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On the plus side, 18.2 percent of the 110 movies released by the Big Seven last year featured LGBTQ characters, up from an all-time low of 12.8 percent in 2017. In comparison, Universal and 20th Century Fox received a "Good" score, while Paramount, Sony and Warner Bros. "The repeated trope in media of women only sleeping with other women to get something they want or need-thus directly linking their queer relationship with a negative behavior-is one audiences have seen too many times."
GLAAD also gave Lionsgate Entertainment a failing grade, with A Simple Favor chastised for suggesting Blake Lively's character sexually manipulated other women to achieve her goals. In 2017, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn came under fire for saying, "There are probably gay characters in the Marvel universe, we just don't know who they are yet." Since then, Marvel Studio heads have repeatedly promised that more diverse representations are coming: "You're gonna see even more new faces-and faces from all different background, all ages, all ethnicities, LGBTQ, people who are differently abled," casting director Sarah Halley Finn told Vulture in April.ĭisney's Jungle Cruise, due out July 2020, will be the first film under the Walt Disney Pictures imprint with an openly gay character: English comedian Jack Whitehall is slated to play McGregor Houghton, described as "hugely effete, very camp, and very funny." (The Russian dub of Endgame reportedly tweaked a scene where a gay man discusses his dating life.) Incorporating overtly queer characters means possible protest or censorship in oppressive regions. Chadwick Boseman in 'Black Panther.' Matt Kennedy/Marvel Studiosĭisney has been praised for its inclusive policies-Disneyland Paris will host the first Disney theme park Pride event on June 1-but blockbuster franchises like Star Wars and the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies rely heavily on international box office.