Natalie Portman Explains Jane's Evolution In Love & Thunder After Thor 3
Natalie Portman explains Jane Foster’s evolution in Thor: Love and Thunder after the time elapsed in Thor: Ragnarok. Portman stars in Love & Thunder alongside Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Russell Crowe, and Chris Pratt. Taika Waititi, who also directed Ragnarok, returns to direct and also acts in the film as the voice behind Korg.
Portman debuted as Jane Foster in 2011's first Thor movie. She then appeared in its sequel Thor: The Dark World but did not appear in Thor: Ragnarok - the only appearance she has made as Jane Foster in the time between The Dark World and now is a brief appearance in Avengers: Endgame, for which she filmed no new material. According to director Waititi, he convinced Portman to return for Love & Thunder by sitting down with her personally to make his appeal, saying that Jane Foster would be more fun and adventurous a character to play this time around.
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Portman discusses what has changed since her character’s Ragnarok hiatus and how Jane has evolved in Love & Thunder. In an interview with Vogue, Portman points out that Jane is now the superhero Mighty Thor in Love & Thunder. She elaborates on how that affects this specific character. Unlike some “feminist character[s]” that are “just a badass all the time who just kicks butt,” Portman notes that Jane “also has moments of vulnerability.” All of this makes Jane Foster / Mighty Thor a complex and “multi-faceted character.” Check out the full statement below:
“Jane becomes the Mighty Thor in this, so we get to see her as a superhero—and a new superhero. I love that she’s not always tough and badass, she also has moments of vulnerability, moments of
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