Thor: Ragnarok Swaps Natalie Portman For Tessa Thompson
Farewell, Jane Foster.
The upcoming thirdThor movie,Ragnarok, hasalready ensured itself as an unmissable entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe canon due to the recentannouncement that the film willsee the Hulk - played by Mark Ruffalo -teaming up with the titular Asgardian (Chris Hemsworth) to combat the forces of darkness (probably).
Now, there's even more of a reason to see Ragnarok: Natalie Portman has reportedly left the franchise and won't be back to reprise her role as Dr. Jane Foster, the least believable astrophysicist in cinema history.
The good news is thatactress Tessa Thompson (best known for her roles in Selma and Creed) has entered the picture as a sort of replacement.
Though it's yet tobeen confirmed, it's thought that Thompson - who will have a "key role" -could very well be set toplay Thor's new love interest, which means that his troubledrelationship with Jane is probably going to come to an end off-screen at some point(not that this pair shared any chemistry to begin with, am I right?).
I've always thought thatNatalie Portman was something of a loose link as far as the Thor movies are concerned; she's an immensely talented actress, and the role of Jane - horribly underwritten as it was in both Thor and its sequel, The Dark World - has felt beneath her from the start. Now, instead of treading water with this part,she can move onto better things.
And so Thompson joins an already amazing cast, which - along with Hemsworth and Ruffalo - alsofeatures Tom Hiddleston as Loki,Jaimie Alexander as Sif, andCate Blanchett as a yetunnnamed character.
Thor: Ragnarok hammers its way into theatres onOctober 27, 2017