Chris Hemsworth has a way of sounding both grateful and cagey when asked about the future of Thor. He's been playing the God of Thunder for more than a decade, seen the character swing from Shakespearean gravitas to slapstick parody, and now—somewhere in between—he's waiting to see what Marvel Studios does next.
With Avengers: Doomsday set to hit theaters on December 18, 2026, Hemsworth will once again wield the hammer (or stormbreaker, or whatever they let him keep this time). When asked by the BBC if the film sets the stage for the rumored Thor 5, he didn't take the bait: “I don't know. We'll see where [Avengers: Doomsday] goes. We're sort of unpacking all of that as we speak and figuring out where each of these characters goes.”
Careful words. And deliberate. Hemsworth has been down this road before—remember San Diego Comic-Con 2022, when he admitted he had “loved every second of the Marvel experience” but was waiting to hear what's next? Same energy now. Different stakes.
What makes it more interesting is where Thor stands in the narrative. Thor: Love and Thunder left him raising his adoptive daughter, “Love,” while his estranged brother Loki currently holds the keys to the Multiverse. Factor in Wade Wilson—yes, Deadpool & Wolverine practically confirms their crossover—and suddenly Hemsworth's “we'll see” feels less like PR smoke and more like Marvel's writers still playing Jenga with continuity.
Speaking to Etalk about the ensemble nature of Doosday, Hemsworth leaned nostalgic: “When we parted ways on the last film, we didn't know if we were going to be doing this again, and here we are. Some of the old crew, like myself, and then a lot of the new folks are coming in.” That's the multigenerational Marvel sell—legacy faces grounding the chaos, new blood keeping the IP fresh.
And yet, the elephant in the room: tone. Hemsworth has already admitted that Love and Thunder overindulged in improv until Thor became a “parody” of himself. If Thor 5 happens, it's almost certain Marvel will recalibrate—reports suggest Taika Waititi won't return, leaving the studio free to chart a darker, less goofy path. Think less rock-opera excess, more mythic gravitas. Or so fans hope.
But nothing's official. Hemsworth summed it up in another interview: “I'm sort of waiting for the phone call and waiting for the news to see… let's see what happens. But, you know, I love it.” The fatigue is real, but so is the affection.
And that's the paradox of Marvel in 2025. These actors are caught between loyalty and reinvention, between billion-dollar machines and personal careers. Hemsworth, like Robert Downey Jr. before him, knows he'll always be Thor in the public eye. But whether he's ready to carry another solo outing—or if the audience even wants it—remains the question.
For now, we know this much: Avengers: Doomsday lands December 18, 2026, followed by Avengers: Secret Wars on December 17, 2027. Whatever Thor's fate, it's locked in the biggest ensemble stage Marvel's ever built.
What We Learned About Thor's Future
Hemsworth's careful wording
The actor won't confirm Thor 5, suggesting Marvel hasn't locked the direction.
Avengers: Doomsday as a pivot
Releases on December 18, 2026—Thor's next big narrative crossroads.
Tone correction ahead
Hemsworth regrets the parody tone of Love and Thunder; Marvel may shift gears.
No Taika this time
Reports suggest Waititi won't return, opening the door for a new creative voice.
Family and crossover threads
“Love” and Loki remain critical pieces, alongside the confirmed Wade Wilson crossover.
