Director Gareth Edwards recently has two huge sci-fi war epics staged for the big screen: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and this year The Creator, which certainly no sci-fi fan missed in the cinema. Now, according to an industry insider, the filmmaker is in talks for Thor 5. The series should be one completely unexpected direction hit.
From the sci-fi epic to Thor 5: Gareth Edwards is supposed to make the Marvel series much darker
Industry insider Daniel Richtman regularly publishes information he picked up in Hollywood on Patreon. Often there was some truth to the rumors. Now the entertainment sites The Disinsider and Comic Book Movi e, among others, have picked up his latest information about the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Thor: Love and Thunder
It’s exciting news for Marvel and Thor fans: According to the rumor, none other than the celebrated sci-fi director Gareth Edwards is in discussion to revitalize the Thor series and darken its tone.
The American director catapulted onto the scene in 2010 with his unique and surprising sci-fi film Monsters. From then on, sci-fi fans and studio bosses had him on their radar. It’s not for nothing that he was hired for the mega-blockbusters Godzilla and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which are their gave traditional franchises a new lease of life.
In 2023 he came up with another original sci-fi story that almost comes across as a war road movie: The Creator. In it he examines very clearly and bitterly how humanity and artificial intelligence are at war with each other. You can already stream the action-packed sci-fi film on Amazon *.
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The Creator
The The Thor series had recently become very funny. According to rumors, that will change with Edwards’ help. Although The Creator also has many light moments, the overall tone is very dramatic and dark. After Taika Waititi’s silly superhero comedies, Thor 4: Love and Thunder could give us one dark battle epic with sci-fi and fantasy elements expect.
When could Thor 5 with Chris Hemsworth come to the cinema?
In the current MCU plan until 2027, Thor does not appear at all. If the Marvel blockbuster with Thor star Chris Hemsworth isn’t surprisingly added later, Thor 5 should be released in cinemas not before 2028 be considered. We’ll keep you updated on which names will be thrown into the Thor 5 ring and when the MCU epic could start.
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