Thor: Love & Thunder Merch Confirms Jane Foster's Cancer Storyline
Thor: Love and Thunder appears to be adapting the Jane Foster cancer storyline from the comics. Jane Foster was first introduced as The Mighty Thor in Thor #1 in October 2014, yet her identity remained a secret at the time. When it was revealed that it was Jane Foster wielding the power of the God of Thunder, the revelation that Foster was diagnosed with cancer was also confirmed, and every time she used the hammer Mjölnir, she purged the chemotherapy treatment from her body.
After skipping out on Thor: Ragnarok, Natalie Portman was announced to be returning to the Thor franchise in Thor: Love and Thunder by director Takia Waititi, in which she would become the Mighty Thor. Waititi has drawn heavily from Jason Aaron's Thor comics run, including the film's main villain, Gorr the God Butcher, set to be played by Christian Bale. It was during Aaron's tenure on the Thor comics that the Jane Foster's cancer storyline was first introduced, and many were left wondering if Waititi would adapt this element to the film and how that would play with the director's more comical take on the material.
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It now appears to be confirmed that Thor: Love and Thunder will have Jane Foster diagnosed with cancer. In an online listing on Eaglemoss for a replica of The Mighty Thor helmet worn by Jane in the film, the description officially confirms that her character is diagnosed with cancer. The description reveals that, while visiting New Asgard, the fragments of Thor's hammer Mjölnir give Jane the power of Thor. The official description can be read below:
«Suffering from cancer, astrophysicist and Thor’s ex-girlfriend, Jane Foster, visited New Asgard and her life was
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