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.
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- THE MCU'S FIRST GAY KISS BROUGHT A LOT OF EMOTN TO MARVEL'S ETERNALS SET
- ‘THE ETERNALS’ ACTOR SAYS CREW CRIED ON SET WHILE FILMG MCU’S FIRST GAY KISS
- ETERNALS' GAY KISS MAK FIRST MARVEL FILM TO RECEIVE M18 RATG SGAPORE
- ANGELA JOLIE RPONDS TO ‘IGNORANT’ ETERNALS BAN OVER GAY KISSG SCENE
- 'THE ETERNALS' REVEALS GAY COUPLE, CREW CRY DURG KISSG SCENE
- GAY KISS 'ETERNALS' WAS CENSORED SOME MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRI
- ANGELA JOLIE RPONDS TO “IGNORANT” ‘ETERNALS’ BAN OVER GAY KISS SCENE
- MARVEL’S ETERNALS WRER ON POWER OF MCU’S FIRST GAY KISS AS ’S ‘PULLED OM RELEASE’ VAR UNTRI: ‘THIS ISN’T PERFORMATIVE’
THE MCU'S FIRST GAY KISS BROUGHT A LOT OF EMOTN TO MARVEL'S ETERNALS SET
Haaz Sleiman stars Eternals and reveals that Marvel's first gay kissg scene was an emotnal day on the set. * eternals gay kiss scene time *
The first openly gay superhero a Marvel movie, and Haaz Sleiman (Ltle Ameri), who plays his hband. 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.
‘THE ETERNALS’ ACTOR SAYS CREW CRIED ON SET WHILE FILMG MCU’S FIRST GAY KISS
Actors Brian Tyree Henry and Haaz Sleiman are starrg as an openly gay married uple Marvel's fall tentpole. * eternals gay kiss scene time *
Prevly, Marvel Studs print Kev Feige nfirmed that The Eternals would feature an openly gay character to help further onscreen LGBTQ reprentatn. 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. Haaz Sleiman stars Eternals and reveals that Marvel's first gay kissg scene was an emotnal day on the set.
Eternals actor Haaz Sleiman has revealed some new rmatn about Marvel's first openly gay uple. While many assumed that Game of Thron star Richard Madn was playg Marvel's first openly gay superhero, that isn't the se. "I jt shot a Marvel film wh the first openly gay superhero, the Eternals.
ETERNALS' GAY KISS MAK FIRST MARVEL FILM TO RECEIVE M18 RATG SGAPORE
Actors Brian Tyree Henry and Haaz Sleiman play the first openly gay married uple Marvel Cematic Universe and share 'a betiful, very movg kiss.' * eternals gay kiss scene time *
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.
Marvel Studs has ma no secret that s upg fall tentpole “The Eternals” will feature s first openly gay superhero. In a new terview wh Logo, “Eternals” actor Haaz Sleiman reveals his character is one half of the gay uple that appears the movie. Sleiman says his character is “married to the gay superhero Phastos, played by ‘Atlanta’s’ Brian Tyree Henry, and we reprent a gay fay and have a child.
” Marvel’s parent pany Disney has promised signifint gay moments past tentpol only for them to not be too explic (who n fet the live-actn “Bety and the Beast” remake? ), but Sleiman promis signifint gay reprentatn “The Eternals.
ANGELA JOLIE RPONDS TO ‘IGNORANT’ ETERNALS BAN OVER GAY KISSG SCENE
Angela Jolie has reacted to reports that Marvel's 'Eternals' will not be released Sdi Arabia, Kuwa or Qatar due to a gay kiss scene. * eternals gay kiss scene time *
” The actor says the Chloe Zhao-directed superhero film will show Marvel’s first gay kiss.
The last Marvel release, “Avengers: Endgame, ” faced backlash after the Rso brothers announced the movie would feature the MCU’s first openly gay character. It appears such cricisms won’t be lobbied at “The Eternals” as Brian Tyree Henry’s openly gay character Pastos is one of the ma rol. The MCU’s gay future might also clu Tsa Thompson’s Valkyrie.
'THE ETERNALS' REVEALS GAY COUPLE, CREW CRY DURG KISSG SCENE
* eternals gay kiss scene time *
Sgapore has given a ratg of M18 to the latt Marvel film, Eternals, bee of a scene wh a gay kiss, makg the first movie om the ultra-popular superhero anchise to not receive a PG or PG13 ratg.
Phastos, one of the tular Eternals, played by Brian Tyree Henry, is one of the first gay ma characters the MCU. "Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry) Eternals is Marvel's first proment gay character the anchise. The film ntas homosexual referenc.
"Reprentativ om Disney, Marvel Studs' parent pany, cled to ment for this 2008, MediaCorp TV Channel 5 was fed by the then Media Development Authory for an episo that "normalise(d) and promote(d) a gay liftyle. The agency said at the time, "This is breach of the Free-to-Air TV Programme Co which disallows programm that promote, jtify or glamourise gay liftyl. However, Eternals' director Chloe Zhao said that she and Marvel had discsed the matter and did not wish to censor the gay scen the movie for ternatnal has been cricised for the lack of LGBTQ characters s movi.
GAY KISS 'ETERNALS' WAS CENSORED SOME MIDDLE EASTERN COUNTRI
An tertg twist the tale here is that the movie might jt see the emergence of the MCU’s first openly gay uple, followg a same-sex kiss scene the film.
Homosexualy is still officially illegal across the Gulf – who stars the MCU film as Thena – has said she is “sad for [those dienc]” and that she is “proud of Marvel for refg to cut those scen out” 46-year-old told Atralian news outlet “I still don’t unrstand how we live a world today where there’s still [people who] would not see the fay Phastos has and the bety of that relatnship and that love. Actors Brian Tyree Henry and Haaz Sleiman play the first openly gay married uple Marvel Cematic Universe and share 'a betiful, very movg kiss. Marvel Studs has nfirmed that "The Eternals" will feature s first openly gay superhero and now the said character has been revealed.
ANGELA JOLIE RPONDS TO “IGNORANT” ‘ETERNALS’ BAN OVER GAY KISS SCENE
In a new terview wh Logo, Haaz Sleiman says that he plays one half of the gay uple and that his character is "married to the gay superhero Phastos. Sleiman says their characters "reprent a gay fay and have a child.
" Not shyg away om the gay reprentatn, the upg movie will also feature Marvel's first gay kiss. Prr to "The Eternals", "Avengers: Endgame" featured -director Joe Rso as the MCU's first openly gay character.
MARVEL’S ETERNALS WRER ON POWER OF MCU’S FIRST GAY KISS AS ’S ‘PULLED OM RELEASE’ VAR UNTRI: ‘THIS ISN’T PERFORMATIVE’
The EternalsMarvel Stud’s first gay kiss has been censored some Middle Eastern untri, but Eternals is still breakg new ground when to queer reprentatn the some untri the regn, cludg Sdi Arabia, Kuwa, Qatar, Bahra, and Oman are flat out clg to release the movie due to s queer ntent, other untri are showg a cut of the latt, queer-clive Marvel flick that simply eds out a scene where Phastos kiss his hband, leavg other scen he has wh his hband and same-sex kiss was eded out of the film the Uned Arab Emirat, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Ethpia, Palte, Syria, and Turkey. But wasn’t jt the gay kiss that was eded out, was any and all scen of physil timacy and kissg between characters (LGBTQ+ and straight), which is standard those untri. Dpe removg the kiss, the versn of Eternals that screened the untri still shows Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry) to be happily married to a man, who also happens to be played by gay Mlim actor Haaz Sleiman.
”While her dream didn’t exactly e te, Middle Eastern dienc are still gettg to see a posive portrayal of a Black gay superhero and his Middle Eastern hband.
Homosexualy is still illegal across the Gulf regn. Marvel Stud's first gay kiss has been censored some Middle Eastern untri, but Eternals is still breakg new ground when to queer reprentatn the some untri the regn, cludg Sdi Arabia, Kuwa, Qatar, Bahra, and Oman are flat out clg to release the movie due to s queer ntent, other untri are showg a cut of the latt, queer-clive Marvel flick that simply eds out a scene where Phastos kiss his hband, leavg other scen he has wh his hband and same-sex kiss was eded out of the film the Uned Arab Emirat, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Ethpia, Palte, Syria, and Turkey. But wasn't jt the gay kiss that was eded out, was any and all scen of physil timacy and kissg between characters (LGBTQ+ and straight), which is standard those untri.