Kenneth Branagh Says He’d ‘Love’ to Direct More ‘Thor’

(Left) Oscar® nominee Kenneth Branagh arrives on the red carpet of the 94th Oscars® at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles, CA, on Sunday, March 27, 2022. Credit/Provider: Michael Baker / A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S. (Right) Chris Hemsworth in 'Thor.' Photo: Paramount Pictures.

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‘Thor’ director Kenneth Branagh says he’d like to make a new one.
He thinks it could have a tone akin to ‘Logan’.
There are no formal plans for his return yet.

He might have been a surprising choice to direct one of the earliest entries in what became the sprawling Marvel Cinematic Universe, but British actor and filmmaker Kenneth Branagh certainly delivered with ‘Thor’, helping to shepherd Chris Hemsworth’s Asgardian Thunder God to screens.

Thor

"Courage is immortal."

PG-13Adventure Fantasy Action

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Release May 6, 2011Runtime 1h 55mBudget $150M

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Now, talking to Business Insider, he has admitted despite the intensity and challenges of making a Marvel movie, he’d be happy to revisit Thor as a character.

What has Kenneth Branagh said about more ‘Thor’?

Chris Hemsworth in Marvel's 'Thor: Love and Thunder.' Photo courtesy of Disney Studios.

Here’s what Branagh had to say:

“Part of me would love to finish my relationship with that character. I’d always wanted to do more and indeed had a couple of ideas, more in the territory of James Mangold’s brilliant ‘Logan’. I would love to see Chris Hemsworth and the others have their own individual final story that takes Thor into a glorious twilight.”

Will Kenneth Branagh get his chance?

94th Oscars® nominee Kenneth Branagh arrives at the Oscar Nominee Luncheon held at the Fairmont Century Plaza on Monday, March 7, 2022. The 94th Oscars will air on Sunday, March 27, 2022 live on ABC. Credit/Provider: Michael Yada / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.

If we had to guess, we’d say it’s unlikely, but not impossible. Though even Branagh cast some doubt on the chances:

“They are so far deep into the future of the Marvel Universe that I’m sure whatever plans they have for it are already kind of set. All I know is there’s something beautiful to be had out of arriving at a conclusion for that arc of those stories with those characters and those actors.”