“I was like, ‘Uh, what sounds like Grindr and Tinder?
But then we had to get her permission.
We started to come up with other alts.
Billy Eichner got Renée Zellweger’s permission to use her name for a gay dating app in ‘Bros.’.
I was like, ‘Midler!
I love Bette Midler!'”
She was like, ‘Yeah, you’re able to totally do that!'"
Billy Eichner with the cast of ‘Bros.'.Universal Pictures
EW has reached out to Zellweger’s manager for confirmation.
“In my experience and the experience of my friends, that’s not how it works.
There’s some overlap in gay and straight relationships, but there’s a lot that’s different.”
Brosworld-premieres tonight at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, ahead of hitting theaters on Sept. 30.
Watch PEOPLE and EW’s interview above.
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