Thor: Love and Thunder was not very well received critically, yet one stat surrounding the movie’s cast makes its failure all the more frustrating.
Thor: Love & Thunder is largely considered to be a critical failure among MCU movies, which is confusing given one significant stat. While it is not the worst-rated Thor movie in the franchise, Thor: Love & Thunder was a mixed bag as it struggled to replicate the critical acclaim of its predecessor, Thor: Ragnarok. This was thanks in part to its tonal inconsistency, with rampant comedy overshadowing an otherwise harrowing sub-plot with the terminally ill Jane Foster at its core.
Not even Christian Bale’s Gorr the God Butcher, who was largely seen as one of Thor: Love and Thunder redeeming features, was enough to prevent Thor: Love and Thunder from being one of the MCU’s worst-rated movies. Bale’s performance was a hauntingly memorable aspect of an otherwise underwhelming movie that tainted the MCU debut of one of Hollywood’s most well-respected and talented actors. Yet it isn’t just Bale whose proven talents were somewhat wasted in one of the MCU’s most lackluster offerings, which makes Thor: Love & Thunder‘s critical response more tragic.
Thor: Love & Thunder’s MCU Cast Record Makes Its Negative Reception Sadder
Five of the cast involved in Thor: Love & Thunder have received Academy Awards for various projects throughout their career. This makes Thor: Love & Thunder the MCU movie with the second-most Oscar-winning actors in its cast, behind Avengers: Endgame‘s seven. With that in mind, the proven breadth of talent involved in the making of Thor: Love & Thunder makes its critical response even more frustrating, especially off of the back of Thor: Ragnarok, which garnered such glowing reviews with fewer Oscar-winning actors.
With that being said, Thor: Ragnarok is the MCU movie with the third-most Oscar-winners involved in its production. Anthony Hopkins and Cate Blanchette have won two Academy Awards each for Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, which brings the total number of Oscar Winners involved in Thor: Ragnarok to four (though the total number of Oscars between them increases to six). This goes to show that Thor movies have a decent track record when it comes to their cast – but the total number of Academy Awards between its actors doesn’t mean everything.
How Thor’s Casting History Makes Thor 5 More Promising
Alongside his fellow Avengers, Chris Hemsworth’s Thor is one of Marvel’s most lauded casting decisions. The same can be said for Tom Hiddelston’s Loki, who quickly went on to be a fan favorite (and one of the MCU’s most pivotal characters) following his debut in Thor. Both have yet to receive an Oscar and yet continue to be among the MCU’s most beloved stars. In general, the casting decisions when it comes to Thor movies have been practically unassailable.
It has been confirmed that Taika Waititi will not be directing the Thor: Love and Thunder sequel, meaning Thor 5 will be out of Oscar winners unless Matt Damon reprises his cameo role. Yet with Brett Goldstein’s Hercules presumably joining the cast, it is already on track to deliver yet another stellar cast, as his casting was largely very well received. Besides, as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 proved, an MCU movie’s quality does not hinge on the amount of Oscars present in the cast.
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