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2022’sThor: Love and Thunderhad a slightly different approach to the iconic Marvel character. Director Taika Waititi created the last twoThorfilms and is now working on his third one. Many fans claimed thatThor: Love and Thunderfelt like a rehashed version of 2017’sThor: Ragnarok, so Waititi now has the opportunity to prove everyone wrong.
With the expectations at an all-time high, Waititi is under a lot of pressure because of he ruins this one, the fans will not forgive him. Waititi’s thirdThormovie will be the fifth movie in the franchise and will reportedly feature a villain stronger than Hela.
Thor 5will be directed by Taika Waititi
DirectorTaika Waititiis once again back to create anotherThormovie as he confirmed that he will work on the fifth installment in theThorfranchise. 2022’sThor: Love and Thunderwas a disappointment for many fans so the nextThormovie will give Waititi an opportunity to redeem himself.
In the upcomingMarvel’s Thor 4: Love and Thunder Movie Special book, Waititi explained what he is planning for the future of the franchise. The director will make an attempt to put Thor against “more and more outlandish and crazy beasts, monsters, and aliens” while staying true to the comic material.
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The fans reacted to the news
Fans were quite disappointed when they got to know Waititi will be back on the project. Many fans complained that the director wasted Christian Bale’s Gorr the God Butcher as the character had much more potential.
No, because Taika doesn’t understand the Thor character. Ragnarok was good, despite its flaws, but Love and Thunder proved that he doesn’t know his stuff when it comes to Thor.
The prince of Asgard is not a joke.
— Ticklante ❌ (@FTKL)July 31, 2025
I kinda hope there’s little less humor and more seriousness, like idk kinda like the first Thor, it had some humor but it still felt serious, love and thunder was all over the place with its humor
— Jdog (@Jdog_TheFenrir)June 01, 2025
Taika needs to move on.
— keithlovesmovies.com 🔜 #TIFF2024 (@keithlovemovies)July 05, 2025
Yeah well…I’ll wait for a download to see it…last one left a bad taste.
What a waste to a great character.
— 💥Brainiac¹³ – CBM Updates💥🍉🔻🇵🇸 (@Brainiac_13)June 03, 2025
“A villain more powerful than Hela” You already had than but decided to turn him into the Childcatcher instead of a genuine threat
— . (@Chimera_211)August 02, 2025
Hopefully taika will learn from his mistakes from LaT
— R 🇫🇷 (@Remi_Emeriau)August 04, 2025
It seems like fans are not satisfied with Waititi’s vision and there are valid reasons for it. Not just Gorr the God Butcher, but it also felt like Thor was sidelined in his own movie. Fans are demanding to see a slightly serious approach to the character rather than making it an unnecessary comedy.
Also read:“I don’t need to meet him”: Not Chris Hemsworth, Thor Director Taika Waititi Claims This Marvel Star Makes America Great Despite Refusing to Meet Him for a Strange Reason
Thor 5will feature a villain stronger than Hela
In the Special book, Waititi also talked about the villain in the nextThormovie, explaining that it won’t be weaker than Hela,
“What is left to do to him? It’s got to be something that feels like it’s carrying on with the evolution of the character, but still in a very fun way and still giving him things to come up against that feel like they’re building on the obstacles that he has to overcome. I don’t think we can have a villain that’s weaker than Hela. I feel like we need to step up from there and add a villain that’s somehow more formidable.”
The release date forThor 5is not officially announced by Marvel Studios but it is expected to hit the theatres in early 2027.
Related:“I don’t think we can”: Disaster Reviews Won’t Stop Taika Waititi Who Wants a New Marvel Villain Stronger Than Hela For Chris Hemsworth’s Thor 5
Source:Marvel’s Thor 4: Love and Thunder Movie Special Book
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