Get Out! GAY Magazine – Issue 532

Rising Latinx, LGBTQ actor Brandon Delsid appears in the new Jennifer
Lopez movie, “This is Me…Now”, on Amazon Prime, as one of her
best friends. The movie is a unique love story co-written by J.Lo,
and directed by Dave Meyers. J.Lo has created “a narrative-driven,
cinematic odyssey steeped in mythological storytelling and personal
healing.” Also appearing in the musical film are husband Ben Affleck,
Trevor Noah, Post Malone, Fat Joe, and a barrage of other talented
people.
Brandon is also recognized for his recent appearances in the final
season of the hit NBC series “New Amsterdam” and in Amazon Prime’s
“The Date Whisperer.” Get Out Magazine had a conversation with
Brandon regarding his career and his role in “This is Me, Now”
INTERVIEW
Hi, Brandon. How did
you get the role as one
of J.Lo’s besties in the
movie?
Oh, my gosh, that is a weird
story. It was over a year ago
now, which is so weird to
think about. I was actually
in Rome with my boyfriend
Grant at the time. I got a
call and it was late at night,
so I knew it had to be either
really good news or really
bad news. And my manager
said, “You are on hold for
J Lo’s new film.” I just kind
of like dropped everything.
I literally could feel chills
go down my body from my
head to my toes. And it was
at that moment that I just
felt like it was going to work
out. You don’t always get
it when you are on hold for
a part. But it worked out. I
ended up getting a call a
day later that I had booked
it. And five days later, I was
on set.
Before the film, were you
a big fan of J.Lo’s?
I mean, who isn’t?
Growing up, she was just
part of this zeitgeist of
the entertainment world.
She was kind of like a
Marilyn Monroe figure
at this point. She’s just
kind of omnipresent. I
remember growing up
and being obsessed with
her music. There’s one
song I remember I was so
obsessed with growing up
called “Do It Well”. I have
this memory of being at a
gathering with her and the
song coming on and we
are in a circle and we are
all dancing. And I literally
started thinking about how
surreal would my nine-yearold
self feel that I’m dancing
with her now. I was dancing
to my childhood favorite
song– dancing along with
the person who sung it.
What was it like for you
working with her, being
that you were a fan?
She was fabulous. She was
so fabulous from beginning
to end. It was kind of neat.
I remember on the first day,
we were shooting a scene
where she is in the hospital.
That is the first thing that
we were in. And it is a short
scene in the beginning of
the film, but I remember
shooting it. In between
takes, she would come
over and give us little notes.
She would kind of help
steer us. That was amazing
because it was like “Whoa”
to get her insight–and her
feedback was invaluable.
It was kind of neat to see
how hands-on she was and
she was oh so there to play.
One of my favorite things
about the show was that we
could do what was written
and then she would want
to improvise. She would
say, ”Let’s just banter and
go back and forth.” You
don’t always get that on
professional sets. Growing
up, you dream of situations
like that, where you get to
just be silly.