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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- 5 THGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE MCU'S FIRST OPENLY GAY SUPER-POWERED CHARACTER
- MARVEL'S THE ETERNALS NFIRMS OPENLY GAY CHARACTER: 'HE'S MARRIED, HE'S GOT A FAY'
- 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: GAY CHARACTER; SAME SEX COUPLE!
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. * gay character 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. The first openly gay superhero a Marvel movie, and Haaz Sleiman (Ltle Ameri), who plays his hband.
MARVEL'S THE ETERNALS NFIRMS OPENLY GAY CHARACTER: 'HE'S MARRIED, HE'S GOT A FAY'
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HOW ‘ETERNALS’ ESTABLISH THE MCU’S FIRST GAY SUPERHERO AND SAME-SEX COUPLE A MOVIE: ‘IT’S LIFE-SAVG’
Wh s 25th film, the Marvel Cematic Universe will wele an openly gay superhero. * gay character eternals *
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. 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.
ANGELA JOLIE SLAMS ‘ETERNALS’ BAN: ANYONE THREATENED OR ANGRY BY GAY ROL IS ‘IGNORANT’
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.
ETERNALS: GAY CHARACTER; SAME SEX COUPLE!
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