Thor: Love & Thunder's Alternate Opening Scene Details Revealed

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The original Thor: Love and Thunder opening scene featured Jane Foster and not Gorr the God Butcher. Director Taika Waititi returns to the MCU after the success of Thor: Ragnarok to continue the God of Thunder's MCU arc after the events of Avengers: Endgame. In his new adventure, Thor finds himself pitted against Christian Bale's Gorr the God Butcher, who is on a crusade to kill all gods after suffering a personal tragedy. Luckily for him, he gets an assist from his ex-girlfriend, Natalie Portman's Jane Foster, who now goes by Mighty Thor after being worthy of Mjölnir.

Marvel Studios was careful with what they were going to reveal during Thor: Love and Thunder's marketing. But, the return of Jane and the introduction of Gorr the God Butcher were among the few plotlines that were previously confirmed for the film. Their respective arcs were therefore two of the most anticipated parts of the film, and Waititi gave fans what they wanted early by opening the film with a Gorr origin story.

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However, it turns out that Thor: Love and Thunder was initially going to open with Jane's arc, saving Gorr the God Butcher's backstory for later in the movie. That's what co-writer Jennifer Kaytin Robinson reveals in a new interview with Variety. She says that in the original draft, Jane was going to be the focus of the film's introduction before the Marvel Studios logo comes up. Robinson, however, doesn't reveal why they decided to shake it up and replace it with Gorr's story instead. Read her full answer below:

I don’t know if I’m allowed to say this, but I think it’s fine: In the original draft, it was actually before the Marvel [Studios logo]. It was even