This story originally appeared in EmmyWrap: Comedy/Drama/Actors
Beau Willimon is determined not to pin down Francis Underwood, the lead character of “House of Cards.” No, the show’s creator said, Francis isn’t based on any real politicians. He’s not interested in calling him good or bad. And Willimon took issue when we asked why he decided to make Francis bisexual.
“That’s your word,” he told TheWrap, as he snuck in a coffee, salad and interview during a break in writing Season 3 of the Netflix drama. “I don’t think Francis has much patience or interest in labels, in the way of codifying behavior, the periodic table of human experiences, one that is an attempt to delineate, to find easy meaning, to classify.