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In a recent interview with BuzzFeed Australia, Lonsdale sat down to talk about My Fake Boyfriend (and give some dating advice to fans). In the interview, Lonsdale was asked what rom-com remake he would want to star in if he could do it with a queer cast, and he said 10 Things I Hate About You (which I would watch 100 times over)! It's honestly great going into My Fake Boyfriend knowing that Lonsdale has exquisite taste when it comes to rom-coms.
Rosner (whom you might recognize as Warren, one of the suitors from Season 3 of Unreal) plays Nico, Andrew's horrible ex-boyfriend whom he repeatedly breaks up with, only to come crawling back every now and then. We've all been there! Luckily, Andrew eventually meets Rafi, a sweet and, frankly, unconscionably handsome chef played by Salem. Fans of The Expanse might recognize Salem from his role as Josep!
That's right, Schitt's Creek fans: Karen Robinson, aka Ronnie on Schitt's Creek, is in My Fake Boyfriend! She plays Andrew's lovable, if not occasionally overbearing, mother, who just wants to see Andrew settled with someone he loves. Robinson's character, Lucille, is honestly such a great example of what a parent of a queer child should look like. More characters like Lucille, please!
Best known for directing the pilot of The L Word, Troche is a celebrated director of both movies and TV shows. When she was announced to helm the film, Richard Alan Reid, senior vice president of global content and head of studio at BuzzFeed, said, "There is no better person to tell this queer love story than Rose Troche." Given her wide variety of directorial credits and her dedication to telling authentic queer stories, it's easy to see why Troche is quite literally the perfect choice to head up a film like My Fake Boyfriend!
And then there's the writing team of Albright, Ross, and Boaldin. Ross and Albright have actually worked together previously on short films, and luckily (at least according to Ross's Twitter), the pair seem to already be cooking up more rom-coms for us!
And, to be clear, you can never have too many queer rom-coms!
Sure, maybe this fun fact is more of a joke than anything else, but on his Twitter, Albright credited/toasted "all the #crazy exes out there" for making My Fake Boyfriend possible. Whether this is 100% true or not, writing a whole movie about your crazy ex seems like the absolute best way to win a breakup! Let's slow-clap it out for Albright!
That's right! It may sound surprising, but apparently, it's pretty commonplace to try to fake a significant other on social media! A story run by Cosmopolitan back in 2016 even detailed how to go about this process. And let me tell you, it is extensive and not for the faint of heart — a fact that Andrew learns the hard way throughout My Fake Boyfriend!
My Fake Boyfriend
Where to watch: Prime Video
When it premieres:
Latin America, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Canada: June 10
United States: June 17
All other territories with Prime Video: June 24