Marvel boss reveals why Natalie Portman returned for Thor 4

One of the largest Marvel headlines popping out of Comic-Con International final weekend was unquestionably Natalie Portman’s return to the MCU for Thor: Love and Thunder.

And not solely is the Oscar winner reuniting with Chris Hemsworth along with becoming a member of forces with Ragnarok‘s Tessa Thompson for the primary time, she’s additionally going to be enjoying “the female Thor”.

It’s pretty simple to see why Portman reversed her notorious stance that she was “done” with Marvel when you weigh up all these thrilling alternatives — but it surely turns on the market was yet one more alternative she simply could not cross up.

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During a latest interview with CNN, Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige defined the method of wooing Portman again to the franchise, and revealed that it was the possibility to work with director Taika Waititi that sealed the deal.

“I believe when [Waititi] agreed to come back again and do one other Thor, he was like, ‘How do we-?’ This is a really huge film that’ll be folding in a number of parts,” Feige defined.

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“That is a huge important part of it. He pitched it to us, and we were totally in. We loved it. We’d been in touch with Natalie. She’s part of the MCU family and we put she and Taika together. It took one meeting and she agreed to do it.”

So, by proxy, we’ve got Thor’s rocky pal Korg to thank for Natalie Portman’s return to the MCU — since Waititi performs the Kronan gladiator, along with directing.

Thor: Love and Thunder hits cinemas on November 5, 2021.

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