For years, Marvel fans assumed Natalie Portman was finished playing Jane Foster in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That all changed at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, when it was announced that she'd return to wield Mjolnir as the Mighty Thor in 2021's Thor: Love and Thunder. But what brought her back to the MCU? Natalie Portman was widely reported to be unhappy with Marvel while filming Thor: The Dark World. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Portman had championed director Patty Jenkins to helm the movie and was shocked when Jenkins was fired from the project. Portman wanted Jenkins to be the first female director in the MCU and was blindsided by Jenkins' termination, as she was allegedly not told ahead of time and only learned of it through news reports.
Unable to leave the project due to contractual obligations, Portman stuck it out and completed The Dark World, but behind the scenes, she may not have been shy about her feelings regarding the whole ordeal. Still, in public, she never badmouthed Marvel. When asked about her relationship with the company in interviews, she was always expertly vague with her answers.
Watch the video to see Why Natalie Portman Decided To Return To The MCU!
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Portman's departure | 0:17
New Thor, old flame | 0:56
Picking up Mjolnir | 2:11
Jane gets jacked | 2:51
And now, we wait | 3:39
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