A row has broken out on social media after reports that Jack Whitehall will play the first major openly gay character in a Disney film.
If confirmed, Whitehall’s role would not be the first gay role in a Disney film – 2017’s Beauty and the Beast contained “an exclusively gay moment”.
Another point of contention was the suggestion that Whitehall would play a “camp” and “effete” character.
Whitehall announced on Instagram that he was working on Jungle Cruise, a film based on the Disney theme park ride of the same name, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt.