Because you don’t allow them to be anything else. 1 at the box office in its debut last weekend. Revealed in a recent leak of the Thor: Love and Thunder Marvel Legends figures, Thompson's character. Thor: Love and Thunder has been absolutely killing it at the box office since Chris Hemsworth's latest hit No. The actresses feel the power of portraying formidable female superheroes. And so sometimes I think to hang a narrative completely on that is a way of actually diminishing the humanity of the character. The next time fans see Tessa Thompson's Valkyrie, the Asgardian will be sporting a new name. Lightning strikes twice in Thor: Love and Thunder thanks to Natalie Portman and Tessa Thompson. “And also as humans I think that we are not defined by our sexuality, and by who we love. And I think it’s hugely important to have representation. “Because I think rightfully there’s this real want in audiences to see characters be very clearly queer or LGBTQIA inside these spaces. Valkyrie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films Thor: Ragnarok (2017). “We talked about it a lot, it was big topic of conversation,” says Thompson, who is bisexual IRL. Tessa Lynne Thompson (born October 3, 1983) is an American actress.

Still, in a new interview with Yahoo Entertainment (watch above), Thompson says Valkyrie’s sexuality was a major point of discussion with co-writer and director Taika Waititi. Tessa Thompson confirmed as much in a 2017 tweet, revealing she approached the Asgardian warrior-turned-king as bisexual in being faithful to the comics.Īnd while both Thompson and Marvel chief Kevin Feige teased Valkyrie could find her queen in this summer’s Thor: Love and Thunder back at 2019 San Diego Comic-Con, fans may want to temper their expectations when it comes to any romantic subplots involving the king of New Asgard.

Though 2017's Thor: Ragnarok never explicitly referenced the sexuality of Valkryie - and reportedly had a scene cut out that did - the character is still considered the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first major LGBTQ+ character. Warning: Minor Thor: Love and Thunder spoilers ahead. Tessa Thompsons comments to The Playlist show how Taika Waititi is seemingly going to make Thor: Love and Thunder even bigger and more wild than its predecessor Ragnarok.While the movies plot is.

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