A Thor: Love and Thunder image teases the reunion of Chris Hemsworth's Thor and Natalie Portman's Jane Foster. The Taika Waititi-helmed sequel to 2017's Thor: Ragnarok will follow the God of Thunder after the events of Avengers: Endgame. Thor: Love and Thunder will star Tessa Thompson, Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, and Waititi himself alongside Hemsworth and Portman.
Following his battles with Thanos alongside the Avengers, the new movie will see Thor embark on a journey of self-discovery. After joining the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Asgardian builds himself back up physically and emotionally after handing over the title of King to Valkyrie . But when a new threat, Gorr , begins a campaign to slaughter the Gods, Thor will have to return to his heroic role.
Despite Portman's absence from the MCU, Waititi hoped to reintroduce Jane in the sequel, but in a way that showed growth from where the Thor franchise last left her character. The director explained that rather than have Jane be waiting for Thor's eventual return, he wanted her to have her own significant role in the adventure.
Thor: Love and Thunder's reunion between Jane and Thor is sure to be a heavily emotional moment between the two. While Jane's story since Thor: Ragnarok is currently unknown, Thor is a vastly different man compared to when they last saw each other, having experienced incredible losses and having to rebuild himself after Thanos' actions.