There have been a few recent queer additions to the MCU, but again, they haven’t gotten a chance to actually do anything gay. Unfortunately, the MCU has a long history of erasing its queer characters, and when it does show them, erasing their sexuality. However, the film also features Atlanta and If Beale Street Could Talk star Brian Tyree Henry as super-intelligent inventor Phastos, who is married to a man, and is the first gay superhero in the MCU, so there’s a small chance he could be the one getting a sex scene with his character’s husband. The Eternals features a very sexy cast, including legends Salma Hayek and bi icon Angelina Jolie, as well as Gemma Chan, Kit Harington, and Richard Madden, so, it will likely be one of their characters who will get the moment of “brief sexuality.”
Okay, Chloé Zhao, you’ve got our attention!Īccording to Film Ratings, The Eternals, which is set to be Marvel Studios’ first movie featuring a gay superhero, will be rated PG-13 for “brief sexuality.” Now, is there any chance that could be gay sexuality? Unfortunately, probably not.
