Love & Thunder Secretly Confirms Jane Foster's Dark Thor Origin
Merchandise from the upcoming Marvel movie Thor: Love and Thunder hint at two of its plot points: Thor becomes a Ravager and the dark storyline of Jane Foster being diagnosed with cancer. Thor: Love and Thunder, again directed by Thor: Ragnarok filmmaker Taika Waititi, is set to release in theaters in July 2022. The 29th installment of the MCU will star Chris Hemsworth returning as Thor Odinson, alongside Tessa Thompson as King Valkyrie and Natalie Portman as Jane Foster.
When the movie was announced in 2019, Waititi revealed that it would adapt elements of Jason Aaron's Mighty Thor comic run, given Natalie Portman's return in Thor 4 after being absent from Thor: Ragnarok. The director has since labeled Thor: Love and Thunder a romance movie, as evident by its subtitle. Meanwhile, Portman coming back has sparked the question of just how her character would re-enter the MCU after her apparent exit and the brief explanation as to why in the previous Thor movie.
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A trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder has yet to be unveiled, making this the shortest gap between the release of an MCU film and the launch of its marketing campaign. With no other official look at the movie being available, merchandise tie-ins visible online and in stores are providing preliminary glimpses instead. So far, items have revealed initial impressions of the movie's characters, offering hints at which stories will be present in the sequel. From the first look at Christian Bale's Gorr the God Butcher to the confirmed title of King Valkyrie after the events of Avengers: Endgame, the merch has provided some insight. Among the most exciting, however, are the toys concerning Thor
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