Chris Hemsworth can’t tell us much aboutThor: Love and Thunderjust yet, but he does know when the movie starts filming. Hemsworth, who has played the God of Thunder since the early days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is set to reprise his role once more in the upcoming adventure, which will also see Natalie Portman returning as Jane Foster, who is set to take up the mantle of Thor this time around. According to Hemsworth, it’s all set to get underway in mid-2020.
TheAvengers: Endgamestar was recently a guest at Tokyo Comic Con. During a panel,Chris Hemsworthrevealed that he hasn’t seen a script for the movie yet, so he simply can’t divulge much of anything, even if he wanted to. But he’s gearing up to shoot next year. Here’s what he had to say.
“Lots of love and lots of thunder. You can expect that. I haven’t seen the script yet. I know they’re working very hard on it and pretty excited tobring you something pretty fresh and new again. But having left Endgame, where Thor was, we have a lot of room to move there and drastically change again, which is very, very exciting. But we start shooting that sort of mid-next year.”
Taika Waititi, who previously directed Thor: Ragnarok, is set to return for the next movie in the franchise. Waititi has been very busy, not only with his latest movieJojo Rabbit, which hit theaters last month and is a potential Oscar contender, but he’s also shooting another movie now calledNext Goal Winsbefore heading back to the MCU. given Waititi’s busy schedule, it’s not too surprising to learn that Chris Hemsworth doesn’t have a script in his hands yet.
What we know for sure is thatThor: Love and Thunderwill shake-up the MCU in a big way. Not only willNatalie Portman wield the hammerthis time around, which is something ripped right from writer Jason Aaron’s beloved run in the comics, but Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie is set to become the first major out LGBTQ character in the MCU. And that’s just what we know about.Fat Thoris still up in the air, and being debated at Marvel Odds are, Taika Waititi has some surprises in store. Waititi, in addition to his duties as writer/director, will also be reprising his role as Korg in the sequel.
Thor: Ragnarok went on to become a massive critical and commercial success, bringing in $853 million worldwide. The movie helped to redefine the character within the MCU, following the lackluster response toThe Dark World, and pushed the solo series to new heights. That, coupled with the record-shattering success ofAvengers: Endgame, has positioned this as one of the most highly-anticipated Marvel movies coming our way in Phase 4.Thor: Love and Thunderis set to hit theaters on July 06, 2025. This news comes to us viaComicbook.com.
