Eternals lgbtq character
Eternals is finally hitting theaters in less than two weeks, and Marvel fans are eager to meet the movie’s vast cast of characters. There are ten Eternals with superhuman powers who have secretly lived on Earth for thousands of years, and they each have their have unique abilities and personalities. It was announced back in 2019 that one of the Eternals would be a gay character with a family, and it was revealed over time that the character in question would be Brian Tyree Henry’s Phastos. During a recent interview with IndieWire, director Chloé Zhao spoke about bringing the MCU’s first gay superhero to life on the big screen, and shared her hope that none of his scenes will get slice overseas, which has happened many times in the past.
“I don’t know all the details but I do have faith discussions were had and there’s a big desire from Marvel and myself – we talked about this – to not transform the cut of the movie. Fingers crossed,” Zhao common. “The way Phastos’ story plays out in the movie is that he’s someone who only sees humanity as a whole and believes that technology’s going to solve the problem. Ob
After 25 films, spanning more than a decade, the MCU finally decided to give the world an obviously queer character in Eternals. So, is Phastos a well-written queer superhero? Let’s talk about it.
Spoiler Warning: This article about the queer representation in Eternals contains a fine amount of spoilers. Proceed with caution.
Even before the Eternals debuted, think pieces were released online about how the MCU was ready to introduce the franchise’s first obviously lgbtq+ character. Not only that, the promo content common that said gay traits, Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), was going to be married to another gentleman and the husbands would be raising a kid together. Of course, there were also hate pieces spewing the same bigoted points about how the MCU was pushing the ‘Gay Agenda’ and ruining society. Maybe get recent material?
If you look at certain low ratings for Eternals, it won’t accept you long to detect a bunch of reviews that boil down to not liking the production because “Ewwww!!! It has gay characters in it! They even kissed!”
If you’re thinking of watching Eternals, keep in mind that such homophobic reviews remain out th
"Eternals" Featured The First Queer MCU Superhero, And Kit Harington Said It's A "Big Reason" Why He Joined The Film After Previously Calling Out Marvel For Its Lack Of Inclusion
Speaking to the outlet at the film's society premiere, he called the representation "beyond a dream appear true" and "lifesaving." Haaz added, "I wish I had that when I was a kid, to see this. My god. I wish! Can you imagine how many lives this is going to be saving — kids, young queer folk who are existence bullied, committing suicide, and not seeing themselves being represented? And now they get to glimpse this — it’s above and beyond."
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Kevin Feige: Eternal's Gay Hero Is Just The Open Of MCU Representation
Kevin Feige, president of Marvel, has said that the upcoming debut of the franchise's first gay superhero in Eternals is just the start of equal advocacy in the MCU. Feige, who has served as executive producer on all MCU projects since Iron Man in 2008, has overseen and coordinated each of the beloved interconnected stories and characters. As the figurehead atop Marvel Studios, Feige has the ultimate say on which characters are introduced, which plot arcs will be seeded over which show and TV projects, and which heroes will attach forces.
The upcoming 26th motion picture in the MCU, Eternals, focuses on a group of ancient superhuman beings who acquire watched over humanity throughout history. The Eternals are a family-like group with each member having other super-powered abilities. The Unending hero Phastos, played by This Is Us' Brian Tyree Henry, is set to be the first openly gay Marvel hero. Phastos, who is the group's technology and weapons specialist, was shown in a previous Eternals trailer as a happily married man with a husband and juvenile son, becoming the first named LGBTQ+ character in t
Could ‘Eternals’ Advance the Needle in the Middle East By Putting an Openly Gay Ethics on Screen?
When “Eternals,” the first feature in the Marvel Cinematic Universe featuring a same-sex attracted superhero, rolls out in the Arab world on Thursday, the Disney-distributed blockbuster will, unsurprisingly, skip releases in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman, mainly due to its LGBTQ+ content.
But the star-studded superhero pic will still screen for audiences in the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Ethiopia, Palestine, Syria and Turkey. This, in itself, is something of a breakthrough for the region: Excising the lgbtq+ kiss between gay superhero Phastos (played by Brian Tyree Henry) and his husband Ben (Haaz Sleiman), doesn’t remove the reality that the “Eternals” version being screened in feature theaters in a massive swathe of the Middle East will still main attraction the two men, who are married with a child.
Disney, which has declined to comment, is understood to have been unwilling to accommodate requests for different cuts made by various censorship boards in several Middle East nations — something they’ve bee