No Way Home's Thor Easter Egg Hints At Zeus' Story In Love & Thunder
A blink-and-you'll-miss-it Easter egg in Spider-Man: No Way Home hints at Zeus' story in Thor: Love & Thunder. Marvel's shared universe is the key to its success; while every movie should really be a complete story in and of itself, it also ties in to the overarching narrative of the MCU. Sometimes that's through overt references, and sometimes it's through subtle Easter eggs.
Spider-Man: No Way Homewas packed with Easter eggs, many of which serve as hints of what's to come. There's a sense in which its entire multiversal arc is setup for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, with its portrayal of Wong as the new Sorcerer Supreme and Stephen Strange as a wizard whose wisdom falls far short of his power. Meanwhile, the final scenes of Spider-Man: No Way Home also coincide with the Hawkeye Disney+ TV show, with Spider-Man swinging past the Christmas tree Clint Barton and Kate Bishop later bring down during a battle with Kingpin's Tracksuit Mafia. But another subtle Easter egg, only visible for a moment on screen, also points to Zeus' arc in Thor: Love & Thunder.
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Early on, there are a number of news reports discussing Spider-Man's secret identity and Mysterio's attack on London, for which Peter Parker is blamed. One of those reports includes a news ticker discussing the Asgardian settlement of New Asgard; "Political turmoil continues in New Asgard as Z..." it reads, with the film moving on before any more can be read. Still, it's reasonable to assume this is a reference to Russell Crowe's Zeus, who will be introduced in Thor: Love & Thunder.
Assuming this is indeed a reference to Thor: Love & Thunder's Zeus — as seems likely — then in the
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