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Natalie Portman not showing up in the next Thor movie, Thor: Ragnarok, is not news. (Neither is the addition of Tessa Thompson to the cast in her absence.) We’ve known that for a few months now. The explanation for Portman’s absence hasn’t be fully revealed yet, though, and that…

The Thor franchise never quite did right by Natalie Portman.

Sure, she had good chemistry with her superheroic co-star, Chris Hemsworth. But through two films, she never really got any true standout moments, and mostly just played an effective (if very intelligent) damsel in distress for the God of…

If you boiled down Marvel's movies to a basic formula, the first Thor film would be a perfect example of it. It's got some decent superhero action, a lot of shoehorned-in S.H.I.E.L.D. stuff, and one huge feather in its cap: A sense of humor about itself and its characters.
Luckily, the new sequel, Th…

Disney and Marvel are giving high-school girls ages 14 and older the chance to meet their science heroes.
In the spirit of Thor: The Dark World's super-scientist Jane Foster, the National Academy of Sciences, Underwriters Laboratories and Dolby Laboratories have teamed up with the companies to give a…

Based on the Asgardian war goddess devised by comic book creators Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, Lady Sif emerged from 2011's Thor motion picture as something of a breakout character, with fans complaining that the charismatic performer Jamie Alexander didn't get enough screen time and asking that she sta…

A little more info about what's to come in November's Thor: The Dark World has come to light thanks to USA Today, including what role Natalie Portman's Jane Foster will play in the proceedings, as well as where a big chunk of the action will take place...

In theaters this fall is Thor: The Dark World, the sequel to Marvel's previous film starring the God of Thunder, and the second follow up to last summer's The Avengers. Some set pictures have already popped up online, and today the studio has released the first poster for the film, with ne…

Captain America's live action footage debut was complimented on Super Bowl Sunday by a new commercial featuring previously unseen footage from Thor, another Marvel Studios film based the classic Avengers superheroes. In the new Thor ad, we see more of Natalie Portman in her role as Jane Foster,…

In the first not-an-obviously-fake-casting-rumor news since the confirmation of Tom Hardy last month, it appears that Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises is suffering an embarrassment of riches with respect to its potential female leads...

A brief video clip didn't make a huge deal about outing Sir Anthony Hopkins' look for Kenneth Branagh's "Thor" movie this week. Hopkins appeared front and center during a montage of set shots, though, which also displayed leading man Chris Hemsworth in costume and a …