Thor: Love and Thunder
Warning : This article incorporate spoilers forDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness .
Thor : Love & Thunderwill mark the bomber ’s fourth solo journey , the most of any MCU character , but it can also be monolithic in breaking a handsome Phase 4 trend . Taika Waititi returns to the helm after directing the hugely successfulThor : Ragnarokto proceed the God of Thunder ’s journey . Thor : Love & Thunderwill be the 6th plastic film in the very crowded MCU Phase 4 slate , but hopefully , by breaking one style it can lighten up the loading .
Ever since the multiverse opened , the MCU has embraced the opportunity to include virtually anything in its stories . It set to bring quickly after Thanos ' defeat , eager to produce an event that could equal the size of it ofAvengers : Infinity WarandAvengers : Endgame , and it has done just that . From Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield ’s returns inSpider - Man : No Way Home , to the reappearance ofPatrick Stewart ’s Professor XinDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , and even Vincent D’Onofrio ’s reappearance as Kingpin inHawkeye , the MCU has really up its game . However , Thor : Love & Thunderwould do the MCU a favor by breaking this Phase 4 trend .
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The last two MCU motion picture , No Way HomeandMultiverse of Madness , have been determine by their cameo potentiality and sports fan expectations . EvenMorbius , a Sony property , had the MCU ’s Vulture in the film . It ’s started to become anticipate of Marvel films to include some kind of surprise cameo that will direct audiences into overdrive as they frantically analyze every human body of a trailer . Thor : Love & Thunder , however , is n’t determine by its multiverse possibilities , but defined by its story and its lead character . The exciting crotchet , Jane as Thor , has already been shown in the trailers , which squeeze madden conjecture . Thus , audiences can go into the plastic film without any wild expectations .
These cameos can sometimes be to the detriment of the film , as there is more focus placed on fan serve than the chronicle itself , and if cameo expectations are n’t met , it lead to letdown . Luckily , the hearsay of Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire ’s return inNo Way Homewere rightful and fans were rapturous , but the same ca n’t be said forDoctor Strange 2 . Before a preview was even release forMultiverse of Madnessthere was guess about whether Deadpool , Kang , Tom Cruise ’s Tony Stark , Loki , or even Wolverine would make an appearance . None of those fictitious character demonstrate up in the film , which led to some dashing hopes , despite the fact that the pic see the pay - off of many class of fan - casting withJohn Krasinski as Reed Richards / Mr Fantastic . This just goes to show how much fan service expectation can dampen a film . Love & Thunder , however , is advertised primarily as a sort of character study of Thor and his self - uncovering journey , with Jane and Gorr acting as exciting plus to the news report .
WhilstNo Way HomeandMultiverse of Madnessdid deliver on wonderful acts of rooter serve , it can very easily move around sour . Thus , Thor : Love & Thunderstraying forth from this Phase 4 trend will mean that the cameo sensation can have a well - merit time out , and the MCU can return to the base level of delivering a good story . There will likely always be someone wish that a variant Loki might materialize and reunite with his brother in aThor : Love & Thunderpost - quotation scene , but at least the film will amount to much more than that .
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