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Eternals actor Haaz Sleiman has talked about his role in the upcoming Marvel film, which features the MCU’s first LGBTQ+ romance.
Speaking to NewNowNext, and reported by Screen Rant, the actor said he hadn’t yet seen the movie, but did share some details about the film: “If I’m not Angelina Jolie or Salma Hayek, you know I haven’t seen it. It’s my first Marvel film, so of course I’m excited.”
He added: “My gut feeling is you’ll be so proud. What Marvel has been able to accomplish, I’m so proud of them because they approached it in a very thoughtful way, and Phastos is one of the biggest superheroes in the film. I’m his husband, an architect; we have a child. Even though I wished I was the superhero, because when will we see an Arab Muslim openly gay actor playing a superhero? I can’t wait to see it.”
The film will feature a kiss between Phastos, played by Brian Tyree Henry, and his husband, as Sleiman has previously revealed. This will be the first LGBTQ+ kiss in an MCU movie, and after 13 years and 23 films, it’s definitely about time.
Eternals is also set to be another cosmic entry into the MCU, following a group of ancient aliens who’ve been living secretly on earth for millennia – and will introduce a new threat, The Deviants.
Not much else is known about Eternals yet, though a recent leak has shown off the main characters in costume, and a toy leak possibly revealed more about a potential villain in the movie. Director Chloé Zhao has also considered how Eternals could go “further and bigger” than Avengers: Endgame, so expect great things from this MCU movie.
