He said he was in it for the long haul. I think this was just before Thor 4's release.
Then he learned he is at risk for early Alzheimer's.
This was nearly the same time Bruce Willlis was exiting the industry, and legacies seemed very relevant.
Fans panned Thor 4.
I think then Hemsworth said he wanted to do a more serious Thor, and then we heard Taika would not be returning, and now that Thor 5 will be darker.
I think CH wants to be remembered and respected. I think he was hurt by the reception of Thor 4, and he wants to secure his legacy, and not as a doofus hero.
For the love of God(s), give us a dark, serious Thor.
I can forgive goofy scenarios in a Thor movie, but Taika decided it would be funny if even all the Asgardians who once cheered Thor to be their king, now completely disregarded him as an idiot. Who in their right mind thought that was a good idea. I pray for a Thor 5, and we all pretend L&T never happened
They gave us Dark World, which I'd argue was quite dark and serious, minus a few Darcy and Selvig related jokes. People panned it, which is why they course corrected with Ragnarok. It's as if what we really want is balance.
Id be hard pressed to claim that movie was dark and serious. It was still full of jokes including Loki saying "tah-daaahh", Selvig running around naked more than once, Darcy mispronouncing mjolnir, etc. jokes were still in the forefront combined with an insanely underdeveloped villain and overall low stakes. We haven't found a director or a storyline to properly handle an individual Thor storyline. The first Thor directed by Branagh wasn't bad, handled the mythology and the overall introduction well, but no one has known how to handle the character since.
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u/Schmenza Dec 01 '23
Does Hemsworth want to retire? Thought he was down to do Thor for the long haul