Sulu (now played by John Cho) will be revealed to be gay in the new Star Trek film. But, of all people, former Sulu actor George Takei is against the move!
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00:00 Is Sulu gay? The answer is respectfully that nobody really cared. Jon Cho plays
00:04 Sulu in the rebooted Star Trek franchise. The upcoming film, Star Trek Beyond, will
00:09 reveal that the character is gay. Gross. Put that in there. Sulu will be seen in the film
00:15 with a male spouse raising their infant child. It was apparently the idea of
00:18 Star Trek Beyond actor Simon Pegg, who also co-wrote the film. It was intended
00:22 to be a nod to George Takei, who played the character for 25 years and came out
00:26 in 2005. But Takei himself is apparently not pleased. He told The Hollywood
00:30 Reporter, "I'm delighted that there's a gay character. Unfortunately, it's a
00:34 twisting of Gene's creation to which he put in so much thought. I think it's
00:37 really unfortunate." Takei first heard about the decision from Jon Cho and then
00:41 later in a letter from director Justin Lin. He informed both that he was
00:45 disappointed in the decision. Takei also asserted that he would love to appear in
00:49 an upcoming Star Trek show or a movie. Leonard Nimoy made two cameo appearances
00:53 in Star Trek films. "There's no reason why an ancient, wise, Admiral Sulu can't
00:58 appear. Or maybe an alien creature who sounds like me. That should be fun." Simon
01:02 Pegg remains firm in his decision. He said, "I have huge love and respect for
01:06 George Takei. His heart, courage, and humor are an inspiration. However, with regards
01:11 to his thoughts on our Sulu, I must respectfully disagree with him." Let's
01:14 read some comments. Josh Kretz said, "If you have a problem with Sulu being gay,
01:18 you're a fake Star Trek fan who never understood what that show was about."
01:22 Eric Landwehr said, "And this isn't the first canon on-screen LGBTQ character in
01:27 Star Trek. Dax from DS9 is trans, essentially. Male and female body." For
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