Kieron Moore on 'Blue Film' Kink: 'Never a Shock'
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- Kieron Moore stars in 'Blue Film' as Aaron Eagle, a gay cam boy whose in-person client (Reed Birney) is a former teacher who served prison time for sexual misconduct with an underage student, in what Moore calls 'a really nice read' that left both actors sobbing in a scene.
- Moore said his 'super sex-positive' queer friends made the film's kink content 'never really much of a shock,' and called his biggest takeaway a friend's observation that 'the world would be better if we were all a bit more honest about these little parts of ourselves.'
- Despite describing himself as 'a bit of a granddad' who 'loves having my clothes on,' Moore called the opening cam boy scene 'liberating' and said feeling confident in his body during filming was 'so empowering.'
- Moore said it would 'be hard to defend' that Netflix's cancellation of his prior series 'Boots' wasn't influenced by political pressure, directly contradicting Netflix chief Ted Sarandos, who told Variety in February that political considerations were 'absolutely not' the reason for the show's end.
- The film, written and directed by Elliot Tuttle, is now available to rent and buy on digital platforms, with Moore urging viewers to 'go in as blind as you can' to preserve the experience.
Why it matters: Moore's interview puts Netflix's 'Boots' cancellation back in the public conversation, with its star publicly questioning the political-pressure angle that the streamer's chief personally denied to Variety in February. Separately, 'Blue Film' arrives on VOD as a deliberately uncomfortable exploration of kink, with Moore's openness about the role's intimacy marking a notable pivot from the homophobic recruit he played in 'Boots.'
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