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Thor Director Taika Waititi on The Possibility of Captain Marvel x Valkyrie in Love and Thunder


The idea of seeing Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) and Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) together has been quite popular among Marvel fans as of late and though the characters have yet to formally meet each other in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, fans are hoping to see "Captain Valkyrie" in Thor: Love and Thunder.

Speaking in an interview with WIRED,Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi addresses fans who want to see Valkyrie romantically tied together with Carol Danvers in his newest Marvel movie, Love and Thunder. Waititi's known that there's been a lot of fans discussing the pairing online, however, things might not really play the same way shippers expect.

According to the director, it might be counterproductive for fans to constantly demand the things that they want from Marvel because then the creators will try to go the other way. Sure, Marvel filmmakers want to please the fanbase, but they also want to keep a proper balance to make sure they get to tell the stories that they want to tell.

"The thing is, I think it's dangerous for people to say too much about what they want with Marvel because then they will tend to go the other way," Waititi explained. "You want to listen to the fans to a point. But also you don't want to have a completely fan-made film because then it doesn't feel like there's any point. You want to have people surprised."

Waititi does make a good point. Filmmakers don't necessarily make films just to please the fanbase. They make their films because they want to tell a good story, and if an element doesn't fit in that story, then it shouldn't really make the cut.

Still, there's nothing wrong with hoping for Carol and Valkyrie to get together, is there?

Thor: Love and Thunder premieres on November 5, 2021.

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