Legendary writer Neil Gaiman not too long ago revealed that within the early 2000s, he was a part of a staff that labored on an animated Thor sequence that will’ve served as a prequel to the 2011 live-action movie.
In a latest response to followers on Tumblr, Gaiman was requested about engaged on a possible Thor challenge if Marvel requested him. He then revealed he principally already had.
“Way back — round 2006 — I used to be requested to create a Thor animated cartoon, and I received all excited, and the temporary was it needed to be set earlier than the Thor film,” he acknowledged. “I did a deep Thor dive, reread the whole lot Jack Kirby drew, got here up with an entire story form that ran just a few seasons exhibiting younger Loki going from hero-worshipping his large brother to Going to the Unhealthy, after which they instructed me I wasn’t truly allowed to have any of the characters at any level be completely different in any method from how they had been within the Thor film, so I stated no thanks and stopped.”
Thor stays certainly one of Marvel’s greatest characters
Whereas no Thor prequel sequence ever launched, the God of Thunder had loads of time to shine within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In complete, Chris Hemsworth appeared in 9 completely different movies and tv sequence’ as Thor, in both starring or cameo roles. His most up-to-date look got here in 2022’s Thor: Love and Thunder, a movie that obtained divisive reactions from each followers and critics alike.
With 4 installments launched, and a fifth rumored to be on the best way, the Thor franchise stays a cornerstone of the MCU. As Marvel Studios dives deeper into the Multiverse, it stays to be seen how Thor will issue into the corporate’s long-term plans; though his brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), is now an integral a part of the Multiverse following the occasions of his Disney+ sequence, which noticed him turn out to be the protector of the sacred timelines.
