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Natalie Portman is returning to the Thor franchise as Jane Foster. This time, Jane finds herself worthy of Mjolnir as well and will become the female Mighty Thor. Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson are returning as the original Thor and Valkyrie with Taika Waititi returning to write and direct. Coming out November 5, 2021.

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That is...some title.

Such a He-Man design lol

So Mjolnir doesn't end up getting shattered by Hela after going back to it's original timeline? Is another one gonna be made?

Christian Bale Joining Thor: Love and Thunder.

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From what I've read, he's playing the Dario Agger version of Minotaur.


Agger is the CEO of ROXXON Energy, which has made a few appearances in the MCU already and is slated as appearing in the Loki TV series as well.

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That might work.
Beta Ray was meant to be in Ragnarok.


And, in the comics, Stormbreaker was originally Beta Ray's weapon.

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Beta Ray may still appear it just may not be Bale. Bill can be an Alley who is looking for his promised weapon and who wouldnt wanna see a Alien like Bill and Thor have a fist fight with Tika as a director

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What grabbed my attention in the second thor is how beautiful nathalie portman was as jane foster, she was sensual as F**k, and im happy that she s back

Tessa Thompson has confirmed that Bale will be the central villain of the piece. So it could be Dario Agger or even Gorr, the God Butcher.



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Well, turns out this movie is gonna have a similar epic-ness as an Avengers movie.
Kinda like how Captain America: Civil War was basically an Avengers movie.

Was revealed last week that Chris Pratt was in the movie, but turns out the entire GotG cast are all in... which makes sense though, considering Thor and the Guardians were all together at the end of Endgame. Means we should hopefully see Korg and Meik as well.

Tessa Thompson is back too.
Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Karen Gillan, Jeff Goldblum are apparently reprising their roles...

... and Jennifer Lawrence has appeared on the cast sheet as well... some think she'll be playing Enchantress, an ally of Loki.
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Does this movie mean Thor becomes a permanent guardian of the galaxy and FemThor takes his place on earth/Asgard ?

I thought she had enough starring in superhero films...

I mean the Enchantress is much more complicated than Ally of Loki...

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Christian Bale is officially playing Gorr, the God Butcher
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This would be interesting

Wooooow! I didn't know that! It's so good that i registered on these forum

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Im so exited for this movie, just woah!!!

Not a fan of this concept. Thor isn't a title one can just pass on.


I know this is based on comics but I still have that reservation.

It isn’t so much “passed” on that another has become worthy of wielding it. As I recall, Thor retrieved his current hammer from the past, so it is possible his hammer from the present is somehow repaired and this there are now two Mjolnirs, each now finding a worthy wielder.

So she won't be called Thor then?


I've never read the comics.

She was in the comics so I imagine she will be here as well. Not sure how it’ll all fit in this, exactly.

Sounds like a mess to me.

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To me, nothing embodies the concept of the God of Thunder more than a 5'3", 108lb waif of an actress who is pushing 40. I like Nat Portman as much as the next person, but come on, man!

Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)
 

heres the teaser trailer:) cant wait!
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Official synopsis:

The film finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced – a quest for inner peace. But his retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi) and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who – to Thor’s surprise – inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late.

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Man, that's a bad choice of trailer song - GNR is Sunset Strip glam metal bullsh*t that's very far removed from the kind of epic fantasy nonsense that Thor embodies (which is why "Immigrant Song" made sense even beyond the Viking connotations). Not sure why we're contesting whether Jane can use the hammer when VIsion and Captain America were able to do it.

That being said, I'm not fussed about how this looks. Ragnarok seemed like a fun enough change-up at the time but it gets worse each time I revisit it and this appears to be more of the same so I'm not expecting greatness from this anyway.

im sure she will do pretty good hopefully 🙏

thats so true she did really good job on other 2 thor movies even tho shes one of my favourite actresses. u should watch them all before the new ones release. im excited for it a d doctor strange 2 and otber ones

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Cannot wait for this, the visual style looks incredible

This was my hot take at first, but check out her arms in that last shot. She's lookin' surprisingly beefy.
I'm not really invested in these things anymore, so I'm open to it.

I can't wait to watch this movie :)

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Looks good so far. Fingers crossed.

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casual....bow before THROG


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Trailer tomorrow 8:30pm EST

ahh cant wait!!!!

fulll trailer cant wait soo excited. gotta love natalie portman 🙂❤️
https://youtu.be/Go8nTmfrQd8

I gotta admit, yesterday's trailer took me from mild curiosity to actively wanting to see this.

This is looking worse and worse.

When can I buy my ticket?

another new trailer ahh cant wait, july 6th here we come 😍😍😍😍https://youtu.be/MqMRGkmGO98

So, Jane Foster is supposed to be as worthy as Steve Rogers? This movie is 100% Hollywood ass.

It’s following comic book book canon, for what it’s worth.

They come up with a whole other reason for her to be able to wield it...



Anyway, leaving that aside, this movie is terrible. Bottom-tier MCU.

I’ve never been much of a fan of the Thor films. That said, I’ll probably get to this eventually.

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I saw this today and really liked it. It's lots of fun with some good laughs and heart. Christian Bale makes a great villain. One of the best films of the year.

and of course I'm sitting in the theater right now with 3D glasses on lol! I'm such a Marvel mark. Will give a poorly written review later...

:nope:

The first half of this movie is a spoof of a Marvel movie, like Mel Brooks directed it. At first I laughed, but it was relentless. There isnt any serious content, and where there was opportunity for it they forcibly wouldnt and kept being so tongue and cheek to the point of exhaustion. Realize we are talking about 75 minutes of absurd franchise killing silliness.

Then it was just bad. Not funny, just bad. It was bad. People probably laughed whenever a comic book editor ever told someone their job occupation, but this movie is a perfect example of what dangers lie in letting "creative" run wild, especially when the creator has no concept of the core product.

MARVEL Studios movies were fun. They were better than DC movies because they could interject humor and self deprecating sarcasm very smoothly at the right times. Sadly Thor Love and Thunder was all silliness. All sizzle and no steak, and even though they spent $250 million dollars creating it I was left unfulfilled.

2 1/2 popcorn boxes out of 5, and thats having seen it in 3D. I dont know if I would have lasted till the end otherwise.

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That's probably it, but I also get the impression that Waititi's tendency to make much shorter films outside of the MCU means that his entries have to be bulked up one way or the other (see also the inclusion of Dr. Strange in Ragnarok).

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All the stuff I've read here and all the YouTube reactions I've seen so far have me skipping this one. I'm pretty sure I've got the feel for it. I'll catch it sometime when Disney has to start giving out 30 day free cards just to get people to watch their "content".

Sure sounds like a nice little payday for Natalie PortPerson. Nothing wrong with that I suppose. Has anybody seen the faces of Tessa Thompson meme? F*cking hysterical. :laugh:

I don't get that impression. Like DD wrote, DC has established its own MCU-style continuity but the company isn't as beholden to it if their willingness to do one-off works like Joker or The Batman is any indication (and the fact that those proved to be big hits in their own right only seems to validate the idea that DC doesn't need to be like Marvel in terms of relying on one big cinematic universe and forcing all their movies to fit into that framework).

Just looked for it, cant find it. Could you please post it possibly?

Let's see if this works.

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I had pretty low expectations for this and they weren't really met. Do I have MCU-fatigue, or is it the franchise itself that's tired?

Love and Thunder just seemed under written and not well directed. The tone was weird - it flipped from comedy so self-referential it was basically a parody, to particularly serious, dark and creepy. I did laugh out loud a couple of times, but I do wonder whether a low budget, home made, independent parody film might have been a better vehicle for some of these gags than a multi-million dollar Thor movie. The CGI locations and fight scenes that were basically a blur of gold were not great. There were some scenes that looked good in a comic book way - when they went into the shadow realm, for example. The Guardians of the Galaxy were a big part of the trailer but didn't have much to do in the film. Korg is more fun in small doses. The story was just basic questing with lumpy sentimentality, powers that change as the plot requires them and the dumbest macguffin in the MCU.

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Oh ive read the comics. More specifically Thor was my favorite due to Stan Lee & Jack Kirbys original run on the title and then followed years later by Walt Simonsons amazing run. Love and Thunder did too good a job of making fun of itself, and the entire Marvel genre. I've seen Disney movies made for kids that had more substantial serious elements within it.

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Mid-tier Marvel.

Bale was the best thing in a role that should be in a different movie. It tries way too hard to be funny and a lot of the jokes misfire. It was more concerned with JPM (jokes per minute) than actual story. The balancing of humour and serious drama was poor.

Yeah, it looked cool, the devoid of colour sequences were neat and it was somewhat entertaining, but it takes zero chances, doesn't have any memorable scenes and felt lazy.

As good as Bale was, he ultimately does nothing to the story. I was surprised by how much I did not laugh when the movie was throwing everything and the kitchen sink at me in terms of humour.

I did get a kick out of Crowe though.

We all agree that the Guardians of the Galaxy were underutilized in this. I think the intent was to for Star Lord to be a kind of mentor to Thor, in the sense that Thor is learning the importance of making one's own family and perhaps how to be a leader. Irregardless, I would have liked to have seen the Guardians join Thor in this quest as part of his "team". I thought the "Asgardians of the Galaxy" was a clever team name.

I was happy to see Lady Sif again, albeit for a short time. I wonder if we'll see her with a cybernetic arm in future movies.

This tried too hard to be funny. Not all jokes landed. Crowe didn't do a Goldblum for me. He just, well, looked out of place. He was far funnier in The Nice Guys.

I actually thought the voiceover from Korg was for people who haven't seen the previous movies. And therefore it made sense for it to be there.

The movie's best asset, Bale, was underutilised.

This almost felt like a movie that the filmmaker was forced to make, rather than him wanting to make it. I hope that makes sense.


On a side note. A minor thing this, but why was Valkyrie called King. I find this notion of female terms being seen as somewhat lesser important and therefore ignored or erased a depressing thing. I feel the same way, when actress are called as actors. Own your terms ladies and be proud of them.

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Here's a strange take. I restarted Thor: Love and Thunder last night, from only making it about 20-30 minutes in a week or so back, and found myself really enjoying it. I like the idea that what we're seeing is Korg's retelling of the events he witnessed, which helps explain the child-like silliness.

It was goofy, and while I like goofy, that really turned me off with my first attempt. My second? I just let go of my expectations and went with the flow. I am glad that I did. I enjoyed it so much more this time around. The silliness seemed to end when Korg's character was no longer present in the team, entering the Shadow Realm, so maybe there is something to the point of view retelling going on. Anyway. The Shadow Realm was actually quite nice, in my opinion. The action there felt grounded (unlike Thor's Van Damme spread, earlier in the movie), and Bale could really come out a bit with his exaggerated mouth expressions.

Hey. It actually worked for me. Go figure.

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It was fine. Nowhere near as funny as Ragnarok but better than another warmed over noun-swap origin story at least. I appreciated that there was a clear purpose to Jane's hammer-wielding, too, rather than just "hey you know what would get Twitter excited?!"

Funniest bit is definitely the axe nudging into frame like a jealous lover. So simple, but it always works.

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lol, yes. The jealous "axe" and those screaming goats always cracked me up.

I remember when the trailers released wondering WHY Jane had to become Thor and of all the interweb speculation of her replacing him. There was actual meaning in it and I thought that was reasonable development. And the writing did NOT pander, in the end, to fairy tale happily-ever-after expectations, so points there as well.

Oh, and in the Omnipotence City, I cannot help but believe this fight sequence was a nod to Flash Gordon camp!
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HYD7AM
 

Amazing movie

Or did Waititi have too much creative control?

Chris, just curious about your reference - what is "another warmed over noun-swap origin story"? Can you provide an example?

Sadly, I've only seen a few of the Marvel movies, so I'm not familiar with some of them.