Apparently some satire website published an article saying Emma Watson and Margot Robbie will be starring in a lesbian remake of the 2005 film “Brokeback Mountain” and the internet went bonkers:
I really hope this is real, but I don't want the same ending as the original movie.. #Brokeback2
— Daenerys Stormborn (@Khaleesi_Dany13) August 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/lilprincesa420/status/768076822298910720
A lesbian remake of Brokeback Mountain with @MargotRobbie and @EmWatson? Oh my god yes ? #Brokeback2
— ? sandi ? (@sandi_beth) August 23, 2016
set for release June 2017, what a grad gift #brokeback2 pic.twitter.com/Qf9F0bNPoy
— charles (@whatchaudoinn) August 23, 2016
Sorry, everyone. The Portly Gazette — shockingly — is a satire site:
https://twitter.com/vrayspieterse/status/767761821331849221
But from the reaction, it does seem that this particular version of “Brokeback Mountain” would have some appeal. Are you listening Hollywood?
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