Spider-Man: Far From Home star Zach Barack says it's 'incredibly meaningful' to be the first openly transgender actor to appear in a Marvel movie
Zach Barack spoke candidly about how 'incredibly meaningful' it is to be the first openly transgender actor to star in a Marvel film.
In an interview with Variety on Wednesday, the 23-year-old star of Spider-Man: Far From Home gushed about the role, as he claimed there's 'something very inherently trans' about superhero stories.
Speaking about his casting, Zach admitted: 'I'm kind of losing my mind a little bit, but I'm acting like I'm not. I don't know that it fully has [sunk in]…I don't quite have the capacity to explain how meaningful it is to me.'
Moving: Spider-Man: Far From Home star Zach Barack said on Wednesday that it's 'incredibly meaningful' to be the first openly transgender actor to appear in a Marvel movie
Zach is set to portray an as-yet-unnamed friend, and classmate, of Peter Parker (Tom Holland), who gets caught up in mysterious forces as a result of the multi-verse.
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Calling comics an 'important' part of his childhood, Zach explained that he felt 'there's something very inherently trans about those stories' where a character has to balance life as a teenager and their secret self.
Referencing Parker's own struggle with this notion in Spider-Man: Homecoming, the actor admitted that he's also 'felt that on a daily basis sometimes'.
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Landmark moment: Speaking about his casting, Zach gushed: 'I'm kind of losing my mind a little bit, but I'm acting like I'm not. I don't know that it fully has [sunk in]'
Zach went on: 'Especially being a transmasculine person because sometimes there's a pressure to be a different way than I feel naturally inclined to do because I want to fit in, and I have to actively fight that instinct.
'But the fact of the matter is, being in this movie is so beyond incredibly meaningful and I hope that it means something to other people.
Spider-Man: Far From Home marks the final film in Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, following directly on from Avengers: Endgame.
Supporting: Zach is set to portray an as-yet-unnamed friend, and classmate, of Peter Parker (Tom Holland), who gets caught up in mysterious forces as a result of the multi-verse
Narrative: Spider-Man: Far From Home marks the final film in Phase 3 of the MCU, and follows Peter Parker (Tom Holland) and his quest to help Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal)
The story follows Peter Parker (Tom Holland) who, after the events of Avengers: Endgame, goes on a trip with his classmates to Europe.
But things go awry when Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) tracks him down to help Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal), who is from another world in the multi-verse.
Also returning from Spider-Man: Homecoming is Zendaya as Michelle Jones, Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, Marisa Tomei as Aunt May, Tony Revolori as Flash Thompson and Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeks.
The film goes on general release across the United Kingdom and United States from July 2.
Coming soon: The film goes on general release across the United Kingdom and United States from July 2
