Haaz Sleiman, known for his roles on the TV series Jack Ryan and Little America, has revealed a few details about his hotly-anticipated new Marvel film, The Eternals.In The Eternals, Sleiman plays the husband of the superhero Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry).
The couple marks the first explicitly-LGBTQ pairing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.While promoting his latest movie, the rom-com Breaking Fast (for which he’s nominated for a Queerty Award), Sleiman teased the superhero film, and reassured queer audiences that Marvel has gone to great lengths to ensure respectful treatment.Related: What to Watch: Chilean romance, Haaz Sleiman in love and very bad parenting“It’s my first Marvel film, so of course I’m excited, Sleiman told the website.