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    Marvel Cinematic Universe To Get First Trans Character

    The movie is shooting "right now," Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said at the New York Film Academy. Marvel's goal, Feige says, is to "represent the world."
    by Matthew S. Schwartz Jan 02, 2020 2 minutes

    The Marvel Cinematic Universe is expanding, and soon fans will see a transgender character.

    At an event Saturday at the New York Film Academy, the president of Marvel Studios was asked whether there were plans to bring "more LGBT+ characters" into the Marvel universe --"specifically the T, trans characters?"

    "Yes, absolutely, yes," Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. "And very soon — in a movie that we're shooting right now." Feige didn't go into details, such as what superpower the character might have, or which movie the character would appear in.

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