Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Eitri in Avengers: Infinity War, where he helped Thor, Groot and Rocket forge the God of Thunder's new weapon of choice, Stormbreaker. The Dwarf King hasn't been seen since, but a rumor recently did the rounds that Dinklage is set to reprise the role for Thor: Love and Thunder.
While speaking to Empire (via MCU Direct) about his latest film Cyrano, Dinklage was asked about a possible return as Eitri, and while he didn't outright confirm anything, his response is very telling! “Well, there’s another Thor movie there, isn’t there? Coming out that Taika’s directed. But, I didn’t say anything. I didn’t say anything.”
Dinklage might simply be having some fun with the rumor here, but it certainly sounds like Eitri will play a part in the next Thor movie. If we had to hazard a guess, we reckon Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) will make their way to Nidavellir to enlist the Dwarf's skill in reforging Mjolnir for the latter to wield.
We were never given any indication that Eitri may have been killed-off post-Infinity War, but even if he had been, Dinklage is fully aware thar death isn't necessarily the end for a character in the MCU.
“If you die in a Marvel movie, doesn’t mean it’s your last Marvel movie. That’s the crazy thing, it doesn’t matter. Somebody could make a TV—now, there’s TV shows. It’s Marvel World, we’re just all part of it.”
Thor: Love and Thunder blasts into theaters on July 8.