Tessa Thompson Loves That Valkyrie's Title Is King in Love & Thunder
Tessa Thompson explains that she loves that Valkyrie is called the King of Asgard in Thor: Love and Thunder. Thompson will make her return as Valkyrie in Thor: Love and Thunder. This Thor sequel is the follow-up to 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok, in which Thompson made her debut as Valkyrie. Ragnarok director Taika Waititi returns to direct Thor: Love and Thunder with a cast that includes Thompson, Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, and the return of Natalie Portman as Jane Foster / Mighty Thor.
There is a lot of buzz about Love and Thunder, including Portman’s Mighty Thor, the introduction of the goat chariot, and whether this sequel will lay the groundwork for future Thor films. The return of Thompson’s Valkyrie has been greatly hyped, including the inclusion of an LGBTQ romance for Valkyrie. Recently, Valkyrie’s title of “King” of Asgard in Love and Thunder has been the source of confusion, with many wondering why she does not don a more feminine marker of royalty. Thompson recently explained that Valkyrie is «King» because Thor was originally supposed to be king, and then he gave Valkyrie the job, and they did not change the title because the role was supposed to be a “king.”
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It turns out that Thompson adores the moniker, as she explains in a recent interview with Screen Rant. In Thompson’s retelling, she witnessed a lot of people on the internet confused about the “king” title, saying things like “But she's a woman! in response. Thompson goes on to re-explain that Valkyrie is King of Asgard simply because that was already the title for the position that Thor forgoes in favor of his good friend. Thompson thinks this choice is “cool,”
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