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Agatha All Along Promises to Be Marvel's 'Gayest Proposal Yet'
IT'S BEEN OVER three years since the mind-bending Marvel Studios series WandaVision made its debut on Disney+, and that show's scene-stealing villain is finally taking center-stage. Agatha All Along follows Agatha Harkness, the nosy neighbour who was revealed to be an ancient (and fourth wall-breaking) witch, as she sets off on a quest to walk the fabled "Witches' Road" and regain her powers.
If you saw Kathryn Hahn's arch, campy performance in WandaVision then you already have a pretty excellent idea of what the tone in Agatha All Along (which comes from the same creative team) will be. At the show's premiere this week, its cast teased that this might actually be the gayest thing to take place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe—and not just because Broadway legend Patti Lupone is on the lineup.
"It’s got many layers and same-sex attracted is one of them," said Joe Locke, who plays a character called "Teen" who is widely rumored to be Billy Kaplan, one of the most prominent queer characters in Marvel Comics. "That’s one of the fantastic things about the show," he added. "Teen is
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Valkyrie is bisexual.
During Marvel Studio's Hall H panel at Comic-Con in 2019, Tessa Thompson confirmed that her character, Valkyrie, will be openly queer in the upcoming film, "Thor: Love and Thunder."
"As fresh king [of Asgard], she needs to find her queen," Thompson said.
In the comics' "The Fearless Defenders" series, Valkyrie is clearly bisexual and has a relationship with the female anthropologist Annabelle Riggs.
Thus far, despite Thompson's efforts, Valkyrie's queerness hasn't been made clear onscreen. "Thor: Ragnarok" filmmakers cut a scene that included a gal walking out of Valkyrie's bedroom, which would include made her sexuality more explicit.
"In the canon, yeah, she is bisexual," Thompson told Variety. "You see her with both women and men, so that was my intention in playing her."
Thompson also told The Independent that we actually saw Valkyrie's past female love interest in h
Marvel Poised to Announce the MCU's First Major Same-sex attracted Character
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige previously revealed the Marvel Cinematic Universe will fetch its first two LGBTQ superheroes. Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo acquire now confirmed an announcement will happen sooner rather than later.
In an interview with EW Morning Live, Joe said, “There is a gay character coming up in one of their films, and I reflect Kevin [Feige] will create that announcement, I’m sure pretty soon."
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Joe played a gay character at the start of Endgame. When asked if he was the cinematic universe's first openly gay character, he replied, “Yes, openly lgbtq+. There’ve been insinuations about other characters’ sexuality, but this is the first openly gay character.” When pressed about who else might be gay, he responded, "We're gonna discover out."
“That’s a story for another day,” Anthony added.
At this time, it's not totally clear in what film the MCU's first major gay character will appear. However, there are rumors that character will the lead the upcoming Eternals film. It's also unclear who the established cha
Hulkling and Wiccan || Marvel Comics
Hulking is yet to be introduced in the MCU, but Billy Kaplan, his companion, has already made his debut through Agatha All Along. According to Perez, the cosmic side of the MCU is going to get a lot of time to shine in the upcoming Saga after Secret Wars, which might feature Hulking in a starring role.
There are a lot of rumours about what the next saga of the MCU is set to be X-Men || Credit: Marvel Comics
By the time Secret Wars rolls around, it is expected that the Fantastic Four...
Endgame's gay moment: Why Marvel's next relocate may be an LGBT adventure
You might have missed it, but Marvel introduced their first LGBT character in Avengers: Endgame.
No, he didn't take part in the huge, ultimate battle, but who could forget "grieving man", external at the counselling collective who spoke to Captain America about going on a date?
It was so important to director Joe Russo, he decided to compete the role himself.
"It is a flawless time, because one of the things that is compelling about the Marvel Universe moving forward is its highlight on diversity," he said in an interview with Deadline magazine., external
Joe and brother Anthony Russo, who directed Endgame, have also said that at least one of the existing characters in the Marvel cinematic universe (MCU) will be revealed as LGBT in the future.
In a US radio interview,, external the Russo Brothers said fans will discover who they're referring to in future movies.
"That's a story for another day," said Anthony.