MOVIE NEWS – Perhaps, one of the biggest surprises of this year’s San Diego Comic-Con was the announcement of Thor 4, which is officially titled Thor: Love and Thunder, but even more, that it would feature the return of Natalie Portman to the franchise as our new Thor. It seems that this isn’t a deal which came together at the last second, since Portman’s deal has been in place since soc mon. Marvel could lock her down six months ago and, somehow, they managed to keep it a secret.

Also, according to a new report, it was in fact director Taika Waititi‘s idea to turn Natalie Portman into the Mighty Thor. He had this idea while filming Thor: Ragnarok. Kevin Feige , the president of Marvel Studios then set up a meeting between the two and the Oscar-winning actress agreed to bring back her character Jane Foster for a hero’s turn in the upcoming sequel. Here’s what Feige had to say about it.

“One of the ideas, and perhaps the biggest, was the idea of Jane. We set Natalie and Taika up and in one meeting she agreed to do it.”

Rumours that Jane Foster could return in the MCU began to run wild when Natalie Portman was spotted at the Avengers: Endgame premiere. Portman appeared as Jane Foster in the first two Thor movies alongside Chris Hemsworth‘s God of Thunder. Her last appearance (technically speaking) was in 2013’s Thor: The Dark World, which is still considered by many to be one of the worst entries in the MCU. Jane did appear on-screen in Avengers: Endgame, but the actress didn’t shoot any new footage.

The idea of turning Jane Foster into Mighty Thor is nothing new. The idea is ripped right from the pages of Marvel Comics. It was cooked up by writer Jason Aaron and his run has since gone on to become a fan-favourite. Aaron actually responded to the news of Natalie Portman becoming the new Thor on Twitter following Marvel’s SDCC panel. Naturally, he’s excited about it.

Source: Hollywood Reporter