Thor

…his wife’s younger lover, and Thor (2011), an adaptation of a comic book about the eponymous Norse god. In 2014 he helmed the action thriller Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, in which he also appeared as a vicious Russian banker.

…on Lee-Kirby creations such as Thor (2011), the Avengers (2012), and Ant-Man (2015). Lee’s cameos became fan-favourite “Easter eggs” within the Marvel Cinematic Universe—as the films’ shared world came to be known—and he eventually appeared in dozens of Marvel movies, television shows, and video games. His brief role in Guardians…

…in a cameo appearance in Thor (2011). Renner returned in the role in The Avengers (2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).

(2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2011), and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). After the Walt Disney Company bought Marvel Entertainment in 2009, it began distributing Marvel’s independently produced films, including The Avengers (2012) and Iron Man 3 (2013). The union of Disney and Marvel linked two great traditions…

…screen with the premiere of Thor in 2011. The film was directed by Kenneth Branagh and cast Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Tom Hiddleston in a scene-stealing turn as Loki. Hemsworth returned as Thor in later Marvel Cinematic Universe projects, including The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Avengers:…

…the Norse deity Heimdall in Thor (2011), a role that he reprised in Thor 2: The Dark World (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). The versatile actor earned critical acclaim for his moving portrayal of Nelson Mandela

…Norse god in Kenneth Branagh’s Thor (2011). The movie told the story of Thor’s arrogant breaching of a peace and being banished to 21st-century Earth to learn humility. Hemsworth’s light, self-mocking, and human touch in his portrayal of the comic superhero made the film a hit and launched a popular…

…role of Thor in the Marvel film of the same name, but Branagh, who was directing, cast him as the loveable villain Loki instead. Hiddleston continued to play the mischievous character in films such as The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), and Avengers: Infinity War…

…the Norse god Odin in Thor (2011) and its sequels, Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017). He also starred in the kaleidoscopic drama 360 (2011) and as film director Alfred Hitchcock in Hitchcock (2012), which centred on the making of the classic suspense movie Psycho (1960). In…

…scientist in the action fantasies Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). She also took on lighter fare, appearing opposite Ashton Kutcher in the romantic comedy No Strings Attached (2011) and portraying a warrior princess in the bawdy period comedy Your Highness (2011). Portman…