The God of Thunder's third film was a breath of fresh air for the MCU, so it's unsurprising that the New Zealand native was asked to direct Thor's next standalone adventure.

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Marvel Fans Are Celebrating Thor: Love And Thunder Hitting A Huge Production Milestone

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The second of 2022's Marvel movies will be a more ensemble affair than previous Thor flicks, but it'll focus on the titular character and his reunion with Natalie Portman's Jane Foster, who is in line to get her own God-like superpowers in the Marvel Phase 4 project.

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Thor: Love and Thunder is currently set to be released on July 8, 2022. It was originally due out on November 5, 2021 but, like so many theatrical releases, it was pushed back by the ongoing pandemic.

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It'll also debut exclusively in theaters before it arrives on Disney Plus. Given that Shang-Chi and Eternals didn't land on the streaming platform for 55 days after their initial launch, however,

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Tessa Thompson reprises her role as Valkyrie, while Waititi himself climbs back into his performance capture suit to play wannabe revolutionary Korg. The Guardians of the Galaxy will also show up in Thor: Love and Thunder,

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Avengers: Endgame, well, ended with Thor in the company of Marvel’s most beloved bunch of a-holes. So Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), Dave Bautista (Drax the Destroyer),

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Karen Gillan (Nebula), Pom Klementieff (Mantis), Vin Diesel (Groot), and Sean Gunn (Kraglin) are all back in action in the fourth Thor movie. Strangely, there's no word on whether Bradley Cooper's Rocket will appear, though we suspect he will.

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Perhaps the biggest news about the Thor 4's cast, though, is the return of Natalie Portman as Doctor Jane Foster. The actress agreed to reprise her role after a single meeting with Waititi (per Variety) as long as the director,

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