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FILM: Spider-Man 3 to Bring Back Macguire and Garfield, Might Include a Bi Spidey

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Spider-Man

Spider-Man 3 will reportedly star Tom Holland, Tobey Macguire and Andrew Garfield re-enacting the “Spider-Man pointing at Spider-Man” meme – only with a bisexual twist. According to Fandomwire, Macguire and Garfield have both signed on to reprise the Marvel superhero alongside the current, aggressively twinky Peter Parker, Holland. A Sony source “closely involved” in Spider-Man 3 is said to have told the outlet that Macguire and Garfield’s Spider-Mans will arrive in the film’s final act, bringing the Spider-Verse to the Marvel Comics Universe for the first time. This latest leak follows reports earlier this year that bosses wanted to bring … Read more

Little Monsters Excited About Possible X-Men Casting

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Emma Frost - Marvel

Lady Gaga, who invented the art of acting just so she could win esteemed awards, has reportedly been offered the role of Emma Frost, a dry-witted urbane telepath, in the upcoming X-Men reboot. The Star Is Born, well, star has been approached to play the mutant last played by January Jones, sources told We Got This Covered. Frost is known for her sharp, all-white couture, so considering the news came just hours after rumours heaved Harry Styles is being eyed-up too for the revival, Twitter exploded with all-capital letters tweets and fan-art of Gaga as Frost. Full Story at Pink … Read more

Marvel Hero Confirmed as Bisexual

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Kate Pryde

For decades Marvel fans have speculated that Kate (formerly known as Kitty) Pride is part of the LGBT+ community, thanks in large part to some heavy-handed queer-baiting. Now, 40 years after the character’s first appearance in Uncanny X-Men, a new comic has “cemented her status as a bisexual icon”. Marauders #12 – part of Marvel’s Dawn of X relaunch initiative – details Kate’s first moments after being resurrected (she was killed by the villainous Sebastian Shaw, only to be brought back to life on mutant nation Krakoa). She’s welcomed back to the ranks with a party, during which she catches … Read more

It’s a Gay Marvel Superhero Wedding!

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Empyre #4

Marvel has decided to give the gays everything they want by featuring its first ever same-sex wedding between two gay superheroes in a new comic. In Empyre #4, it was finally confirmed that Young Avengers co-founders and superheroes Hulkling and Wiccan are married. Wiccan (William “Billy” Kaplan) and Hulkling (Theodore “Teddy” Altman) are revealed to be married on the final page of Empyre #4 in a flashback to a ceremony attended by other Young Avengers, Bleeding Cool reports. While there have been same-sex weddings in Marvel Comics in the past, this incredible moment makes it the first same-sex wedding between … Read more

Game of Thrones Star Maisie Williams ‘Excited’ to Portray a Queer Superhero

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Maisie Williams

Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams has said she is “excited” to play a queer superhero in love in upcoming X-Men spinoff The New Mutants. The film will feature a relationship between superheroes Rahne Sinclair (Williams) and Danielle Moonstar, played by Blu Hunt. Speaking on a panel at Comic Con @ Home, Williams spoke of the importance of representing same-sex love on-screen. “It was really wonderful to be able to see a relationship look like this,” Williams said. Full Story From Pink News

Valkyrie Will ‘Push the Bounds of’ Queer Representation

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Tessa Thompson

Tessa Thompson has said that the next phase of Marvel films will “push the bounds” of representation. The Thor star plays the superhero Valkyrie – who is bisexual in the comics but has so far had most references to her sexuality left on the cutting room floor. Thompson has already told fans to expect a queer storyline in in the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder, teasing that as Asgard’s new king, “she needs to find her queen.” In an interview with Ramy Youssef for Variety last week, the out film star again committed herself to more representation. She said: “In the next phase of Marvel, we’re looking at what … Read more

Marvel’s LGBT+ Superhero Films Just Got Delayed

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Marvel Valkerie

People waiting for queer heroes to debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe will have to wait a while longer – as its film slate has been hit with delays due to coronavirus. Gay Marvel hero Phastos won’t debut until 2021. The Eternals initially set for release in November, will introduce the superhero Phastos, who Marvel boss Kevin Feige has already confirmed will be in a same-sex marriage. The film is set to make big-screen history for Marvel with its first visible LGBT+ superhero, including an on-screen kiss with his husband, played by Haaz Sleiman. And Valkyrie won’t ‘find her queen’ … Read more

Immortal Hulk Character Comes Out As Trans

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Dr Charlene McGowan - Immortal Hulk

A character in Marvel Comics’ Immortal Hulk series has revealed that she’s trans, saying she only tells people she knows well about her gender identity. Dr. Charlene McGowan is a relatively new character in the comic series, Screen Geek reports, and tells Doc Samson in issue 32 that she is a trans woman. Dr. McGowan tells Samson about her gender identity because she is afraid of a new ploy by another character, called Xemnu, to alter the memories of the world. She explains that the idea bothers her because she spent so much time questioning her own gender identity before … Read more

Marvel Introduces Non-Binary Superhero “Snowflake”

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Marvel has announced its first non-binary superhero, a Black character called Snowflake, as part of a planned New Warriors reboot. As part of the reboot, Marvel shared its plans for a cast of new characters – one of which is Snowflake, who has a twin brother called Safespace. Snowflake is Marvel’s first-ever non-binary superhero, and their superpower is generating snowflakes. And with all the sensitivity of two white cisgender men, Marvel’s Daniel Kibblesmith and Luciano Vecchio also announced that Snowflake is blue-themed – blue hair, blue eyes, blue outfit – while Safespace is pink-themed. Full Story From Pink News

FILM: ‘The Eternals’ to feature married gay superhero

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It looks like Marvel is finally going to deliver on its promise to provide substantive LGBTQ representation in its “cinematic universe.” Actor Haaz Sleimann, who is openly gay, was speaking to LGBTQ media outlet NewNowNext for a profile story when he revealed that he will be portraying the husband of a gay superhero in the studio’s upcoming film, “The Eternals,” slated for a November 2020 release. Sleimann, 43, has recently garnered attention for his role as a gay Syrian refugee in Apple+ TV’s anthology series “Little America,” and previously made headlines in 2017 when he came out not only as … Read more