A recent Twitter exchange between War Machine actor Don Cheadle and Captain Marvel herself, Brie Larson, has got fans calling for a romance to materialize between the two heroes in the MCU.
It all began when Cheadle tweeted a photo of himself and Larson a few days ago, with the two of them seen in almost identical poses. In the caption, he questioned his Avengers: Endgame co-star, asking her:
“@brielarson why you be copying …?”
Shortly after that, Larson came back with her reply, saying:
“That’s easy – I wanna be more like you!”
It was a brief and seemingly innocent exchange, but it’s now really lit a fire under the fandom, with tons of people taking to Twitter demanding to see Carol Danvers and James Rhodes as a couple in the movies. In fact, below you can find just a small sample of what folks are saying on social media:
Yeeeeeeees!!! #rhodesandcarol pic.twitter.com/oXqwoLeEtc
— Izi Teixeira Nunes (@IziNunes) December 25, 2019
This interaction screams CarolRhodey rights
— Shei (@sheixiexiexoxo) December 25, 2019
we love to see it
— rachel ☾ (@rachelhogan_) December 25, 2019
— Drew Yari ?️ (@TheDrewYariShow) December 24, 2019
— Trishyangel123 (@trishyangel123) December 25, 2019
Yeeeeeeees!!! #rhodesandcarol pic.twitter.com/oXqwoLeEtc
— Izi Teixeira Nunes (@IziNunes) December 25, 2019
Awww! That's how it all started between mom and dad☺️ pic.twitter.com/ir516yRIUj
— Edward (@edward_correa) December 25, 2019
????????????????? pic.twitter.com/ao8bP069Od
— JSEsgar♠️ (@JSEsgar1) December 25, 2019
Imagine John Boyega and Brie Larson as Carol and Rhodey. Iconic. pic.twitter.com/yelaOpSYXB
— thank you finn,rey,poe, rose and jannah (@repslaylor13) December 28, 2019
YES especially because CAROL AND RHODEY ARE CANON IN THE COMICS https://t.co/ruew69UERg
— dana || pinned (@captnxstark) December 27, 2019
Do people not want carolrhodey in the mcu?
— jorge (@barbrietingz) December 26, 2019
So, could this ever happen? We think not. After all, it’s long been suspected that Carol will eventually come out as gay, with sources close to WGTC telling us on several occasions that this seems to be the plan and where the character is headed. It’ll likely be revealed in Captain Marvel 2, as well. Unless the studio decides to drastically change course, then, it seems these fans will be left disappointed.
But tell us, what do you think of a potential romance between Carol Danvers and James Rhodes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Is it something you’d be into seeing? Or are you happy that Marvel is planning to have Brie Larson’s heroine become one of the franchise’s LGBT characters? As always, you can sound off down below with your thoughts.
