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Marvel's Eternals Reportedly Casting Studio's First Openly Gay Male Lead

Marvel's The Eternals is reportedly looking to cast an openly gay actor in one of the lead roles, marking a first for the studio. After celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Marvel Cinematic Universe last year, Marvel Studios is gearing up for what's sure to be a record-breaking Not only will the studio debut Captain Marvel - which marks both their first female-led solo movie as well as their first film co-directed by a female - Avengers: Endgame will hit theaters and conclude Phase 3 of the MCU. Marvel and Sony will then kick off Phase 4 with Spider-Man: Far From Home, but beyond that, little is known about Marvel Studios' upcoming plans.

Marvel does have a handful of movies in various stages of development, like Black Widow, Black Panther 2, Doctor Strange 2, Shang-Chi and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but none contain official release dates just yet. Still, one project in the works that may get a emit date is The Eternals. Marvel officially put The Eternals into development last

Kit Harington Criticises Marvel For Lack Of Gay Actors In Superhero Films

Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington has voiced his criticism at the lack of visibility given to gay LGBTQ actors in Hollywood, especifically in Marvel superhero films.

Speaking at a Variety event at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend the actor, who plays Jon Snow on the HBO series, spoke alongside Emily Hampshire and Thandie Newton, two of his co-stars in forthcoming film The Death and Life of John F. Donovan.

“There’s a giant problem with masculinity and homosexuality that they can’t somehow go hand in hand,” Harington said. “That we can’t have someone in a Marvel movie who’s gay in real life and plays some super hero. I signify, when is that going to happen?”

“It is changing, but we have to get behind those changes and verb pushing it," Newton responded, pointing out increased representation in areas like sports.

Name-checking the behemoth franchise is a bold move considering their growing power in the film industry. By the conclude of alone the franchise will ha

10 Open LGBTQ+ Actors That Played Superheroes

DC Pride will be arriving soon serving as inspiration for the LGBTQ+ community through comic representation. Real-life heroes stand for their community and take on roles as heroes behind the screen and in real life as they maintain to fight for equality.

Actors representing the alphabet mafia that have played villains such as Sir Ian McKellen's portrayal of Magneto will not be included as these actors play more hopeful characters. The characters themselves can be straight, as the actors playing heroes serve as inspiration to others.

Matt Bomer

Matt Bomer has made a career of playing gay characters and changing representation in film through movies such as The Normal Heart, Boys in the Band, and American Horror Story. He has been open about his sexuality and talks of the struggles of finding roles after coming out.

He can be seen often portraying gay characters as he did with Negative Man in Doom Patrol. Matt Bomer's role as Larry Trainor has some of the finest quotes of the series and adj moments as his character was

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it Harington questioned the absence of gay actors in traditionally masculine roles, such as superheroes, during a session at the Variety Studio.

The star, best known as Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, plays the title character in The Death and Life of John F. Donovan. One of the film’s themes is the scandal of being gay while in the harsh Hollywood spotlight.

“There’s a enormous problem with masculinity and homosexuality that they can’t somehow go hand in hand,” Harington said, as reported by Variety on Monday, Sept.

“That we can’t have someone in a Marvel movie who’s gay in real life and plays some superhero. I represent, when is that going to happen?”

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Donovan director Xavier Dolan noted that social media has made coming out easier for actors and actresses, but that being out may alter the opportunities free to them.