With Phase 4 just on the horizon now, Marvel Studios is really starting to ramp thing up on The Eternals, which looks like it’ll go a long way in defining the future course of the MCU.
With immortal characters and a plot that reportedly spans thousands of years, it’ll no doubt peel back the layers on the deep history of the universe and maybe even lay the seeds for the arrival of the X-Men. The project’s currently in pre-production but with the full cast and a release date having been announced at Comic-Con the other week, we’re now starting to learn more about it.
One thing that’s been rumored for a while now is that the film will feature an openly gay hero and now, We Got This Covered can confirm who it is. After hearing earlier this month that Valkyrie will be the MCU’s first LGBTQ superhero, sources have now told us that that honor will actually go to Ikaris in The Eternals, who’s being played by Richard Madden in the movie.
Again, there’ve been reports of the upcoming Phase 4 flick featuring a gay hero for a while now, but it’s been a bit unclear as to who that would actually be. Our intel says it’ll be Ikaris though and given that this is the same source who told us that
This news certainly fits with Joe Russo’s comments earlier this week that “the future of these movies will be an inclusive one. Diversity, both in front of and behind the camera, will be its gold standard.” It seems that the studio has looked to the box office performance of films like Black Panther and Captain Marvel, both of which marketed themselves on their diversity credentials, and have concluded that they’re onto a good thing.
Naturally, news like this is probably going to drive the chuds insane with rage. But while I’m sure a superhero movie starring a white male lead will never be too far away, it’s nice to see Marvel Studios staking their claim as a progressively minded and inclusive studio going forward. And once they’ve settled on someone to lead The Eternals, we’ll be sure to let you know.
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