Tag: Marvel

We have more news of LGBTQ inclusion in Marvels’ Phase 4. It’s becoming more and more clear that Marvel’s main mission in this two-year phase is to bring representation into the MCU. The new phase is actively pushing for diversifying its hero list with multiple female characters, black characters, Asian characters, and apparently multiple LGBTQ characters. While word is still out on whether my suspicions of Hulkling and Wiccan being on the way, it looks like the rumors of multiple...

Image via Marvel Comics Last year, Marvel Studio’s head Kevin Feige shared that the MCU was going to have openly LGBTQ superheroes. Outside of his, and executive Victoria Alonso’s, comments that the MCU was preparing to represent Latin, Gay, and Asian people, Feige specifically said that already established characters would have their sexual orientations depicted and new LGBTQ heroes would be introduced. Feige made this statement while talking to The Playlist. When asked if the MCU’s getting Gay, Bi, LGBTQ heroes,...

It’s safe to say Marvel and the MCU have upstaged everyone pretty mercilessly at SDCC2019.  Marvel unveiled Phase 4 plans, and the announcements were filled with outright bombshells. It’s unclear if some of these will be theatrical feature films or television shows on Disney’s forthcoming Disney+, a streaming service that’s guaranteed to rival Netflix.  Among the brightest, most well-received news at Marvel’s Hall H panel this year: Two-time Oscar winner Mahershala Ali will play Blade (gasp), and Benedict Cumberbatch will return as Doctor Strange...

Images via Instagram @simuliu & Wikipedia Commons Well, Marvel has done it again. It’s no questions that Marvel Studios (and parent company Disney) sit at the top of Hollywood. Not only did Avengers: Endgame become the biggest movie of all time, but the movie juggernaut proved its worth in terms of uplifting talent. We’ve seen time and time again that new or lightly recognized talent can become global sensations after being cast as leads or major supporting characters in Marvel Movies....

The upcoming Birds of Prey superhero film from the DC Comics Extended Universe will feature gay and lesbian characters. There will be two “gay coded” villains named Black Mask and Victor Zsasz, bisexual villain Harley Quinn and lesbian police detective named Renee Montoya. The Birds of Prey film will be released in 2020 and will follow the story shown in the 2016 film Suicide Squad. At this point, Batman has disappeared, leaving a group of female heroes — Black Canary, Huntress, and Montoya...

The 23-year-old Holland made his comments during an interview with the "I can't talk about the future of the character because honestly I don't know and it's out of my hands," Holland said. "But I do know a lot about the future of Marvel, and they are going to be representing lots of different people in the next few years. The world isn't as simple as a straight white guy. It doesn't end there, and these films need to represent more than...

In a recent interview with The Sunday Times Tom Holland, the 23-year-old actor who has portrayed Spider-Man/Peter Parker in several Marvel superhero films, said that he would be okay if script writers had his character come out as gay in a subsequent film. Holland said, “The world isn’t as simple as a straight white guy. It doesn’t end there, and these films need to represent more than one type of person.” Marvel has slowly edged toward depicting out LGBTQ characters despite...

Michelle (Zendaya) catches a ride from Spider-Man in Columbia Pictures’ SPIDER-MAN: ™ FAR FROM HOME. Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home Starring: Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya  129 minutes  Rated PG13 for sci-fi action violence, some language and brief suggestive comments The 23rd movie in the MCU and the first since the epic fallout of Endgame, Spider-Man: Far From Home falls short of the giddy highs of Homecoming. It’s a mixed bag, with some trippy plot elements and clever action sequences. Ultimately, it’s hobbled by thin characterizations, most...

Just ahead of the release of the new Spider-film Far From Home, actor Tom Holland said he’d be totally down with a gay Spider-Man. When asked directly about the possibility, 23-year-old Holland told The Sunday Times: “Yeah, of course! I can’t talk about the future of the character because honestly I don’t know and it’s out of my hands.” He continued: “But I do know a lot about the future of Marvel, and they are going to be representing lots of...

Marvel's superhero flicks have invaded the cinemas, year after year, more and more comic book movie adaptations draw the attention of the public. And that is going to happen for the years to come. So Marvel's top directors think of a more expansive approach when it comes to sexuality in their movies. LGBT community will be a part of the Marvel Universe soon. Deadpool has made the first step, being the first pansexual comic book character in a superhero flick. Ryan...

“Disney and Marvel are inclusive companies, and although we have had great experiences filming in Georgia, we will plan to take our business elsewhere should any legislation allowing discriminatory practices be signed into state law,” said a Disney spokesman. The discriminatory practices are related to a bill that the Georgia legislature has passed. The bill give religious officials the right to refuse performing same-sex marriages in the detriment of gay couples. Currently, Marvel is filming Guardians of the Galaxy II in Georgia at Pinewood...