Thor: Love & Thunder Trailer Secretly Sets Up MCU's Beta Ray Bill
The Thor: Love and Thunder trailer secretly sets up Beta Ray Bill joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Phase 4. Many expected Chris Hemsworth's tenure as Thor Odinson to reach its conclusion in Avengers: Endgame. However, Marvel Studios instead gave him a fourth solo film, which is set to be the biggest yet. Thor Odinson's next movie includes the Guardians of the Galaxy in a supporting role, Jane Foster's Mighty Thor transformation, and makes Gorr the God Butcher the next threat for Thor. Most of this is featured in the first Thor: Love and Thunder trailer, but there's also a tease for Thor's MCU replacement.
Even though Thor's story could continue beyond Thor: Love and Thunder, the transformation of Jane Foster into Mighty Thor signal Marvel's long-term plans to replace him. Natalie Portman's return could see her step into the Thor title by herself thanks to the repaired Mjolnir she wields, but many also want to see Beta Ray Bill make his live-action debut. He's a Korbonite warrior in the comics who is deemed worthy of Thor's power and Mjolnir, leading him to temporarily hold the mantle. The MCU has already teased his existence through Thor: Ragnarok, but now it seems that the latest piece of MCU marketing is setting him up more directly.
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One of the plot points Thor: Love and Thunder's trailer secretly reveals is Thor and Korg returning to Sakaar. The planet played a prominent role in Thor: Ragnarok, as this is where Thor and Korg met. It also happens to be a place where Beta Ray Bill became Grandmaster's champion at some point before Hulk took the crown. It is possible, then, that Thor and Korg's return trip to Sakaar will include an
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