The first images were unveiled in the middle of the fight. As the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat clashed in a final of an NBA match broadcast on the American channel ABC, Marvel Studios unveiled the first images of Thor: Love and Thunder, scheduled for French cinemas on 13 July. Directed by Taika Waititi, to whom we also owe the previous installment Thor: Ragnarok (2017), the film picks up the adventures of the God of Thunder where we left off at the end of Avengers: Endgame (2019 ). Pot-bellied and disillusioned, Thor Odinson (Chris Hemsworth) swore to live in peace after his epic with the Guardians of the Galaxy. A peace that will not last.
Accompanied by his faithful hammer, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) then embarks on an unprecedented quest, “that of his own serenity”, specifies the scenario. But according to the two minutes and twenty-four seconds of the official trailer, the viewer will again and quickly be immersed in the heart of a world at war, plagued by battles between the deities and the dark forces who want them. exterminate. A retreat interrupted when he comes face to face with Gorr the Butcher, role camped by Christian Bale, a galactic killer who has only one idea in mind: to exterminate all the gods, including Zeus, role interpreted for the first time at Marvel by Russell Crowe.
But Thor won't meet this challenge alone. These first images reveal his reunion with his ex-girlfriend, Jane Foster, played by Natalie Portman, whom he had not seen for “eight years, seven months and six days”, specifies the scenario. A new duo that will also be aided by Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) and superhero Korg, for whom director Taika Waititi lent her voice. “Our heroes will then embark together on a trying cosmic adventure to try to identify the causes of the relentlessness of Gorr, the Butcher of the gods and stop him before it is too late”.
After Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), this fourth installment of the Thor franchise is the second film from Marvel Studios to be released this year. The feature film will also be the sixth big-screen entry in the MCU's Phase Four, following Black Widow (2021), Shang-Chi (2021), The Eternals (2021), Spider Man: No Way Home (2021) and Doctor Weird. Slated for release on July 13, it will precede Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which is slated for release on November 11.
