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Director Taika Waititi Wants Valkyrie To Be ‘Explicitly Queer’ In Next Thor Movie

Paul Bois
Director Taika Waititi Wants Valkyrie To Be ‘Explicitly Queer’ In Next Thor Movie
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Though the Marvel character Valkyrie, as played by Tessa Thompson in “Thor: Ragnarok,” has always allegedly been queer, director Taika Waititi wants her to be “exclusively queer” in the next Thor installment.

Speaking with Variety, Waititi, who recently won the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for his work on “Jojo Rabbit,” said he would have Valkyrie be openly queer if he were the one making the final decision, so long as the actors agreed.

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