The Outs , a critically-acclaimed and crowd-funded web series about friends, lovers and exes in Brooklyn, is wrapping up with Alan Cumming guest starring in the finale episode. Adam Goldman, the show's creator, spoke to BuzzFeed via email about the finale and how The Outs got started.
How did Alan Cumming get involved with The Outs?
Adam Goldman: Alan found the show out in the wild and tweeted about being a fan. We were obviously over the moon. When you look at the work he's done, for me it's just 'Classic, classic, classic.' Romy & Michelle and Titus and X-Men 2 are three of my favorite movies. Ever. I'm not fucking around here. I was in gay nerd heaven.
It turns out, incidentally, that he is an incredibly warm human being and we got coffee and we got along swimmingly, so when he wanted to get involved it seemed like a natural fit. We didn't want it to feel like "And here is The Outs: Alan Cumming Edition!" so we found a way for him to fit into the story. I'm really happy with the way it turned out.
What was it like working with a veteran actor like Alan?
Leading up to the shoot Sasha (who plays Oona and lives with me) and I were freaking out. How do you give notes to one of your idols? But obviously this was not his first rodeo so really it was just about letting Alan and Sasha play together on set. The scene is so deliciously awkward by itself. I think he had fun playing an exaggerated, grumpier, sluttier version of himself, too. Which funnily enough is how I would describe Oona in comparison to Sasha.
