How Does Mjolnir Return In Thor 4 Every Love & Thunder Theory
How Does Mjolnir Return In Thor 4? Every Love & Thunder Theory
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A set video from Thor: Love & Thunder reveals Mjolnir is returning – but how? Here are all the possible explanations for the hammer reappearing.
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Thor: Love & Thunder apparently features the return of Thor’s enchanted hammer, Mjolnir – and here are all the theories explaining how it could have returned. In 2017, Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok effectively relaunched the Thor franchise. The previous faux-Shakespearian approach had never resonated well with viewers, and Marvel trusted Waititi to reinvent it from the ground up.
Waititi followed a simple formula: out with the old, in with the new. Odin the All-Father passed away, Lady Sif was nowhere to be found, the Warriors Three were unceremoniously slaughtered, and Asgard itself – which Waititi just wasn’t interested in – was destroyed. In the most striking and memorable scene of all, even Thor’s enchanted hammer Mjolnir was shattered when it was caught by Thor’s never-before-seen sister Hela. And yet, for all Marvel was clearly delighted with Thor: Ragnarok’s performance, they swiftly seemed to backtrack on some of those creative decisions. It didn’t take long for Thor to be wilding a new weapon, Stormbreaker, and Mjolnir even returned in Avengers: Endgame courtesy of time travel. It was taken back to its proper place in the timeline by Steve Rogers at the end of the film, as he trimmed most of the branches the Avengers had created during their quest for the Infinity Stones.
It won’t be long before Thor’s beloved hammer returns again, with Mjolnir appearing in set photos for Thor 4 in the hands of Chris Hemsworth’s stunt double. But how will Mjolnir come back this time? Here are the main theories.
Mjolnir Could Appear In Flashbacks
The first possibility is the simplest – that Mjolnir will return in flashbacks. The film will introduce the character of Gorr the God-Butcher from Jason Aaron’s comic book run, and in the comics, he and Thor have a long history together. Such an approach would have the virtue of avoiding feeling like a reset after the events of Thor: Ragnarok, but it’s also unlikely. The film will also feature the return of Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster, who will be transformed into the Mighty Thor. It’s hard to see how that story could be told without an actual version of Mjolnir in the present day to empower her.
Mjolnir Could Be Repaired
Another possibility is that Mjolnir could be repaired. This probably wouldn’t be at Thor’s request; as much as the Odinson loved Mjolnir, his affections have now turned to Stormbreaker, as shown in a scene in Avengers: Endgame where he insisted on giving Steve Rogers “the little one” so he could keep Stormbreaker instead. But the Asgardian refugees on Earth may well be interested in having the symbolic weapon restored, especially if they believed its enchantments would continue when it had been repaired – that the powers of the Mighty Thor could be given to one who was worthy, so they could act as their champion and defender. Such an act of restoration would presumably require the aid of Eitri, the last surviving Dwarf of Nidavellir, whose race forged Mjolnir in the first place. Again, though, this option feels unlikely. In narrative terms, it’s a little too on-the-nose and implicitly acknowledges Marvel made a mistake in destroying Mjolnir, feeling more like looking backward than looking forward, so the whole approach would probably sit uncomfortably with Taika Waititi.
Mjolnir Could Return (Again) Through Time Travel
That brings us to more exotic options, such as the idea of using time travel to bring Mjolnir into the present day. Such a time travel approach was used in Avengers: Endgame, when a past version of Mjolnir was plucked out of the past and used by Steve Rogers during the final battle after Thanos. While this idea seems unlikely at first glance simply because it feels rather repetitive, it could be handled very differently; one story in Jason Aaron’s comic book run saw three different iterations of Thor drawn from their own place in history to work together against Gorr the God-Butcher, and Taika Waititi could well choose to do something similar. So time travel really shouldn’t be ruled out, since it is part of the comic book arc inspiring Thor 4.
Mjolnir Could Return From Another Dimension
The most likely idea, though, is that this is the Mjolnir of another timeline, transported somehow into the mainstream MCU. The Multiverse is a crucial part of the MCU’s Phase 4, with Disney+ TV shows such as WandaVision and Loki exploring it, there’s considerable evidence Spider-Man 3 will see the three different big-screen iterations of Spider-Man work together, and the Doctor Strange sequel is explicitly titled Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Most significant of all, in August 2019 there were reports the Loki TV series directly tied in with Thor 4. That show is set in a timeline created by the Avengers in which the Trickster God escaped Earth after the Battle of New York, and these reports suggested it would end with Loki making his way to the mainstream MCU – and bringing Mjolnir with him. Presumably, this won’t be because he’s managed to break the enchantment and lift the hammer. Instead, it’s more likely he opens a wormhole in Mjolnir’s way, or else that an alt-reality Thor unwittingly tosses Mjolnir through a portal.
The main argument against this theory, however, is that this would presumably necessitate Chris Hemsworth’s making a cameo in Loki, and there’s currently no evidence of such a cameo. Still, given Marvel’s secretive approach to production, it’s not hard to imagine a situation where they’d filmed a few scenes with Hemsworth in a studio and avoided any leaks. Such an unexpected Thor cameo would certainly be a delight, and it would create a simple narrative line between the TV show and the next Thor movie.
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Mjolnir’s return has certainly raised a lot of eyebrows among fans, but in truth, it’s pretty unsurprising. The Jane Foster storyline being incorporated into the MCU necessitates Mjolnir, simply because it is based on a story in which Foster proves herself worthy to wield the power of Thor when she picks up the enchanted hammer. Marvel probably didn’t want this aspect of the film to be confirmed quite so quickly – explaining why the set video was swiftly taken offline – and consequently, they’re unlikely to directly address this for quite some time. For now, fans will have to settle for theories, and wait quite some time before the formal marketing push for Thor: Love & Thunder finally begins.
Link Source : https://screenrant.com/thor-4-mjolnir-hammer-return-theories-loki-jane/
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