A sequel, Thor: The Dark World, directed by Alan Taylor, was released on November 8, 2013. Hemsworth, Hiddleston, and Portman reprised their roles, along with others from the first film.Zachary Levi replaced Dallas as Fandral, while Christopher Eccleston joined the cast as the Dark Elf Maletkith.
Thor: Ragnarok was released on November 3, 2017, directed by Taika Waititi.Eric Pearson and Craig Kyle & Christopher Yost wrote the screenplay,with Kevin Feige again producing. Hemsworth, Hiddleston, Hopkins, Elba, Asano, Levi, and Stevenson reprised their roles as Thor, Loki, Odin, Heimdall, Hogun, Fandral, and Volstagg, respectively, while Mark Ruffalo and Benedict Cumberbatch appeared as Bruce Banner / Hulk and Stephen Strange respectively, reprising their roles from previous MCU films.Cate Blanchett, Tessa Thompson, Jeff Goldblum and Karl Urban joined the cast as Hela, Valkyrie, Grandmaster, and Skurge, respectively.
A third sequel named Thor: Love and Thunder is scheduled to be released on May 6, 2022.Both Hemsworth and Thompson will reprise their roles, with Natalie Portman returning after not appearing in Thor: Ragnarok.Portman will portray her character taking on the mantle of Thor, similar to the comics.
By the release of Ragnarok, Waititi and Marvel had discussed a spin-off Marvel One-Shot short film following the characters Korg and Miek, but it was unfeasible due to Marvel s commitment to producing three feature films a year. Feige said Marvel still had plans for those characters, but did not specify.Both appear in Avengers: Endgame,and Korg is scheduled to appear in Love and Thunder.
The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.
When the Dark Elves attempt to plunge the universe into darkness, Thor must embark on a perilous and personal journey that will reunite him with doctor Jane Foster.
Imprisoned on the planet Sakaar, Thor must race against time to return to Asgard and stop RagnarΓΆk, the destruction of his world, at the hands of the powerful and ruthless villain Hela.