Thor: Love and Thunder
Phase 4 is give a circle of failedMCUcharacters a second luck . For all its success since it launch withIron Manin 2008 , the MCU has encountered its fair share of bumps in the road , both on and off - screen . By now , everyone is conversant with the franchise ’s trail record ofadapting complex Marvel risible book baddiesand reducing them to matte , unmemorable , one - off threats ( with the likes of Killmonger being the exceptions that prove the rule ) . The MCU has had similar offspring when it comes to its portraiture of women ( peculiarly BIPOC women ) in the past , often failing to give them the same development as their manful peers .
This in particularly evident when you look at the routine of female MCU characters who unceremoniously vanishedbefore Phase 3 touch its climaxwithAvengers : Infinity WarandEndgame . For example , Jane Foster and her assistant / intern Darcy Lewis have n’t been seen sinceThor : The Dark World(flashbacks away ) , andSharon Carter similarly become off the radarafter the events ofCaptain America : Civil War . Interestingly , though , all three of them will get another slam at success in Phase 4 .
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Back at San Diego Comic - Con 201,Thor : Love & Thunderdirector Taika Waititi confirm Natalie Portman is not only return as Jane , but will transform into Mighty Thor in the film ( as her comical book counterpart did before her ) . Sharon and Darcy are also coming back for Phase 4 , albeit in the upcoming MCU series being developed for Disney+ . The former will play a recur role onThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier , while the latter is part of the ensemble for the Scarlet Witch and Vision show , WandaVision .
For the most part , these characters did n’t break because they ’re naughtily - conceived ; the MCU just could n’t picture out what to do with them . Jane was infix as a driven scientist in the firstThormovie , but was shorten to serving as picayune more than a laud vessel for the Ether inThe Dark World . Her absence inThor : Ragnarokwas then excuse with a cast-off line about her and Thor breaking up , and the characterappeared inEndgamevia archival footageonly . Sharon got something of a similar raw great deal ; after being introduced as a capable SHIELD agent inCaptain America : The Winter Soldier , sheshared an awkward osculation with Steve RogersinCivil War- shortly after let out her aunt ( ! ) was his old fire , Peggy - and evaporate , her role in the plot fulfil . Of the three , Darcy was always meant to be the simplest ( a comic relief sidekick for Jane ) , yet even then theThormovies miscarry to give her anything strong to do other than crack tired prank and mispronounce " Mjolnir . "
All of these characters have the potency to shine more in stage 4.The Falcon and the Winter Soldierpromises topaint Sharon in a more complicated lightby portraying her as a former government agent on the run and pitting her againstCivil War ’s Baron Helmut Zemo . ( The latter is also flummox a second gibe of form in Phase 4 , evolving him intoa more comic book - exact baddie . ) Jane as Mighty Thor should have a similarly meaty arc inLove & Thunder , specially if the flick conform part or all ofher Crab plot line from the comic books . Even Darcy ought to palpate more at home in the kooky - unearthly world ofWandaVision , a serial publication that is also bringing back Randall Park ’s Jimmy Woo fromAnt - Man and the Waspfor more clownish antics . With a little fortune , all of these supporting players will leave a strong impression with their 2d go - round in theMCUthan they did their first .
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