Last night, Thor: Love and Thunder star Chris Hemsworth took to social media to post a new BTS photo and announce that production on the God of Thunder's next solo adventure has officially wrapped. Now, director Taika Waititi has shared the same image with a message of his own.
In the caption, Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Hunt for the Wilderpeople) calls Love and Thunder the "craziest thing I've ever done," and if you're familiar with the Kiwi filmmaker's previous work, you'll know that's saying quite a lot!
“Sometimes two people come together to inspire the world and change the cinematic landscape forever. And then there's me and Chris Hemsworth who are too cool to care about anything except making movies that bring people absolute joy. Ok I don't look cool I know that. This film is the craziest thing I've ever done and I'm honoured to bust my ass and have a nervous breakdown so you can all see it in May 2022.”
Thor: Ragnarok was pretty out there, and although we fully expected Waititi to up the ante for this follow-up, it sounds like the movie might turn out to be even more insane that we anticipated.
Plot details are still under wraps, but we know the story will revolve around the Odinson's old flame Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) transforming into The Mighty Thor. Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) and members of the Guardians of the Galaxy will also be on hand, with Christian Bale taking on villain duties as Gorr the God Butcher.
Russell Crowe recently let slip that he'll be playing Zeus, while Matt Damon and Sam Neill have also been confirmed to return as "Fake Loki" and "Fake Odin" for (presumably) a stage re-cap of the events of Ragnarok.
Thor: Love and Thunder is set to hit theaters next February.