From making a standalone movie with a cast of color to a woman-led superhero movie, Marvel is making some major improvements. And now with the recently released The Marvels, MCU introduced their first gay superhero couple. Showcasing a scene between Valkyrie and Carol Danvers, Marvel presented what fans have been wanting for a long time.
Diehard Marvel fans have often expressed their interest in watching a romantic relationship between Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel and Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie. Finally, with The Marvels, the MCU explored their romantic side in the final cut cameo scene.
MCU’s Gay Superhero Couple Was a Bucket List Item
With the recently released The Marvels, MCU hinted at a romantic relationship between Brie Larson‘s Captain Marvel and Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie. While it’s shocking to find Marvel finally bringing this scene to life, diehard fans have been waiting for a long time to explore Valkyrie’s bisexual side, as mentioned in the comics.
Finally, after years of waiting MCU featured a cameo scene of Valkyrie in The Marvels, wherein they heavily teased that she and Captain Marvel are in a romantic relationship. According to an interview with Entertainment Weekly, executive producer Mary Livanos explained what drove them to introduce MCU’s first gay superhero couple.
Explaining that bringing the two characters together in the movie was a “bucket list item” they really wanted to include, Mary Livanos admitted that they finally gave in to fans’ demands. Since Marvel fans have “shipped them” for a long time, Livanos claimed that even she was excited to “see that relationship on the big screen”.
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Valkyrie And Carol Danvers’ Relationship in The Marvels Explained
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Mary Livanos explained how they wrote the particular cameo scene in The Marvels to introduce their first gay superhero couple. Planning for a long time, Marvel Studios was finally able to execute their idea on the big screen. And certainly, bringing Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel and Tessa Thompson‘s Valkyrie, was one of the best moves.
“Pairing Carol with Valkyrie and having them share the big screen was another bucket list item. Fans really shipped them and their friendship, and as a huge nerd myself, I was dying to see that relationship on the big screen. [Director] Nia DaCosta is quite close with Tessa Thompson, so we had to write in a cameo.”
Mary Livanos further explained that it only made sense for Valkyrie to be the one to help Carol with the Skrulls. Therefore, they decided to frame the scene in this particular way, and eventually, everyone on set was equally excited about the scene.
“When we were trying to figure out exactly how to help the Skrulls after the events that take place on Tarnax, we were excited at the idea that Valkyrie could help in this novel way.”
Eventually, Marvel was able to bring the long-awaited gay superhero couple on screen with The Marvels. Although they previously embraced a gay relationship in Eternals with Phastos marrying a gay man with a young son, this time it was different, as both Valkyrie and Carol were superheroes.
The Marvels is currently running in theatres worldwide.
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