He says he didn’t “stick the landing” in his fourth outing as the God of Thunder—and wants another shot at it.
AFTER THE RECEPTION to Chris Hemsworth’s previous three outings as norse god/superhero Thor—in Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame—were lauded by fans and critics alike, he felt like going for a clean 4-for-4 sweep with Thor: Love and Thunder. The movie returned Ragnarok’s writer/director Taika Waititi, and promised to keep that film’s same irreverent, fun, comedic tone. But when the movie came out, those same fans and critics agreed that something seemed off; it earned only a 63% on Rotten Tomatoes and in general seemed to underwhelm, well, just about everyone.
“I got caught up in the improv and the wackiness, and I became a parody of myself,” Hemsworth told Vanity Fair in a new cover story. “I didn’t stick the landing.”
Another Thor movie has yet to be announced, but while Hemsworth alludes throughout the VF piece to several upcoming projects—he name drops Quentin Tarantino and Scorsese as dream collaborators, he talks about wanting to make a movie with Brad Pitt (whose character in Legends of the Fall was the inspiration behind his son’s name), and he says Darren Aronofsky is developing separate dark comedy and sci-fi projects for him—the writing also mentions that “he also thinks he owes the audience another Thor after what felt like a whiff with Thor: Love and Thunder.”
Whether another Thor movie happens would seem to be up in the air, after Marvel Studios has seemingly pushed pause on new projects for the time being, recalibrating strategically after what’s been unquestionably a tough stretch. That said, Hemsworth is one of the handful of original Avengers stars seemingly still game to play in the ever-expansive franchise, and while Love and Thunder may have been a miss, it did set up a potential future storyline with the introduction of Brett Goldstein’s Hercules (and, of course, there’s always the possibility of a reunion between Hemsworth’s Thor and Tom Hiddleston’s Loki).
The only MCU project set for a big screen release in 2024 is Deadpool & Wolverine, which will hit theaters in July. But that same month, Marvel should make its return to San Diego Comic Con for the first time since 2022 (after sitting last year’s out due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes)—and its possible at that point that we could get more information about a potential Hemsworth-as-Thor do-over.
