Taika Waititi Is Down For Valkyrie To Be 'Explicitly Queer' In 'Thor 4'

Taika Waititi confirms hes worthy.

After collecting an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay on Sunday, the Jojo Rabbit filmmaker spoke with Variety, where he chatted about everything from Star Wars to Marvel .

During the conversation, the magazine asked if the director would like Tessa Thompsons superhero character, Valkyrie, to be explicitly queer in his upcoming movie Thor: Love and Thunder , and Waititi confirmed hes down.

I think so, said the director. The IP is not mine. But with the actors, I feel whatever makes them comfortable whether they feel like theres a natural choice, or a natural way for that character to go then Im pretty supportive. If Tessa wanted to do that, Im in.

And it really seems like Tessa wants to do it.

The actor has openly discussed her character being bisexual ever since Waititis first go at the Marvel Cinematic Universe , 2017s Thor: Ragnarok .

Shes bi. And yes, she cares very little about what men think of her. What a joy to play! https://t.co/d0LZKTHCfL

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Shes bi. And yes, she cares very little about what men think of her. What a joy to play! https://t.co/d0LZKTHCfL
Tessa Thompson (@TessaThompson_x) October 21, 2017

At 2019 San Diego Comic-Con, Thompson was asked onstage what Valkyrie would be doing as the new king of Asgard in the fourth Thor movie.

I think first of all as king, as new king, she needs to find her queen. Thatll be her first order of business. She has some ideas. Keep you posted, she said.

Marvel boss Kevin Feige later confirmed to iO9 that Valkyrie would be involved in an LGBTQ storyline in the new Thor.

The answer is yes, he said, How that impacts the story remains to be seen with that level of representation youll see across our films, not in just Thor 4.

With Waititi supportive of it too, all thats left to say is: All hail the king.

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