Every week, The GLAAD Wrap brings you LGBTQ-related entertainment news highlights, fresh stuff to watch out for, and fun diversions to help you kick off the weekend.
1) Dramedy My Mother’s Wedding is out in theaters today! The film follows three daughters who return home for their mother’s third wedding. One of the daughters, Katherine (Scarlett Johansson) is queer and dating Jack (Frida Pinto). Catch My Mother’s wedding in theaters now and watch the trailer below.
2) Hit musical Hamilton has announced that the filmed pro-shot of the Broadway hit with the original cast will be released in theater on September 4th, celebrating the show’s 10 year anniversary. The cast of Hamiton includes out actor Jonathan Groff playing King George, and Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose in the ensemble. Catch Hamilton in theaters in September and watch the trailer below.
3) In casting news, out actress Aubrey Plaza will be producing and starring in The Heidi Fleiss Story, which follows the titular Fleiss (Plaza), an infamous Hollywood madam who built an empire in the 90s, only for it to come crashing down with her arrest. The film will be directed by Leah Rachel, and written by Rachel, along with Rachel Sennot and Travis Jackson. Plaza has also been announced as one of the stars of Let’s Love!, a new play from director Ethan Coen, which will run Off Broadway at the Linda Gross theater this fall.
EXCLUSIVE: Aubrey Plaza will produce and star in “The Heidi Fleiss Story,” a biopic about the infamous “Hollywood madam” whose high-end prostitution ring was busted in the early ’90s and implicated Hollywood politicians and other power figures.https://t.co/LgdIswzRZC pic.twitter.com/I47aK4CVEd
— Variety (@Variety) August 6, 2025
4) Trans actor Jack Haven will be starring in upcoming comedic thriller Grind alongside Jeanane Garafolo. Haven will play Ricky, a delivery driver in a rush to make his rent money in one night. Out actor Cory Michael Smith has been cast in an upcoming romantic drama from Joe Swanberg. Plot details are still under wraps, but Smith will star alongside Daktoa Fanning and Jake Johnson.
Jack Haven & Janeane Garofalo Teaming On Dark Comedic Thriller ‘Grind’ https://t.co/YSgVPfNmg6
— Deadline (@DEADLINE) August 4, 2025
5) The trailer has been released for the third season of Apple TV+’s science fiction series Invasion. The show chronicles an alien invasion from many perspectives around the globe, including lesbian character Yamato Mitsuki, who seeks revenge after her lover’s death. Catch season three of Invasion on Friday, August 22 and watch the trailer below.
6) Out actor Brian J. Smith has been cast in Prime Video’s Vought Rising, a prequel to hit series The Boys. Smith’s role is unknown as of now, but the series is “a twisted murder mystery about the origins of Vought in the 1950s, the early exploits of Soldier Boy, and the diabolical maneuvers of a Supe known to fans as Stormfront, who was then going by the name Clara Vought.” In other casting news, out actor Harvey Guillén has been announced as a guest star on the upcoming season two of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place.
7) In music news, the queen of bounce herself Big Freedia released her foray into gospel music Pressing Onward today. Listen to the full album here. out artist Ethel Cain released her sophomore album Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You today. Listen to the album here. Out folk artist Jennie Arnau released single “Back to Carolina” today, off of her upcoming album A Rising Tide, which will be out this fall. Listen to the single here!
8) The nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards were announced on Tuesday. Out superstar Lady Gaga is the most nominated artist, with 12 nominations, including Video of the Year, Artist of the year. Other LGBTQ artists that garnered multiple nominations include Billie Eilish with six nominations, Doechii with four nominations, Miley Cyrus with four, and Gigi Perez with three. Read the full list of nominees here and catch the VMAs on September 7 at 8pm ET/5pm PT on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
9) In other awards news, the Critics Choice Super Awards have announced their winners. Honoring the best in genre film and television, LGBTQ-inclusive nominees include The Last of Us in Best Horror Series, Limited Series, or Made-for-TV Movie, and Jodie Foster in Best Actress in a Horror Series, Limited Series, or Made-for-TV Movie. See the full list of winners here.
#TheLastOfUs Season 2 wins the Critics Choice Super Award for Best Horror Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie pic.twitter.com/4k50vf0w9w
— The Last of Us News (@TheLastofUsNews) August 7, 2025
10) Out writer Michael Ausiello will be hosting a New York reading of the soap opera he wrote at age 13, Beverly Hills. The reading will include a star studded cast, including queer actors Bowen Yang, Jim Parsons, and Michael Urie, and all proceeds will benefit the Ali Forney Center. Tickets are available here!
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