Marvel gave many African Americans a new generation Black superhero back in 2018 with the beloved film Black Panther, representing the culture proudly in his own standalone film. In 2020, it looks like a new demographic will get proper representation in the MCU now that it’s been officially unveiled that a gay superhero will be one of the stars in the highly-anticipated film The Eternals.

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The news was revealed by Little America star Haaz Sleiman during a recent interview with Logo’s NewNowNext. Sleiman will star as the love interest of Brian Tyree Henry, the comedic actor famous for his role on FX’s Atlanta that stars in The Eternals as openly gay superhero Phastos. Haaz says of the historic movie couple, “we represent a gay family and have a child,” even confirming that the two will 100% share an onscreen kiss. 

Read Haaz Sleiman’s full quote about filming a gay kiss for The Eternals, Logo:

Everyone cried on set. For me it’s very important to show how loving and beautiful a queer family can be. Brian Tyree Henry is such a tremendous actor and brought so much beauty into this part, and at one point I saw a child in his eyes, and I think it’s important for the world to be reminded that we in the queer community were all children at one point. We forget that because we’re always depicted as sexual or rebellious. We forget to connect on that human part. 

Marvel will release The Eternals on November 6, 2020. Let us know your thoughts on this revolutionary revelation after checking out a preview of the cast and their characters below:

Kumail Nanjiani's father is extremely proud of his son-- perhaps too proud.

In preparation for his role as Kingo in the upcoming Marvel installment of The Eternals, Kumail Nanjiani underwent a complete physical transformation that has the entire world swooning over his defined physique. With the masses being so taken aback from his transformation, Pornhub decided to use Nanjiani’s photo for their ‘Muscular Men’ category for their website. During a recent stop at Conan O’Brien’s late-night show, Conan, on TBS, the Stuber actor detailed how life has changed for him since becoming jacked. 

When initially asked about how he felt in his new muscle-bound body, Kumail Nanjiani jokingly denied the impact his new physique has had on his life stating:

“These muscles are decorative, they don’t do anything. They really don’t. Emily will be like, ‘Can you open this jar for me?’ and I’m like, ‘Probably, not.'”

When asked about how his fans’ reception of his new body, Nanjiani continued:

“People expect me to be different and I’m not. I am slightly less interesting ’cause I do talk about working out a lot and I’m slightly less funny. Other than that, same guy.”

As the interview moved forward, the Pakistani-American stand-up comedian turned Marvel Universe participant revealed that he and Pornhub have conjured an unexpected relationship, stating that the adult entertainment company compensated him for using his photo with a premium subscription to their website for an entire decade. Nanjiani revealed:

“They gave me a 10-year free subscription to Pornhub Premium. I will say because people are like, ‘Why do you need to pay for porn?’ — and I don’t, I do not work for Pornhub, they have not paid me to say this — you have access to a whole new world. Free porn is good but when you go to Premium… I could develop fetishes, crazy ones over the next 10 years and I know I’ll be taken care of.”

Out of curiosity, O’Brien asked the Dolittle (2020) actor what kind of fetish porn is provided on the premium side of the highly-popular website to which Nanjiani responded:

“If I have to explain it to you, you wouldn’t understand.”

With plot details recently hitting the internet, Marvel’s, The Eternals, is rumored to be unlike anything else Marvel has released to date and is expected to hit theaters come Nov. 6. 

Check out Kumail Nanjiani’s full Conan interview in the video provided below. Fast-forward to the one-minute mark for Nanjiani’s Pornhub subscription explanation. 

Details surrounding Marvel’s The Eternals are scarce, but Kumail Nanjiani says the film “doesn’t look like any of the other Marvel movies.”

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In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, as noted by Complex, Nanjiani spoke about The Eternals. 

“It’s really, really an epic,” Nanjiani said. “And it’s really such a science-fiction story. It’s a superhero story, but in some ways, it’s the most sci-fi of all the Marvel movies and it’s the most epic of all the Marvel movies. And the story spans thousands of years. So it’s really not like any of the other Marvel movies.” 

“I love superhero movies, but beyond that, this is exactly the type of movie that I love,” he admitted. “If someone would say, ‘All right, what kind of movie do you want to watch? What are the things that’s going to have?’ I would say all these things. And that’s what this movie is. It really spans thousands and thousands of years. And the story is just so big and so epic. And I don’t mean epic in the internet way, I mean epic in the old-school way…It doesn’t look like any of the other Marvel movies.”

The Eternals is scheduled to release on November 6th, 2020.

The full interview with Nanjiani can be found here.

Just when you thought Disney was running out of ideas, the unleashed Marvel’s fourth phase across the boardroom table, got up, and swiftly left the room without so much as a parting word. After all, the late legend Stan Lee left countless stories from which to draw inspiration. Even without the ever-bankable talents of Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans, the MCU’s fourth phase shall be stacked nonetheless, with a lineup of films including Black Widow, Thor, Dr. Strange, The Eternals, Shang-Chi, Blade, and Spider-Man.

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Today, Marvel has officially shared synopses of two upcoming blockbusters, Dr. Strange 2: In The Multiverse Of Madness and the star-studded (Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Kit Harrington) The Eternals. According to the findings of Hypebeast, The Eternals will play out as follows: “Marvel Studios‘ The Eternals features an exciting new team of Super-Heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows to reunite against mankind’s most ancient enemy, The Dents.” Look for that one to hit theaters on November 6th, 2020.

As for Dr. Strange, portrayed in four films by Benedict Cumberbatch, the sequel appears to pit him against an old friend-turned-foe. “After the events of Avengers: Endgame, Dr Stephen Strange continues his research on the Time Stone,” reads the Hypebeast report, specifying this one is NOT an official synopsis. “But an old friend-turned-enemy puts an end to his plans and causes Strange to unleash unspeakable evil.” Though unconfirmed, the expected enemy is likely Baron Mordo (played by Chiwetel Ejiofor), who made his first appearance in Dr. Strange. Look for that to hit theaters on May 5th, 2021.

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