'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' Will Inclu a Gay Superhero

Contents:

• ‘SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS’ WRER CONFIRMS GAY SUPERHERO IN THE FILM
• SHAZAM! MAY HT AT DC'S FIRST GAY MOVIE SUPERHERO
• DID DC’S ‘SHAZAM!’ INTRODUCE A GAY SUPERHERO BEFORE THE MARVEL CEMATIC UNIVERSE DID?
• ‘SHAZAM!’ WRERS NFIRM ‘FURY OF THE GODS’ WILL TRODUCE A GAY CHARACTER
• SHAZAM 2 WRER CONFIRMS GAY MA CHARACTER
• SHAZAM JT 'REVEALED' THE FIRST GAY SUPERHERO DC OR MARVEL AND FANS ARE GOG CRAZY
• FIVE REASONS SHAZAM COULD BE THE GAY DC COMICS SUPERHERO
• SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS WRER NFIRMS GAY CHARACTER
• DID SHAZAM! HAVE A GAY SUPERHERO WE DIDN’T NOTICE?
• ‘SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS’ TO INCLU GAY SUPERHERO
• '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!

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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. 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.

SHAZAM 2 WRER CONFIRMS GAY MA CHARACTER

“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 ›. 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. pedro my gay lato baby…..

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

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.

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. 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.

FIVE REASONS SHAZAM COULD BE THE GAY DC COMICS SUPERHERO

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.

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SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS WRER NFIRMS GAY CHARACTER

Will the sequel nfirm Pedro is gay? There have been gay and other LGBTQ characters for many years cludg rnatns of Batwoman, Hulklg, Northstar, Wonr Woman, Harley Qun, Apollo, Iceman and many more.

Sudnly, though, fans are nvced Shazam jt sually troduced a young gay superhero. WARNING MINOR SPOILERS FROM HERE:Is Pedro gay? "A luge of exced onle ments about the scene clud: "Anyone else thk Pedro might have been gay Shazam?

And gay kids need hero too. "Shazam reveals first ever gay superhero? (Image: WB)Shazam reveals Pedro (far left) as first ever gay superhero?

DID SHAZAM! HAVE A GAY SUPERHERO WE DIDN’T NOTICE?

Shazam givg a black female superhero and a gay Mexin superhero we had to stan that.

""Wa Pedro om Shazam is gay right I thought I heard him say 'not really my thg' when they were talkg abt girls the strip club. More Shazam Pedro gay superhero ht thrills fans (Image: WB)Shazam gay superhero? Adult versns of the kids clu Pedro green (Image: WB)Of urse, Pedro is a socially awkward kid, so he may jt not be able to procs all the naked women, may simply not be that kd of kid or genuely be gay.

‘SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS’ TO INCLU GAY SUPERHERO

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.

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.

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.

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

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. If DC Comics jt sually troduced a send-tier character as gay, would probably boost sal for one issue but not on an ongog basis.