Cosmosexuals : Screen Acting, Stardom, and Male Sex Appeal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gallagher, Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--History--21st century.

Motion pictures.

Acting.

Sexual attraction in motion pictures.

Men in motion pictures.

Genre:

Critiques cinematographiques.

Film criticism.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Mark Gallagher argues that contemporary male actors are deeply invested in "acting sexy" and in the personal and collaborative labor of creating sex appeal as a path to success in globalized cinema, both at the level of individual performances and in their star personas. Gallagher begins by theorizing sex appeal, how it is performed, and how it becomes legible to viewers outside of a film's culture of origin. He also sketches a history of actors' globalization, namely Americans' performances in international coproductions and foreign actors' paths into US film. Focusing on actors from non-US films who have found international success through Hollywood productions, he examines how actors of different national and ethnic backgrounds have used "sexiness" in their varied careers. He begins with examinations of white actors from Europe and the British Commonwealth, most especially Ryan Gosling, Tom Hardy, and Eric Bana, before moving into Latino actors such as Pedro Pascal, Edgar Ramírez, and Wagner Moura and Asian actors Tony Leung and Simu Liu. Gallagher returns to the "exotic" whiteness of Nordic Mads Mikkelsen and ends with British actor Idris Elba, who despite his star status is still hemmed in by the unique obstacles that face Black performers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

List of Illustrations

Introducing Screen Cosmosexuals

Chapter 1: Male Modeling-Sex Appeal and Screen Performance

Chapter 2: Sexy Cosmopolitans in Global Film History

Chapter 3: Fifty Shades of Vanilla-Spreadable Stardom and the Persistence of White Men

Chapter 4: Charismatic Latinos on Transnational Screens

Chapter 5: Tony Leung And Simu Liu-Acting Sexy Across the East Asian Diaspora

Chapter 6: Star of Elsewhere-Mads Mikkelsens Accented Whiteness

Chapter 7: Idris Elba and Afro-Global Stardom

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4773-3284-7

1-4773-3285-5

OCLC:

1528565710