After being disappointed with most of the films in Marvel Studios’ Phase 4, The Playlist Podcast is here to talk a bit more positively about the MCU with “Thor: Love & Thunder.” With the return of Taika Waititi behind the camera, Chris Hemsworth’s God of Thunder is back with more laughs, more adventures, and more Thors.
“Thor: Love & Thunder” is the fourth film in the ‘Thor’ franchise—the first time a solo MCU hero gets a four-quel, as a matter of fact—and if you loved “Thor: Ragnarok,” then the odds are, you’re going to have a blast with this new film. In addition to Waititi and Hemsworth coming back for more hijinks, ‘Love & Thunder’ marks the returns of Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie and Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster. The latter of which gets a superhero makeover as she gains possession of a mystical hammer to become the Mighty Thor.
Is ‘Love & Thunder’ just more of the same that we got in ‘Ragnarok?’ Maybe. Are the characters a bit shortchanged in favor of keeping the story going and the jokes coming? Sure. Does all of that matter in the larger scheme of things? Not really.
You can hear us discuss “Thor: Love & Thunder” in detail in the podcast below:
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