With theThor: Love and Thunderpremiere just a couple of weeks away, Marvel Studios is stepping up its promotional efforts for the film, and that includes releasing a wholesome behind-the-scenes look at the kind of fun Taika Waititi, Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, and company had while shooting the movie.
The newly surfaced video was posted by Marvel Entertainment shortly after uploading the latestThor: Love and Thundertrailer showing Thor trying to rally his people for the fight that’s coming their way, though not as successfully as the Asgardian god might hope. It also doesn’t play lightly into Hemsworth’s feelings over playing such a beloved character for more than a decade, the same role that’s helped him become one of the most recognizable actors in the world.
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One common theme forTessa Thompson and the film’s two leads, not to mention Waititi, is just how much bigger of an adventure this is in terms of scale for Thor, raising the bar even further past what was achieved inThor: Ragnarok. Waititi in particular seems to have had a blast on the movie’s set and the director’s joyful mood is evidenced by his collection of graphic clothing that some fans might be able to figure out despite Marvel’s blur effects. As the man himself claims,Thor: Love and Thunderis not “afraid to be flamboyant” and campy.
In the end, Waititi’s description ofThor: Love and Thunderas a “crazy space adventure” definitely fits the tone set by the film’s trailers. Still, some Marvel fans might be wary of thatafterDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Also worth mentioning for the director is the role played by MCU newcomer Christian Bale, whom he characterizes as just the kind of “monstrous” villain Marvel movies could use.
Thor: Love and Thunderis gearing up to be another Marvel Studios blockbuster hit after what has arguably beenthe worst year-over-year period for the MCUconsidering the tame performance ofBlack Widow,Eternals, and to a lesser degreeShang-Chi and the Legend of The Ten Rings, with only Doctor Strange living up to his full potential once Sony’sSpider-Manis factored out of the equation. Nevertheless, reception for theDoctor Strangesequel was mixed, and that’s a trapping Waititi will be keen to avoid.
Waititi is largely credited with turningThor: Ragnarokinto one of the MCU’s most cherishedmovies after the superhero’s first couple of films were often left on the lower end of most Marvel rankings. So the promise of something even bigger this time around will have many excited overThor: Love and Thunder’s potential.
Thor: Love and Thunderwill release in theaters on August 08, 2025.
