Thor: Love and Thunder | Official News and Speculation Thread

[Fosterson]

Overall, I enjoyed the trailer. Didn't work quite as well as the teaser IMO, but still everything we saw looked great and man I can't wait to see more of Mighty Thor and Gorr!

 

[DarkKnight88]

Yeah probably, I wasn’t sure if his contract was up soon I thought I remembered hearing.

Even if he did die, this is Marvel where...

 

[HammerDown]

Underrated great shot in the trailer.

 

[HammerDown]

 

[Fosterson]

Guess it means this is happening then:

Spoiler

 

[Stringer]

Not seeing all the hype for Bale's villain in this. Looks like another hall of fame actor wasted on a one note bad guy to me. I'm still interested enough, but this version of Thor just doesn't work for me.

 

[DyeLorean]

There has to be something really good in this film to make Christian Bale sign up for it. I doubt he would come on board if he didn't think it was worth it. He doesn't strike me as the kind of actor that would do this just for the paycheck.

 

[Fosterson]

Guess it means this is happening then:

Spoiler

Also pretty sure we'll get this moment:

Spoiler

 

[HammerDown]

Marvel's Youtube Channel

Official Trailer - 14.8M views + 985k likes (13 hours)
Teaser Trailer - 17M views + 1.1M likes (15.5 hours)

Pretty much neck and neck with a slight advantage for the Teaser.

 

[samsnee]

There has to be something really good in this film to make Christian Bale sign up for it. I doubt he would come on board if he didn't think it was worth it. He doesn't strike me as the kind of actor that would do this just for the paycheck.

No he isn’t. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be a misfire. But I believe he really wanted to work with Taika which is the main reason he signed on.

 

[DyeLorean]

Knowing Taika's work, I think there's a strong emotional component in this film that is being kept hidden and will surprise people. I believe this is a deeply misleading trailer, "Hey, this is like Ragnarok! See?", which in part it is, but I think there's a lot more to this movie and that's what makes me excited.

 

[Stringer]

There has to be something really good in this film to make Christian Bale sign up for it. I doubt he would come on board if he didn't think it was worth it. He doesn't strike me as the kind of actor that would do this just for the paycheck.

There's a long line of prestigious actors, playing forgettable Marvel villains. Why would Bale be any different?

 

[JtheDreamer]

The colorless scenes with Gorr remind me so much of Jack Slater's Hamlet parody in "Last Action Hero". Wondering if that's where Taika got his influence.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Nothing about the trailer landed for me. What a shame.

 

[Primal Slayer]

It wasn’t a Disney movie (at least not at that point) but Days of Future Past has Hugh’s butt and it’s still uncensored on Disney+.

I need to get my Disney movie rewards points ready for that poster cause it’s beautiful.

Also is Hercules in this? Hopefully at least a mention.

Disney censored Darryl Hannah's butt in Splash...

 

[Fosterson]

There's a long line of prestigious actors, playing forgettable Marvel villains. Why would Bale be any different?

To be fair, there are exceptions too, like Brolin as Thanos and Michael B. Jordan as Killmonger.

And Bale is known for being extremely picky with his roles. He's not the sort of actor to just ****e himself out for money. Not to mention that I'm fairly sure he said after TDKR that he had no interest in ever being in a CBM again. So it must have been something special to entice him back to the genre.

 

[Fosterson]

No he isn’t. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be a misfire. But I believe he really wanted to work with Taika which is the main reason he signed on.

Of course, there's never a guarantee with any actor/character combo. But I don't think we should start writing off this portrayal as a failure based on a few seconds of footage and audio.

 

[HammerDown]

 

[antsman41]

Kay Bale looks absolutely insane and terrifying.

He better ask Thor if Thor is a professional.

 

[Fosterson]

Nothing about the trailer landed for me. What a shame.

Has it dampened you excitement for the movie?

 

[TheGDBatman]

Thoroughly enjoyed the trailer. It's exactly what I expected from Taika. Bale looks fantastic as Gorr, and I'm excited to see if he can maneuver around the usual MCU villain problem.

The one thing I'm waiting to see is some sort of clear line of progression for Phase 4. Before, we had Thanos as the endgame (pun intended). Now.... it does feel a bit directionless. Normally that's not necessarily a bad thing, but when we've been so conditioned to looking for what's next, I do sort of feel lost a bit.

 

[sdgrandia86]

Saw the trailer a couple of times. It didn't do much to for me.

Visually it looks stunning; great black and white, and color contrast particular in that fight scene. I'm excited to see Portman as Thor, i think she looks amazing. I'm pleasantly surprised at how much shes is wearing the helmet - looks bad ass. Love that shot with the Living Tribunal head along with Watcher and Death.

Bale Gorr is giving me Malekith vibes. I'm sure he will act well but he doesn't look menacing at all in the footage. Kinda looks like a Thor vs Nun crossover. In the poster he does looke cool! And I so want that poster.

After DSMOM I'm glad to have another Marvel movie where it has the directors stamp all over it. I do wish they have kept the eyepatch look from Ragnarok.

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Still Wynning]

Christian Bale as Gorr looks super intense and metal as hell. He’s like if you combined the intensity of Kratos, the collected intimidation and competence of Sephiroth, and the creepiness of Voldemort. He’s even riding a giant piece of a planetary structure across the cosmos, just like good ole Sephy wanted to do.

In regards to Thor and the path that he’s taken in these films, I remember listening to this podcast one time where the main host made a point of not liking the direction of how they made Thor abdicate his responsibilities as King of Asgard to “find his own truth”, all because it didn’t jive with their own Christian idea of taking on your God-given responsibilities no matter what and not giving into your own so-called “selfish” desires to search yourself.

Frankly, I find that a load of BS. Like Thor, people don’t always stick to the same path or are destined to have the same responsibilities forever. Peoples’ perceptions and ideas of the world around them change. They hit roadblocks. They go through periods of their life where they’re wondering what the hell they’re supposed to do with their lives. They deconstruct. It happens. Hell, I’ve been going through the same thing for a number of years now. I’m going through it right now, even. I wanted my life to go to one way, but it’s gone in a completely different direction. It’s completely natural, not selfish.

To think that your path is completely set in stone according to whatever your interpretation of what you think God “calls us to do”, and that anything else is sacrilegious is, quite frankly, narrow minded and more selfish than the thing you deem so.

 

[antsman41]

Not seeing all the hype for Bale's villain in this. Looks like another hall of fame actor wasted on a one note bad guy to me. I'm still interested enough, but this version of Thor just doesn't work for me.

Him crying and showing sad anger, basically showing Gorr has to do this and doesn't want to do this...

...while probably killing Thor, was the best part of the trailer. Hiddelston, Eccleston, and even Blanchett never pulled that off.