Come to Jesus With Mangus Star Heather Matarazzo

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Trashtastic meets indie spunk in the quirky new film Mangus! from Ash Christian (the acclaimed gay director of Fat Girls). Coming out on DVD December 6 from Wolfe Video, Mangus! stars two irrepressible actresses LGBT viewers can’t get enough of: Jennifer Coolidge (who went all lesbo in Best in Show) and Heather Matarazzo (who starred in The L Word and The Princess Diaries and, most excitingly, plays a lesbian in real life too). In Mangus! Ryan Nelson Boggus plays a kid who desperately wants to continue a family tradition by playing Jesus in his school play. But when life kicks him down, his friends and family (Matarazzo is his sister in the flick) — and a few others who have key cameos, like John Waters and Leslie Jordan — help him rally back again.

We caught up with Matarazzo to talk about love interests, rocking bodies, her new TV show, and realizing she was gay at 11 (while on a movie set!).

The Advocate: Mangus! is about a kid who desperately wants to play Jesus in the high school musical, but the movie doesn't feel religious in any way.

Heather Matarazzo: Yeah, it wasn't meant to be religious at all. The filmmaker is Ash Christian, and he’s a really big fan of, and his heart is in, stories about small towns and character-driven pieces that deal with idiosyncrasies and the like, so this was just a version of that.

http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/Film/Come_to_Jesus_With_Mangus_Star_Heather_Matarazzo/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UsQjkZChPsc

The trailer for this film looks awesome!