Haaz Sleiman stars Eternals and reveals that Marvel's first gay kissg scene was an emotnal day on the set.
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- ‘THE ETERNALS’ ACTOR SAYS CREW CRIED ON SET WHILE FILMG MCU’S FIRST GAY KISS
- ‘ETERNALS’ STAR ON MCU’S FIRST GAY KISS: ‘EVERYONE CRIED ON SET’
- THE MCU'S FIRST GAY KISS BROUGHT A LOT OF EMOTN TO MARVEL'S ETERNALS SET
‘THE ETERNALS’ ACTOR SAYS CREW CRIED ON SET WHILE FILMG MCU’S FIRST GAY KISS
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‘ETERNALS’ STAR ON MCU’S FIRST GAY KISS: ‘EVERYONE CRIED ON SET’
After 12 years and 25 films, the Marvel Cematic Universe will have s first LGBTQ kiss when “Eternals” hs theaters this fall, and one of the actors volved says that filmg was a very emotnal moment for everyone on set.“It’s a betiful, very movg kiss. Everyone cried on set,” actor Haaz Sleiman said an terview wh NewNowNext. “For me, ’s very important to show how lovg and betiful a queer fay n be.”Sleiman plays the hband of Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), who is one of the immortal begs known as the Eternals. The Eternals have lived secret on Earth for thoands of years, but mt e out of hidg after the Earth is threatened by their evil unterparts, the Read: Watch the 'Black Widow' Super Bowl Trailer Here (Vio)Phastos, who was scribed at San Diego Comic-Con last year as an “telligent smic-powered ventor,” is the first openly gay superhero the Marvel Cematic Universe. Sleiman had strong praise for Henry’s performance as Phastos and said he helped brg somethg to the character that is important for LGBTQ reprentatn.“Brian is such a tremendo actor and brought so much bety to this part, and at one pot I saw a child his ey, and I thk ’s important for the world to be remd that we the queer muny were all children at one pot,” Sleiman, who me out a Facebook vio on Augt 2017, said. “We fet that bee we’re always picted as sexual or rebell, we fet to nnect on that human part.”While “Eternals” is the first MCU film to explicly feature an LGBTQ character s st, the 2017 film “Thor: Ragnarok” hted flashback scen that Tsa Thompson’s Valkyrie was also a queer character. This past week, after wng at the Osrs for his screenplay for “Jojo Rabb,” director Taika Wai said that he is open to explorg Valkyrie’s sexualy his upg sequel, “Thor: Love & Thunr.”Also Read: 'The Eternals' Star Kumail Nanjiani Got Jacked AF for Marvel Superhero Role“The IP is not me. But wh the actors, I feel whatever mak them fortable — whether they feel like there’s a natural choice, or a natural way for that character to go — then I’m pretty supportive,” Wai told Variety. “If Tsa wanted to do that, I’m .”“Eternals” will be released on Nov. origal story ‘Eternals’ Star on MCU’s First Gay Kiss: ‘Everyone Cried on Set’ At TheWrap * first gay kiss marvel *
In a new terview wh Logo, “Eternals” actor Haaz Sleiman reveals his character is one half of the gay uple that appears the movie. Sleiman says his character is “married to the gay superhero Phastos, played by ‘Atlanta’s’ Brian Tyree Henry, and we reprent a gay fay and have a child. ” Marvel’s parent pany Disney has promised signifint gay moments past tentpol only for them to not be too explic (who n fet the live-actn “Bety and the Beast” remake?
), but Sleiman promis signifint gay reprentatn “The Eternals. ” The actor says the Chloe Zhao-directed superhero film will show Marvel’s first gay kiss.
THE MCU'S FIRST GAY KISS BROUGHT A LOT OF EMOTN TO MARVEL'S ETERNALS SET
The last Marvel release, “Avengers: Endgame, ” faced backlash after the Rso brothers announced the movie would feature the MCU’s first openly gay character.