Although he is the main character Thor: love and thunderTaika Waititi regrets not including Natalie Portman (Jane Foster) in third God of Thunder movie Thor: Ragnarok. Released in 2017, it takes place primarily off-Earth, and in its absence, the character is only briefly mentioned.
But in an interview conducted DiversityDirector Thor: Ragnarok D Thor: Love and Thunder He assures that he had to look for and find ways to bring the character back in the third part. The goal was to do it in such a way that an important evolution would take place. “It was part of a comic that Jason Aaron did, and it’s a story arc that I fell in love with during creation. ragnarok“, he explained. He is referring to the reimagining of Jane Foster so that she becomes mighty Thor.
“We talk all the time about how wonderful she is and part of me has always wanted Natalie Porman to be in the spotlight. Thor: Ragnarok. So when Marvel told me they wanted her back, it all made a lot of sense,” he continued in the interview. “He’s going to be a hero, he’s going to take Mjolnir and he’s going to be the Mighty Thor,” he said.
Why Natalie Portman left the Marvel Cinematic Universe but returned Thor: Love and Thunder?
After his appearance in Thor: A mthe dark world, Natalie Portman has disappeared from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In fact, in an interview conducted in 2016, the actress claimed she was done with the character. Although Kevin Fig tried to calm the water, claiming that due to nature Thor: Ragnarok, there was not much point in the appearance of the character in the film, everything indicates that the breakup occurred many years before. Hence the surprise of his return to Thor: Love and Thunder.
before alan taylor take the reins Thor, dark worldthe movie was supposed to be made Patty Jenkins (amazing woman). But due to creative differences with Marvel Studios, she was fired. This apparently upset the hell out of Portman, who decided to leave the franchise.
But changes at the studio and Taika Waititi’s stance on the presence and importance of female characters in his films forced Natalie Portman to rethink her decision. In 2018, she publicly stated that she was ready to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A year later, during comic conannouncing your participation in Thor: Love and Thunder it became official.
In fact, in Thor: Love and Thunder, Jane Foster ceases to be the only romantic interest of the main character. She becomes a super-powerful hero of vital importance in the Marvel Universe. In addition, it provides an important example for viewers, where female figures play a leading role and do not always need protection from a man. Something that Natalie Portman has been defending in Hollywood for years.
Thor: Love and Thunder It opens July 8 in theaters around the world. Directed by Taika Waititi and starring Natalie Portman, Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, Jamie Alexander and Russell Crowe.
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