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    How Taika Waititi transformed the role 'Thor' plays in the MCU

    by Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times Jul 11, 2022 4 minutes
    Taika Waititi attends the Sydney premiere of "Thor: Love And Thunder" at Hoyts Entertainment Quarter on June 27, 2022, in Sydney, Australia.

    It can be argued that no Marvel character has had a bigger glow-up than Thor, who, over 11 years in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has gone from self-serious, self-centered prince of Asgard to the silly, self-deprecating nomadic hero he is today.

    Played by Chris Hemsworth over the course of nine films, the character's newfound vitality can largely be attributed to the direction of Taika Waititi, whose bold vision helped make "Thor: Ragnarok" (2017) the most beloved and successful of the character's stand-alone films. "Thor: Love and Thunder," now in theaters, reunites the namesake hero with "Ragnarok" ally Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) and former beau Jane Foster (Natalie Portman).

    In a departure from the sober "Thor" (2011) and "Thor:

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