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Jameela Jamil responds to criticism over character in Marvel’s She-Hulk

Jameela Jamil laughed off fan reaction to a first look photo of her character Titania in Disney+’s upcoming She-Hulk: Attorney at Law series.  In the photo, the actress can be seen in costume looking rather dishevelled with bold makeup and a vibrant ginger wig. The actress soon faced backlash from fans who mocked the character’s hair and makeup. One user wrote: “It’s giving Halloween costume from Walmart.” “This costume??? That wig????” another wrote. Jamil also saw the humour in the photo, responding on Twitter, “Omg this photo.. Guys I accept…

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Valkyrie stans unite! The brand new Thor: Love and Thunder trailer is here

Marvel Studios has unveiled the first full-length trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder. Directed by Taika Waititi, the fourth Thor adventure sees the return of Chris Hemsworth as the title character, Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, Jaimie Alexander as Sif, Waititi as Korg, Jeff Goldblum as the Grandmaster and Natalie Portman as Jane Foster / Mighty Thor. The trailer introduces Christian Bale’s menacing, stone-faced villain, Gorr the God Butcher, who can be heard saying: “The only ones who gods care about is themselves. So this is my vow: all gods will…

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Moon Knight star Oscar Isaac urges Disney to oppose Florida’s “insane” ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

Oscar Isaac has condemned Florida’s barbaric Parental Rights in Education bill – more commonly known as ‘Don’t Say Gay’. The bill seeks to restrict “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in elementary schools. With the bill headed to conservative governor Ron DeSantis, LGBTQ+ advocates have denounced the law, its political sponsors and the companies backing the legislation. Due to their silence and past donations to the bill’s sponsors, Disney was one of the companies that came under fire. After their CEO Bob Chapek expressed “unwavering commitment to the…

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MCU introduces first Muslim superhero in Ms Marvel’s first gripping trailer

Disney Plus has unleashed the first action-packed trailer for Ms. Marvel. The latest Marvel Cinematic Universe series introduces Kamala Khan, a Muslim-American teenager growing up in Jersey City who tries to balance her high school life and her friends, while coming to terms with her emerging super powers. “An avid gamer and a voracious fan-fiction scribe, Kamala is a Super Hero mega fan with an oversized imagination—particularly when it comes to Captain Marvel,” the official synopsis reads. “Yet Kamala feels invisible both at home and at school—that is, until she…

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The epic Doctor Strange 2 trailer introduces the MCU’s latest queer hero

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is adding another LGBTQ+ superhero to its ever-expanding roster. In the brand new trailer for Doctor Strange 2, subtitled Multiverse of Madness, the title character (Benedict Cumberbatch) is aided by America Chavez (Xochitl Gomez) – a teenager with superhuman strength, longevity, durability, flight, star blasts and, most importantly, the ability to travel between dimensions. In the comics, America notably made history as Marvel’s first Latin-American LGBTQ+ character. The MCU made strides with LGBTQ+ representation last year when Loki (Tom Hiddleston) came out as bisexual in his…

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Tessa Thompson wants better LGBTQ+ storylines from the MCU: “So much work to be done”

Tessa Thompson said she wants to see better LGBTQ+ storylines across the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in the near future. During an interview with The Wrap, the 38-year-old discussed her desire to see more diversity and representation in the superhero franchise. “We talk so much about representation, and obviously, in terms of the LGBTQIA+ community, there’s still so much work to be done,” she said when asked about playing bisexual character Valkyrie. “But if you look at the comics in the canon, there are so many queer characters!” Despite her…

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Marisa Tomei wanted her Spider-Man character to have a lesbian lover

Marisa Tomei revealed that she wanted her Spider-Man: No Way Home character, Aunt May, to be in a lesbian relationship. The Wild Thornberrys Movie star opened up about her role in the blockbuster film in an interview with Geeks of Color on 19 December. “There was a moment, where I felt that May – maybe she should just be with a woman because Ben is gone,” she explained. “And who should she be with?” The 57-year-old shared that she wanted Amy Pascal, one of Spider-Man: No Way Home’s producers, to…

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Harry Styles breaks silence on surprise Eternals appearance

Harry Styles has opened up about his unexpected appearance in Chloé Zhao’s Eternals for the first time. The former One Direction star appears in the Marvel movie as Thanos’ brother Eros. “I’m only in right at the very end,” he told Dazed. “But who didn’t grow up wanting to be a superhero, you know? It was a great experience and I’m so grateful to have gotten to work with Chloé.” Styles has been dabbling more in acting recently, including upcoming appearances in Don’t Worry Darling and My Policeman. “I like…

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Angelina Jolie Articles Cinema Culture Eternals Film Films Haaz Sleiman LGBTQ+ actor LGBTQ+ film LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ representation Marvel Marvel Cinematic Universe MCU News Phastos

Haaz Sleiman has “no respect” for governments banning Eternals over gay kiss

Haaz Sleiman has praised Marvel for refusing to edit out the LGBTQ+ representation in Eternals after it was banned in certain countries. Marvel’s latest blockbuster has been banned in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait. According to The Hollywood Reporter (THR), the Chloe Zhao-directed film will be not released in the aforementioned territories due to the inclusion of Marvel’s first-ever gay superhero Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry). Eternals also features Marvel’s first big screen queer couple and in one scene, Phastos reportedly shares a “passionate kiss” with his husband Jack (Sleiman). THR…

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Eternals banned in Arab countries after Disney refuses to cut gay kiss

Marvel’s latest blockbuster Eternals has been banned in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Chloe Zhao-directed film will be not released in the aforementioned territories due to the inclusion of Marvel’s first ever gay superhero Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry). Eternals also features Marvel’s first big-screen queer couple, and in one scene, Phastos reportedly shares a “passionate kiss” with his husband Jack (Haaz Sleiman). THR states that a number of “edits” were requested from cinema chains in the Gulf regions to Disney, who were not willing…

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