Taika Waititi Teases Natalie Portman’s Mighty Thor Arc in ‘Love and Thunder’

After the success of Marvel’s latest theater release, “Doctor Strange: In the Multiverse of Madness” (2022), fans of the MCU are looking forward to the studio’s next big outing, “Thor: Love and Thunder.” Directed by Taika Waititi, who’s been thought to have brought Thor back to greatness with his previous movie, “Thor: Ragnarok” (2017). Waititi is known for films such as “Jojo Rabbit” (2018), “What We Do In The Shadows” (2010), and “Our Flag Means Death” (2022).

After the audience-pleasing “Thor: Ragnarok,” MCU fans are excited to see Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman return to the franchise with “Thor: Love & Thunder.” The God of Thunder is sort of dealing with a mid-life crisis after the events of “Avengers: Endgame” as he discovers his ex-girlfriend has her own god-like powers now. This has led some to assume that the torch will be passed to her character, but that might not be the case.

Chris Hemsworth is back as the God of Thunder – and one villain is ready to take him down. The actor has returned as Marvel’s Thor in the latest film for the comic franchise titled "Thor: Love and Thunder." In a new trailer released on Monday, viewers got a sneak peek at Christian Bale, who is starring as the villainous Gorr the God Butcher. A clip from the trailer was first debuted during Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals.

Marvel dropped a brand new trailer for “Thor: Love and Thunder” on Monday, during Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs, and showed fans just what to expect from the exciting new instalment in the ever-expanding MCU.

Marvel Studios have released the second trailer for Thor: Love And Thunder, showing off the first look at Christian Bale’s villainous Gorr The God Butcher.The trailer premiered during Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, with director Taika Waititi (who also voices the ex-Kronan warrior Korg) teasing its inclusion with stars Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Tessa Thompson (Valkyrie) over the weekend. His Korg character narrates the trailer, telling a group of alien children “the story of the space viking, Thor Odinson”.Have a look at the new trailer for Thor: Love And Thunder above.Featured prominently in the trailer is Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, whose appearance in Thor: Love And Thunder marks her first in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2013’s Thor: The Dark World.She was notably absent from 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok – an exclusion Portman opened up about two years after its release.

 on Monday, during Game 4 of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs, and showed fans just what to expect from the exciting new installment in the ever-expanding MCU.The new trailer gives fans everything they've been hoping for from the brief flashes of important moments from the first trailer in April.Natalie Portman's hammer-wielding heroism, Thor living up to his «Space Viking» title, and our first real look at Christian Bale's terrifying villain, Gorr the God Butcher!The fourth installment in the franchise was announced prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, all the way back at Comic-Con 2019, with Waititi revealing that Portman would be assuming the God of Thunder's powers and wielding the hammer of Thor in the new installment. He later told ET that his second go-around will be even more «crazy» than .«If you take , which I feel was a very outlandish and big, bombastic film, we're trying double down on everything we did with that and create something that is even more crazy and even more of a big adventure,» he said.  is in theaters July 8.

After the success of Marvel’s latest theater release, “Doctor Strange: In the Multiverse of Madness” (2022), fans of the MCU are looking forward to the studio’s next big outing, “Thor: Love and Thunder.” Directed by Taika Waititi, who’s been thought to have brought Thor back to greatness with his previous movie, “Thor: Ragnarok” (2017). Waititi is known for films such as “Jojo Rabbit” (2018), “What We Do In The Shadows” (2010), and “Our Flag Means Death” (2022).

Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied are kicking off their day with a coffee run.

The “Love, Simon” television spin-off “Love, Victor” had a rocky journey from inception to screen. That journey is now coming to an end, but not before the television series answers a major question: Who will Victor choose to be with once and for all? Read More: ‘Love, Victor’ Season 2 Is Ballsier And Better Than Ever [Review] The first season of the television series dealt with Victor coming to terms with his sexuality, and season two chronicled his journey as an openly gay young man.

Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, another franchise is getting ready to hit theaters across the world.In two months, Thor: Love and Thunder will be released, making its way to a theater near you on July 8. While this is the fourth Thor film for Chris Hemsworth, it marks an important milestone fans are even more excited for: the return of his character’s former love interest, Natalie Portman.On Saturday, May 7, Empire magazine shared a first-look at Portman as Jane Foster in the upcoming film, holding the Mjollnir hammer while wearing gear that matches Hemsworth’s Thor.The film’s director, Taika Waititi, talked to the outlet about Jane’s return, letting fans know what they can expect from her character’s long-awaited and unexpected revival.

Taika Waititi is dishing on Thor: Love and Thunder!

Tom Hiddleston has played Loki in six Marvel movies (including three “Thor” features and three “Avengers” films), as well as in the standalone Disney+ series “Loki”.

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Natalie Holt has been set as the composer for Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi, becoming the first woman to score a live-action Star Wars project. She broke the news in an interview with Vanity Fair published on Friday, also confirming previous reports that longtime Star Wars composer John Williams will provide the new show’s main title theme.

Blink-182‘s Mark Hoppus has teased that he’s working on new music and celebrated being cancer-free.The bassist was diagnosed with 4-A diffuse large B-cell lymphoma last year, before revealing to fans in September that he was cancer-free.“I have so much to be thankful for today,” he wrote in a Thanksgiving message to fans last November, and has now opened up on his recovery and future musical endeavours in a rare chat with a journalist.Approached by a reporter from TMZ in the street this weekend, Hoppus was asked about progress with his health. “Life’s great! I’m glad to be here,” he responded.Hoppus added that he “wanted to get back into the studio and get back playing music, and get off [his] couch,” and that he hoped to release new music soon.In October, Hoppus performed live for the first time since announcing that he was cancer-free.