Thor: Love and Thunder

The Thor Love and Thunder trailer has officially arrived from Marvel Studios, and shows off stars Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman.

With Love and Thunder, Hemsworth becomes the first Marvel actor to topline a fourth solo film. Filmmaker Taika Waititi returns to direct Love and Thunder after revitalizing the Thor franchise with Thor: Ragnarok (2017). In the years since, Waititi has won an Oscar and become a key part of the Disney family, acting in and directing episodes of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian and developing a Star Wars feature for the studio. Marvel announced the title for Love and Thunder back in 2019 at San Diego Comic-Con, where studio boss Kevin Feige revealed that Natalie Portman would be returning to the franchise for the first since Thor: The Dark World (2013).

The first full trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder features a naked Thor (thanks to Zeus), Jane Foster snatching Mjolnir from Thor, Gorr the God Butcher on a ...

Expect to see all of the above, and, of course, Taika Waititi as Korg, when Thor: Love and Thunder hits theaters on July 8th, 2022. So, who is holding the title of Mighty Thor, and what has Jane been doing for the last eight years, seven months, and six days? The first full trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder has arrived, and somehow found a new angle on the journey of Chris Hemsworth’s titular hero.

Gorr the God Butcher is here. Jennifer Bisset headshot. Jennifer Bisset. May 23, 2022 6:48 p.m. ...

To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who -- to Thor's surprise -- inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher's vengeance and stop him before it's too late." "But his retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher, who seeks the extinction of the gods. At some point, Thor faces Gorr the God Butcher, who lives up to his name.

Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, and Christian Bale face off in the first trailer for Taika Waititi's Ragnarok follow-up.

Marvel has previously teased fans with a series of photos of the film’s characters, most notably some clearer pics of certainly-not-Jane in full Thor regalia. It took a while, but Marvel Studios finally released the first teaser for Thor: Love And Thunder just over a month ago, introducing Thor fans—energized by both his recent team-ups with the Guardians Of The Galaxy and Taika Waititi’s franchise re-defining Thor: Ragnarok—to both the new status quo for the God Of Thunder (he has to reckon with a totally peaceful life where no god-hating villains will ever come to exterminate all gods!) and the mysterious new Thor, who wields a reforged Mjolnir and looks kind of familiar. (Shhh, we’re maintaining a nearly decade-old spoiler for the fans who want to be surprised.)

Taika Waititi's 'Thor: Love and Thunder,' starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Christian Bale, has released its full trailer.

With Mjölnir in hand and some friends by his side, Thor is returning to the big screen in “ Thor: Love and Thunder,” coming to theaters on July 8. Thor enlists the help of Korg, Valkyrie and Foster in his mission and teams up with the Guardians of the Galaxy, which includes the fan-favorite Rocket Raccoon voiced by Bradley Cooper, in addition to Pom Klementieff, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel and Karen Gillan reprising their roles. Starring Chris Hemsworth in the title role, it also features Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, Chris Pratt as Star-Lord, Waititi as Korg and Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, in her first appearance in the MCU since 2013’s “Thor: The Dark World.”

Christian Bale is bringing the ick factor to 'Thor: Love and Thunder,' but Natalie Portman as the new God of Thunder is sure to spark things up.

The Inverse Analysis — Thor: Love and Thunder looks like it’s keeping up with the same comedic tones that 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok brought to the table and revitalized Thor as his own franchise. But at least Love and Thunder shows that Thor isn’t going away without a party. “The only thing gods care about is themselves,” Gorr says in the trailer. Just as Boston showed dominance in the second quarter, the Thor: Love and Thunder trailer similarly dominated Marvel fans’ senses. It’s also apparent Jane was dusted in the Blip, as she thinks only a few years have passed since she last saw her ex-boyfriend. (I’m too lazy to do the math but Thor’s quip about “eight years, seven months” sounds like the right amount of time between November 2013 and July 2022.)

A new synopsis for Thor: Love and Thunder confirms that Russel Crowe will be playing Zeus.

It likely means that Love and Thunder will delve into Gorr's tragic backstory and why he hates the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi) and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who – to Thor’s surprise – inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late. Considering Crowe's prominence in the newest trailer and his reportedly minor role, it's likely that Zeus will be a victim of Christian Bale's Gorr the God Butcher to help set the stakes for our heroes and shock audiences.

Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Chris Pratt, Tessa Thompson and more star in Thor: Love and Thunder, out July 8.

"I was writing and it was like, 'Wouldn't it be kind of cool to bring Jane back into the storyline?' You don't want Natalie coming back and playing that same character who's walking around with science equipment. It is the greatest thing that I've ever had the pleasure and honor of working on and I can't wait for you to see it," he said in the video message Sunday. "This trailer is gonna blow your mind. This film is incredible. It's a real mind-f--- for Thor." The God of Thunder goes "from dad bod to god bod" in the lighthearted new trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder, which teases further glimpses at Natalie Portman's Mighty Thor character as well as a first look at Christian Bale's villainous Gorr the God Butcher.

A new trailer has dropped for Thor: Love and Thunder, and it gives the first official look at Gorr the God Butcher.

The various black and white segments featuring the character are a really creative choice. The best part of it all? Not only that, but it failed to give a proper look at the movie's main villain: Christian Bale's Gorr the God Butcher.

The latest Marvel trailer gives us our first glimpse at Gorr the God Butcher played by Oscar-winner Christian Bale.

Chris Hemsworth returns to the role of Thor in Marvel's 'Thor: Love and Thunder.' The trailer was released last night and sees the return of Natalie Portman ...

The worst part of the trailer? Second best part of the trailer? Best part of the trailer?

As frankly prophesized three years ago, this is essentially “Marvel stomps on Sony or Netflix's attempts to make a He-Man movie.”

It’s a little depressing that Thor would still be pining for Jane Foster (and apparently, she for him) 11 years after their first meeting, as you’d hope that both respective A+ dating specimens would have moved on. They can approximate other genres and even other franchises with unlimited financial resources and a built-in fanbase that A) will show up and B) will automatically hold MCU products in higher regard. Love & Thunder’s biggest commercial advantage is the mere fact that audiences who aren’t still obsessed with the MCU as a brand will still show up because they liked Thor: Ragnarök. How old-fashioned... Who cares if Sony and/or Netflix ever gets around to making a He-Man movie when you have both Thor: Ragnarök and now Thor: Love & Thunder? That’s no discredit to the folks who put it together, but it was one of those cases, like the first teaser for Star Wars: The Last Jedi, where no one wanted to put a trailer out then and needed to cobble together 110-seconds worth of footage while saving most of the goodies for the next reveal. The first teaser for Thor: Love & Thunder, released in mid-April, was seemingly a capitulation to online fandoms demanding a trailer “right now.” It was frankly a halfhearted affair.

This time, we get a glimpse of Christian Bale's viscerally named villain Gorr the God Butcher. Plus, there's another look at Natalie Portman's Jane Foster, aka ...

To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who -- to Thor's surprise -- inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher's vengeance and stop him before it's too late." "But his retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher, who seeks the extinction of the gods. At some point, Thor faces Gorr the God Butcher, who lives up to his name.

Thor: Love & Thunder introduces a new iconic villain to the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Gorr the God Butcher. Christian Bale plays the alien on a mission to ...

At the very moment he was to activate the Godbomb, Gorr realized that in his quest for power, influence, and self-satisfaction, he had become a god himself. And that was the moment that Gorr the God Butcher was born. Gorr only appeared at the beginning and the very end of that run, but his legacy was felt throughout, as an embodiment of its themes. Enraged that a god would ask him for help after his life of prayer had gone unheeded, Gorr took up the other god’s blade and murdered the first. Jason Aaron and Esad Ribić created Gorr as the first villain of their 2012 series Thor: God of Thunder, which proved a launching pad for Aaron’s seven-year run at the helm of Marvel’s Asgard stories. As Gorr approached, seeing with his own eyes proof that gods existed, one of the armored figures called out to him ... for help.

Marvel fans aren't taking Chris Hemsworth's new Thor look kindly in 'Thor: Love and Thunder' official trailer.

To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi) and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who – to Thor’s surprise – inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher’s vengeance and stop him before it’s too late. Now that the official Love and Thunder trailer is here, fans are basking in Christian Bale’s terrifyingly awesome Gorr the god butcher, the newest MCU villain that’s powerful enough to wipe away Thor for good. Marvel heroes, especially live-action interpretations, go through numerous costume changes.