But after Disney bought Fox in 2019, the House of Mouseshuttered Blue Skyand scuttledNimonareportedly for being too gay.
“And now you’re a boy?”
Ballister asks after Nimona transforms into a little kid for a scheme.
Sir Ballister Boldheart (Riz Ahmed) and Nimona (Chloe Grace Moretz) in ‘Nimona’.Netflix
“I am today,” she responds.
Nimona isn’t the only queer character in this story, either.
But more meaningful than that is the way thatNimonainterrogates the tropes of classic fantasy stories.
Nimona (Chloe Grace Moretz) in ‘Nimona.'.Netflix
Nimonapeaks with an incredible sequence where the shape-shifter shows off the full range of her powers.
How do their powers correlate with extended lifespan?)
and the rapid-fire shape-changes are eventually replaced by more monolithic transformations.
There are plot reasons for that, but it’s still less fun to watch.
