After the posters dedicated to the characters , Total Film will take care of unveiling its covers dedicated to Thor: Love and Thunder , which will dominate the next issue of the magazine.
The standard edition cover features Thor ( Chris Hemsworth ) and Jane Foster ( Natalie Portman ), with Stormbreaker and Mjolnir respectively . After relieving the latter, Jane acquired the powers of the Thunder God and became Mighty Thor . The cover for subscribers is instead a suggestive graphic elaboration of the two characters, who wear the characteristic winged helmets.
Despite this news, director Taika Waititi has stated that the film will not be a passing of the torch , so we’ll see. The release is expected for July 6 in Italian cinemas.
You will find the covers below.
Total Film covers
The Gods of Thunder are here! #ThorLoveAndThunder is this month’s cover star. Total Film spoke to Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, and Taika Waititi about their “detective-thriller-romcom”
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— Total Film (@totalfilm) June 17, 2022
The official synopsis
The film sees Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike any other he has ever faced: a search for inner peace. But his retirement is interrupted by an intergalactic killer named Gorr the Slaughterer of Gods (Christian Bale), who wants the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlisted the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi) and his ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who – to Thor’s surprise – inexplicably wields his magic hammer. Mjolnir, as Mighty Thor. Together, they embark on a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery behind the Vengeance of the Slaughterer of Gods, and stop him before it’s too late.
Direction and screenplay
The direction is handled by Taika Waititi , a brilliant New Zealand filmmaker who has already directed Thor: Ragnarok . The screenplay was co-written by him with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson .
The cast
The cast includes Chris Hemsworth ( Thor ), Tessa Thompson ( Valkyrie ), Jaimie Alexander ( Lady Sif ), Taika Waititi himself ( Korg ), Christian Bale ( Gorr, the Slaughterer of Gods ) and Natalie Portman ( Jane Foster ), who he will find worthy to raise Mjolnir and become Mighty Thor . There will also be Star-Lord ( Chris Pratt ) and the other Guardians of the Galaxy . Russell Crowe will beZeus .