And yes, we played it off as a punch line to a joke. We believed that it was important to have the strength of our convictions. We were telling a story that was fundamentally about intolerance. I loved that it was a punch line, but not at Mitch’s expense.īutler: Yes, I believe it is. The Advocate: I believe that ParaNorman is the first mainstream animated film with a main character who is gay. And all of that means there are spoilers for those of you who haven't seen the story of a bullied kid, a pack of zombies, an ancient curse, and a gay jock. They also touch on The Breakfast Club, stop-motion animation, and their so-called gay agenda. As the DVD, Blu-Ray, and Ultraviolet versions of ParaNorman today hit stores and computers (and iPhones, if you get pocketBLU), we talked with animation's hottest dream team - gay writer/director Chris Butler and his (not gay) co-creator, director Sam Fell - about their smash animated film.
