Thor: Love and Thunder

Thor is traveling with the Guardians of the Galaxy when he hears about Gorr the God Butcher, who wields the Necrosword to kill gods after his own god let his daughter die. Gorr attacks New Asgard and kidnaps its children. There Thor reunites with Jane Foster, now wielding Mjolnir as the Mighty Thor, but hiding that she has cancer and the hammer is draining her. Thor, Jane, Valkyrie and Korg ask Zeus for help; he refuses, Thor impales him with his own thunderbolt, and Valkyrie steals it. Gorr wants to reach Eternity, a being that grants one wish, to wipe out all gods. Jane dies fighting beside Thor, and Gorr, moved, wishes his daughter, Love, back to life instead. Thor adopts Love. Jane arrives in Valhalla. Valkyrie remains king of New Asgard.

• Mid-credits Zeus, who survived, vows revenge on Thor and sends his son Hercules after him.
• After the credits Jane arrives in Valhalla and is welcomed by Heimdall.

1. ReferenceStormbreaker takes root

   When Thor plants Stormbreaker in the ground, the handle sprouts roots. It's a reminder that the handle is the arm Groot cut off in Infinity War.

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2. CameoThe stage play gets reinforcements

   Matt Damon, Luke Hemsworth and Sam Neill return as Asgardian actors staging Ragnarok. Now Melissa McCarthy joins the cast as the actress playing Hela.

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3. CameoHemsworth brings the family

   Chris Hemsworth's daughter plays Love, and one of his sons plays young Thor in the flashbacks. The actor's wife also appears in one of the memories.

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4. ReferenceScreaming goats

   The goats Toothgnasher and Toothgrinder come from Norse mythology. Their high-pitched, human-like screaming is a joke on a famous viral video of yelling goats.

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5. ReferenceFalligar shot copied from the comic

   The shot of the dead god Falligar was lifted almost exactly from Thor: God of Thunder #3, from 2013, the Jason Aaron run that introduced Gorr.

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