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Tipped to lead Phase 4 of the sprawling on-going movie mythos, the Eternals are a powerful alien race. She is the first woman of color to direct a Marvel movie, and only the second female director in the history of the MCU after Cate Shortland, who is behind the upcoming Black Widow. However, Joey never really got much to do, and the show’s first gay Latino superhero was promptly written out without fanfare.Ĭhloé Zhao is attached to direct The Eternals, which will begin shooting in Atlanta in August. Until now, the closest Marvel have ever come to having an openly gay character in their screen canon was Season 3 of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, which introduced inhuman Joey Gutierrez (Juan Pablo Raba) as part of the “Secret Warriors” subplot. Similarly, the final cut of Thor: Ragnarok omitted a key flashback scene which would have alluded to the bisexuality of Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson). Okoye was written as queer in the World of Wakanda comics but in Black Panther, the movie version of the character played by Danai Garira was married to Daniel Kaluuya’s W’Kabi.
Marvel Studios have been criticized for a lack of representation in this area before, and have even been accused of LGBTQ erasure in their screen treatment of beloved characters. While the studio is open to actors of all ethnicity, they would prefer the role go to an openly gay actor.’” It remains unclear whether the studio intends to write a gay character for this actor, or whether they are simply seeking to be more inclusive in the casting process. The Eternals, based on the lesser-known, long-running Jack Kirby property, is due to start filming this summer-and will reportedly feature the first openly gay superhero in the MCU.Īccording to That Hashtag Show, Marvel Studios are looking for “an actor, 30-49, who ‘physically looks like a superhero’ for one of the film’s leads.
With Avengers: Endgame likely to bring the story of Captain America, Thor, Iron Man, Black Widow, Hawkeye and Hulk to a close, Marvel Studios are already planning their next epic on-screen saga.