10 Marvel Heroes That Could Join The Avengers After Infinity War
7. Valkyrie
Marvel Studios
We're yet to see Thompson's Valkyrie in action, with Thor: Ragnarok not releasing until October, but the character's already shaping up to be one of the coolest things about Taika Waititi's upcoming superhero feature.
With an appearance already in the bag for Infinity War, and with the character having collaborated with various Marvel alumni on and off the page, it's likely that Thompson's Valkyrie will factor into the development of the MCU post-Infinity War in a big way, especially if Chris Hemsworth begins to wind down his appearances as the almighty God of Thunder.
Asgard will always need some sort of presence on Earth, and Thompson, with previous roles on Dear White People, Selma and Creed, is an awesome talent to have involved with Marvel. For that reason alone it makes perfect sense to have her take a place alongside Earth's Mightiest Heroes, but the character of Valkyrie is great in her own right too.
No doubt we'll get a clearer picture of what exactly Valkyrie will be getting up to in the MCU when Ragnarok releases in October, but the wait - seeing as how we're so excited for it and all - is going to be a tricky one.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
