Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed The Eternals will include an openly gay superhero.
At San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige officially announced The Eternals as one of the projects included in the companies Phase 4 slate. However, even before the project was officially confirmed, rumors suggested The Eternals would feature an openly LGTBQ superhero.
At Disney’s D23 expo, Kevin Feige confirmed those rumors to be true during an interview with Good Morning America. While Kevin Feige would not reveal the identity of the character, he did explain that The Eternals hero in question will be married with a family:
“He’s married, he’s got a family, and that is just part of who he is.”
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In the comics, the Eternals are a fictional evolutionary offshoot of humanity who possess superpowers and longer lifespans than normal humans. Created by the Celestials over a million years ago, the superpowered beings were the result of genetic experiments that led to the creation of two divergent races: The Eternals and The Deviants.
Often defending Earth from their monstrous counterparts, the Eternals became embroiled in a civil war amongst themselves over whether or not they should conquer the other races. One faction was led by Kronos and the other by his warlike brother named Uranos, with Kronos’ side ultimately winning the conflict while Uranos and his followers were exiled.
Directed by Chloé Zhao from a script written by Matthew K. Firpo & Ryan Firpo, Marvel Studios’ The Eternals stars Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan, Kit Harington, Kumail Nanjiani, Lauren Ridloff, Brian Tyree Henry, Salma Hayek, Lia McHugh, Don Lee, and Barry Keoghan.
Marvel Studios’ The Eternals will be released in theaters on November 6, 2020.
Source: Good Morning America
