Marvel is certainly trying its best to add more diversity to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
That Hashtag Show just recently discovered three new casting descriptions for the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming, and it looks like these new character descriptions suggest that Marvel is going to be adding three new high school-age characters in Homecoming 2.
Though we're not quite sure what kind of roles these high school-aged characters will be playing in the film, it looks like the casting call is searching for more diversity in Homecoming 2 with one casting description asking for an actor that's "an 18-22-year-old of any ethnicity, to play a gender non-conforming student."
The other two casting descriptions ask for an 18-26-year-old actress coming from "any ethnicity, preferably a character actor or comedienne," and an 18-25-year-old actor willing to play the role of " a charming and insanely likable" senior high schooler named Jason.
For those who aren't quite sure what a "gender non-conforming" individual is, the term actually means non-compliance to the rules of gender. People who are gender non-conforming present themselves with gender-free qualities and though the term doesn't have anything to do with sexuality, it does fall under the umbrella of the LGBTQ.
The addition of a gender non-conforming character in Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 marks another win for diversity and representation knowing that these individuals have had little to no representation in mainstream media before. The most recent appearance of a gender non-conforming character in television has been on the recently-canceled Roseanne.
Marvel's latest release, Avengers: Infinity War, is currently screening in cinemas. Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 premieres on July 5, 2019.
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