Thor 4
It's official: Chris Hemsworth will return as Thor in a fourth standalone film within
the MCU.
But what does all of that mean for the Asguardians of the galaxy and which villain could go up
against the god of thunder?
We will now discuss everything we know about the upcoming project as well as some of the
more interesting theories regarding the sequel.
But as usual - This video does contain spoilers.
You have been warned.
The god of thunder isn't the only to return for a fourth film; Thor Ragnarok director
Taika Waititi will return as well to helm the film.
Which seems like great news for marvel.
After all Waititi's Thor 3 was financially and critically the most successfull Thor film
yet.
Which may be linked to the drastic tonal shift of the film when being compared to the previous
two installments.
As you remember – Thor 1 was basically a drama involving gods and even the dark world
took itself quite seriously.
Thor 3 however shifted the franchise in a more comedic direction and turned the film
into a funny space adventure.
After the destruction of Asgard in Ragnarok Thor felt the need to find a new home for
his people.
But Thanos complicated things even more.
The events of both Infinity War and Endgame had a massive impact on Thors story.
Most of the asgardians are dead, he is no longer a real king and the avengers do not
exist anymore.
And even main baddies like Loki, Hela and Thanos are all dead.
Which is why Thor 4 should be quite the challenge.
So as you can see the last couple movies constantly kept developing our hero.
From king to being depressed to regaining his strength and battling thanos.
The new standalone Thor film could show us how he deals with the new situation post endgame.
The last Avengers film had him hand over the asgardians leaderhip position to valkyrie.
Her return seems very likely – since it was Taika Waitit who brought her on board
to begin with.
Endgame ended with Thor joining the guardians of the galaxy and many fans – including
us – were hoping for an asguardians of the galaxy - a crossover film involving thor and
the guardians of the galaxy.
But this desired project has no confirmation whatsoever.
James Gunn will soon helm Dcs Suicide Squad before returning to the guardians franchise.
His script for volume 3 however has been finished for quite some time now.
Jamming in a Thor storyline into the already completed script now seems not very likely.
But since James Gunn also acted as one of the executive producers for both infinity
war and endgame it is possible that a crossover may have been planned for some time now.
We continue to have our hopes up.
But other than the guardians – Thor might form his very own group of heroes to face
new threats.
We are pretty certain, that both Korg and Miek will return for the fourth film.
Both of these characters had a great dynamic with Thor in both Ragnarok and Avengers Endgame.
This odd trio could fight alongside Valkyrie against the forces of evil.
But who will be the bad guy? Thors big screen villains Loki, Hela and Thanos are all dead
after all.
Which is why now the time has come for a new antagonist.
And as comic fans we have already have a particular character in mind: Beta Ray Bill.
Bills race – krobinites almost went completely extinct as well.
And just like thor - he became their champion – destined to protect the remaining survivors.
As such he was given supernatural abilities that turned him into a monster.
In the comics he is brought back to life by his ship Skuttlebutt, which Thor views as
a threat that he can't defeat on his own.
This is why thor and Bill start out as enemies until it is revealed that Bill is worthy of
wielding thors hammer.
As a result Odin pins both of them against one another but Bill refuses to kill thor
and even becomes an ally of the asguardians.
This story probably needs some tweeks here and there - since we've seen the whole Thor
loses his hammer routine a couple times before.
Thor Ragnarok already teased bills head as a statue on the planet of sakaar.
Apparently the character was even featured in an earlier version of the Thor 3 script
and later removed in order to make the film feel less crowded.
This is why now seems the right time for Waitit to finally introduce the character.
What do you think?
Will Beta Ray Bell be the villain in the upcoming Thor 4 or would you like to see someone else?
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