With just a bit greater than a month to go earlier than VisionQuest hits Disney+ on October 14, MCU followers are getting more and more inquisitive about what this new present, that can be mentioned to be the tip of the Wanda trilogy of reveals, has in retailer. Already, we’ve seen a trailer for the present, which revealed that the titular “quest” of the brand new sequence refers to Imaginative and prescient’s seek for a way of identification within the wake of all that transpired throughout WandaVision and the truth that he’s now the White Imaginative and prescient, however with all of the reminiscences of the unique Imaginative and prescient. More moderen updates on the present have additionally included perception into how Imaginative and prescient will likely be interacting with different AI, together with Ultron, and what precisely is occurring inside his thoughts with the mansion-like thoughts house.
Along with this concentrate on Imaginative and prescient, although, the trailer additionally confirmed that Imaginative and prescient and Wanda’s son Tommy will play a job within the present, following the return of their different son Billy in Agatha All Alongside. To this point, it’s unclear what precisely Tommy needs within the present, though many have a hunch that this might imply Tommy is trying to find Imaginative and prescient, Wanda, and really seemingly Billy as nicely. This has raised followers’ hopes that VisionQuest may result in the return of Wanda Maximoff following her obvious dying in Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity, though that’s removed from confirmed. As we await a solution to that large query, a brand new interview with Tommy actor Ruaridh Mollica has revealed a shocking new element concerning the present, and it has implications for the way VisionQuest goes to use sure features of Tommy’s characterization from the comics.
Tommy’s Sexuality within the Comics Reportedly Gained’t Be Referenced Straight in VisionQuest
Talking with SFX Journal about VisionQuest, Mollica addressed a significant query concerning the upcoming sequence that many followers have lengthy had, which is whether or not it’s going to handle Tommy’s sexuality from the comics. That’s, within the canon Marvel Comics, Tommy is confirmed to be bisexual. Concerning whether or not that’s one thing that the present will embrace, Mollica defined, “I don’t know if it’s explicitly referenced, however I really feel like myself as a bisexual actor embodying Tommy, hopefully that comes by means of in simply persona and self and is one thing that may be explored sooner or later.”
Given how unlikely it might be for Mollica to be unaware of such a reference, it’s secure to imagine that VisionQuest will certainly be avoiding any direct commentary on Tommy’s bisexuality, and whereas nobody engaged on the present or from Disney/Marvel has commented upon it immediately, it’s simple to see why the powers that be is perhaps making that call, at the very least for now.
Particularly, in a single X submit highlighting that quote from Mollica, some followers are already giving pushback (even with Mollica’s feedback that means that they aren’t together with this facet of the character explicitly in VisionQuest). One remark reads, “Don’t deliver that LGBT agenda into our favourite universe.” It’s price noting, although, that though this remark at the moment has 8 likes, it additionally has 5 feedback, all of that are arguing the other opinion. One reply states, “Tommy is bisexual, Billy is homosexual, it’s like that within the comics,” along with another colourful language. One other reply reveals numerous photos of LGBTQ+ illustration in Marvel Comics.
Even with this debate, although, the unique remark makes it clear why Disney/Marvel is perhaps hesitant to discover Tommy’s bisexuality. Inevitably, there could be backlash due to it, and there’s little or no doubt that that is one thing many executives (together with past simply Disney and/or Marvel) could be cautious of. Nonetheless, that’s not a confirmed rationalization for VisionQuest not addressing Tommy’s sexuality, and it’s potential, as Mollica mentioned, that this will likely be a narrative that will get instructed within the MCU finally—simply not now, it appears.