Date 15/07/2016 - News People
J.J. Abrams has spoken up in defense of depicting John Cho's Hikaru Sulu as gay in the upcoming film, Star Trek: Beyond. In an interview with The Huffington Post, Abrams said it?s ?about time? the Star Trek franchise featured a gay character, adding he?s ?really proud? of how the filmmakers handled the revelation. The Star Wars Episode 7 director explained, "It is done in a way that is not in the story of the movie, which is one of my favorite things about it. It?s beside the point.
