{"id":32029,"date":"2021-08-12T18:57:29","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T18:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&p=32029"},"modified":"2021-08-12T18:57:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T18:57:29","slug":"lil-nas-x-turned-down-euphoria-hbo","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/lil-nas-x-turned-down-euphoria-hbo\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s Why Lil Nas X Declined a Role in \u2018Euphoria\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo courtesy Instagram | Lil Nas X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Have you grieved a character you don’t even know? Well, most of us are mourning a loss we never knew after finding out that our revolutionary icon, Lil Nas X<\/a>, could’ve possibly starred opposite our evermore starlet Zendaya in the teenage hit drama\u00a0Euphoria<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

In his cover profile with\u00a0Variety<\/em><\/a>, the “Old Town Road” rapper delivered the sobering news, emphasizing that he delayed his acting debut for his forthcoming self-titled opus. \u201cI was actually going to do Euphoria<\/em>, but I didn\u2019t want to take time away from finishing my album,\u201d he revealed. Luckily, the 22-year-old is looking forward to the silver screen in the near future. He continued, \u201cI definitely want to get into acting, but I feel I have to give it my all, and I want to focus on music for right now. I want my first movie to be amazing.\u201d All we have now are wistful dreams of the award-winning industry rebel navigating through the dynamics of sex, drugs, identity, and trauma when we watch the forthcoming season of the show.<\/p>\n

While the release date of self-titled project has yet to be revealed, X has been revolutionizing hip hop as queer icon, disrupting the largely conservative narratives that exile sexual and queer liberation in the genre. And fortunately for us, we’ve had a glimpse of his acclaimed acting skills in his star-studded visuals. In his video for his smash hit “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” X embodied a dimension-traveling, pole-gyrating lover who finds himself sliding down to a hellscape to give the devil a seductive lap dance. Most recently, in his “Industry Baby<\/a>” video (which featured the magnetizing Jack Harlow), the nonconformist popstar performed in carceral-inspired scenes<\/a> as himself, a judge, the lawyers for both the defense and prosecution, and as a member of the jury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29094,"featured_media":32031,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[38,16],"yoast_head":"\nHere\u2019s Why Lil Nas X Declined a Role in \u2018Euphoria\u2019 - Grazia USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lil Nas X passed on a role in the smash teen drama 'Euphoria,' but we can't help but wonder the magic that would ensue if the megastar starred opposite Zendaya.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/lil-nas-x-turned-down-euphoria-hbo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Here\u2019s Why Lil Nas X Declined a Role in \u2018Euphoria\u2019\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lil Nas X passed on a role in the smash teen drama 'Euphoria,' but we can't help but wonder the magic that would ensue if the megastar starred opposite Zendaya.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/lil-nas-x-turned-down-euphoria-hbo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Grazia USA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/08\/IMG-3463-pt-2.jpg?fit=828%2C483\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"828\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"483\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/lil-nas-x-turned-down-euphoria-hbo\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/lil-nas-x-turned-down-euphoria-hbo\/\",\"name\":\"Here\u2019s Why Lil Nas X Declined a Role in \u2018Euphoria\u2019 - 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