General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMarvel Studios Searching for Transwoman Actress for Transgender Female Character
Continuing expanding the diverse cast in their upcoming phase of movies, Marvel Studios are now looking to cast a transwoman character with filming starting in 2020. Which means that there are quite a few options being Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Loki, Hawkeye, and Thor: Love and Thunder. Whats most exciting and relieving is that Marvel Studios is actually looking for a transwoman to play this character. Which is amazingly shocking in Hollywood today with even mid-budget movies casting transgender characters with cisgender actors, let alone much larger productions like these.
Not much is known about the role itself besides her name being Jessica, an obvious placeholder, and that theyre looking for someone of any ethnicity in their 20s or 30s. GWW have already made the educated guess of this character being Sera, one of Marvels only trans superheroes. To make their summary of the character shorter, shes a wingless angel, called an Anchorite, from the Tenth Realm, Heven. She was apart of a group of men with her being the only one that identified as a woman. She would later have a relationship with Angela, Thors long lost sister. Their correct assumption is that she would play Valkyries love interest in Thor: Love and Thunder, fulfilling Tessa Thompsons declaration of Valkyrie looking for her Queen.
As for who could be cast in the role? One possibility already is Angelica Ross who stars in Pose, a series about gender-nonconforming ballroom culture in New York City during the 1980s. She has recently tweeted twice about being called by Marvel Studios specifically for an unspecified role, which could be this one.
https://mcuexchange.com/marvel-studios-transgender-character/
JoeOtterbein
(7,699 posts)Hey, hell, at my age I might as well see if it may be worth it!
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,309 posts)Because that would be a shitty joke.
JoeOtterbein
(7,699 posts)hunter
(38,304 posts)I'm going to leave this here as an Improvised Explosive Device for anyone who cares to comment. It may take me some time to respond, depending upon how many computers I smash.
No worries, I recover all my computers from the e-waste streams.
Disney is a little quicker than the Catholic Church to evolve, but not by much.