Thor: Love And Thunder director Taika Waititi has revealed Chris Hemsworth will continue to topline the upcoming fourth movie in the Thor franchise.
At July’s San Diego Comic-Con , it was announced that Natalie Portman, who plays scientist Jane Foster in the franchise, is set to return and get to adapt a version of the Lady Thor arc in the new film.
Asked who the star of Love and Thunder was, Waititi told MTV News, “It’s Chris. It’s a Thor film. He is Thor, it’s a Thor film. She’s (Portman) in it.”
.@TaikaWaititi confirmed that @chrishemsworth will be at the forefront of #LoveAndThunder alongside Natalie Portman's #LadyThor. But when it came to more details on #Thor and #SuicideSquad, he was tight-lipped 🤫 #TIFF19 pic.twitter.com/5BVhAKMA0E
— MTV NEWS (@MTVNEWS) September 13, 2019
During the panel discussion at comic con, Waititi had said, “That storyline is incredible is full emotion, love, and thunder and introduces for the first time female Thor.”
Also featuring Tessa Thompson, Thor: Love And Thunder is scheduled to release on 5 November, 2021.
(With inputs from Press Trust of India)