After finally making Loki’s bisexuality canon in his titular series this past summer, the MCU is also committing to showing diverse families. Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani) is the first South Asian superhero to enter the canon, and Ajax (Hayak) is the first superhero played by a Mexican-American actor.īut that’s not all. Makkari is the first deaf superhero in the MCU canon and played by deaf actress Ridloff. The Eternals cast will bring even more to the table. The Phase 4 projects thus far have starred female superheroes like Wanda Maximoff, Natasha Romanoff, and Yelena Belova, Black superheroes like Sam Wilson and Monica Rambeau, or Shang-Chi, the first leading Asian superhero in MCU history. Since the arrival of Black Panther and Captain Marvel to the MCU, the studio has gone all-in in diversifying what was once an endless sea of white heterosexual male heroes. On top of that, Kit Harington ( Game of Thrones) plays the human swordsman Dane Whitman. Barry Keoghan ( Dunkirk) plays Druig, the group misanthrope who can control minds.Lia McHugh ( The Lodge) plays Sprite, the preteen Eternal who creates lifelike visual hallucinations.Lauren Ridloff ( The Walking Dead) plays Makkari, a sonic boom creating super-speeder.Brian Tyree Henry ( Atlanta) plays Phastos, an inventor who secretly guides the human race's technological advancements.Salma Hayek ( Frida) plays Ajak, a healer and the Eternals' spiritual guide.Don Lee ( Train to Busan) plays Gilgamesh, considered the strongest warrior of Eternals.Kumail Nanjiani ( The Big Sick) plays Kingo, a fame-obsessed narcissist who can create cosmic energy projectiles.Richard Madden ( Game of Thrones) plays Ikaris, the flying, cosmic energy projecting fighter with superhuman strength. ![]()
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