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  • ‘Multiverse of Madness’, ‘Love and Thunder’ Top Fandango’s Most Anticipated List

    ‘Multiverse of Madness’, ‘Love and Thunder’ Top Fandango’s Most Anticipated List

    While Summer isn’t exactly just around the corner, the Summer movie season is and 2022 is shaping up to be quite the season. The long-awaited sequel to 1986’s Top Gun, another Jurassic Park film and the Buzz Lightyear origin story you didn’t know you needed are among the choices audiences will have this Summer, but according to a poll by Fandango, it’s a pair of Marvel Studios’ films that have audiences most excited.

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (May 6th) and Thor: Love and Thunder (July 8th) were the top two choices in a poll that was voted on by over 6,000 moviegoers. Jurassic Park: Dominion and Top Gun: Maverick were right behind, followed by two animated films in Pixar’s Lightyear and Dreamworks’ Minions: The Rise of Gru. Elvis, Jordan Peele’s Nope, Bullet Train and Downton Abbey: A New Era rounded out the top 10, all of which should be incredibly successful at the box office.

    Even in a Summer where Tom Cruise’s return as Maverick is in the cards, it’s not surprising to see two Marvel Studios’ projects top the list. The Doctor Strange sequel’s perceived connection to the story of the wildly successful Spider-Man: No Way Home has driven advance ticket sales; meanwhile, the mystery surrounding the fourth Thor film hasn’t taken away interest. Even as critics continue to pump out think pieces about superhero fatigue, superhero films still top the list for audiences.

  • New ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Merch May Confirm Mighty Thor’s Comic-Accurate Origin

    New ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Merch May Confirm Mighty Thor’s Comic-Accurate Origin

    When it was first announced that Natalie Portman would take on the role of Mighty Thor in the Thor: Love and Thunder, it not only had many cheering but also raised some questions. Given the heavy subject matter of her storyline in the comics, it did raise the question if the Marvel Cinematic Universe would also explore her battle with cancer. It seems that a new piece of merchandise may have given us the answer to that very question.

    The Mighty Thor’s Helmet (Thor: Love and Thunder) Replica | Marvel Movie Museum

    Eagle Moss shared a replica of Mighty Thor’s helmet. While the collector’s item already stands out on its own, what caught our eye was the description included. Not only does it give us our first glimpse into her storyline and how Mjolnir is restored, but also confirms that Jane Foster is suffering from cancer in the upcoming film. The description is as follows:

    Suffering from cancer, astrophysicist and Thor’s ex-girlfriend, Jane Foster, visited New Asgard and her life was changed forever. Mysteriously, the broken pieces of Mjolnir, the hammer of the thunder god, transformed her into the Mighty Thor and gifted her the superpowers of Thor, to battle threats internal and external. Wielding Mjolnir herself, she had become a godly protector and a new hero was born!

    So, it seems they are following the comic storyline quite closely. It does make you wonder how they’ll tackle it and how it may intertwine with Thor’s story of trying to retire from superhero-ing. Perhaps their paths cross and we uncover just what may have affected the growth inside her. Given that the Aether used her as its host, they may tie that storyline back to Thor: The Dark World and Thor takes a certain responsibility for what happened to her. Perhaps the next trailer offers a few more teases of how that plot line will come together, or even if they tease who is behind the mask.

    Source: EagleMoss

  • ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’s Goats Were Originally Pitched for 2011’s ‘Thor’

    ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’s Goats Were Originally Pitched for 2011’s ‘Thor’

    Here’s an interesting reveal by writer Zack Stentz. One of the three writers behind the original 2011 Thor has taken to Twitter to share some thoughts on the new Thor: Love and Thunder trailer. In his tweet, he highlighted that the goats we see in the trailer and across the promotional material were originally pitched as part of the 2011 version of the film. He not only shares about the insanity that Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjostr were pretty much Thor’s travel meal in the original mythology, but also that Kevin Feige and his team were a bit uncertain when they included it in the original pitch.

    This reveal says a lot about how much has changed since the Marvel Cinematic Universe just started. Not only did Taika Waititi take the character of Thor in such an outlandish direction that they’re way more open to tackling creative storylines, but the executives also loosened up quite a bit. To be fair, what we also have to keep in mind is that there’s a pre-Captain America: Civil War era where even Feige and his team were supervised by Isaac Perlmutter and his infamous committee.

    Once he was able to break free from Perlmutter and fully work with Disney directly. This way Marvel Studios became a separate entity from Marvel TV and Marvel, but also gave him way more freedom. It’s the only reason we actually are seeing more diversity in their projects. Black Widow was a film that only got a release this late in the game due to that era and most projects of Phase 3 were already in some form of production at the time. So, if they continue to see success with wilder ideas, we may also see them continue to try out new things moving forward.

    Source: Twitter

  • First Look at ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Funko Pops Leak Early

    First Look at ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Funko Pops Leak Early

    It looks like today is just a Thor: Love and Thunder kind of day. After breaking down what we could from the trailer and getting our hands on the synopsis, it seems like the line of Funko Pops for the upcoming film have also dropped one after another. They have seemingly leaked early through popnewws with our first look at Meek, Thor, Valkyrie, and a great one showcasing Gorr using the inherent abilities of his sword, the All-Black Necrosword.

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    That’s not all, as we also have one of Thor on an Asgardian Tours boat with his two trusty sheep pulling him along. What stands out is that they are seemingly running on the Rainbow Bridge, which he can create with the help of his mighty axe, Stormbreaker.

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    The Funko’s look great and are definitely going to be must-haves for collectors that are trying to keep their collection alive with every new entry. Gorr’s stands out the most, as it is our first look that the Necrosword still has its strange ability to use a black substance, in the comics it turns out to be related to the symbiote, but it’s unclear just how the MCU may give us a unique twist on that ability. For now, we’ll have to wait until he makes his first appearance in a future trailer.

    Source: Instagram

  • ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Trailer Teases Gorr’s Arrival With a Comic Reference

    ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Trailer Teases Gorr’s Arrival With a Comic Reference

    After many discussions on what exactly happened to it, the first teaser trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder has arrived. Surprisingly, Christian Bale’s Gorr the God Butcher is noticeably absent in the first teaser. We did get our first look through a toy leak that showed he was quite a departure from the comics, but it seems like they’ll still take some inspiration from the original Thor run that introduced the character.

    Comic Book’s @adambarndhardt was the first to notice a great detail that fans of the original comic run might love. For those that don’t know, the beast that has seemingly been slain in the snow is Falligar, The Behemoth and we see his dead body in the comic panel from Thor #3. He was a patron god of the galactic frontier that was found dead as Thor traveled the galaxy. What sets the fear in the God of Thunder is that the beast was able to wrestle black holes and was the champion of the Tournament of Immortals. He even was a friend of his, which might also come to play in the film.

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    Here’s a good look at the entire panel this scene is inspired by:

    His apparent death might also be our first real indicator of the horrors and destruction that Gorr will leave in his wake. He isn’t called the God Butcher for no reason, and it seems that they will stick quite closely to that. The fact we even got a one-to-one adaptation of an iconic comic panel is such a great touch, as it’s hard to beat out the visual of the original and shows director Taika Waititi’s love for the comic series that inspired his upcoming story. It’ll be interesting if future trailers will continue to keep him a secret.

    Source: Twitter

  • Thor Wears His Original Comic Costume in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Trailer

    Thor Wears His Original Comic Costume in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Trailer

    The trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder just keeps on giving, as we’ve already looked for a few iconic elements that we can expect from the upcoming July release. Not only did we see Natalie Portman’s first appearance as Mighty Thor, but even a tease of Russell Crowe’s Zeus, which he teased a long time ago was going to be in the film. After rewatching the trailer one more time, there’s another cute Easter egg hidden in the opening of the trailer.

    As we see a young Thor running and aging up in his pursuit, we briefly get a younger version of Thor in a comic-accurate costume. Not only does he have his winged helmet, which he swiftly dropped after briefly wearing it in the first Thor film, he even has the blacktop with the breastplates. He also has his yellow bandages wrapped around his leg going out of his yellow boots. So, it’s pretty close to the original Jack Kirby design.

    It’s unclear what exactly is even going on in this opening,a sit seems like he is jogging through a park turning into his older version. We see that a lot of this film will be about Thor trying to figure out what to do with himself, it may be part of an internal journey that he goes through. Who knows if his eventual conflict with Gorr might also force him to reflect on his past. Whatever it may be, it’s great to see the inclusion of such comic costumes.

    You can watch the trailer right here:

    Source: YouTube

  • ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Trailer Offers First Look at Zeus and the Olympians

    ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Trailer Offers First Look at Zeus and the Olympians

    Well, after a long wait the first trailer has finally dropped for Thor: Love and Thunder. While the big takeaway is our first look at Natalie Portman‘s return to the franchise in the form of Mighty Thor, it also gave us one more surprise. In the middle of the trailer, we see someone catch what seems like a metal lightning bolt, only for the trailer to pull out and reveal that what we are seeing is the Greek god Zeus. Not just that, but we even get various teases of the Olympus and the many gods that reside there.

    While it’s our first look and may catch many off-guard, Russell Crowe accidentally just revealed who he was playing back in April of 2021 in an interview. So, it’s very likely they are still trying to keep him a secret, but going by his own statements that are likely him in the role of ruling over the Olympians. It’ll be interesting to see if he has any interactions with Thor, as both are thunder-based gods before Gorr arrives.

    The overall design of Olympus looks impressive and there are some great touches here. The characters surrounding Thor are wearing traditional Greek clothing that one would expect from the gods, and it seems like they are still stuck in time. In the trailer, we even see a statue of Zeus. So, he might be quite full of himself. Thor and Korg are spotted in the trailer on this planet, if it is one, as well. So, they might arrive to warn them only for Gorr to follow shortly after. Whatever that might be, it might be the only time we see this pantheon on screen.

    You can watch the full trailer here:

    Source: YouTube

  • First ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Trailer Finally Drops Alongside First Look at Mighty Thor

    First ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Trailer Finally Drops Alongside First Look at Mighty Thor

    It seems like a fever dream, but the moment has finally arrived. We got our first look at Thor: Love and Thunder as the first trailer has dropped. It certainly promised a rather different take on not only a Marvel film but especially what we expect from Thor at this point. Director Taika Waititi certainly is leaving his imprint on the franchise once again that is heading in new directions. At the tail end of the trailer, we also finally get our first real look at Jane Foster’s return as Mighty Thor.

    We get a brief glimpse of the revived Mjolnir in the middle of a battle and our first full look at her design, which still looks great. Surprising though is that her eyes are being shown, as some of the promotional material was hiding it with lightning effect making us believe the film would do the same. Yet, it looks like that may just be when she activates her powers similar to Thor.

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    The framing is a bit curious, but it’s still great that the trailer ends with our first full look at Portman‘s grand return. We also see more of Mjolnir, which has certainly seen better days as it’s put together from the cracked remnants after Hela got her hands on it. For now, we’ll have to wait and see what the future has in store, but we might expect a second trailer once the upcoming Doctor Strange sequel hits theaters next month.

    Watch the full teaser trailer here:

    Source: YouTube

  • New ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Merch Offers a Close-Up of Restored Mjonlir

    New ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Merch Offers a Close-Up of Restored Mjonlir

    There’s still no sight of that Thor: Love and Thunder trailer, but more merchandise has started to find its way online. Just recently, we got a look at a mug that hinted at how New Asgard is thriving after its demise in Thor: Ragnarok. They seemingly even have their own sports team at this point. Now, a new piece of merchandise for Thor: Love and Thunder offers another new look at an important part of the upcoming film, the restored Mjolnir.

    After Hela famously destroyed it in Ragnarok, many wondered how exactly it may make its return in the sequel. Natalie Portman‘s Jane Foster will wield the hammer. The first images did hint that it was held together somehow after being broken apart, but the new collector’s item from the Legends Series offers our closest look yet.

    Image 1 - Hasbro Marvel Legends Series Thor 4 Love & Thunder Mjolnir Electronic Hammer

    It certainly looks like the version of the hammer that was destroyed rather than something from the multiverse, as some theorized. The glowing parts would hint that perhaps the power of Thor is still being held within the hammer and has led to its reforming. Perhaps an event will make the hammer, which may still have the curse from Odin in the first Thor film, chose a successor after reforming. Whatever it may be, it’s also a great new design for the hammer.

    Source: Ebay

  • New ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Merchandise May Tease Origins of Thor’s Goats

    New ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Merchandise May Tease Origins of Thor’s Goats

    We’re quite desperate for any updates on the upcoming release of Thor: Love and Thunder. While all eyes are currently on the Doctor Strange sequel, we still are questioning where exactly the trailer is for the next Thor entry, which is set to premiere in July. While we wait, the various merchandise has become our only real indicator of what we can expect from the sequel. Luckily, a new piece has found its way online that may reveal the origin of Thor’s new goat companions.

    In a leaked set photo from when the production on Love and Thunder began, we saw that Thor was riding off on a carriage with two goats. Tanngrisnir and Tanngnjostr were his companions in the original mythology and are set to make their live-action debut with the fourth entry of the franchise. Well, the new mug from Entertainment Earth reveals they are part of a tourist attraction in New Asgard.

    So, it seems that the two goats have become staple members of New Asgard’s tourist attractions. The mug also reveals they may have their own sports teams called the New Asgard Hammers. Though it does seem a bit unfair if you think about humans facing off against Asgardians. Still, it’s a great detail that shows just how the leftovers of that culture are thriving on earth.

    Source: Entertainment Earth