Speaking at a Variety<\/em> studio conversation for his new film\u00a0The Death and Life of John F. Donovan<\/em> directed by Xavier Dolan, Kit Harington called out Marvel for refusing to cast a gay<\/a> actor as a superhero.<\/p>\n Said Harington: \u201cThere\u2019s a big problem with masculinity and homosexuality that they can\u2019t somehow go hand in hand.\u00a0That we can\u2019t have someone in a Marvel movie who\u2019s gay<\/a> in real life and plays some super hero. I mean, when is that going to happen?\u201d<\/p>\n Added Dolan: \u201cAnd then you cast gay<\/a> characters but you still hear things like, \u2018well, he\u2019s too gay<\/a>\u2026’\u201d<\/p>\n Thandie Newton, who also stars in Donovan<\/em>, said: \u201cIf you look at the sports industry \u2013 the few people that have stepped into their true selves in an uncompromising way. In 10 years time, the effect that it will have. It is changing, but we have to get behind those changes and keep pushing it. That\u2019s the thing.\u201d<\/p>\n Dolan replied that things have changed very rapidly in a short amount of time in terms of out actors and entertainers, but didn\u2019t seem sure that the industry has kept up.<\/p>\n \u201cDoes that mean that the industry has changed in the way that it regards this talent?\u201d<\/p>\n Said Newton: \u201cWell it has to be forced. That\u2019s how revolutions happen.\u201d<\/p>\n The post Kit Harington Scolds Marvel for Not Having Cast a Gay Actor as a Superhero: \u2018When is That Going to Happen?\u2019<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n