THOR: RAGNAROK Star Tessa Thompson Clarifies Recent Comments About Valkyrie's Sexuality
Tessa Thompson recently made headlines when she revealed that Thor: Ragnarok's Valkyrie is portrayed as being bisexual but the Westworld actress has now taken to social media to clarify those comments...
Earlier this week, Tessa Thompson generated a lot of headlines when she appeared to reveal that Thor: Ragnarok's Valkyrie is bisexual. That's how the character has always been portrayed in the comic books so the news wasn't exactly surprising but a lot of fans got understandably excited about seeing the first major LGBT character in a Marvel Studios movie. However, you may want to temper expectations.
As you can see below, the actress has taken to Twitter to confirm that while she is portraying Valkyrie as bisexual, that's never directly addressed in Thor: Ragnarok (there's actually no real hint of romance at all in the threequel). This is disappointing but the door is open to change that down the line.
Marvel has yet to introduce an openly gay character in one of their movies and it's hard to say when and where that could change. Black Panther is a possibility but with Avengers: Infinity War featuring mostly pre-existing heroes and villains, it's hard to imagine any of them coming out of the closet at this point. What do you guys think? As always, be sure to let us know your thoughts in the usual place.
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