Star-Lord, a.okay.a. Peter Quill is without doubt one of the largest and hottest character within the Marvel Cinematic Universe because of the large success of 2014’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” and its 2017 sequel. But earlier than these movies, Star-Lord and his fellow Guardians have been actually one thing of a lesser-known workforce present primarily within the cosmic aspect of the Marvel universe — and Quill specifically bore little resemblance to the model made well-known by Chris Pratt.
But the beauty of comics is that they’re in a position to take characters who’ve existed for a few years and reinvent them as a lot as they like — as Marvel did after “Guardians” to make comics Peter extra intently resemble film Peter. And in lots of circumstances, since several-hundred-million-dollar budgets aren’t on the road, which means take some massive possibilities that may not make it previous the film studio martinets.
Case in level, within the comics Star-Lord simply skilled one of many boldest adjustments but: As seen within the newest challenge of the “Guardians of the Galaxy” comedian by Al Ewing and Juann Cabal, it seems he’s bisexual and polyamorous.
Here’s the background: Having been apparently killed in an explosion, it’s revealed that Peter survived and now exists in a parallel actuality. He spends 144 years in that actuality working with two aliens — a feminine named Aradia and a male named Mors — and ultimately entered a relationship with them. While he at first shrugs off something intimate (Peter’s predominant romantic relationship within the comics, just like the MCU, is with Gamora), the extra time he spends with them, the extra he realizes he can’t deny his emotions. And the comedian makes it clear that Peter has emotions for each Aradia and Mors which are the identical degree of depth as his romantic and sexual emotions in the direction of Gamora.
Naturally, the primary thought on most individuals’s minds was whether or not or not this character trait will ever find yourself being depicted within the MCU. After all, there’s nonetheless not less than yet one more movie deliberate for “Guardians of the Galaxy” and with the cosmic world turning into extra built-in because of “Captain Marvel” and “Doctor Strange,” there’s undoubtedly room for Peter Quill to develop. We clearly do not know, however we should always observe that there are a number of tough issues to contemplate earlier than assuming by hook or by crook.
The first has to do with Chris Pratt’s spiritual affiliation. He’s a member of a Los Angeles-area congregation affiliated with Hillsong, the Australia-based megachurch group recognized primarily for 2 causes: a number of scandals involving corruption, abuse and opposition to LGBTQ equality; and for closely recruiting amongst U.S.-based celebrities together with Pratt and Justin Bieber.
In 2019, after an look on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” during which talked about his church, he was referred to as out by Elliot Page for belonging to a spiritual group that’s “infamously anti lgbtq.” For his half, Pratt has by no means publicly expressed any anti-LGBTQ views and in an announcement addressing Page’s criticism stated “nothing could be further from the truth. I go to a church that opens their doors to absolutely everyone.”
Because of all that, loads of followers are already assuming we gained’t be seeing a queer Star-Lord within the MCU any time quickly. For only one (of many) instance, one fan joked, “How long until the headline ‘Chris Pratt Exits The Role of Star-Lord Citing “Creative Differences”‘ drops?”
But that brings us to the second tough factor — the (considerably slow-moving) improve in queer characters within the MCU. It begins with “The Eternals,” which hits theaters in Nov. 2021 and can function the primary ever LGBTQ kiss. Next up is March 2021’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” which is able to function the live-action debut of America Chavez, the primary lesbian character to headline a Marvel comedian. And then two months later, as actress Tess Thompson stated at Comic-Con 2020, a serious a part of the plot of “Thor: Love and…
