Why Thor 5's Release Date Could Be A Long Way Away
WARNING: This article contains SPOILERS for Thor: Love and Thunder.
Thor: Love and Thunder have just hit the theaters, and it may take some time before Taika Waititi and Chris Hemsworth team up again for Thor 5. Continuing what had worked for Thor: Ragnarok, Waititi returns to the director's chair in Love and Thunder, bringing the humor and the deep character moments from his first Thor movie now into a much bigger Thor adventure. Loki is not in Thor: Love and Thunder, and neither is the Hulk, but the fourth Thor movie brings new additions to the MCU that audiences will likely want to continue to see show up in the franchise.
As expected, Thor: Love and Thunder picked up from where Avengers: Endgame had left Thor. Chris Hemsworth's character is still trying to pick up the pieces from his losses in Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame at the beginning of Love and Thunder, but the story quickly moves forward once the threat of Christian Bale's Gorr the God Butcher becomes known. The Guardians of the Galaxy are only briefly in Love and Thunder, but the rest of the movie is still packed with returning Thor movie characters like Valkyrie, Jane Foster, and Korg, plus at least three new Marvel antagonists.
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It took five years after Thor: Ragnarok for Thor: Love and Thunder to happen, but that had a lot to due with Chris Hemsworth's involvement in two Avengers movies in a row and a pandemic. While Thor 5 has not been officially announced, Thor: Love and Thunder set up a lot of potential storylines for a sequel. Chris Hemsworth has expressed his interest in continuing playing the character, and there is enough material setup in Love and Thunder for at least one more Thor
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