The MCU films featuring Marvel’s Norse
God of Thunder Thor, starring Chris Hemsworth in the role, initially gave a
prominent place to one of the superhero’s main supporting characters from the
comics. That would be his mortal love interest Jane Foster, played in the Marvel
Studios franchise by Natalie Portman. Unfortunately her relevance dropped off
from Thor’s MCU narrative to the point that a throwaway line from 2017 sequel “Ragnarok”
noted that the two have broken up. Jane Foster did cameo in “Avengers: Endgame”
last year, and upcoming MCU teasers have it that she will return in “Thor: Love
and Thunder” for 2021. But when will its filming actually commence?
As IGN tells us, it may well be soon from hints dropped by the
director at a tea party held by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts
(BAFTA) this Sunday, January 5, ahead of its 73rd awards ceremony next
month. According to New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi, who was also at the
helm for “Thor: Ragnarok,” filming could begin in the middle of 2020 in
Australia. His prospective timetable would have the production crew would begin
moving Down Under as early as April, with cameras rolling by August.
The fourth solo MCU film starring
Thor (out of nine actual appearances in the film franchise as a whole) will see
the return of Chris Hemsworth in the title role. This time however, he will be
sharing that role in a way with Natalie Portman, as the teasers for “Thor: Love
and Thunder” all the way back to the 2019 San Diego Comic Con strongly implies
that her character of Jane Foster will pick up the Asgardian’s trusty hammer
Mjolnir and become a female Thor. Waititi, who is also the film’s writer, has
also confided that the script was finished.
Jane Foster as Thor was explored
in Marvel Comics back in 2014, when Thor Odinson suddenly lost his worthiness
to lift Mjolnir. A then-unidentified woman took the abandoned hammer and was
transformed into Thor, whose adventures were related by Marvel writer Jason
Aaron. The new Thunder Goddess’ name was secret until before the 2015 “Secret
Wars” event. Subsequent storylines eventually returned Mjolnir to Thor Odinson
while Jane gains a new Asgardian identity as Valkyrie. Taika Waititi gave an
epic reveal of this development for the MCU during SDCC 2019 when he handed a
Mjolnir prop to Natalie Portman during the Marvel Panel at Hall H.
“Thor: Love and Thunder” is part
of the post-“Infinity Saga” Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Starring
Portman, Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson and director Waititi as Korg, the
movie is slated for November 2021.
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