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Jul 26, 2024 · Fans who have spent years watching the Marvel movies in order know that Hemsworth made MCU history with Thor: Love and Thunder, as it was the first time a hero got a fourth solo movie in the ...
Jul 7, 2022 · While Thor: Love and Thunder was always going to be one of summer 2022’s big movies, July 8 was not always the date it was lined up for.. In October 2021, Disney announced date changes for multiple Marvel movies, including moving Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness from its initially planned March 2022 release to May 6, which was the original date for Thor: Love and Thunder.
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Thor: Love and Thunder bolts into theaters this week
Thor: Love and Thunder will be released in theaters on Friday, July 8. Well, in the US and most international territories as it's already out in select world regions.
In May, Hemsworth also confirmed (via Instagram) that the film's official runtime was two hours:
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Following Hemsworth's post, we confirmed that Thor: Love and Thunder would run for just shy of two hours – the film clocking in at one hour 59 minutes. That's been ratified by MCU insider BigScreenLeaks, who revealed that its runtime (down to the second) is 1:58:34. But that's just splitting hairs, in our view.
Interestingly, though, the film's original cut made it the longest MCU movie of all-time. Hemsworth and director Taika Waititi have confirmed that they shot over four hours worth of footage for Thor 4, but most of it was left on the cutting room floor as it didn't fit into the story Waititi wanted to tell. Unsurprisingly, it didn't take long for Marvel fans to call on the studio to release a director's cut of the film. #ReleasetheWaititicut, anyone?
Thor: Love and Thunder's official trailer is packed with humorous, thrilling, slightly terrifying, and wonderfully cosmic moments.
Opening with a story from Taika Waititi's Korg, the trailer hints at what Thor's been up to since the end of Avengers: Endgame. It isn't long, however, before a reunion with Jane Foster and the Guardians of the Galaxy, plus the MCU's vast array of gods pull Thor out of retirement and force him to tackle a new, menacing foe in Gorr the God Butcher.
Christian Bale's Gorr is the biggest highlight of the trailer reveal. We'd only seen leaked images of the MCU's latest big bad before the official trailer was released, so it's satisfying to get a good look at him before the movie arrives later this year. Here's hoping he's as scary and dangerous as the cast and crew have made him out to be.
One thing that isn't so frightening (depending on who you ask) is that nudity shot that Hemsworth's Thor is subjected to by Russell Crowe's Zeus. Speaking to Stephen Colbert, Waititi explained that he wanted that particular scene to pay homage to how hard Hemsworth works at bulking up for the role, hence its inclusion. Whatever the reason, we suspect plenty of Hemsworth fans will be delighted to see the unpixellated version when the film arrives.
If you're curious to learn more about what was on show in Thor 4's official trailer, be sure to read our 'eight things you may have missed' trailer breakdown article. We discuss what comics the film was inspired by, cover Easter eggs present in the trailer, and speculate on where the movie fits on the MCU timeline.
Did you miss the film's first teaser when it landed in mid-April? Fret not, dear reader, as you can find it below:
Here's Thor: Love and Thunder's confirmed cast:
•Chris Hemsworth as Thor Odinson
•Tessa Thompson as King Valkyrie
•Natalie Portman as Doctor Jane Foster/Mighty Thor
•Christian Bale as Gorr the God Butcher
•Taika Waititi as Korg
Here's the official plot synopsis, courtesy of Marvel Studios: "Thor: Love and Thunder 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."
Unsurprisingly, Thor: Love and Thunder picks up sometime after Avengers: Endgame, with Thor being overweight and teaming up with the Guardians of the Galaxy before he heads off on an intergalactic adventure. It's one positioned as a romantic comedy by Waititi, too, who told Fandango that An Officer and a Gentleman, as well as Bob Seger songs, chiefly influenced the film's story.
Official plot synopsis, teaser trailer, and Waititi's comments aside, though, Marvel is understandably (and rightly) playing its cards close to its chest when it comes to Thor 4's overarching narrative. But that won't stop us from speculating about what will play out.
As we see in the teaser trailer, he's putting in the hard yards (with some seriously heavy chain battle ropes) to get back into shape. Expect a training montage, in the style of the Rocky movies, to feature in the film's first act.
Before that, however, it seems that Thor needs a kick up the butt to get back into the (hammer) swing of being a hero. According to the description on a piece of Thor 4 merchandise (thanks to Reddit for the spot), it'll be the Guardians who must "convince Thor to return to the battlefield". It appears that they'll be successful, too, which may lead to Thor becoming a Ravager for a spell before he heads off to stop Gorr's rampage across the universe. And we say universe because Waititi says there'll be no multiverse elements in Thor 4 (per Total Film, as reported by Culture Crave).
That's unclear right now. Before Ragnarok's release in 2018, Hemsworth had become tired with portraying the same, slightly one-dimensional take on the character. Waititi's revitalization of the superhero in Ragnarok, then, breathed new life into the god of thunder, with Hemsworth later telling UK TV program This Morning that he'd "play this character for as long as anyone would let me".
Those comments were made all the way back in April 2019, so nobody – Hemsworth aside – knows if he'll return as Thor in future MCU projects. Hemsworth alluded to the prospect of hanging his hammer and cape up for the final time in a Wired interview, but he's since told multiple outlets that he'd love to continue if there's a compelling story to tell in subsequent movies.
For his part, Waititi suggests that the appearance of Jane Foster's Mighty Thor doesn't automatically mean that Thor's MCU journey has come to an end. "I think a lot of fans are gonna potentially assume, ‘Oh, OK, this is the passing on of the torch’," he told Total Film. "I’m not privy to any plans Marvel has for the future, but I don’t think that’s the case."
So, do we think Hemsworth will call time on his MCU adventure? We wouldn't begrudge him if he does, but it'll be a sad day when he eventually brings the curtain down on his portrayal of Thor. Of course, we could see Hemsworth return as a Thor variant in future seasons of What If...?, Marvel's animated anthology series on Disney Plus. He also briefly voiced a different version of Thor known as Frog Thor in Loki season 1, so there are still opportunities available for him to continue playing Thor even if he's done with live-action productions.
For what it's worth, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has implied that there are "other incarnations" of Thor we're yet to see (per SlashFilm). Even if Hemsworth calls time on playing Thor in a live-action capacity, then, he could feasibly return as an animated character in another project. Time will tell if he dons his cape and picks up Stormbreaker (or Mjolnir) again, or if we'll only hear Hemsworth's dulcet tones post-Love and Thunder.
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Jun 3, 2022 · As with many Phase 3 MCU films and beyond, this fourth "Thor" solo flick serves as a superfriend team-up of sorts. "Thor: Love and Thunder" will feature a majority of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
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Jun 13, 2022 · After the now-customary shifting of release dates that all Marvel projects endured in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Thor: Love and Thunder, originally meant for release last November, is currently set to bow on July 8, 2022. Thor: Love and Thunder opens in theaters on July 8, 2022. Thumbnail images by ©Marvel Studios.
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