Jan 18 2008 07:54 PM ET

Diego Luna joins cast of 'Milk'

Categories: Movie Biz

Diegolunamilk_l Mexican actor Diego Luna (Y Tu Mama Tambien, The Night Buffalo) has joined the cast of director Gus Van Sant’s drama Milk, which stars Sean Penn as gay rights activist and former San Francisco politican Harvey Milk. Luna is playing Jack Lira, one of Milk’s supporters as well as his lover. He joins a cast that also includes Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, James Franco, Victor Garber, Denis O’Hare, and Stephen Spinella. The biopic will tell Milk’s story as the first openly gay elected official in America, voted to San Francisco’s city supervisors’ board in 1977. The following year, both he and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated by another city supervisor, Dan White. Luna’s breakout project was his starring role opposite Gael Garcia Bernal in 2001’s Y Tu Mama. He most recently appeared in last year’s Spanish-language thriller The Night Buffalo and the Harmony Korine-directed Mister Lonely.

–Additional reporting by Nicole Sperling.

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  • Nutta Foab

    Wonder if he got any ‘milk’ on that ’stache.

  • Nick

    Everyday this cast list gets more and more exciting. Gay is so cool.

  • arryana

    that is a very pimpalicious picture of diego…the cast list looks impressive – can’t wait to see it.

  • jaime

    Yes the list of actors in this movie is going to be amazing, hopefully it is oscar worthy and good enough to make a “GAY” movie win BEST PICTURE, b/c we were so snubbed on BBM but thats a dif subject. Is Bryan SInger still going to direct this, or did he pass on it for a comic movie???

  • Steve-O

    I love how the ad tag line on here is “Your Lips Are Too Small!”
    Heh heh heh.
    That said, between him and Gael, I always thought he was the hotter one. I almost saw that ‘Dirty Dancing’ sequel because of him. Almost.

  • Nick

    Fags are not cool, thats it I am boycotting this movie!

  • Jasper

    I love Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch and James Franco! I think they want to convert some straight people with all those hot boys! Diego is a cutie can’t wait for his soccer movie w/ Gael!

  • Jasper

    I love Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch and James Franco! I think they want to convert some straight people with all those hot boys! Diego is a cutie can’t wait for his soccer movie w/ Gael!

  • Ky

    Re: Nick–Pretty sad that in this day and age, of this special weekend of tolerance, of acceptance, that we have a homophobic comment by a small-minded person!! I’m sure 40 years ago, his racist character would shine through!

  • sara

    il love u diego ur my fav actor i’ll like to c u act more in da furture ur hot

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