Does 'Thor: Love and Thunder' Have a Release Date?

The fourth Thor flick will debut in theaters on Friday, July 8. Expect some early preview showings on Thursday, July 7.

Who Is Returning for 'Thor: Love and Thunder'?

Jaimie Alexander will return as Lady Sif, and Matt Damon and Luke Hemsworth will reprise their cameo roles as actors playing Loki  

Hemsworth, Portman, Thompson and Waititi, there will be quite a few Guardians of the Galaxy stars sharing the screen, including Pratt, Gillan, Bautista and Klementieff. 

Who Are the New Cast Members?

Melissa McCarthy will join the action film as a thespian portraying Hela. 

The real Hela was portrayed by Cate Blanchett in Thor: Ragnarok, but the villain died when Asgard (Thor's home planet) was destroyed in the 2017 flick. 

Other new cast members include Bale as the god-killing villain and Russell Crowe, who confirmed he will play Zeus in the sequel.  

Who Is the Mighty Thor?

That is astrophysicist Jane Foster, the same woman who dumped Thor off screen shortly before the events of Ragnarok

The Love and Thunder trailer shows her wielding a reconstructed Mjölnir, Thor's magical hammer, which was previously destroyed by Thanos. 

How Is Jane Different?

Jane and Thor have been separated for “about eight years,” Waititi told Empire in an interview published in May 2022. 

“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 mindf--k for Thor.”