James Gunn Believes Gay Characters Could Already Exist In The Marvel Cinematic Universe

James Gunn Believes Gay Characters Could Already Exist In The Marvel Cinematic Universe

Marvel has come under fire for not introducing any openly gay characters in their superhero movies, but Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 director James Gunn has a theory on how that might change...

By JoshWilding - May 02, 2017 04:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Vol. 2
Source: The Guardian
Marvel has upped the level of diversity in their superhero movies in recent years, but when it comes to LBGTQ characters, the studio's big screen efforts have definitely been lacking. Will that change in future? Time will tell, but Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 director James Gunn has elaborated on recent comments about how we could see the Marvel Cinematic Universe shake things up in this respect.

"You know, somebody asked me, ‘Will there be any gay characters in Marvel movies?’ and what I meant was there’s a lot of characters in the MCU and very few of them that we’ve delved into what their sexuality is. Whether it’s guy or straight or bisexual, we don’t really know. Um, so I imagine that there are probably, you know, gay characters in the Marvel universe, you know, we just don’t know who they are yet."

This is obviously just Gunn's opinion, but it's going to be interesting finding out if any heroes or villains we're familiar with are actually gay. Many of the leads can be taken off the table as we've seen them romance members of the opposite sex, but anyone from The Falcon to Happy Hogan could be outed as LBGTQ. Whether or not that will happen is hard to say as it would inevitably cause some controversy.

What do you guys think? As always, be sure to share your thoughts in the comments section below.
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Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 5/2/2017, 4:59 AM
And of course, Wilding posted a picture of Bucky and Steve...

MrFridayNights
MrFridayNights - 5/2/2017, 5:00 AM
Gay threesome between Captain America, Bucky and Falcon😂
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 5/2/2017, 10:00 AM
@MrFridayNights - Pretty sure either Falcon or Rhodey would come out as either gay or bi. If it was demanded by fans.
Unites
Unites - 5/2/2017, 5:03 AM
I see Jessica Jones doing some things with a girl. But she isn't in the movies. Maybe the new Spibi?
scapegoatjones
scapegoatjones - 5/2/2017, 5:03 AM
@Unites - Where did you see this? Is there a link? You know for science, specifically a study on friction.
StrangerX
StrangerX - 5/2/2017, 5:03 AM
When the time comes I'm sure Marvel will introduce a gay character.
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