Hercul will reportedly be the gay lead Marvel movie The Eternals

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• HERCUL WILL REPORTEDLY BE THE GAY LEAD MARVEL MOVIE THE ETERNALS
• MARVEL ERAS HERCUL' BISEXUALY IN NEW COMIC {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY DAN AVERYAUGT 3, 2015/9:44 AMBY DAN AVERYAUGT 3, 2015 / 9:44 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"MARVEL ERAS HERCUL' BISEXUALY IN NEW COMIC BOOK","DATEPUBLISHED":"2015-08-03T13:44:24.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2015-08-03T13:44:24.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HERCUL, THE MIGOD STRONGMAN OF MYTHOLOGY, WAS KNOWN FOR HIS AMORO ADVENTUR—CLUDG MORE THAN A FEW WH OTHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE CHARACTER HAS BEEN A STALWART OF MARVEL COMICS SCE THE 1970S—AND EVEN A MEMBER OF THE AVENGERS—AND SEVERAL THORS HAVE AT LEAST HTED AT HIS BEG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT MARVEL EDOR CHIEF AXEL ALONSO SAYS THE NEW ONGOG HERCUL SERI, BUTG NOVEMBER, HERC IS 100% {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: 23 UNTENTNALLY GAY COMIC BOOK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ASKED ABOUT WHETHER HERCUL’ ROMANTIC RELATNSHIP WH WOLVERE, SPOTLIGHTED 2013’S DIMENSN-HOPPG X-TREME X-MEN, WAS STILL NON, ALONSO TOLD COMIC BOOK ROURC SAID {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"HERCUL AND JAM HOWLETT’S RELATNSHIP X-TREME X-MEN TOOK PLACE A UNIQUE ALTERNATE UNIVERSE, SIAR TO HOW COLOSS WAS GAY THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE, BUT IS STRAIGHT THE [MA MARVEL UNIVERSE]. SAME GO FOR HERCUL HERE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RELATED: ONE OF DC'S GAY SUPERHERO IS GETTG HIS OWN COMIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HERC’S PANSEXUALY WAS ALSO ALLUD TO 2010'S HERCUL: FALL OF AN AVENGER #1, WHEN A NUMBER OF SUPER HERO—AND THE GAY MUTANT HERO NORTHSTAR—DISCS PAST AFFAIRS WH THE MIGHTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BOTH FALL OF AN AVENGER AND X-TREME X-MEN WERE WRTEN BY GREG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND OF URSE, GRE-ROMAN MYTHOLOGY, HERCUL’ MALE LOVERS WERE NUMERO—AND CLUD  HIS SIKICK IOLS, PLAYED BY MICHAEL HURST THE 1990S KEV SORBO TV SHOW, HERCUL: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEYS, AND DEAN O'GORMAN THE RYAN GOSLG SERI YOUNG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MARVEL'S NEW HERCUL SERI, WRTEN BY DAN ABT AND DRAWN BY LE ROSS, HS SHELV {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• HERCUL LIKELY TO BE THE MCU’S FIRST OPENLY GAY HERO IN THE ETERNALS
• 15 OPENLY GAY MARVEL CHARACTERS THAT MIGHT BE COMG TO THE MCU

HERCUL WILL REPORTEDLY BE THE GAY LEAD MARVEL MOVIE THE ETERNALS

A new mour stat that Hercul will be the first openly gay character the Marvel Cematic Universe. Back 2012, Northstar entered to a same-sex marriage wh his partner Kyle, and last year Iceman had his first gay kiss wh a glor full-page illtratn.

"Hercul and Jam Howlett’s relatnship X-Treme X-Men took place a unique alternate universe, siar to how Coloss was gay the Ultimate Universe, but is straight the [ma Marvel Universe]. "Herc’s pansexualy was also allud to 2010's Hercul: Fall of an Avenger #1, when a number of super hero—and the gay mutant hero Northstar—discs past affairs wh the mighty Fall of an Avenger and X-Treme X-Men were wrten by Greg of urse, Gre-Roman mythology, Hercul’ male lovers were numero—and clud his sikick Iols, played by Michael Hurst the 1990s Kev Sorbo TV show, Hercul: The Legendary Journeys, and Dean O'Gorman the Ryan Goslg seri Young 's new Hercul seri, wrten by Dan Abt and drawn by Le Ross, hs shelv November. Last week, mors surfaced that Angela Jolie might be jog Marvel's next tentpole superhero team The Eternals, weeks after reports suggted that the film was also searchg for an openly gay actor for a leadg 's not jt a gay actor the stud is hopg to fd.

Acrdg to MCU Cosmic, The Eternals will be the first Marvel movie to feature an openly gay character, one based off Greek mythology's most endurg hero. The mor claims that the film's gay male lead will be Hercul. MCU Cosmic also not that, if this mor is rrect, would mean that Hercul is the film’s openly gay lead character, which will be a tone for the anchise.

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Earlier this month, was reported that Marvel was lookg to st an openly gay actor for The Eternals and this suggts that the character will also be of the same sexualy. Avengers: Endgame gave the first openly gay character the Marvel Cematic Universe, but left a lot of fans (who have spent the last wag to see a gay superhero jo the Avengers) pretty unrwhelmed.

Here's a selectn of openly gay Marvel characters who serve their time to she the MCU.

HERCUL LIKELY TO BE THE MCU’S FIRST OPENLY GAY HERO IN THE ETERNALS

While many fans hope that Marvel Studs ntu to diversify the superhero they brg to live-actn, Eternals recently took a signifint step forward by prentg Phastos as part of the first openly gay superhero uple the MCU. Iceman had been fightg alongsi the X-Men the ics for s before he stunned dienc by g out as gay, but fans quickly accepted his sexualy.

Wh Marvel Studs hopg to fix the X-Men film anchise after acquirg om Fox, this uld be a good ll for the MCU’s first gay character.

Viv’s sexualy hasn’t been nfirmed the ics, but she's kissed Ironheart and was strongly suggted that she’s eher gay or asexual when she said, “an attractn to boys is nowhere wh me. ” The MCU uld easily portray the character as gay.

15 OPENLY GAY MARVEL CHARACTERS THAT MIGHT BE COMG TO THE MCU

There was speculatn that Hercul would be a lead  The Eternals when Marvel announced that the film would star a gay lead, but the reference was stead to Phastos.