Tag: Marvel Studios

While DC Comics will be the first to put an out gay superhero on the big screen, Marvel Studios may be the first to show an out trans superhero. According to Geeks WorldWide, a recent casting call issued by Marvel is seeking a “transwoman actress of any ethnicity in her 20s to 30s” to play a character named Jessica. It’s unclear what film Jessica will appear in, but because the filming is set to start in 2020 it could be any...

This week at San Diego Comic-Con, actress Tessa Thompson revealed that she’ll play the first explicitly LGBTQ character shown in any of the Marvel Studios superhero films. Specifically in Thor: Love and Thunder, the fourth installment of the Norse-inspired series due out in November 2021, Thompson will reprise her role as Valkyrie and search for a queen to rule at her side in New Asgard. This is a big deal as Marvel Studios’ 23 superhero films released over the last decade...