Nowadays sequels to big budget tentpole flicks are announced before the first movie even finishes shooting and nobody bats an eyelid. It's just how things are done. So it didn't really come as a surprise when Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige announced plans for sequels to both Thor and Captain America: TFA recently. Well, someone should have told the film's director!
Kenneth Branagh speaking to Movieline..
“Do you know, if that is true, that is literally the first I’ve heard of it?” Branagh said. “You are telling me news.”
Despite sounding uncertain, Branagh doesn't outright dismiss that the plans for a sequel are non existent, just that he hasn't been locked into anything yet..
"It’s is kind of news to me," Branagh said. "Here’s what I would say to that: It’s that I’m thrilled they’re that confident. I shall wait for the audience to tell us whether there should be a second one, and then if that’s a nice conversation to be had between all of us, that’d be thrilling. But I’ve got too much Irish superstitious blood in me to assume that Thor 2 will happen. But if Marvel says so, then I guess it must be true."
I really don't think fans have to worry. Even if Feige spoke a little prematurely, there is no doubt that
Thor will be a success, it already is.
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