The God of Thunder has finally returned in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with his fourth solo film, ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’, again directed by Taika Waititi, after taking the reins of the franchise with ‘Thor: Ragnarok’.
The film with Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman is already in theaters and viewers can finally enjoy theirs many surprises, including, as tradition dictates, those that await us during the credits.
In this case and as usual, “Thor: Love and Thunder” has two post-credits scenes, one after the main title sequence and another at the end, for which you have to stay in your seat until the last moment. And be careful, because on this occasion it is worth doing it. If in previous Marvel movies (er, ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’, er), the second post-credits scene was nothing more than a joke with no real plot weight, this doesn’t happen in ‘Love and Thunder’, which ends the film with a very juicy last scene. Both the one and the first, which leads launch surprisecould have important implications for the future of the “Thor” franchise and the MCU, so let’s break it down.
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* We detail the post-credits scenes from “Thor: Love and Thunder”, if you haven’t seen the movie yet, don’t read on!
In the Marvel Universe, death is never permanent and the two post-credits scenes from “Thor: Love and Thunder” confirm this.. The first of these, which follows the stylized titles, reveals that Zeus, played by Russell Crowe, has survived Thor’s attack with his lightning bolt and is badly injured and eager for revenge. The sequence takes place in the City of Omnipotence, where the King of Olympus is entertained by his minions. While his wounds are being healed, Zeus is talking to someone off-screen, to whom he indignantly tells that superheroes have become the new gods: “Now people want to be superheroes. When did we become the joke?”.
Zeus promises to take revenge on the God of Thunder and for this he needs the help of a very special person: his son. It is then that the plane changes and we discover Hercules, played by Brett Goldstein, known for playing Roy Kent in the popular Apple TV + comedy “Ted Lasso”. Goldstein appears shirtless and gleaming in armor, offering the first official look at the character in the MCU, whose appearance had been kept secret until now.
Despite being a very short participation, everything indicates that it will play an important role in the future of the saga. Hercules debuted in the Marvel comics in 1964. Since then, he has had solo series, but has mostly been part of the Thor comics. In ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’, Zeus sends him to take revenge on the son of Odin, with whom it is very likely that we will see a confrontation between the two in the hypothetical fifth film of the franchise.
The second scene after the credits It brings us back to another character we had seen die in the film, but in a different way. Yes, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) dies of cancer in Thor’s arms at the end of “Love and Thunder”, after sacrificing herself to defeat Gorr (Christian Bale). The ethereal sequence shows her arrival in Valhalla, where Heimdall is received, with Idris Elba returning to the role after the character’s death in “Avengers: Infinity War”. Heimdall thanks her for protecting her son, Astrid, and finally gives her a warm welcome. “Welcome to Valhalla”. This does not necessarily mean that we will see Natalie Portman as Jane Foster in the MCU, since the scene would work perfectly as an ending point for the character, but of course, if they wanted to, the door would be open.
Finally, the film has one last little “surprise” in store for us in the form of the now classic message “Thor will return”. We don’t know how or when, but at least we have confirmation that this won’t be the last time we see Chris Hemsworth as Thor. In fact, he recently revealed that he will continue to play the character until they tell him to stop, so it was to be expected that “Love and Thunder” wasn’t his latest venture.
Source: E Cartelera
