THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER star Tessa Thompson explains Valkyrie costume leak: “I am So Sorry, Marvel”

Followers had been ready for one lengthy time for a primary official have a look at Thor: Love and Thunderhowever an surprising glimpse behind the scenes of a personality’s up to date costume discovered its means on-line earlier this 12 months.

After being shared on-line from an unknown supply, an image of Tessa Thompson together with her new Valkyrie duds got here round in January. Marvel Studios / Disney issued a couple of elimination notices, however it made no distinction because the picture had turn into so extensively circulated on the time.

Because the photograph was a selfie, it was assumed that Thompson himself was behind the leak, and the actress has now taken (partial) duty throughout an interview with Fandango.

“Look, I despatched an image to my stepmother, and she or he posted it on Instagram,” she admitted. “Sure, [it] was not me and that’s an enormous factor. She’s having a horrible time. I’m so sorry, Marvel. I’m so sorry, Disney. It’s not my fault. I’ll by no means – I’ll by no means ship selfies once more. ”

Thompson is way from the primary Marvel Studios star to disclose a spoiler (nothing is prone to high Mark Ruffalo, who inadvertently livestreams the world premiere of Thor: Ragnarok), so we can’t think about Kevin Feige getting too laborious on her for this.

A part of Valkyrie’s Love and Thunder arc will deal with her quest for a queen, however we all know she is going to see loads of motion too. Footage of the Asgardian warrior colliding with Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale) has led to hypothesis that she could fall in battle, however we don’t see Taika Waititi / Marvel Studios killing MCU’s arguably the preferred and distinguished LGBTQ + character.

Thor: Love and Thunder coming to the cinema on July eighth.