Great news: Tig Notaro is making a lesbian action movie with Zack Snyder! She says she sold it to him by saying the tagline could be “hot lesbian action” and honestly, I am also sold on that as a concept.
In earnest, the idea came after Tig’s role in Army of the Dead, which had people of all genders and persuasions telling her how hot she was in the role. If you may recall, Tig was a last-minute addition to that film, as she was called in to replace a sex pest and ended up having to film all of her scenes alone and with a green-screen — so just imagine how much more she can do being part of a project from the jump! After her phone blew up following that project, Tig decided she wanted a whole action movie made up almost entirely of hot lesbians, and thus her new project with Zack Snyder was born. The concept was simply, “What if we just went for it and everyone’s a hot lesbian?” It sounds like it’s still in early development, but for now here’s what we know, right from Tig Notaro herself:
“The movie is called ‘Deviants’, and takes place back in some old-timey days, like some closeted deviants.”
I personally was hoping for a more modern-day action movie (I feel a little burnt out on closeted queer stories, BUT I know they are still valuable and necessary) so I guess I’ll have to wait for my “Mission Impossible but the team is all queer people” movie for after this one takes off. Zack Snyder is no stranger to sweeping action films so here’s hoping this makes all our gay dreams come true. I have faith that Tig Notaro will help steer him in the right direction.
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I’ve basically stopped going to the movies, but I’d go out to see Tig Notaro’s hot lesbian action movie!
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