Summary
Marvel Cinematic Universeveteran Natalie Portman opens up about potentially coming back to the franchise after her ending inThor: Love and Thunder. Despite being a box office success,Thor: Love and Thunderended up receiving criticism from fans and critics alike. One of the biggest criticisms oftheThor: Love and Thunderendingin particular was the death of Jane Foster, aka Mighty Thor, as she passed away in the final act. The post-credits scene revealed she’d gone to the Norse afterlife, Valhalla.
In the latest issue of Total Film (viaGames Radar), Portman was asked about the possibility of reprising the role of Jane in the MCU. Despite her death at the end ofThor: Love and Thunder, Portman is still game to make a comeback. She shared the following:
Oh, I have no idea. I mean, no one’s asked me to. So I don’t know. But sure, that was super-fun.
Thor: Love & Thunder Post-Credits Scenes Explained: New & Returning Heroes
Thor: Love and Thunder has two post-credits scenes; we break down what they mean for Thor’s future in the MCU and a potential Thor 5.
How Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster Can Return In The MCU
If Portman and Marvel Studios were to collaborate again in the future, there are a handful of ways for Jane to be back in the MCU. If they want to continue with the version of Jane that the MCU audience has been following since 2011, they could always undo herThor: Love and Thunderdeath with a resurrection. However, given how the MCU tends to stick to a lot of their deaths, it seems unlikely that this version of Jane would be brought back.
But one of the great things about the MCU right now isThe Multiverse Saga, which allows actors to come back as variant versions of their respective characters. With the endless amount of universes at their disposal, Portman could return to the MCU as a new iteration of Jane, and explore a whole new backstory for her. There could be a Jane variant where she lost her Thor in her universe, which would make things a lot more emotional if she were to meet Earth-616’s Thor someday.
It would also be ideal to see an incarnation of Jane where she got to continue being Mighty Thor, as that was one of the things that many were excited to see inThor: Love and Thunder.Time will tell if Marvel Studios will revisit Jane in any shape, as Portman made it clear that she hasn’t been contacted since her last appearance. Hopefully, as The Multiverse Saga continues, fans will get to see Portman as Jane again in some capacity afterThor: Love and Thunder.
Thor: Love and Thunder
Cast
In Thor: Love and Thunder, the Norse god teams up with King Valkyrie, Korg, and the Mighty Thor, Jane Foster, to thwart Gorr the God Butcher’s quest to eradicate the gods. This cosmic adventure sees Thor confront new challenges as he navigates his return from retirement.
