Billy Eichner Shares 'Infuriating' Journey to Make Upcoming Rom-Com

The upcoming romantic-comedy "BROS" is set to become the first-ever studio rom-com about gay men and comedian Billy Eichner will be the first-ever openly gay man to write and star in their own studio movie.

"Only took 100 years!" Eichner wrote in a sarcastic Tweet. "THANKS HOLLYWOOD!!! ????"

"In an interview with Insider promoting his partnership with Neon Zebra, PepsiCo's new non-alcoholic cocktail mixers, Eichner called the situation 'bittersweet' – an exciting moment for his career and a huge boost for LGBTQ representation in the movie industry, but the frustration of celebrating such a basic milestone in the year of 2021 remains," Insider reported.

"I can't help but be excited. I'm very flattered that it's me. I could never have imagined that," Eichner said. "A lot of these statistics I didn't even realize when we sold the movie to Universal or as we've been working on the movie, which we've been developing for years now."

Judd Apatow will serve as "BROS" producer and the film will be directed and co-written by Nicholas Stoller of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and "Bad Neighbours."

"These studios have been in existence for a century, some of them, and yet it took this long," Eichner said, Insider reports. "I think we need to acknowledge that it should not have taken this long, but also celebrate the fact that it's finally happening."

Congrats!