No one’s really clamoring for a new Thor movie right now. The God of Thunder returned for his fourth solo adventure in 2022, but Thor: Love and Thunder was a disappointment from top to bottom. One of its few redeeming qualities came in the form of its villain, Gorr the God Butcher; Christian Bale’s portrayal cleverly subverted the image of the burly comic-book villain, depicting Gorr as waiflike and eerie. Love and Thunder may have been a dud, but it’s rare among Marvel Cinematic Universe movies in featuring a memorable antagonist. If the Thor saga is going to soldier on, it needs to retain that feature.
