according to Sarah Michelle Gellar.Sarah explained people thinking Fred is gay is something "everyone's thought for a long time," and the movie was going to lean into it. In a Reddit AMA, Matthew Lillard also talked about Fred being gay in the original script, however a lot of things were cut following a test screening with parents.Several cast members have said that they did film the scene, including Rebel Wilson, who told fans at a red carpet that "the studio didn't want to put it in the finished movie."Georgia also said that the Succession characters lived "in a circle" where "anything goes," so any of the characters could've explored their sexuality.