So, um, you might have heard of a little Marvel movie called Thor: Love and Thunder...
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Marvel announced the film's Nov. 5, 2021, release date at San Diego Comic-Con, as well as the fact that Natalie Portman will be returning to the franchise as "female Thor"...
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...but the best moment might have been when Tessa Thompson, who plays Valkyrie, told the audience what her character will be up to in the film: "First of all, as a new king, she needs to find her queen. So that will be the first order of business."
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YUP. Looks like Valkyrie — who Thompson pitched as bisexual to director Taika Waititi in Thor: Ragnarok because of her comic book counterpart — might just be our first openly LGBTQ superhero in the MCU.
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And all I can say is...YES, PLEASE AND THANK YOU.
TESSA THOMPSON SAID SINCE VALKYRIE IS “THE KING OF ASGARD SHE NEEDS HER QUEEN” I SWEAR IF WE GET CAROL DANVERS CHECKING UP ON ASGARD AND BEFRIENDING VALKYRIE IN THOR 4 IM GONNA LOSE MY MARBLES #MarvelSDCC
TESSA THOMPSON SAID GAY RIGHTS
INCOHERENT BISEXUAL SCREAMING https://t.co/CAl5C9YvOw
Oh, Natalie Portman is gonna be in the new #Thor as Lady Thor alongside Tessa Thompson? Well, then I think we all know what the real title of the movie should be...
