Loki’s Gugu Mbatha-Raw wants to make Renslayer a more “complex” villain if she returns to the MCU

GamesRadar+ speaks to the Renslayer actor about what she wants to see next from her character

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Loki actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw has revealed what she wants to see next fromRenslayer– if she makes a Marvel return.

“Oh my gosh, there’s so much to explore,” Mbatha-Raw tells GamesRadar+ during an interview for the new Netflix heist movie Lift.

“I feel there’s a lot to explore with her character in terms of her moral ambiguity and making her more of a complex villain. I’m all for complexity,” Mbatha-Raw says.

While there’s no concrete plans for any more appearances from the villainous ex-TVA agent, theLoki season 2 endingoffered up a cliffhanger for Renslayer that could map out where she ends up next.

At the end of the finale, Renslayer finds herself banished to an apocalyptic landscape, flanked by little more than the TVA logo and, curiously, a pyramid.

Whilesome fans theorizedthat she’s at the End of Time first glimpsed in Loki’s first season (and could, therefore, end up taming the entity Alioth that helped protect He Who Remains), there’s plenty to suggest she could bump into a Kang or two – Rama-Tut, perhaps, given the Egyptian connection – and really make waves as a major player as we head towards Avengers: Secret Wars and the end of the Multiverse Saga in 2027.

Next up for Gugu Mbatha-Raw, though, is Lift, a heist action movie that sees Mbatha-Raw’s Interpol agent Abby cross paths with Kevin Hart’s Cyrus and the rest of his motley crew of criminals, tech whizzes, and safecrackers.

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Lift will be released on Netflix on January 12. For more from Marvel, check out our guide toupcoming Marvel moviesand what to expect next fromMarvel Phase 5.

I’m the Senior Entertainment Writer here at GamesRadar+, focusing on news, features, and interviews with some of the biggest names in film and TV. On-site, you’ll find me marveling at Marvel and providing analysis and room temperature takes on the newest films, Star Wars and, of course, anime. Outside of GR, I love getting lost in a good 100-hour JRPG, Warzone, and kicking back on the (virtual) field with Football Manager. My work has also been featured in OPM, FourFourTwo, and Game Revolution.

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