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''Oliver never wanted to make a picture that would have more explicit gay moments than what you would see in Will & Grace,'' says Borman. ''I don't think that there is more [in the movie].''

''In an ideal world we could have and would have shot the movie with [more graphic] stuff in it,'' says Farrell. ''You would have seen me have a relationship that was not just based on the spirituality of deep kinetic friendship and absolute reliance that is Hephaistion and Alexander, but you'd also see a side that did exist. Which was sexual. But I don't think it would have been aggressive. I think whatever the sexual relationship was would have been very gentle and very loving. I think the relationship with Bagoas, on the other hand, would have leaned toward the Kama Sutra of gay sex.''

Two reedits later, the content is tamer. But everyone involved with this $150 million movie wonders if it's too much for the mainstream audience they want to attract. ''So guys with goose-hunter caps won't come. I mean, what do you want me to say?'' says Stone. ''There are a--holes who don't come because of whatever. I don't want to make a movie for demographics. Once I start doing that, I'll die in a gutter!''

(This is an online-only excerpt of Entertainment Weekly's Nov. 19, 2004, cover story.)

Originally posted Nov 09, 2004 Published in issue #793 Nov 19, 2004 Order article reprints
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