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Woohoo! Band of wonders. The recent update on MCU will definitely blow your mind. In its films for theaters and on Disney+, Marvel Studios has stepped up its efforts to increase representation. The MCU is making progress in this aspect for the Multiverse epic, and studio president Kevin Feige has openly acknowledged the franchise’s intentions to do so on several occasions.
General Okoye, played by Danai Gurira, is said to be involved in a same-sex relationship in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the final Phase 4 film as the people of Wakandan discover their role in the world. Additionally, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness provided Xochitl Gomez’s America Chavez with his long-awaited MCU premiere, detailing his story in full even though it resulted in the film being banned in some international territories.
Rumor has it that Marvel is even considering casting its first non-binary character in the upcoming Ironheart movie, increasing the representation of historically underrepresented groups of individuals. With the recent announcement of the cast for this highly anticipated Disney+ show, this information is now official in many countries.
Ironheart casts the MCU’s first non-binary actor
Shea Couleé will join the cast of Ironheart, a Marvel Studios film slated for release in fall 2023, according to Deadline. The actor becomes the first non-binary actor to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe within Marvel Studios thanks to their inclusion in the Disney+ series.
Couleé recently won RuPaul’s Drag Race, although their exact role on the show is now unknown. On Twitter, they expressed their excitement at being a part of this fantastic project” alongside Marvel Studios in response to the news.
In addition to celebrating the news on Instagram, Couleé highlighted how acting was something she always wanted to accomplish before entering the drag community.
