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Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorHaaz Sleiman says he was close to tears when he learned of Disney’s response to “Eternals” being banned in several Middle Eastern countries because of the MCU film’s LGBTQ+ content.“They stood their ground and said, ‘Nope, we are not going to compromise the integrity of our film,’” Sleiman told me Friday afternoon.

< 1 min read The final trailer for the Marvel project, The Eternals, has dropped and will set a new twist on the cinematic universe, thanks in part to the appearance of the first full-fledged gay superhero.

Breaking Fast was a breakout hit on the 2020 LGBTQ film festival circuit. Audiences of all persuasions sparked to the film’s mix of romance, faith, food, and witty comedy of gay manners.“What is general across all of the response is that this story is so authentically specific and nuanced,” says the film’s out gay writer-director Mike Mosallam.

On paper, Breaking Fast (★★★★☆) sounds like a fairly conventional romantic comedy, with a few twists to add a veneer of interest — the lead characters are gay, and one of them is a Muslim man preparing to fast for the month of Ramadan.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerVertical Entertainment has picked up the North American distribution rights to Breaking Fast, a romantic comedy from first-time writer/director Mike Mosallam. The film stars Haaz Sleiman (The Visitor), Michael Cassidy (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice) and Amin El Gamal (Good Trouble).

Breaking Fast (★★★★☆). Mo marks the handsome Lebanese star’s first romantic lead among a plethora of film and TV roles following his big-screen breakthrough opposite Richard Jenkins in the poignant 2008 drama The Visitor.

"For me, it’s very important to show how loving and beautiful a queer family can be"

Actor Haaz Sleiman broke down in tears along with everyone else on set after filming Marvel’s first gay kiss in The Eternals.