Taika Waititi: ‘Thor 4’ Could Include Breast Cancer Storyline for Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster
Taika Waititi: ‘Thor 4’ Could Include Breast Cancer Storyline for Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster https://t.co/NOBz8BNR1c
- Variety (@Variety) October 14, 2019
Director Taika Waititi sat down with Variety’s Marc Malkin at the “Jojo Rabbit” press junket on Saturday and they discussed the possible story arch for Jane Foster in the new Thor movie.
“I think that’s a really powerful part of the books. I think it’s really cool that she’s fighting this thing and there’s two battles going on. Personally I really love that storyline,” he said. “But whether it ends up in the film is yet to be seen.”
In the comic series written by Jason Aaron, Thor and Jane are no longer together. Jane has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Thor has becomes unworthy to wield Mjolnir and he loses his powers. Jane secretly becomes The Mighty Thor and while she's Thor, her cancer disappears. But when Jane transforms back into her human form, her cancer returns and ravages her body.
“Thor: Love and Thunder” is scheduled to be released on Nov. 5, 2021.
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