US EditionThor Director Wants a Logan-Style Final Film for Chris Hemsworth
Branagh said he wants a more emotional finale for Thor, pointing to Logan and a possible final story for Chris Hemsworth.
- In a recent interview, original Thor director Kenneth Branagh expressed interest in returning to direct a final chapter for the character, envisioning a mature, introspective film modeled after James Mangold's Logan.
- Branagh directed the 2011 Thor adaptation, which grossed $449 million and introduced Chris Hemsworth in the title role. He declined to direct the sequel, citing the experience as 'wildly exciting but super intense.'
- While Taika Waititi later pivoted the series toward a more humorous tone with 2017's Ragnarok and 2022's Love and Thunder, Branagh called the sequels 'amazing films' and acknowledged the audience's shifting preferences back toward mature storytelling.
- Chris Hemsworth revealed in February that after Thor appears in Avengers: Doomsday at year's end, Marvel Studios has plans for another Thor movie, with executives confirming audiences now expect dramatic character turns.
- Despite his enthusiasm for a 'glorious twilight' ending, Branagh acknowledged Marvel's roadmap is likely already set: 'They are so far deep into the future of the Marvel Universe that I'm sure whatever plans they have for it are already kind of set.
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