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"Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies" ("Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies"), this film may make you cry and laugh, and then Make you pass out and cry again.
For " Sheldon " Jim Parsons , the first time he read Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies, his reaction was probably like the above. The book is a memoir by Michael Ausiello, a film and television journalist and co-founder of the website TVLine, as the author describes the final years of his life with her husband Kit Cowan, who died in 2015, after cancer.
"Spoiler Alert" trailer screenshot (Photo / @Focus Features / YouTube)
"Sheldon" Jim Parsons mentioned in an exclusive interview with "Queerty":
"I'll be honest, this book is probably lying in the corner of my house. It took me a few weeks until I finally took a little vacation and it didn't feel right to read this book. It's both right and wrong to say that, because I read that the whole person was bad."
But even so, he Still can't put down this book.
"It's hard for me to imagine that someone can write so accurately and clearly the process of accompanying someone who is dying."
"Spoiler Alert" preview screenshot (Photo / @Focus Features / YouTube)
He was deeply moved, Even after reading the book, I bought the copyright of the film and television adaptation.
He felt the irresistible urge to bring this story to the big screen.
Fast forward 5 years and Jim Parsons is excited to share Spoiler Alert: The Protagonist is Dead. Based on the book of the same name,
's heartwarming film features Ben Aldridge, Sally Field, Bill Irwin, Jeffrey Self, and Jim Parsons himself as original author Michael Ausiello.
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The story of "Spoiler Alert: The Protagonist Dies" is very universal. It tells about "love, loss, heartbreak, and the finiteness of life".
But for Jim Parsons, this is not a loss but a big gain, because as a gay come out, being able to play gay couples in the commercial film with another gay straight man, It's a rare opportunity.
Jim Parsons said: "This excites me! When you go to buy tickets, this movie is like a premise that people have no problem with gay love, and that's the beauty of it, in a way it means Society has changed. We don't just happen to be playing a gay couple, but at the same time this film isn't just about sexuality, it's about general life issues. I cherish that very, very much."
"Spoiler Alert: The Protagonist Dies It will premiere in select theaters on 12/2 US time, with a general release on 12/16.
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