Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman in 2011’sThor.Photo: Zade Rosenthal/Marvel/Paramount/Kobal/Shutterstock
Chris HemsworthandNatalie Portmanare bringing new meaning to “power couple.”
On Saturday,Empiremagazineshared a first-look image of Portman as Jane Foster inThor: Love And Thunder, holding the Mjollnir hammer while suited up in gear matching Hemsworth’s Thor. Fans got their first glimpse of Portman as the Mighty Thor in theteaser trailerthat debuted last month.
Director Taika Waititi told the outlet of Jane’s return: “It’s been about eight years. She’s had a whole other life, and then the love of your life comes back on the scene, and is now dressed like you. It’s a real mind-f— for Thor.”
“I was writing and it was like, ‘Wouldn’t it be kind of cool to bring Jane back into the storyline?’ You don’t want Natalie coming back and playing that same character who’s walking around with science equipment. You know, while Thor’s flying around, she’s left on Earth, tapping her foot going, ‘When’s he going to be back?’ That’s boring,” said Waititi. “You want her to be part of the adventure.”
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Portman, 40, last month,shared a character posterfor the movie on Instagram that showed Jane holding up the hammer. She joked to Hemsworth, “And you thought you were the one and only… @chrishemsworth 🙃.” He responded, “Looks Mighty good on you.”
Along with Hemsworth and Portman,Thor: Love and Thunderalso starsTessa Thompson,Christian Bale,Chris PrattandDave Bautista.
After making multiple movies as the God of Thunder, Hemsworth hinted at hisfuture playing Thorwhile appearing on the Australianmorning showTodayin December. At the time, Hemsworth said he’s open to reprising his role in future projects.
“As long as they’ll have me, I’ll turn up,” he said at the time. “But I feel like there might be waning, that kind of enthusiasm for me.”
Thor: Love and Thunderpremieres in theaters July 8.
source: people.com
