Gay Superhero Eternals Is What Audienc Have Been Wag For - Variety

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

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. "Not all LGBTQ superhero the ics world are up for character Wicn, a member of the Young Avengers who ma his first appearance a 2005 ic, has been wrten as a gay teenager om the start.

WHY THE 'ETERNALS' GAY COUPLE ACTUALLY ISN'T THE FIRST IN MCU HISTORY

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It also means explicly gay ntent rarely se the light of day a major stud Chat talks Eternals and SpencerThis week, Eternals was pulled om Sdi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwa, allegedly rponse to s cln of the same-sex uple. The reason Henry's character is drawg such a buzz is that he's a gay fay man. Keep md that Henry playg a homosexual man isn't all that surprisg to see onscreen.

ETERNALS DOES INCLU AN OPENLY GAY HERO, KEV FEIGE CONFIRMS

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. Ni and Karola perta to Marvel's Eternals bee they're actually the first gay uple onscreen, not Phastos and his hband.

Brian Tyree Henry's character Phastos the upg Eternals is the first openly gay superhero a Marvel movie. Some of the now-leted plats and negative reviews allegedly pertaed to the change the sexualy of Brian Tyree Henry's Phastos, who is the first openly gay superhero a Marvel movie — but who was not the ics. In 2019, Marvel Print Kev Feige nfirmed Henry's character was gay, makg him the first wh an LGBTQ storyle the Marvel Cematic Universe.

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

Haaz Sleiman and Brian Tyree Henry play Marvel's first gay uple on screen Eternals. 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.

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

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. The most recent occurrenc of this have been wh Disney Pixar’s Lu, where director Enri Casarosa ially phed back agast those who felt that Lu served as a gay or trans allegory, and wh Marvel’s The Faln and the Wter Soldier, when Anthony Mackie plaed about fans beg exced by the ia that Sam Wilson and Bucky Barn gave off queer vib. 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).

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

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.

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).

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

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.

ANGELA JOLIE SLAMS ‘ETERNALS’ BAN: ANYONE THREATENED OR ANGRY BY GAY ROL IS ‘IGNORANT’

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.

ETERNALS REVIEW: NOT GAY ENOUGH

Henry's Marvel character will be the first openly gay hero to grace the screen the MCU. Marvel's Eternals has been h by review-bombers on IMDB due to s cln of a gay kiss and LGBTQIA+ reprentatn the film. The reviews have not all been glowg, but none have mentned a legimate ncern regardg gay reprentatn Eternals.

Eternals is one of the most diverse MCU films yet and was the very first to feature a af superhero and an openly gay superhero. The LGBTQ reprentatn has rulted some cricism as one of The Eternals, Phastos, is an openly gay man and is shown exchangg a kiss wh his hband, Ben Stoss. Kev Feige has nfirmed Eternal's gay superhero is jt the start of reprentatn the MCU.

Wh a film that is so unique and historil, is difficult to unrstand why such a large nversatn would arise om the featurg of a gay superhero. Acrdg to Film Ratgs, The Eternals, which is set to be Marvel Studs' first movie featurg a gay superhero, will be rated PG-13 for "brief sexualy. " Now, is there any chance that uld be gay sexualy?

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

"However, the film also featur Atlanta and If Beale Street Could Talk star Brian Tyree Henry as super-telligent ventor Phastos, who is married to a man, and is the first gay superhero the MCU, so there's a small chance he uld be the one gettg a sex scene wh his character's hband. Unfortunately, the MCU has a long history of erasg s queer characters, and when do show them, erasg their have been a few recent queer addns to the MCU, but aga, they haven't gotten a chance to actually do anythg gay. Siarly, two gay superhero, Wicn and Speed showed up WandaVisn, where they were -aged to be pre-pubcents.

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, ” 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.