u2019s do it!’ I am glad that he asked me, though. I probably would have been like, ‘Wow.'”<\/p>\n

Negasonic and Yukio mark the first-ever LGBTQ couple in a mainstream superhero film.<\/p>\n

Out and proud herself, Hildebrand talked about being gay in Hollywood and how the environment is for actors who make the choice to remain open about their preferences.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember going to a few different publicists and that being on the forefront of their mind, like \u2018How would you like to go about this? We can keep this under wraps, if that\u2019s what you would like.\u2019 It just kind of surprised me a little bit because I was like, \u2018I didn\u2019t suggest that.\u2019 I\u2019m totally fine with who I am. I know that that\u2019s how Hollywood used to work. But they didn\u2019t really know me\u2014maybe they thought I was [private]. I\u2019d rather just be like, \u2018This is what it is.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n

Even though she plays an angsty teenager on film, Hildebrand says it’s not who she is in real life…at least at this point in her life. \u201cPeople at conventions will come up to me and be like, \u2018Wow, you\u2019re so nice,\u2019” she laughs. “Genuinely surprised that I\u2019m a nice person.\u201d <\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely now get offered a lot of the angsty teen roles\u2014angsty, angry-at-the-world teen roles\u2014which I\u2019m not necessarily upset about. I think it\u2019s fun\u2014I used to be really angsty as a teenager, and now as an adult, I\u2019m a little less angsty. It\u2019s kind of fun to re-explore that side of me.\u201d <\/p>\n

On returning to play Negasonic once more, she was “surprised that [original director] Tim [Miller] didn’t return. She thought the pressure of living up to the first film “might have been a factor” is him leaving. She actually found out about his departure from a fellow cast member. \u201cI was at a convention, and [Colossus actor] Stefan [Kapicic] was like, \u2018Did you hear?\u2019\u201d She says Miller is a \u201ccool guy\u201d but noticed that “there was definitely a vibe there” between new director David Leitch and Reynolds.<\/p>\n

There’s no word if Hildebrand will return for X-FORCE<\/a>, a spin-off film from writer\/director Drew Goddard that was teased at the end of DP2. Negasonic declined to join the group at the end, so we’ll have to wait and see if she changes her mind on that. “I\u2019m totally for a spinoff, if that\u2019s a thing.\u201d <\/p>\n

Deadpool 2<\/em> is now in theaters.<\/p>\n

Source: Playboy<\/a><\/p>\n

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