Did 'Shazam!' Introduce DC's First Gay Superhero?

Contents:

• ‘SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS’ WRER CONFIRMS GAY SUPERHERO IN THE FILM
• SHAZAM 2 WRER CONFIRMS GAY MA CHARACTER
• ‘SHAZAM!’ WRERS NFIRM ‘FURY OF THE GODS’ WILL TRODUCE A GAY CHARACTER
• DC'S GAY SUPERHERO FILM BOMBS AT THE BOX OFFICE, IS HOLLYWOOD RUNNG OUT OF EXC?
• SHAZAM! MAY HT AT DC'S FIRST GAY MOVIE SUPERHERO
• SHAZAM 2 HAS A GAY MA CHARACTER!
• BIG, GAY “SHAZAM 2” BOMBS ON EMBARASSG THURSDAY NIGHT OPENG
• DID DC’S ‘SHAZAM!’ INTRODUCE A GAY SUPERHERO BEFORE THE MARVEL CEMATIC UNIVERSE DID?
• 'THIS MOVIE IS A LOT MORE FORTHRIGHT': 'SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS' WRERS REVEAL SUPERHERO PEDRO PENA IS GAY
• FIVE REASONS SHAZAM COULD BE THE GAY DC COMICS SUPERHERO
• SHAZAM JT 'REVEALED' THE FIRST GAY SUPERHERO DC OR MARVEL AND FANS ARE GOG CRAZY
• ‘SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS’ WILL FEATURE A GAY SUPERHERO, WRERS CONFIRM

‘SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS’ WRER CONFIRMS GAY SUPERHERO IN THE FILM

Implied that one of s superhero characters was gay. Now ’s been nfirmed that this particular superhero is gay by the wrers of Shazam!

The gay character is none other than Pedro Peña.

Now, as shared via the Dorkaholics podst, the film’s wrers, Henry Gayn and Chris Man, clarify that Pedro is ed gay. Here’s what -wrer Henry Gayn had to say:. “The only new addn for this movie is beg a lot more forthright about Pedro beg gay.

SHAZAM 2 WRER CONFIRMS GAY MA CHARACTER

Fans may remember the subtle ht that the character Pedro was gay the first Shazam! The screenplay for the film was penned by Henry Gayn and Chris Man. 1624279772In an terview for the upg film, Fury of the Gods wrers Chris Man and Henry Gayn sat down wh Dorkaholics to discs what fans n expect om the upg sequel.

“The only new addn for this movie is beg a lot more forthright about Pedro beg gay, ” said Gayn. Your Se Articl10 Lbian Superhero on TV We've Always Loved ›10 Thgs To Know About Ameri Chavez, the MCU's 1st Lbian Superhero ›17 Gay Superhero Power Coupl ›DC Comics' New Trans, Nonbary Superhero Could Rival The Flash ›. Fury of the Gods screenwrers Henry Gayn and Chris Man opened up about how the sequel will directly discs Pedro Peña, Billy Batson (Shazam)'s foster brother, beg gay.

‘SHAZAM!’ WRERS NFIRM ‘FURY OF THE GODS’ WILL TRODUCE A GAY CHARACTER

DCUGayn explaed that while this aspect of Pedro's character was hted at briefly the first Shazam! Film, he "really, really fought for cludg that and brgg that to the fore this movie:""The only new addn for this movie is beg a lot more forthright about Pedro beg gay.

" Based on what Gayn said, however, seems that the March sequel will addrs this pair also discsed how a foc on the Shazam fay self, as well as Billy's learng to "operate a world where he actually has a fay" will be ccial to the film's plot, as well as s villas. "This story has the benef of "the teenage mdset and humor" that Man ems one of Gayn's strengths. It was revealed that there will be a proment gay character the Shazam sequel and that their sexualy was “subtly hted” sce the 2019 film.

2’s screenwrers, Henry Gayn and Chris Man sat down wh Dorkaholics and talked about wantg to showse diversy and reprentatn the film. The cln of a gay superhero. In an terview wh entertament se Dorkaholics, one of the screenwrers, Henry Gayn, ma a pot to note that one of the superhero was gay.

DC'S GAY SUPERHERO FILM BOMBS AT THE BOX OFFICE, IS HOLLYWOOD RUNNG OUT OF EXC?

And that was hted at the first movie very subtly, ” Gayn told the outlet. That quote was, unsurprisgly, picked up by virtually every major LGBT outlet existence (serly, turn your safe search filters on and google “Shazam gay.

Short of that, the bare mimum is to not be lectured at about homophobia while watchg a movie about a teenager who n bee a flyg, magil superhero simply shoutg the words “Shazam! Sandberg and producer Peter Saan hted that the movie troduc a gay superhero.

Spir-Man: Far From Home has st transgenr actor Zach Barack as one of Peter Parker's iends, and Marvel's Eternals is all but nfirmed to have a gay male lead. Sandberg and producer Peter Saan hted that the film might feature a gay superhero. It isn't absolutely nfirmatn that Pedro is gay, of urse.

SHAZAM! MAY HT AT DC'S FIRST GAY MOVIE SUPERHERO

Given Sandberg and Saan's ments, however, we're almost certa the le is meant to imply Pedro is gay. We wouldn't classify one le that uld be terpreted a number of ways as full-on gay reprentatn. In one appearance he revealed one of the ma characters the film is gay.

Which Shazam Character Is Gay? Fury of the Gods screenwrers Henry Gayn and Chris Man revealed that one ma character om the foster fay is gay.

The wrg duo discsed that the sequel would fely explore Pedro Peña, Billy Batson (Shazam)’s foster brother, beg gay. Gayn explaed that, “The only new addn for this movie is beg a lot more forthright about Pedro beg gay. Gayn talked about how the sequel will rporate teenage humour, “Henry has a facily wh the teenage mdset and voic and humor that I’ve never found anybody else.

SHAZAM 2 HAS A GAY MA CHARACTER!

If that’s the se, then Pedro, once he gets his lightng bolt, would bee the first gay superhero both the DC Extend Universe and the Marvel Cematic Universe. We love pedro a gay in. I saw #Shazam on Saturday & have thoughts; was fun, mpy & lighthearted, all the kids were great actors (pecially Darla), Pedro is gay?, do tie to the overall #DCEU.

BIG, GAY “SHAZAM 2” BOMBS ON EMBARASSG THURSDAY NIGHT OPENG

pedro my gay lato baby….. I sense a gay in!!!

Also, was Pedro the first live-actn gay superhero????

Marvel’s productn chief Victoria Alonso recently said that the “the world is ready” for the MCU’s first gay superhero (the world was ready a ago, but that’s neher here nor there), but looks DC beat them to … like they did wh the first female-led superhero movie, too. Fury of the Gods' wrers reveal superhero Pedro Pena is GAY.

DID DC’S ‘SHAZAM!’ INTRODUCE A GAY SUPERHERO BEFORE THE MARVEL CEMATIC UNIVERSE DID?

Fury of the Gods' wrers nfirm superhero Pedro Pena is gay (IMDb).

The wrers revealed that one of the superhero Pedro Peña played by DJ Cotrona is gay. "The only new addn for this movie is beg a lot more forthright about Pedro beg gay, " screenwrer Henry Gayn told an terview wh -wrer Chris Man, as per Dorkaholics.

"And that was hted at the first movie very subtly, " Gayn explaed. I got no issue wh him beg gay, but they barely foced on Pedro Shazam 1. They're good characters that happen to also be gay.

'THIS MOVIE IS A LOT MORE FORTHRIGHT': 'SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS' WRERS REVEAL SUPERHERO PEDRO PENA IS GAY

Now "gay" will be this character's fg feature gog to the movie. Why are we makg characters be gay jt to say that they are gay?

FIVE REASONS SHAZAM COULD BE THE GAY DC COMICS SUPERHERO

Nobody r; seems like the purpose of sayg a character is gay is to check off a box…" While some fans were fur that "beg gay" is somethg that is add to the character's persona jt to tick off a mental checklist.

Nobody r; seems like the purpose of sayg a character is gay is to check off a box….

So everyone is tryg to gus what inic character om DC Comics will be revealed as gay. In early 2012, well before the recent announcement at Kapow, received a uple of tips that Shazam would be gay the new DC Universe.

SHAZAM JT 'REVEALED' THE FIRST GAY SUPERHERO DC OR MARVEL AND FANS ARE GOG CRAZY

The tips me om unnfirmed sourc, but the suggtn was that the storyle would revolve around Billy Batson beg a bullied gay teen. However, given the recent revelatn by DC Comics about an existg inic male character beg revealed as gay, this mor om several months ago seems to precise to jt be a cince.

‘SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS’ WILL FEATURE A GAY SUPERHERO, WRERS CONFIRM

Perhaps, Did nsirs the Shazam re-troductn to be still procs, so Shazam/Billy Batson would qualify as a character beg re-troduced as gay. Shazam would be a new take on a gay ic book character. Gay characters themselv aren't new ic books.

Even gay characters gettg married isn't new ic books, as Archie Comics and now Marvel Comics have already troduced that storyle. Bullyg of gay teens is a hot topic the media, but no one has addrsed a major way a ic book story. Havg Billy Batson e out as gay teen who has been bullied would allow for DC Comics to tell a meangful story, rather than jt say "hey look, we have a gay superhero too.

Now, all this don't necsarily mean that Billy has been bullied the past bee he's gay, but 's certaly easy to see how the story uld be gog that way.