katikat | US elections; Jared Leto (Reply)

I'm not even American and I'm almost hysterically happy that Obama won. Don't get me wrong, he disappointed me in so many ways, he didn't fulfill so many of his promises and I guess I'm not the only one who expected much more from him - maybe too much? - but! I did not want to see Mitt Romney in the White House, a man who's so anti-gay, anti-women, anti-equality of any kind, a man who became the laughing stock of half of Europe when he came over during his presidential campaign because he had no idea whatsoever what he was talking about... If nothing else, I consider Barack Obama the lesser of two evils, so to speak. And his speeches about women's rights and marriage equality made me proud of him, so... Yeah, this whole thing was not at all about me and I couldn't do anything to influence it in any way but it still made me insanely happy to see that Romney prick booted out!

And talking about equality and stuff - Jared Leto is returning back to film! Acording to THR, he'll play a "flamboyant cross-dresser" in the upcoming film Dallas Buyer’s Club: link.

Inspired by real events, the story centers on Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey), a Texas electrician diagnosed with AIDS and given six months to live, who began smuggling alternative drugs into the U.S. to help himself and other AIDS patients. He added years to his life but rushed headfirst into a collision course with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which was bent on keeping the drugs out of the country.

In a potentially standout role, Leto would play a flamboyant cross-dresser with HIV who helps Woodroof.

The subject might not be my cuppa but I bet he'll be great. I loved him, LOVED HIM as Hephaistion in Alexander, he and his relationship with Alexander were the best parts of the movie. Leto's chemistry with Colin Farrell was simply stunning. Their scenes together are the only thing I watch whenever I put this movie on, everything else I skip.