Gabrielle Union to play a homophobic mom in gay marine drama

Gabrielle Union to play a homophobic mom in gay marine drama Learn more

[{"selector":"#anim-1cb4d984-02a3-4328-a24b-7a2db540baa0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(23.33535831697762%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] Gabrielle Union's latest role couldn't seem further from her own life. Learn more

[{"selector":"#anim-922d6b46-0967-4a69-90bd-6234b2228198 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.49452178792416%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The Inspection Bring It On star Ellis plays Inez French, the homophobic mother of a young gay homeless man. Learn more

[{"selector":"#anim-863656b8-57a3-4ea8-b128-43ceee3ac178 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(18.621734884224768%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] Even after graduation, Inez refuses to accept her son's weirdness, and brutally pressures him into dating girls. Learn more

[{"selector":"#anim-fb93c2b9-94ca-4eaa-826d-c38f3e44b3a9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-3.552713678800501e-15%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] LGBTQ ally and parent of a trans child say 50-year-old union Learn more

[{"selector":"#anim-68397401-45ed-4602-af03-d4b8e5f720d5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-15.69388155363777%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] first I felt offended that someone would think I could play a character like this. Learn more

[{"selector":"#anim-25dc3d89-17c3-4e78-a9bd-a5229f8b0d32 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(22.399756858897412%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] 'What have I ever given that someone would think I could play a homophobic character Learn more

[{"selector":"#anim-5e3d224e-4fa2-40b5-804b-3df2b9cec914 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(29.494521787924157%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.14,.34,.47,.9)","fill":"forwards"}] But after reading writer-director Elegance Bratton's script, Union began to find her way into the character. Learn more