Queer As Folk aired for two seasons on UK television in 19, and it followed the lives of a group of gay men in Manchester in northern England.Ī US adaptation started in 2000 and would go on to run for five seasons.Īctor Robert Gant, who played college professor Ben in the US version, said last August he thought it was time for a revival of the show. I’m just surprised because it was so long ago.” “I’m very proud of being a part of that show. ““When I’m back in England, people still recognize me as Nathan… It was the beginning of my career, so I have very fond memories of it. The Channel 4 series was the then-19-year-old’s first major role. He thought I was mad but I felt it deeply,” said. Charlie Hunnam and the cast of Queer as Folk broke new ground in 1999 with their unflinching portrayal of gay life in the UK. I really thanked him for the impact he had on me. “I always felt like I owed him a grand debt of gratitude. Yep, Russell T Davies seminal gay drama chronicling the lives of a group of gay men in Manchester premiered on Channel 4 exactly 20 years ago today, on 23 February. Today (23 February) marks another anniversary in gay TV history: Queer As Folk is officially 22 years old. Of course, we will all have to wait (with baited breath, of course) until the movie’s Augrelease by Focus Features to witness this reported chemistry first hand.Īpparently, Johnson and Hunnam have more than enough chemistry to make it work.The hunky actor, who went on to star in Sons of Anarchy and Pacific Rim, reunites with fellow Queer As Folk co-star Aidan Gillen in upcoming blockbuster King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, almost two decades after Gillen played Hunnam’s lover Stuart on the show. Its been two decades since Stuart, Vince and Nathan burst into our lives. Though the source material has received mostly negative criticism, this wouldn’t be the first time that a good movie has come out of a questionable book. "It felt kind of exciting and fun and weird and compelling, and so that was it." "As soon as we got in the room and started reading with Dakota, I knew that I definitely wanted to do it, because there was a tangible chemistry between us," Hunnam said. James' source material isn't out of Hunnam's comfort zone. So if I could do it when I was 18 with a guy, I can certainly do it at 33 with a lady."Īnd it’s not just any lady, but Dakota Johnson, whom Hunnam says he had instant chemistry with during auditions.Īpparently even E. incredibly explicit sexual scenes with a man," Hunnam said. "My first job was on a Channel 4 miniseries called Queer as Folk. When it comes to explicit scenes, Hunnam knows what he's doing. Hunnam recently explained his view on the explicit scenes, via The Hollywood Reporter. Davies UK adaptation of Queer as Folk (the show aired on Channel 4 in the early 00s) is certainly no stranger to racy material. The actor, who played fifteen-year-old Nathan Maloney in Russel T. The original series starred Aiden Gillen, Craig Kelly and Charlie Hunnam. Hunnam however, isn’t one to be scared away by some explicit material. This might also be part of the reason why several actors and actresses turned down the lead roles before Hunnam and co-star Dakota Johnson agreed. James’ novel will make it on screen, but it’s likely to be quite a lot, considering that sexual scenes make up most of the trilogy. The film’s director Sam Taylor-Johnson still hasn’t revealed how much of the sexual content of E. Some fans of Fifty Shades of Grey might disagree, but it does seem like Sons of Anarchy’s Charlie Hunnam is the perfect choice to play the racy role of Christian Grey – in that he’s willing to do it, at least.
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