Buff Thor is back and trying to find himself in Love and Thunder teaser

Marvel followers have been loudly clamoring for one thing, something, in the best way of a trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder, provided that the discharge is only a few months away. Their want has now been granted. Marvel simply dropped an extended teaser for the Taika Waititi-directed movie.

Waititi signed on for the fourth installment of the Thor movies in 2019, adapting components from the Mighty Thor comedian books by Jason Aaron. (He’d learn them whereas making Ragnarok.) That storyline has Jane Foster being identified with breast most cancers and ultimately turning into the Mighty Thor. Natalie Portman, who performs Foster within the franchise, has stated each these components can be within the movie.

We’ve not actually seen Portman’s Foster since 2013’s The Darkish World. The character was all the time among the many least attention-grabbing, to be sincere. However Portman agreed to reprise her function after assembly with Waititi, who promised a contemporary take for the character, and having her wield Mjolnir would positively qualify. (The Web was abuzz when set photos of Portman leaked in March 2021, displaying simply how a lot muscle the diminutive actress had gained for the function.)

This is what we do know, per the official synopsis:

The movie finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey not like something he’s ever confronted – a quest for interior peace. However his retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer often called Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of the gods. To fight the menace, Thor enlists the assistance of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi) and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who—to Thor’s shock—inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, because the Mighty Thor. Collectively, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic journey to uncover the thriller of the God Butcher’s vengeance and cease him earlier than it’s too late.

Additionally becoming a member of forces with Thor are the Guardians of the Galaxy: Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord; Pom Klementieff as Mantis; Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer; Karen Gillan as Nebula; Vin Diesel voicing Groot; and Sean Gunn as Kraglin Obfonteri, the previous second-in-command of Yondu. (James Gunn consulted on the script since this movie will assist arrange Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, slated for 2023). Waititi can be again because the Kronan gladiator, Korg, and Jeff Goldblum will reprise his function because the Grandmaster, ruler of the planet Sakaar. Melissa McCarthy will play Hela, and Russell Crowe will make a cameo look as Zeus.

Set to the dulcet tones of “Candy Little one O’ Mine” by Weapons N’ Roses, the teaser opens with Thor pondering his future. “These palms had been as soon as used for battle,” we hear him say. “Now they’re however humble instruments for peace. I want to determine precisely who I’m. I need to select my very own path.” Look, Thor has been by rather a lot, between the harrowing occasions of Ragnarok, Infinity Conflict, and Endgame, dropping most of his household and all however a handful of Asgardians. So who can blame him for not eager to be a superhero anymore, preferring to only “dwell within the second,” man?

Thor’s private journey begins by getting in form, doing battle ropes like a champ (solely, with chains, as a result of that is Thor), and he is quickly again in prime combating form—he is simply not all that inquisitive about combating. Little doubt there can be battles and drama and a little bit of romance, however there’s nonetheless loads of that particular Waititi humor. “Bear in mind what I instructed you,” Quill tells his crew. “You ever really feel misplaced? Simply look into the eyes of the individuals that you just love.” The digital camera focuses on the Guardians. After which Thor’s smiling face seems, making Quill a wee bit uncomfortable. “What? Simply listening,” Thor beams.

There is a transient glimpse of Crowe’s Zeus, and Thompson’s Valkyrie wanting like a boss in a classy swimsuit (harking back to her Males in Black: Worldwide function). We do not see Gorr, so it is not clear how carefully the character will hew to the comics. The comics’ Gorr has a lethal cloak of tendrils and wields the god-killing All-Black the Necrosword, solid by the identical primordial deity who created the symbiotes who ultimately turned Venom. So there are some visually placing potentialities to work with.

At the very least we lastly get to see Portman wielding Mjolnir because the Mighty Thor within the closing body; she appears magnificently buff. And is that the “Goat Boat” (launched in February as an official LEGO set) taking off to provide Thor a contemporary journey? (The 2 goats within the LEGO set are named Toothgnasher and Toothgrinder, they usually’re pulling the ship.) Waititi referred to as Thor: Love and Thunder “the craziest movie” he is ever finished, “as if 10-year-olds instructed us what needs to be in a film and we stated sure to each single factor.” Our interior 10-year-olds are desperate to see extra.

Thor: Love and Thunder hits theaters on July 8, 2022.

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