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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
Wouldn't be hard to make Jane "die" by having Mjolnir turn her permanently into Gwendoline Christie.
edited 28th Dec '15 4:30:04 PM by nervmeister
I suppose hypothetically that you could have a new actress in the role, given the combination of Portman's lack of interest and because the female Thor in the comics doesn't look like Jane Foster or Natalie Portman.
But think Eagal was probably implying his usual anti-diversity thing.
I have thought that perhaps Thor would be killed off and then reincarnated as Eric Masterson- who would still be played by Chris Hemsworth but would be a muggle who walked with a limp when not drawing on the Hammer's power.
That would be cool too.
edited 28th Dec '15 4:30:20 PM by Hodor2
Thanks. To clarify, I don't know if there's any likeliness of them doing this. Just think it would be cool to have a Henshin Hero in the MCU, regardless of who it is.
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Though, if I had to choose anyone to replace the Odinson, it would be Beta Ray Bill. The idea of a bizarre alien supersoldier with the power of a mythical god just sounds cooler. But "Odinsdottir" has a bit more potential for a (relatable) character arc: Jane, in terms of psyche, is pretty much dead, her personality overwritten into a new one by Mjolnir but still retaining Jane's memories. It would be a inspiring tale of identity crisis (think of unfortunate real life cases where people's personalities get strikingly altered by brain tumors or head trauma) and a remarkable parallel to MCU Vision's origin.
edited 28th Dec '15 5:15:43 PM by nervmeister
Oh yeah. I want to see Hela in the MCU. Easily one the coolest Marvel villains IMO. Who doesn't want to see a half-undead, magical giantess with dominion over the Norse version of hell and a Badass Cape?
edited 28th Dec '15 5:14:17 PM by nervmeister
I remember back when there was a theory that Thor would die in Age of Ultron, and his 2017 movie would be him fighting his way out of Hela's domain.
She is plenty cool. We'be been promised a major female villain in Ragnorok, so if not Enchantres, then surely Hela.
I would like both,because, well the MARVEL IP is short on female Villains.

Jane Foster's popularity is rock bottom in the MCU so I really can't see that happening.
edited 28th Dec '15 4:18:02 PM by comicwriter