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FILM: New Mutants to Feature “Groundbreaking” Lesbian Romance

Wolfbane and Dani Moonstar

The New Mutants director Josh Boone has said the groundbreaking same-sex romance is the most exciting part of the film. The upcoming X-Men spinoff will feature a relationship between superheroes Rahne Sinclair (Maisie Williams) and Danielle Moonstar (Blu Hunt). The New Mutants was filmed in 2017 but had its release stalled by Disney’s acquisition of Fox. It will finally hit cinemas in the UK on 4 September. Cinema-goers can expect plenty of visual effects and action sequences – but Boone is most excited to see the same-sex love story play out on screen. Full Story From Pink News

Game of Thrones Star Maisie Williams ‘Excited’ to Portray a Queer Superhero

Maisie Williams

Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams has said she is “excited” to play a queer superhero in love in upcoming X-Men spinoff The New Mutants. The film will feature a relationship between superheroes Rahne Sinclair (Williams) and Danielle Moonstar, played by Blu Hunt. Speaking on a panel at Comic Con @ Home, Williams spoke of the importance of representing same-sex love on-screen. “It was really wonderful to be able to see a relationship look like this,” Williams said. Full Story From Pink News

Here We Go Again. Marvel to Introduce Same Sex Couple on New Mutants. Uh huh.

New Mutants

Put it in the “I will believe it when I see it file: The New Mutants is heavily rumoured to feature two characters in a same-sex relationship, who could go on to become the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first queer couple by default. Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) is set to star in the upcoming superhero horror as Wolfsbane, a mutant “struggling to reconcile her religious beliefs with her power to turn into a wolf”. As the film nears release following two years of development limbo, it is heavily rumoured that the final cut will see Wolfsbane in a queer relationship with another mutant: … Read more