Thor: Love & Thunder's Loki Tribute Was Originally Meant for Ragnarok
Thor: Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi revealed Chris Hemsworth's Thor's Loki tribute tattoo was initially supposed to appear in Thor: Ragnarok. The latest phase 4 movie saw Waititi and Hemsworth reunite for the first time since the 2017 movie. Thor: Love and Thunder was released on July 8th, 2022.
In Thor: Love and Thunder, Thor, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), and Korg (Waititi) travel to Omnipotent City for aid when Gorr the God-Butcher (Christian Bale) abducts the children of New Asgard. Donning disguises, the group seeks an audience with Zeus (Russell Crowe) in hopes of raising an army to face Gorr. After singling out and summoning Thor to the stage, Zeus uses his powers to strip Thor of his disguise, only to flick too hard and strip the God of Thunder of his entire outfit. As noticed by eagle-eyed fans when the film's trailer was released, Thor has gotten a tattoo in tribute to Loki (Tom Hiddleston), commemorating his deceased brother with an illustration of his horned helmet, as well as a sentimental epitaph. While the tattoo tribute references Loki's death at the hands of Thanos (Josh Brolin) inAvengers: Infinity War, it has been revealed that Thor's tribute almost debuted in an earlier film.
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In an interview with Insider, Waititi revealed that Thor's Loki tattoo was originally part of a humorous moment in Thor: Ragnarok. The director revealed that during Thor and Loki's initial reunion, Thor would have revealed that he got a smaller tribute tattoo on his upper arm following Loki's supposed death in Thor: The Dark World. Waititi stated that while he was determined to include it in Love and Thunder, Kevin Feige suggested upscaling
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