Eternals is the first film the Marvel Cematic Universe to feature an openly gay superhero. It might sound like a faiar rea to fans of the anchise, who've been burnt by the pany's promise of LGBTQ reprentatn before. CBC News speaks wh experts and fans about the ongog bate.
Contents:
- 5 THGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE MCU'S FIRST OPENLY GAY SUPER-POWERED CHARACTER
- WHY THE 'ETERNALS' GAY COUPLE ACTUALLY ISN'T THE FIRST IN MCU HISTORY
- ETERNALS DOES INCLU AN OPENLY GAY HERO, KEV FEIGE CONFIRMS
- 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)
- ‘ETERNALS’ REPORTEDLY PULLED SDI ARABIA AND GULF NATNS OVER GAY SUPERHERO
- HOW ‘ETERNALS’ ESTABLISH THE MCU’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO AND SAME-SEX COUPLE A MOVIE: ‘IT’S LIFE-SAVG’
- ANGELA JOLIE SLAMS ‘ETERNALS’ BAN: ANYONE THREATENED OR ANGRY BY GAY ROL IS ‘IGNORANT’
- ETERNALS REVIEW: NOT GAY ENOUGH
- COULD 'ETERNALS' MOVE THE NEEDLE THE MIAST BY PUTTG A GAY CHARACTER ON SCREEN?
5 THGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE MCU'S FIRST OPENLY GAY SUPER-POWERED CHARACTER
A new trailer nfirmed that Eternals will feature Phastos, a gay character played by Brian Tyree Henry, who's married wh a kid. Never heard of him? You're not alone. * is anyone gay in eternals *
He's not the first queer MCU character; he's the first out, super-powered MCU character In 2019's Avengers: Endgame, -director Joe Rso played an unnamed gay man a brief scene at a support group. Pl, there's sr of background players var crowd scen that have pged my personal gaydar. Marvel Studs has jt released Eternals, the first film the pany's superhero anchise to feature a gay hero — and you're fiven if you're feelg any déjà vu.
Prev films the Marvel Cematic Universe have featured "gay moments, " like Avengers: Endgame's brief scene which a non-superhero character, portrayed by director Joe Rso, scrib a same-sex date.
(Marvel Studs/Disney/The Associated Prs)In Eternals, Phastos (played by Brian Tyree Henry) is a married gay man wh a young son, and his fay life is entwed to the heart of the story.
WHY THE 'ETERNALS' GAY COUPLE ACTUALLY ISN'T THE FIRST IN MCU HISTORY
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ETERNALS DOES INCLU AN OPENLY GAY HERO, KEV FEIGE CONFIRMS
Kumail Nanjiani rpond to fans who plaed about Brian Tyree Henry's character Phastos, who is gay the upg Eternals." emprop="scriptn * is anyone gay in eternals *
Keep md that Henry playg a homosexual man isn't all that surprisg to see onscreen. It's a monumental moment for dividuals strivg to see more characters like themselv on the big screen, except dienc need to know Phastos and his hband aren't the first gay Marvel uple.
MARVEL'S THE ETERNALS NFIRMS OPENLY GAY CHARACTER: 'HE'S MARRIED, HE'S GOT A FAY'
Marvel Studs print Kev Feige nfirms the Eternals movie clus an openly gay superhero who's already married and has a fay. * is anyone gay in eternals *
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THE GAY SUPERHERO ‘ETERNALS’ IS ‘WHAT AUDIENC HAVE BEEN WAG FOR,’ SAYS GLAAD (GUT COLUMN)
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In 2019, Marvel Print Kev Feige nfirmed Henry's character was gay, makg him the first wh an LGBTQ storyle the Marvel Cematic Universe.
Haaz Sleiman and Brian Tyree Henry play Marvel's first gay uple on screen Eternals.
‘ETERNALS’ REPORTEDLY PULLED SDI ARABIA AND GULF NATNS OVER GAY SUPERHERO
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The ial nversatns around seemed promisg; productn members often talked about the cln of Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry) as the MCU’s first openly gay superhero well before the release.
Notable occurrenc are the brief mentn that a female character is married to a woman Onward, a meo appearance om Joe Rso Avengers: Endgame as a gay man at a support group, and an acknowledgment of Loki’s non-cishet genr and sexualy brief moments of Loki.
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HOW ‘ETERNALS’ ESTABLISH THE MCU’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO AND SAME-SEX COUPLE A MOVIE: ‘IT’S LIFE-SAVG’
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Several untri the Middle East have now banned Eternals after they requted eds be ma to their theatril cuts to erase the LGBTQ+ reprentatn and gay kiss, but Disney stood by and cled to make the eds. The portrayal of the gay relatnship between Phastos and his hband Ben is unabashed and wholome, as the two are shown to love each other and to re arly for their son Jack (Esai Daniel Cross).
Eternals is the perfect movie to have clud this first openly gay superhero (asi om the fact that took 13 years and over 20 movi the MCU for to arrive). Gay and lbian relatnships between cis people are the most monly reprented part of the muny, so is no surprise that Phastos’ relatnship was the first major w for the MCU.
ANGELA JOLIE SLAMS ‘ETERNALS’ BAN: ANYONE THREATENED OR ANGRY BY GAY ROL IS ‘IGNORANT’
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Marvel Studs print Kev Feige nfirms the Eternals movie clus an openly gay superhero who's already married and has a fay. Marvel Studs print Kev Feige has nfirmed Eternals featur an openly gay superhero. And while was prevly mored the film would clu the MCU's first openly-gay superhero, the news is now official.
Speakg to GMA after Marvel's D23 prentatn, Feige nfirmed Eternals featur an openly-gay hero (a first for the anchise).
ETERNALS REVIEW: NOT GAY ENOUGH
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Endgame beme the first MCU movie to feature an openly gay character general this April, wh -director Joe Rso meog as a grievg hband. That honor will go to the openly gay superhero Eternals, stead.
COULD 'ETERNALS' MOVE THE NEEDLE THE MIAST BY PUTTG A GAY CHARACTER ON SCREEN?
Disney's "Eternals," the first movie the Marvel Cematic Universe featurg a gay superhero, rolls out the Arab world on Thursday. * is anyone gay in eternals *
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.