The Light Fantastic is set in the charming British seaside town of Blackpool, where a gay, thirty-something firefighter named Jason decides to take a (literal) leap of faith into the world of dance, beginning his training under the guidance of an "ultra-traditional" instructor.
Scripted by actor-writer Lee Warburton (Banana, Shameless), the film is seemingly loosely inspired by real-life firefighter Rob Lem who, in 2022, made local Blackpool headlines when he momentarily left the firehouse to compete in the British dance championships in the classical category.
Warburton and director Chris Cottam (The Problem With People, Nikki Fre$h) seem to have found a fresh angle, one that doesn't appear to be about coming out as much as it is pursuing your passion and defying expectations.
Notably, James will be played by the hunky Jeremy Irvine, who has quite a track record with queer-focused projects: There's the good (stirring literary biopic Benediction), the bad (Roland Emmerich's absolute misfire of an LGBTQ+ history lesson, Stonewall), and the outrageously camp (Mamma Mia Here We Go Again, a perfect film).
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