We may have thought Hollywood got the "queer cowboy" motif out of its system after Brokeback Mountain, but noooo. Apparently, people are just desperate to see more homosexual cowpokes.
Ethan Hawke Debuts Set Photo from Pedro Almodóvar’s Queer Western: ‘Giddy Up’
Almodóvar's "Strange Way of Life" stars Hawke and Pedro Pascal as two cowboys with an "intimate" relationship.
Samantha Bergeson
Jul 6, 2022 1:00 pm
Ethan Hawke is getting back on the horse for a Western period piece.
After leading historical drama series “The Good Lord Bird,” Hawke is saddling up to play a cowboy once more, this time for Pedro Almodóvar’s “answer to ‘Brokeback Mountain,'” co-starring Pedro Pascal as Hawke’s love interest in “Strange Way of Life.” ...
Hawke stars as Jake, a local sheriff who is tasked with capturing gunslinger Silva, played by Pascal. The duo haven’t seen each other in 25 years “so one of them travels through the desert to find the other,” Almodóvar exclusively told IndieWire’s Eric Kohn. “There will be a showdown between them, but really the story is very intimate.” ...
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