@haazsleiman) will share “a beautiful, very moving kiss” on-screen in #TheEternals, reveals Sleiman! https://t.co/OgsgVHjVhX pic.twitter.com/Lfrl7ymlg1— MCU – The Direct (@MCU_Direct) February 13, 2020After years of teases, baiting, false starts and COVID-related delays, it finally will come to pass: Haaz Sleiman and Brian Tyree Henry will play the first openly gay, married couple in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The pair will star together in Eternals (formerly titled The Eternals), due out later this year.In the movie, Henry plays the machinist Phastos, while Sleiman plays his architect husband.
The addition of the pair–both of whom are gay in real life as well–marks a new level of LGBTQ visibility in popular entertainment.