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• ETERNALS STAR REVEALS MARVEL'S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO, CONFIRMS ON-SCREEN KISS
• MARVEL'S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO & KISS ACCINTALLY CONFIRMED BY ETERNALS ACTOR
• “ETERNALS” FEATUR FIRST OPENLY GAY SUPERHERO MARVEL CEMATIC UNIVERSE
• ‘ETERNALS’ REPORTEDLY PULLED SDI ARABIA AND GULF NATNS OVER GAY SUPERHERO
• WAR EPTS OVER NEW MARVEL BLOCKBTER’S GAY SUPERHERO
• HOW ‘ETERNALS’ ESTABLISH THE MCU’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO AND SAME-SEX COUPLE A MOVIE: ‘IT’S LIFE-SAVG’
• IS THE MCU’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO A WAR CRIMAL?
• MARVEL'S THE ETERNALS NFIRMS OPENLY GAY CHARACTER: 'HE'S MARRIED, HE'S GOT A FAY'
• THE GAY SUPERHERO ‘ETERNALS’ IS ‘WHAT AUDIENC HAVE BEEN WAG FOR,’ SAYS GLAAD (GUT COLUMN)
• HOMOPHOBIC TROLLS ARE ALREADY MAD ABOUT ETERNALS HAVG A GAY HERO
• COULD 'ETERNALS' MOVE THE NEEDLE THE MIAST BY PUTTG A GAY CHARACTER ON SCREEN?
• ANGELA JOLIE IS “PROUD” MARVEL REFED TO CUT ‘ETERNALS’ SCEN FEATURG GAY HERO FOR GULF NATN CENSORS
• ‘ETERNALS’ YANKED FROM RELEASE SDI ARABIA AND OTHER ARAB COUNTRI, RTRICTED SGAPORE DUE TO GAY SUPERHERO
• KEV FEIGE SAYS ETERNAL'S GAY HERO IS JT THE START FOR MCU REPRENTATN

ETERNALS STAR REVEALS MARVEL'S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO, CONFIRMS ON-SCREEN KISS

The Eternals trailer offers the brieft of glimps at Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), the first gay superhero a major Hollywood anchise. Dcribed as an “telligent ventor” an acpanyg summary, the character will reportedly break ground by sharg the film stud’s first onscreen gay kiss wh his hband, played by out, gay Lebane actor Haaz Sleiman.In an terview, Sleiman said the climactic smooch was an emotnal moment on set, pecially given s importance to LGBTQ+ reprentatn.

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MARVEL'S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO & KISS ACCINTALLY CONFIRMED BY ETERNALS ACTOR

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“ETERNALS” FEATUR FIRST OPENLY GAY SUPERHERO MARVEL CEMATIC UNIVERSE

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‘ETERNALS’ REPORTEDLY PULLED SDI ARABIA AND GULF NATNS OVER GAY SUPERHERO

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"I jt shot a Marvel film wh the first openly gay superhero, The Eternals. I’m married to the gay superhero Phastos, played by Atlanta’s Brian Tyree Henry, and we reprent a gay fay and have a child, " Sleiman told NewNowNext.

When asked if the film volved a gay kiss, he add, "Oh, yeah, absolutely, and ’s a betiful, very movg kiss. Last July, Marvel Studs Print Kev Feige nfirmed Eternals would feature the MCU's first gay superhero, but didn't reveal any clu as to who that would be.

WAR EPTS OVER NEW MARVEL BLOCKBTER’S GAY SUPERHERO

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Rodriguez/Getty Imag And Sleiman is proud to be a part of the first openly gay superhero storyle for Marvel. "I'm married to the gay superhero Phastos, played by Atlanta's Brian Tyree Henry, and we reprent a gay fay and have a child, " he add. Prevly, Marvel Studs print Kev Feige nfirmed that The Eternals would feature an openly gay character to help further onscreen LGBTQ reprentatn.

HOW ‘ETERNALS’ ESTABLISH THE MCU’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO AND SAME-SEX COUPLE A MOVIE: ‘IT’S LIFE-SAVG’

Related ntent: Marvel's The Eternals nfirms openly gay character: 'He's married, he's got a fay'Marvel boss nfirms Tsa Thompson's Valkyrie as MCU's first LGBTQ superheroK Hargton jos Marvel's The Eternals for Game of Thron rnn wh Richard Madn. Marvel's first gay superhero is Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), who will have the MCU's first gay kiss, nfirmed by Eternals movie actor Haaz Sleiman.

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IS THE MCU’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO A WAR CRIMAL?

I’m married to the gay superhero Phastos, played by Atlanta’s Brian Tyree Henry, and we reprent a gay fay and have a child. " When asked if Eternals would feature Marvel's first gay kiss, Sleiman nfirmed would. Last year, Avengers: Endgame troduced a gay character, the namels support group member played by -director Joe Rso, who beme Marvel's first nfirmed LGBTQ character the MCU.

Though technilly a step forward for reprentatn the MCU, was cricized for beg such a mor part of the film, and for the role not gog to a gay actor. Last sprg, reports first surfaced that Eternals was stg a gay superhero, and ever sce the film's st was nfirmed at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, many speculated would be Richard Madn's Ikaris.

Instead, appears the MCU's first gay superhero will be Henry's Phastos, and he'll share an on-screen kiss wh his hband, the character played by Sleiman. Brian Tyree Henry stars as the openly gay Phastos “Eternals, ” directed by Chloé Zhao. The lead is Sersi (Gemma Chan), an Asian woman; among the other Eternals, there are two other Asians — Kgo (Kumail Nanjiani, who has a fun Bollywood dance number) and Gilgamh (Ma Dong-seok) — as well as a af character, Makkari (Lren Ridloff); a Lata, Ajak (Salma Hayek); and a gay Black man, Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry).

MARVEL'S THE ETERNALS NFIRMS OPENLY GAY CHARACTER: 'HE'S MARRIED, HE'S GOT A FAY'

While the plot volv the Eternals’ qut to save humany, what may be of note is that one of few kiss the film is between Phastos and his Arab Mlim hband, Ben (out gay actor Haaz Sleiman). And while Phastos’ superpower is all about velopg technology to improve the world, this sensive gay man feels powerls when events like Hiroshima occur.

“Eternals, ” which featur a st of globally regnized Hollywood stars cludg Angela Jolie and Salma Hayek, reportedly has been pulled om cemas Sdi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwa over s cln of the Marvel Cematic Universe’s first gay new film, which featur tech geni Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry) the MCU’s first same-sex kiss, has quietly been banned ahead of s planned Nov.

Homosexualy is illegal across much of the regn and is punishable by ath Sdi Arabia and Qatar. A spokman for Sgapore’s Infom Media Development Authory told the Guardian that was a rult of “homosexual referenc.

THE GAY SUPERHERO ‘ETERNALS’ IS ‘WHAT AUDIENC HAVE BEEN WAG FOR,’ SAYS GLAAD (GUT COLUMN)

We fally know who will be playg the gay character Marvel's The Eternals, and 's not Richard Madn. When was announced that the superhero film -- which will troduce a team of celtial superhero Marvel hop to turn to the next Avengers -- would clu an openly gay male character who was married wh children, many hoped (or assumed) that the Rocketman star would play the role. " Sounds openly gay to me!

This nfirms Marvel boss Kev Feige's ments om Augt that the stud's first gay male character would have a fay, so seems that Marvel is mted to followg through on the crease diversy they've promised.

RELATED | Marvel's First Gay Male Superhero Will Be Married Wh Kids. The ventor of the group and a sworn pacifist, Phastos is also the first out, gay superhero the MCU. Actor Haaz Sleiman, who me out as gay 2017, plays character Ben “Eternals” who is the hband of superhero Phastos.

HOMOPHOBIC TROLLS ARE ALREADY MAD ABOUT ETERNALS HAVG A GAY HERO

“Eternals” also hosts the most diverse lp of any Marvel movie, cludg not only a first openly gay fay, but actors of many different ethnic backgrounds and the first af superhero.

COULD 'ETERNALS' MOVE THE NEEDLE THE MIAST BY PUTTG A GAY CHARACTER ON SCREEN?

This also isn’t Marvel’s first attempt at diversifyg s films; an openly gay character was clud “Avengers: Endgame, ” and the star character of “Loki, ” a seri on Disney Pl, is bisexual. The 45-year-old actor, who me out as gay 2017, uld srcely believe he was on the red rpet for a massive stud movie which his character, Ben, is the hband of one of the tle superhero, Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry). It’s about do you actually feel for them, whether you’re gay or straight or whatever.

ANGELA JOLIE IS “PROUD” MARVEL REFED TO CUT ‘ETERNALS’ SCEN FEATURG GAY HERO FOR GULF NATN CENSORS

The MCU‘s first gay superhero was always gog to be a topic of bate, but we weren’t expectg… this. In the wake of early reviews for Eternals, some fans are ncerned that Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), the film’s gay character, is beg portrayed as a war crimal. The gay Eternal assumg rponsibily for the atomic bomb beg dropped on Hiroshima is even more amazg once you factor that Marvel scripts are all approved advance by the Pentagon— Jse Hawken (@jsehawken) October 26, 2021.

While “Marvel’s first gay superhero is a war crimal” mak for a phy reactn post, ’s not actually accurate. Marvel Studs print Kev Feige nfirmed another openly gay character will be g The Eternals.

Avengers: Endgame -director Anthony Rso appeared his film as a gay character a small role. Seeg a powerful gay superhero kiss his hband and feelg the reactn that theater was a real-life example of why is important for our stori to be told – pecially films that travel to big ci and small towns around the world.

‘ETERNALS’ YANKED FROM RELEASE SDI ARABIA AND OTHER ARAB COUNTRI, RTRICTED SGAPORE DUE TO GAY SUPERHERO

Brian Tyree Henry, who plays Phastos, will make history as the first out gay superhero the Marvel Cematic Universe.

RELATED | Zack Snyr Wrote a '300' Sequel -- It's an Epic Gay Love Story.

Eternals hasn’t even h theaters yet, but homophobic backlash is already next entry the Marvel Cematic Universe, out Friday and directed by Osr-wner Chloé Zhao, featur the anchise’s first gay spe the fact that very few people outsi of a small circle of crics have actually seen the film, a wave of “review bombers” — trolls who pile on negative ratgs — have already dged the film on IMDb, promptg the onle film database to take actn.

KEV FEIGE SAYS ETERNAL'S GAY HERO IS JT THE START FOR MCU REPRENTATN

But as of this wrg, the ratg for Eternals currently reflects the cln of nearly 900 one-star Eternals, named after a crew of immortal begs who protect humany, Atlanta’s Brian Tyree Henry plays Phastos, the powerful gay qutn, while the notably attractive and openly homosexual Haaz Sleiman plays the hero’s hband.