Thor: Love and Thunder (Marvelette film)

Thor: Love and Thunder is a Marvelette Cinematic Universe film which was released on November 5th, 2021, following Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and preceding Black Panther: Realm of Kings. The film is directed by Taika Waititi.

Cast

 * Chris Hemsworth as Thor Odinson
 * Natalie Portman as Jane Foster / Thor
 * Tessa Thompson as Brunnhilde / Valkyrie
 * Tom Hiddleston as Loki Laufeyson
 * Eva Green as Lady Loki
 * Jackie Earle Haley as Gorr the God Butcher (First Appearance) (Death)
 * Amanda Seyfried as Amora the Enchantress (First Appearance)
 * Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / Hulk
 * Peter Dinklage as Eitri (Death)
 * Liam Hemsworth as Balder (First Appearance)
 * Taika Waititi as Korg
 * Jamie Bell as Hermod (First Appearance) (Death)
 * Stellan Skarsgard as Erik Selvig
 * Alexander Skarsgard as Donald Blake (First Appearance)
 * Bradley Cooper as Subject 89P13 / Rocket (Cameo)

Crew

 * Taika Waititi: Writer, Director
 * Kevin Feige: Executive Producer
 * Trinh Tran: Producer
 * Natalie Portman: Producer
 * Mark Mothersbaugh: Composer

Plot
When Gorr the God Butcher begins hunting Asgardians across the galaxy, Amora the Enchantress turns to Thor for protection. With Thor under her spell, Valkyrie teams up with Jane Foster and Eitri, reforging Mjolnir from the broken pieces, to stop Gorr, save Thor, and find a new home for the Asgardians!

Trivia

 * This film confirms Valkyrie and Jane Foster as bisexual, as the two of them briefly share a relationship before the end of the movie. Loki is also confirmed to be genderfluid, switching back and forth between his male and female forms (played by Tom Hiddleston and Eva Green, respectively), after becoming jealous of Jane becoming the female Thor, claiming he could do it better.
 * Thor's time with the Guardians of the Galaxy is referenced during his facetime call with Rocket, in which Quill and Nebula can be heard arguing in the background, as well as a few distinctive "I am Groot"s.
 * Balder makes his MCU debut portrayed by Chris Hemsworth's real life brother, Liam. However, in the film, Balder is said to be Thor's cousin, rather than his brother.
 * Stellan Skarsgard returns as Erik Selvig, and his son, Alexander, also appears in this film as Jane Foster's ex-boyfriend, Donald Blake, making his first appearance after being reference in the first Thor film.
 * Jamie Bell appears as Hermod, the messenger of the Asgardians, and one of Gorr's victims. Bell had previously portrayed Ben Grimm / The Thing in the much-maligned Fant4stic. Thing is portrayed by Seth Rogen in the Marvelette Cinematic Universe.
 * Very little explanation is given in the film for how Loki survived the events of Avengers: Infinity War. He simply says when asked about it, "Are you truly surprised?"