‘Heartstopper’ fans are losing it over Kit Connor’s rumored (gay!) superhero role
Heartstopper as the rest of us…This week, rumors began circulating around the internet that none other than Nick Nelson himself, Kit Connor, was being eyed for a plum new role within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).According to sources at @MyCosmicCircus and @MyTimeToShineH—two accounts known for their movie scoops—the studio wants the 20-year-old Heartstopper star to play the character Teddy Altman, a.k.a.
Hulkling, across its super-powered franchise.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Marvel Studios reportedly want Kit Connor to play Hulking in the #MCU.(via @AlexFromCC) pic.twitter.com/02jzPqOhMhConnor, who came out as bisexual in 2022, has been acting for the past decade, but no doubt had his biggest breakthrough thanks to the smash-hit Netflix romance.
Since Heartstopper premiered, he’s been tapped for a key voice role in DreamWorks’ upcoming animated adventure The Wild Robot, Civil War filmmaker Alex Garland’s star-studded next movie Warfare, and a buzzy new Broadway adaptation of Romeo & Juliet opposite Rachel Zegler.Of course, a role in the MCU only promises to push Connor further into the spotlight—especially if those Hulkling rumors are true.The ‘Heartstopper’ heartthrob may say he’s “extremely boring,” but we’re obsessed.Hulkiling, as his name might imply, is a young, green, muscle-clad hero with super-strength and shapeshifting abilities not unlike his namesake, The Incredible Hulk.
In the comics (he was first introduced in 2005’s Young Avengers #1), as Teddy Altman discovers his powers, he learns he’s actually a hybrid of two alien races, the Skrull and the Kree, who pop up frequently across the MCU.Plus, he’s canonically gay, making Hulkling one of Marvel’s most prominent LGBTQ+ superheroes—and making Connor an even more perfect fit for the role!It’s unclear whether the hero would be at the center of his own series or movie, but fans have long been speculating that.
