It's taken 22 movies, but Avengers: Endgame has introduced the first openly gay character to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Billed as the concluding chapter for the current Avengers franchise, Endgame features a brief cameo by one of the movie's directors, Joe Russo, playing a gay man. My son will be turning four soon, and he has been on a superhero kick lately. He loves superheroes of every kind, but it can be a challenge to find superhero material that is age-appropriate for him. Much of what we watch together is older cartoons from the s and s, which are usually gentle enough for a toddler.
As in "Thor: Ragnarok," he meets Bruce Banner's green alter-ego when they're both forced into gladiatorial combat on the planet Sakaar. In "Ragnarok," Korg does seem to have a close. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has a lot going on: a purple villain from Saturn's moon and time wizards who live in the Greenwich Village and at least two really unfortunate Thor films. All that is to say that Marvel doesn't have to operate by the rules us plebeians do. The world of Captain America and The Hulk relies on fighting for justice and keeping evil at bay, which would make you think that the gender, race, and sexuality of its superheroes wouldn't be quite as big of a deal, even if the majority tend to be nice white, straight dudes.
The Hulk, or Bruce Banner if you like, is portrayed as a straight character in the comics as well as the MCU. In the comics, Bruce/Hulk was only involved with women including Betty Ross, Nadia Blonsky, Katherine Wynsboro, Caiera, Jarella, Thundra, and many more. We live in what many are calling the beginning of the end of superhero movies. A straight person can make a gay movie, and gay people do not a gay movie make. Marvel was synonymous with the dominance of the superhero genre, and it will be synonymous with its downfall.
Endgame 's unnamed gay character appears early on in the film, after the "Five Years Later" time skip. He's a member of the grieving support group run by Captain America. At the meeting, he talks about re-entering the dating scene for the first time since losing his boyfriend in the Decimation. Warning: Very minor spoiler ahead. It's taken 22 movies, but Avengers: Endgame has introduced the first openly gay character to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Billed as the concluding chapter for the current Avengers franchise, Endgame features a brief cameo by one of the movie's directors, Joe Russo, playing a gay man.
It's taken 22 movies, but Avengers: Endgame has introduced the first openly gay character to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Billed as the concluding chapter for the current Avengers franchise, Endgame features a brief cameo by one of the movie's directors, Joe Russo, playing a gay man. .
As in "Thor: Ragnarok," he meets Bruce Banner's green alter-ego when they're both forced into gladiatorial combat on the planet Sakaar. In "Ragnarok," Korg does seem to have a close. .
The Hulk, or Bruce Banner if you like, is portrayed as a straight character in the comics as well as the MCU. In the comics, Bruce/Hulk was only involved with women including Betty Ross, Nadia Blonsky, Katherine Wynsboro, Caiera, Jarella, Thundra, and many more. .
Endgame 's unnamed gay character appears early on in the film, after the "Five Years Later" time skip. He's a member of the grieving support group run by Captain America. At the meeting, he talks about re-entering the dating scene for the first time since losing his boyfriend in the Decimation. .