Thor: Love and Thunder surprised everyone by introducing Axl, Heimdall's son. The character doesn't hail from the comic books and was created specifically for this movie, prompting fans to wonder what his role will be in the MCU moving forward.
After all, nothing happens without good reason in this shared world, and there has to be a reason for a kid with Heimdall's power to show up now. Yes, he was crucial to this particular movie's story, but with the likes of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars on the horizon, you have to believe we'll see more of Axl again soon.
Talking to us about the upcoming home entertainment release of Thor: Love and Thunder, Axl actor Kieron L. Dyer chose his words carefully when we asked what he hopes the future holds in store for his young Asgardian hero.
"I have absolutely no idea what Marvel is going to do! I’m not sure at the moment," he admitted. "I’m just going to wait and see, but yeah..." When we put it to him that Axl's powers could be crucial to what comes next for Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Dyer added: "I would absolutely love to be in any of those films. I would love to. I have no idea."
Later in our interview, we asked Kieron if he did any comic book research for this role and he tells us in the video above that learning more about Heimdall's powers was key for him.
"I definitely looked into The Mighty Thor comics by Jason Aaron, but I also looked a lot more into Heimdall as well...I kind of looked into his abilities and his powers from the movies and comics just to see what Axl could maybe inherit in a future film," the actor tells us. "That was my preparation because Axl isn’t in the comics so it was more of a case of looking at Heimdall."
We're certainly intrigued to see what comes next for Axl, and seeing as he boasts what appears to be an even more powerful version of his father's powers, he'll surely be crucial in future stories. At the end of Thor: Love and Thunder, Sif was teaching him how to fight, so by the time we see him next, there's a good chance he'll be a full-blown warrior!
Thor: Love and Thunder is now available on Digital and will be available on 4K, Blu-ray and DVD September 27.