All hail to the God of Thunder, The Son of Odin, Mighty Thor. Marvel Cinematic Universe, is going to have another Thor movie in its huge bucket of most successful films. Marvel Studios recently released its Phase 4 schedule which includes some brand new entries and also sequels. According to that, Thor 4 is going to be the next installment of the franchise, featuring the King of Asgard, Thor.
The upcoming Thor movie is titled as Thor: Love and Thunder. News about the next installment started flashing when one of the cast members, Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie) teased the fans about Thor 4 in an interview. At that time, she stated that a pitch has happened for Thor 4. And recently, the news received confirmation, as Taika Waititi started working on the forthcoming movie.
Thor 4 is going to mark as the first standalone MCU superhero franchise that has been adapted for a fourth movie. Except for this, all the other superheroes of Marvel Cinematic Universe had trilogies including Iron Man and Captain America. The film will become a part of Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
First Thor movie debuted in 2011, followed by Thor: The Dark World in 2013. Both the films received positive reviews and also were a financial success. However, they were not accepted humungous like the other Marvel movies. After that, the third sequel Thor: Ragnarok came in 2017 and mark as the best one from all the Thor movies and also one of the best MCU movies.
Taika Waititi Dropped Akira For Thor 4
Taika has been administered as the director for the untitled next installment of Thor. As he confirmed this big news, he also removed himself from Warner Bros’ remake of the classic 1988 anime Akira. However, the removal is tentative. This means that Akira’s remake which was set to release on May 21, 2021, will stretch for later. Taika Waititi has directed the third installment of the franchise, Thor: Ragnarok. Also, he has been signed by Disney and Marvel to write and direct the upcoming Thor movie.
Chris Hemsworth’s Love For The Character
The God of Thunder, Odinson, played by the Australian Chris Hemsworth, is one of the most beloved characters since the beginning of the franchise. This time also, he will reportedly reprise his iconic role for Thor 4. In an interview, Chris shared his love for the role he has been playing from the last eight years. According to Chris, he’d play this character for as long as anyone would let him, he loves it so much.
Thor 4 Will Have Female Thor
Yes, thats true. In a recent announcement at San Diego Comic Con, director Taika Waititi confirmed that the upcoming installment will feature the female Thor. Not just this, Natalie Portman (Jane Foster) is going to play the female Thor. According to the director, Thor 4’s story-line is incredible, is full of emotion, love and thunder, and will introduce for the first time, female Thor.
What Is The Fate of Thor?
The end moments of Avengers: Endgame witnessed Thor naming Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) as the new leader of the brand new Asgard. Also, he storms back into the space to found out who he is and what is his fate (we know God of Thunder). He even boarded the Benatar with Rocket. Therefore, the audience felt that the Odinson will first feature in the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.
However as per the Phase 4 schedule, Marvel did not slated Guardians of the Galaxy before Thor. Therefore, the upcoming Thor movie will entirely focus on his quest for his own entity. Although, Star Lord and his team might feature in Thor 4.
Thor 4 Release Date
Right now, Marvel Cinematic Universe seems all jam-packed with its future projects, including Black Widow, Hawkeye, WandaVision, Doctor Strange 2 and more. Therefore, the fans might need to wait for quite some long for the fourth Thor movie to release. According to the Marvel’s just released schedule, November 5, 2021 will be the grand premiere day for Thor 4 release. The hardcore Marvel fans are immensely waiting to have their mighty godly superhero back once more to spread his charm.