
The Hela video explains the presence and ruthlessness of the goddess. We need representation all across the board.”ĪLSO READ: Dorothy Arzner - pioneering lesbian director - honored We need really strong stand up parts for women, but we also need women that are in conflict and are not so great. “We talk too much in Hollywood about representation of women. “I would say that she fights like a boy except that diminishes the fact that she just fights like a really, really strong woman,” Thompson said in the bonus footage. “Hela vs Valkyrie” showcases the training the women had to endure to bring their characters to life. The film made $853.6 million worldwide, making it one of Marvel Studios’ most successful films.ĭespite Valkyrie’s cut scene, the extras included in the Blu-ray and 4K do spotlight the strength and skills of Valkyrie and Hela and Thompson and Cate Blanchett, the actresses who play the fierce and powerful women. But first, the trio must escape the eccentric dictator, Grandmaster, played with quirky brilliance by Jeff Goldblum. “Thor: Ragnarok” features Chris Hemsworth reprising his role as the Asgardian god of thunder who must join forces with his duplicitous adopted brother, Loki, played by Tom Hiddleston, Thompson’s Valkyrie, and rage-monster Hulk, again brought to life by Mark Ruffalo, to battle the goddess of death, Hela. The scene, however, was eventually cut from the theatrical version. Thompson also said she convinced director Taika Waititi to shoot a scene of a woman leaving the hard-drinking warrior’s bedroom.

“There’s this great illustration of them in a kiss,” Thompson told the magazine.ĪLSO READ: Creator of queer romance ‘Bingo Love’ has new project Thompson even told Rolling Stone she wanted to make Valkyrie bisexual, based on the warrior’s relationship with anthropologist Annabelle Riggs. And yes, she cares very little about what men think of her.
