‘Eternals’ Star on MCU’s First Gay Kiss: ‘Everyone Cried on

After 12 years and 25 movies, the Marvel Cinematic Universe can have its first LGBTQ kiss when “Eternals” hits theaters this fall, and one of many actors concerned says that filming it was a really emotional second for everybody on set.

“It’s a beautiful, very moving kiss. Everyone cried on set,” actor Haaz Sleiman stated in an interview with NewNowNext. “For me, it’s very important to show how loving and beautiful a queer family can be.”

Sleiman performs the husband of Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry), who is likely one of the immortal beings generally known as the Eternals. The Eternals have lived in secret on Earth for hundreds of years, however should come out of hiding after the Earth is threatened by their evil counterparts, the Deviants.

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Phastos, who was described at San Diego Comic-Con final yr as an “intelligent cosmic-powered inventor,” is the primary brazenly homosexual superhero within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Sleiman had sturdy reward for Henry’s efficiency as Phastos and stated he helped carry one thing to the character that’s necessary for LGBTQ illustration.

“Brian is such a tremendous actor and brought so much beauty into this part, and at one point I saw a child in his eyes, and I think it’s important for the world to be reminded that we in the queer community were all children at one point,” Sleiman, who got here out in a Facebook video on in August 2017, stated. “We forget that because we’re always depicted as sexual or rebellious, we forget to connect on that human part.”

While “Eternals” is the primary MCU movie to explicitly function an LGBTQ character in its solid, the 2017 movie “Thor: Ragnarok” hinted in flashback scenes that Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie was additionally a queer character. This previous week, after successful on the Oscars for his screenplay for “Jojo Rabbit,” director Taika Waititi stated that he’s open to exploring Valkyrie’s sexuality in his upcoming sequel, “Thor: Love & Thunder.”

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“The IP is not mine. But with the actors, I feel whatever makes them comfortable — whether they feel like there’s a natural choice, or a natural way for that character to go — then I’m pretty supportive,” Waititi instructed Variety. “If Tessa wanted to do that, I’m in.”

“Eternals” shall be launched on Nov. 6.