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MOVIES: Leak Teases Valkyrie and Captain Marvel in 2023 Film

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The Marvels

Marvel fans are getting very excited about the possibility of queer superhero Valkyrie making an appearance in the upcoming Captain Marvel sequel. Marvel fans have been openly shipping Captain Marvel and Valkyrie as a future couple within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), so it’s no surprise that the idea of the two sharing a screen in The Marvels has left fans in a frenzy. Valkyrie is bisexual in the comic books. Played in the MCU by Tessa Thompson, she’s set to return in Thor: Love and Thunder where she’ll explore her queerness and “find her queen”. That film is due … Read more

MOVIES: Marisa Tomei Begged Marvel to Give Spider-Man’s Aunt May a Girlfriend

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Spider-Man: No Way Home star Marisa Tomei has said what we’re all thinking: Aunt May should be queer. Tomei’s May has always been the cool aunt, and now, the actor has revealed how she rallied for the character to be given a girlfriend. In the Spider-Man Homecoming trilogy, we meet May some time after losing her husband, Uncle Ben. She begins dating Happy Hogan in the second film, Far From Home, but Tomei feels their on-off relationship is one of convenience. “I really feel that their relationship is more off than on,” she told Geeks of Color. “I think they’re … Read more

MOVIES: Eternals Director Asked Marvel Not to Censor Film’s LGBTQ+ Content for International Audiences

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Eternals’ director Chloé Zhao has confirmed she has talked to Marvel about not censoring LGBTQ+ content in the upcoming film for international audiences. Zhao told IndieWire that introducing Phastos, the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) first openly gay superhero, was “written into the story” long before she joined as director. Phastos appears in the film with his husband and their son, and Zhao said it was important that their family and their story felt “authentic and real” because the “audience has to feel that to care”. Full Story from Pink News

MOVIES: New Teaser of “Eternals” Gay Couple

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Eternals

Eternals‘ most recent teaser has shown off some brand-new footage as well as glimpses at Marvel’s first on-screen LGBT+ family. Marvel dropped new footage from the studio’s next superhero flick which promises to be an action-packed epic. In the 30-second teaser, fans get their first look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s (MCU) first LGBT+ family. The clip showed Bryan Tyree Henry’s Phastos, the first openly gay superhero in the MCU, his husband (Haaz Sleiman) and their child meeting Richard Madden and Gemma Chan’s characters. Full Story from Pink News

FOR WRITERS: Inspired by a Fake Story…

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Have you ever written something new that was inspired by a TV show or film, but is not fan fic? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe

MOVIES: “The Eternals” star promises to ‘humanise the hell’ out of queer families

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Haaz Sleiman

The Eternals star Haaz Sleiman has said that the upcoming film will “humanise” LGBT+ families and “show how beautiful they are”. Sleiman will be married with a child to Phastos, the first openly gay superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). In a recent interview with Out magazine, the actor opened up about his history-making MCU role and what it means to him to represent LGBT+ families on screen. He said he feels “lucky” and “grateful” to be cast as the husband of Brian Tyree Henry’s character because he felt he could “humanise the hell out of it”. “I don’t … Read more

KICKSTARTER: New Queer Sci-Fi Comedy Film

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Let Me Let You Go

Let Me Let You Go is a groundbreaking sci-fi comedy feature about queer artists that become part fungus to survive. It is Clement Goldberg’s first narrative feature film and will be Executive Produced by Silas Howard and Produced by Zackary Drucker, a queer and trans led team should the Kickstarter Campaign goal be reached by October 8th 2021. Clement wrote the film because of the rise in global fascism, anti-trans legislation and climate crisis. That said, it is a humorous film about ecological and cultural collapse with a hopeful ending! Please check it out https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/clemgoldberg/let-me-let-you-go Sick of his gig for TRIPSIT, Miguel … Read more

MOVIES: “Eternals” Gets PG-13 Rating for “Brief Sexuality” and Violence

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Marvel’s Eternals has been officially rated PG-13 for “fantasy violence” and “brief sexuality”, prompting rampant speculation. According to a listing from the Motion Picture Association’s classification and rating administration, Eternals earned the rating for “fantasy violence and action, some language and brief sexuality”. A PG-13 rating isn’t unusual in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Black Widow, Captain Marvel, all three Iron Man movies, the Captain America movies and the Avengers films have all received PG-13 ratings for a variety of reasons including “intense sequences” of action and violence or suggestive language or content. Full Story from Pink News

MOVIES: New Version of Horror Film Candyman Gets Praise for Gay Characters

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The 2021 reboot of Candyman is already winning praise from LGBT+ horror fans for its surprisingly progressive treatment of a gay couple. The film – dubbed a sequel to the 1992 film of the same name – hit cinemas on Friday (27 August) and immediately won critical acclaim for its deft handling of systemic racism in America. But one of the less remarked upon aspects of the film is that it features a prominent gay couple. Misfits star Nathan Stewart-Jarrett stars as Troy Cartwright, the gay brother of Brianna (Teyonah Parris). Kyle Kaminsky appears as Troy’s boyfriend, Grady. Candyman doesn’t … Read more

MARVEL: New Eternals Trailer Gives Fans Glimpse of Gay hero

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Eternals Trailer

Marvel has dropped a new trailer for its upcoming action-packed movie Eternals, giving eager fans further glimpses of the MCU’s first-ever openly gay superhero. Brian Tyree Henry’s Phastos is a gay alien inventor extraordinaire who has been secretly helping humanity progress technologically from the shadows. Even though he isn’t in the newly-dropped trailer, actor Haaz Sleiman previously confirmed that he will play Phastos’ husband, and the pair will be featured in some capacity in the full-length movie. In the latest Eternals trailer, Marvel fans learn more about the immortal humanoid aliens, the Eternals, and meet their dangerous counterparts, the Deviants. … Read more