Thor: Love and Thunderwas a movie that took everything good aboutThor: Ragnarokand turned it up to a level that transformed it to mush. Although the movie proclaimed in its final card that Thor would return, andteased Hercules in its post-credits scene, the future ofChris Hemsworth’s long-serving character became very uncertain. However, a new rumor has suggested Hemworth’s return is now being planned beyond hisDoomsdayrole, but with a big change.
While Hemsworth was the first person to be revealed during Marvel Studios’ elaborateAvengers: Doomsdaycast announcement, many fans believed that his appearance in that movie and the subsequentAvengers: Secret Warscould well be the last time fans would see Thor appear in the franchise. According to insider Daniel Richtman, that may not be the case.
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As shared on his Patreon channel, Richtman has suggested thatThor 5is “officially” in development, but will not be inviting director Taika Waititi back for a third time. Instead, one name that has been mentioned as a possible replacement is someone who has worked with Hemsworth before,Extractionhelmer Sam Hargrave. Richtman’s new details have suggested something that many may not have expected, though, in that Thor’s next solo outing looks like it is not going to be released beforeSecret Wars, and will therefore end up being part of the next MCU saga.
Could Thor Get Another Trilogy of MCU Movies?
Across the wide expanse of the MCU, Thor’s solo movies have provided one of the franchise’s biggest highs inThor: Ragnarokand two of its lowest lows withThor: The Dark WorldandThor: Love and Thunder. For many fans, it seemed very likely that Hemsworth would take his MCU bow inAvengers: Secret Wars, potentially getting to end his time in the franchise with his on-screen brother, Tom Hiddleston’s Loki, in the kind of ending Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans received inAvengers: Endgames.
If these latest rumors turn out to be true, then it looks like Hemsworth will continue on, potentially entering a third decade of Marvel storytelling. If Kevin Feige is planning a whole new director for Thor, the real question is how much longer Hemsworth will be able to sustain theextreme training required to play the God of Thunder, and how would he end up finally leaving the franchise if not in an event movie likeSecret Wars?
Naturally, we have no idea how any of this will play out. Marvel Studios has recently been spending time taking stock of its massive cast of characters, shuffling release dates, and scaling back the number of projects they are working on at any time. This means the gap between certain characters returning is in danger of becoming so long that actors will very quickly age beyond their roles. Currently, the only movies actively being worked on areSpider-Man: Brand New Day, and the twoAvengersmovies. Several others are “in development,” but with filming not currently underway on any other movies, there is a lot of space without a Marvel movie that is yet to be filled, and many heroes waiting to fill it.
Source:Daniel Richtman
