Could Frank Martin, the titular "transporter" from the popular action series THE TRANSPORTER, be gay? I'd be lying if I said I didn't think the films were a little homoerotic but I didn't think Jason Statham's character was literally a homosexual. Turns out though that's exactly what Louis Leterrier, director of TRANSPORTER 2 and later THE INCREDIBLE HULK, had in mind. Leterrier said that he shot the second TRANSPORTER film with Statham as a gay character saying, "If you watch the movie and you know he's gay, it becomes so much more fun." True... but why would he do that? "Action fans in general are pretty homophobic. You see these tough guys who say, 'THE TRANSPORTER, that's such a great movie!’ If they only knew they're really cheering for a new kind of action hero!" Unfortunately for Leterrier, TRANSPORTER 3 director Olivier Megaton didn't agree that Martin was gay (or at least thought him bisexual) and let him kiss his co-star Natalya Rudakova. So what do you think? Would it change your opinion of the TRANSPORTER franchise if you knew Statham's character was gay?
Extra Tidbit:
The oil wrestling scene should have given it away...
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3:01AM on 12/03/2008
Come to think of it, he was higly organised as was pointed in 1st movie when complimented about his garage and...
Come to think of it, he was higly organised as was pointed in 1st movie when complimented about his garage and in the 2nd flick just before he beats up some gang-bangers told them to wait before removing his jacket; "I just got this from the cleaners", hmmmm.....
Whatever, he's organised because he was once a Special OPs commando which is important before a mission and its important to look clean when you meet your clients.
And besides there's always a babe in trouble so why didn't the script change so that he saves a dude instead and make funny *wink* *wink* glances at each other?