Tom Holland hints there will be a gay Spider Man in the next few years

TOM Holland has revealed there will be a gay incarnation of Spider-Man in the next few years.

The actor - who plays the web-slinging superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe - hinted the next Spidey, potentially Miles Morales, will be different to straight Peter Parker.

Asked about the possibility of an LGBT+ superhero suiting up in the MCU, Tom told the Sunday Times Culture magazine: "Yeah of course.

"I can't talk about the future of the character because honestly I don't know and it's out of my hands.

"But I do know a lot about the future of Marvel, and they are going to be representing lots of different people in the next few years. The world isn't as simple as a straight white guy. It doesn't end there, and these films need to represent more than one type of person."

Tom's comments come after Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo revealed an existing superhero would be revealed to be gay in an upcoming movie.

Asked on EW Morning Live to clarify if he was playing the first out gay character in a Marvel movie, Joe said: "Yes, openly gay. There've been insinuations about other characters' sexuality, but this is the first openly gay character."

Pressed on who else is gay, he added: "Uhhh. We're gonna find out!"

Anthony added: "That's a story for another day."

But Joe then expanded on the evasive answer and said: "There is a gay character coming up in one of their films, and I think Kevin will make that announcement, I'm sure pretty soon."

In June 2018, Kevin revealed there would be two gay characters in future Marvel films - one of whom fans had already met.

Kevin responded by saying: "Both. Both ones you've seen and ones you haven't seen."

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