Thor: Ragnarok introduced us to Korg, a character who immediately became a fan-favourite addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After stealing the show in that film, he went on to do the same in Avengers: Endgame, and we've known for a while that he'll make his return in Thor: Love and Thunder!
During his live Instagram commentary last night, Waititi was asked about plans for Korg moving forward, and teased the possibility of exploring the hero's origin story and past on Kronan.
"We do touch on Korg's culture [and] where he's from," the filmmaker confirmed. "If you look in the comics about Kronans, it's an interesting thing about where they come from."
In the comic books, Korg is actually revealed to be gay, but with Jane Foster returning to the God of Thunder's life and Valkyrie looking for her Queen, it doesn't appear as if there will be room for that to play out in the sequel if subsequent comments from Waititi are any indication.
The director said Korg won't have a love interest because he was, "deeply in love and lost that love along the line. He doesn’t feel brave enough to find love again."
That may be off the table, but it's still going to be fun spending more time with Korg in Thor: Love and Thunder. Unfortunately, the movie was recently pushed back into 2022 due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and we now have to wait for it that little bit longer. On the plus side, something tells us that it will ultimately be worth it so keep checking back here for updates as we have them.
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