Buff, good-humored and stunningly handsome, they cast Hemsworth to appeal to the widest possible base, and cannily made Thor’s adopted brother, Loki, the god of mischief, the fulcrum of the film’s drama. Gone was the high-falutin’ language and gone, too, was Thor’s utter seriousness. Marvel Studios realized this, of course, so their version of Thor (released in 2011) was made with a younger demographic very much in mind. He took himself extremely seriously - which, I suppose, is fair enough, being a god and all - even when he, like his cinematic counterpart, engages in the most silly of soap opera machinations. The bogus Shakespearean language was oft-putting (lots of “thous” and “thines” and “yons”), to be sure, but he also simply wasn’t much fun. He was the last Marvel superhero any of my friends and I would have selected as one of our favorites. Truth to tell, Thor has always been a bit of a drip. True, there is finally peace among the Nine Realms, his bitterly vengeful brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), is safely confined to one of Asgard’s oddly high-tech prisons, the beautiful Sif (Jaimie Alexander) is begging for his manly attentions, and his all-powerful father, Odin (Anthony Hopkins), keeps telling him he’ll be king before too long but Thor, ever the hapless romantic, can’t enjoy any of this because he misses his Earth-bound lady love, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), a triple-advanced-degree-holding astrophysicist, who is working out of London and pining, much like Thor’s magic uru hammer, for her thunder god to return to her hand. Nearly a decade past its release and the Thor sequel remains atop many MCU fans' list for worst outings in the franchise alongside the recently released Eternals, which scored the first "Rotten" rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Though her last outing may have disappointed the star and fans, audiences can look forward to Portman making her triumphant MCU return as the Mighty Thor with Thor: Love and Thunder hitting theaters on July 8.Poor Thor (Chris Hemsworth) has a problem. Portman has also spoken out about her disappointment with Thor: The Dark World in the wake of its backlash, feeling her character had become unimportant and remained absent from the MCU for years. Portman was reportedly very frustrated with the studio about Jenkins' departure, with many audiences siding with the Oscar winner given the underwhelming final product of Thor: The Dark World. Future Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins was originally tapped to helm the sequel, only to depart within two months of being hired over creative differences with Marvel, having later revealed a difference in vision for the story of the film. See what Portman said below:ĭevelopment on Thor: The Dark World is one of the more infamous stories in the MCU given the rocky road in getting it to production. Though not expressing whether she thinks it could see the same response as her comparisons, Portman did note seeing similar backlash to The Professional and the Star Wars prequels in their initial releases, only for them to become favorites later down the line. While catching up with Variety to discuss her MCU return, Natalie Portman looked back at the Thor: The Dark World backlash. Related: Thor 2 Avoided Disaster By Passing On Benedict Cumberbatch’s Villain Casting In spite of the poor reception, Thor: The Dark Worldproved to be a box office hit, grossing over $644 million and becoming the tenth highest-grossing film of the year. Helmed by Game of Thrones alum Alan Taylor, the sequel was met with mixed reviews from critics, who praised Hemsworth and Hiddleston's performances and its action sequences, but criticized its lackluster villain and writing. Alongside Hemsworth and Portman, the cast for Thor: The Dark World saw the MCU returns of Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Tadanobu Asano, Jaimie Alexander and Rene Russo.
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