Thor 5
Summary
Marvel Studios may introduce a powerful multiversal villain into theMCUforThor 5who could create strong connective toLokiseason 2 and the MCU ’s upcomingFantastic Fourreboot . After the disappointing performance of 2022’sThor : Love and Thunder , which saw Chris Hemsworth recall for his 4th solo project as the Asgardian God of Thunder , major change are expected for theMCU’sThorfranchise . Among these change , the comedic tones usher in by theatre director Taika Waititi are expected to be replaced by a darker storyline , and there has been talking of a unexampled villain being innovate who is even more powerful thanThor : Ragnarok’sHela , the Goddess of Death .
Thor 5hasn’t yet been confirmed by Marvel Studios , but the ending ofThor : Love and Thunderdid support that Thor would be come back to the MCU . To pay off itself fromLove and Thunder’smistakes , however , Thor 5will take to be innovative in its storytelling , and would benefit from making connections to some of the MCU ’s more positively - have project , such as the acclaimedLokiseason 2 and the extremely - anticipatedFantastic Four . These connections can be made if Marvel Studios brings one of Marvel Comics most obscure and redoubtable baddie into the MCU , and afterLokiseason 2 ’s finale , now may be the perfect prison term to introduce this terrifying foe .
Thor 5 is rumored to be in development at Marvel Studios , and several brilliant storylines have already been set up for Thor ’s next MCU adventure .
Loki Season 2’s Yggdrasil Could Be Threatened By The Black Winter
To create connections toLokiseason 2 , Marvel Studios could debutBlack Winter as the villain ofThor 5 . The Black Winter first appear in Marvel Comics’Silver Surfer : Black # 4 in 2019 - fall out its entry as the Creeping Plague back in 1969 - and presented a major menace to the entire multiverse . The Black Winter , a being from outside the creation , devours entire world in rescript to sustain itself , and much like the satellite - eater Galactus , employs Heralds as a means to essay out desirable creation . During 2020’sThor ( Vol . 6 ) , the Black Winter encroaches on the Prime Marvel Universe , pose a huge problem for the God of Thunder .
Lokiseason 2 ’s finale in November 2023 saw Tom Hiddleston ’s God of Mischief become the shielder of the multiverse , gathering the non-finite branch of the multiverse and creating anew version of Yggdrasil- the World Tree housing the Nine Realms in Asgardian culture . This new version of the multiverse could be at serious threat ifThor 5introduces the Black Winter , particularly since the baddie ’s dark frost infects Yggdrasil in Marvel Comics , have the World Tree to waste and die . Thor 5debuting Black Winter could put both Thor and Loki at risk , potentially contributing to the much - anticipated reunionbetween the two Asgardian brothers in the MCU ’s future .
Black Winter Would Contribute To Thor 5’s Darker Tones
During a November 2022 interview on theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast , Chris Hemsworth revealed that , while he is undecided to returning as Thor in the MCU ’s future , upcomingThorprojects must have a different tone . 2011’sThorand 2013’sThor : The Dark Worldadopted Shakespearian themes , while 2017’sThor : Ragnarokand 2022’sThor : Love and Thundersaw an shot of comedy by director Taika Waititi . Hemsworth ’s status for a change of tone inThor 5has led many to chew over that the as - yet - unconfirmed project could tell a much darker narrative for the God of Thunder , and the debut of the Black Winter would contribute to this dead .
The Black Winter submit on the class of the God of Thunder himself .
TheBlack Winter is one of Thor ’s most formidable , terrific and menacing baddie in Marvel Comics , so would sure enough bring a much darker step toThor 5’sstoryline . During the Black Winter ’s most big chronicle , the entity enters into some of Thor ’s most intense and internal battles , peculiarly when the Black Winter takes on the form of the God of Thunder himself . With the circumstances of the intact creation in jeopardy , and the Black Winter ’s power being show off when it destroys alternative reality , this storyline would makeThor 5one of the MCU ’s dark projects , taking theThorfranchise from utmost comedy to extreme dramatic play in a drastic shift.
Fantastic Four’s Rumored Villain Can Set Up Black Winter For Thor 5
While the Black Winter would be a fantastic addition to a darkerThor 5 , yet another Marvel Comics villain can also play a function in the potential project . In Marvel Comics , Galactus was the Herald of the Black Winter , search for desirable universe of discourse for the entity to consume . Long after Galactus get off from the Black Winter ’s employ , and wreak his own mayhem on the Marvel Universe by employing his own Heralds and devouring planet , the Black Winter journey to the Prime Marvel Universe in promise of re - apply the satellite - eater . Galactus ' involution inThor 5would enhance the project ’s suspected darker tones , and linkThor 5 to another Phase 6 film .
Galactus has been rumored to appear in the MCU’sFantastic Fourreboot , which is put to release in May 2025 as the first project in the MCU ’s Phase 6 . It ’s unlikelyThor 5will discharge beforeFantastic Four , soGalactus can be define up as a long - running adversary in the Phase 6 film beforeThor 5expands on his backstory with the Black Winter . Galactus could put a relentless scourge to the MCU , so Marvel Studios would perhaps alter his Marvel Comics expiry at the hands of Thor during fight with the Black Winter , but the use of these scoundrel could makeThor5the most dramatic MCU project yet .
Javier Bardem has been the most recent actor hint to be cast as the MCU ’s Galactus , and he is expected to make his unveiling in Marvel Studios’Fantastic Fouralongside his own Herald , the Silver Surfer .
Black Winter In Thor 5 Could Bring Back Past MCU Villains
During Thor ’s conflict with the Black Winter in Marvel Comics , the entity create manifestation of Thor ’s most fearsome villains , razz Thor and bring to his increase rage . After four soloThorprojects , Marvel Studios has flock of brilliant villains that it can bring back to face the God of Thunder inThor 5 . This would present opportunities to save some ofThor ’s most - wasted villains , such as Christopher Eccleston ’s Malekith and Christian Bale ’s Gorr the God Butcher , while the likes of Colm Feore ’s Laufey , Cate Blanchett ’s Hela and even Tom Hiddleston ’s Loki could come back to struggle Chris Hemsworth ’s Asgardian hero , makingThor 5the most intense and gamey - octane MCU project yet .
