Author of gay male/male novels
Batman’s sidekick, Robin, has been revealed as bisexual in the comic series, “Batman: Urban Legends”. Actor, Tanner Buchanan, who played gay characters in “The Fosters” and “Major Crimes”, has said in a Variety interview that Robin is his favourite superhero and he would love to play the new version of him on the big screen in the future.
Marvel has released an exciting new trailer for its “Eternals” movie which includes Brian Tyree Henry as Marvel’s first openly gay superhero, inventor Phastos. The film will be released in the US and UK on 5 November and stars Salma Hayek, Richard Madden and Angelina Jolie. Phastos’s husband is played by actor Haaz Sleiman.
“Star Wars: The Acolyte“, the new Disney+ series, is likely to include LGBTQ+ elements. Writer/director, Leslye Headland talks with the Advocate here about what to expect from the series.
Marvel’s series, “Loki“, featuring Tom Hiddleston as bisexual god Loki, is proving popular with audiences on Disney+. Director, Kate Herron told Collider that there is a chance of Loki getting a boyfriend in the second season.
The official trailer for Marvel’s “Eternals” is available on YouTube here. The film includes a gay couple played by Brian Tyree Henry and Haaz Sleiman and will premiere at cinemas in November.
“Word of Honor“, the 36-episode gay Chinese fantasy drama is now available on Netflix. I really recommend it, although I should mention that it has some very sad moments.
The new Chinese gay fantasy series, Word of Honor, is currently being released on YouTube with English subtitles and has become a massive global success. Based on a gay novel by Priest (who also wrote the popular Guardian fantasy novel), it stars Gong Jun (a.k.a. Simon Gong) and Zhang Zehan. Gong Jun also starred in a contemporary gay/bromance drama, Advance Bravely. Read more discussions of Word of Honor on Jayne Stars here and Radii China here or go to YouTube and start watching the show now.
The Marvel superhero series, “WandaVision” is streaming on Disney+ at the moment and includes the birth of gay character, William, who, in the Marvel comics, grows up to be Wiccan, who marries Hulkling. In a recent interview with People magazine, Paul Bettany – who plays Vision – said how tough it had been for his father to be a gay Catholic and that he hoped his own children would “live authentically” and never be judgemental.
Gay actor John Barrowman’s famous omnisexual character, Jack Harkness, will be back on 1 January in the BBC special, “Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks“.
Alan Ball, who created the urban fantasy “True Blood” series, is set to begin work on a reboot version which will be even more gay than the original, with a brand new cast.
Gay “Teen Wolf” actor, Charlie Carver, has been interviewed lately by Digital Spy about his roles in the new version of the classic gay film, “The Boys in the Band” and in the new adaptation, due next year, of DC Comics’ “The Batman“, starring Robert Pattinson. “The Boys in the Band“, which begins streaming on Netflix on 30 September, also features “Star Trek“s Zachary Quinto and “American Horror Story” actor, Matt Bomer. Continue reading “M/M News for September 2020”
Popular m/m author, Jordan L Hawk, has announced that there will soon be a role-playing game based on her Widdershins m/m fantasy series. Find out more at the Library of the Omniverse Press here. Continue reading “M/M News for August 2020”