Why Jane Foster Wields Broken Mjolnir In Thor: Love & Thunder
Jane Foster wields a broken Mjölnir in Thor: Love and Thunder — here's why. Natalie Portman makes her return to the MCU after her last proper appearance in Thor: The Dark World. Now, she's set to become a superhero herself, assuming the persona of Mighty Thor. However, her mystical hammer appears to have been broken and just patched back together, an observation that has since been a point of conversation for the public.
Director Taika Waititi marks his MCU return with Chris Hemsworth's fourth solo film as the God of Thunder. Following the success of 2017's Thor: Ragnarok, which both revived the sub-franchise and revitalized fans' interest in the Avenger, Marvel Studios teaming them up again for Thor: Love and Thunder only makes sense. Waititi is going bigger with his upcoming film by assembling an expanded ensemble that includes some members of the Guardians of the Galaxy, in addition to the debut of Russell Crowe's Zeus and Christian Bale's villain, Gorr the God Butcher. Arguably, the most exciting part of the flick is Portman's introduction as Mighty Thor.
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Marvel Studios has purposefully kept details of her arc in Thor: Love and Thunder under wraps. While fans wait for the film's official trailer, new tie-in merchandise offered the best look at Jane Foster’s broken Mjölnir, but it still doesn't explain why she wields one that's previously damaged. Due to this, the hammer cannot be the one featured in Avengers: Endgame. Aside from the fact that Captain America (Chris Evans) returned it to its original timeline, that one was also intact. Instead, this one could be the Sacred Timeline's Mjölnir — the one that Hela (Cate Blanchett) destroyed at the beginning of
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