Fans of big franchises can sometimes be the harshest critics when it comes to the smallest changes to their beloved brands. Taika Waititi also felt this development when he came to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as director of Thor 3: Day of Decision. Even if Not everyone is happy with the development of Chris Hemsworth’s Thunder God were, he ultimately changed the character completely with mostly positive feedback.
Taika Waititi was met with hostility from fans as the new Marvel director
In a new video interview with Entertainment Weekly, Waititi discussed how he had to deal with extremely aggressive Marvel fans years ago:
That really catapulted me into the nerdosphere, if you will. I lived a really nice, peaceful life, and when I did that, the nerds were after me. They said, ‘This guy is going to ruin it. He will ruin Thor!’ I thought, ‘What, again?’ And they were like, ‘He’s going to ruin this for everyone, Thor is so cool!’ And I told them on Twitter – before I left Twitter – I said, ‘You don’t know what you want until I give it to you.
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With Thor 3, the director completely turned around the MCU hero and as funny and self-deprecating as ever allow to occur. To do this, he was able to rely completely on Chris Hemsworth’s comedic talent, which had hardly been used before. This means that the third Thor part is a drastic course correction that was very positively received by many fans in 2017.
Taika Waititi’s Thor films remain controversial
With Thor 4: Love and Thunder, Waititi took the comedy factor to a new, extreme level. For many fans, it was still a financially successful Marvel blockbuster one big trash festwhich either thrilled or was completely rejected.
It remains undeniable that Taika Waititi has completely changed the Thor franchise with the increased level of gags. After the fourth part, he is no longer interested in returning to the MCU as a director. Development of a fifth Thor film without Waititi was last announced in October 2023. Since then there has been hardly any new information about the Marvel project.