A new look atNatalie Portman’s return as Jane Foster in the Mighty Thor gear has been revealed. While we know Portman will take on the Mighty Thor moniker in the new filmThor: Love and Thunder, Marvel has held back on providing an official look at the character as she’ll appear in the film. A new action figure for officialThor: Love and Thundermerchandise fromMarvelnow reveals the first look at Portman’s Mighty Thor, with the figure providing a sneak peek at her wardrobe with the packaging including a more detailed look.
Portman appeared in the originalThorand its first sequel,Thor: The Dark World, though she didn’t return for the third movieThor: Ragnarok. In those first two movies, she played Jane Foster, but the films did not include her transformation into Mighty Thor. The new film is inspired by Jason Aaron’s run of the Mighty Thor comic books with the Jane Foster character taking on the Thor mantle, and Portman will be featured in the film significantly alongside Chris Hemsworth’s Thor.
Taika Waititi directs and co-wrote the screenplay with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson. Along with Portman and Hemsworth, the film stars Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, Jaimie Alexander as Sif, Christian Bale as Gorr the God Butcher, and Waititi returning as Korg. TheGuardians of the Galaxycast will also appear, including Chris Pratt, Pom Klementieff, Karen Gillan, Dave Bautista, Sean Gunn, and Vin Diesel. Jeff Goldblum also appears as Grandmaster.
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Natalie Portman Wasn’t Planning to Return for Thor 4 Until She Met With Taika Waititi
Back in 2016,Natalie Portman claimed to be finished with Marvel. She left it open-ended for a potential return in anotherAvengersmovie someday, but said that as far as she knew, there wouldn’t be a return for Jane Foster in the cards. Taika Waititi spoke with Portman when he came on board the sequel and the idea he had in mind for her character had her sold. After taking on the part, which includes intense physical training and slipping into the suit, Portman now feels stronger than ever.
“It was really fun,” Portman told Vanity Fair. “I worked with a trainer, Naomi Pendergast, for, I think it was, four months before shooting, and then obviously all the way through filming. We did a lot of weight training and a lot of protein shakes-heavyweight training that I haven’t ever done before. Of course, I’ve never really aimed to get bulky. It was very physical, so it was a lot of both agility work and also strength work.” She later added, “It definitely helps you get into character, and it’s definitely changed the way I move. You walk differently; you feel different. I mean, it’s so wild to feel strong for the first time in my life.”
Thor: Love and Thunderis scheduled to be released in movie theaters on July 26, 2025.
