Taika Waititi Reveals What He’d Do With a Hypothetical ‘Thor 5’: New Worlds, ‘Outlandish’ Monsters and an Enemy Stronger Than Hela

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Michaela Zee Taika Waititi wants Thor to face an enemy more powerful than his Mjölnir-crushing sister, Hela. While there’s no “Thor 5” in development, Waititi revealed in Titan’s “‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ The Official Movie Special” book what he would do if given an opportunity to direct a new installment in the “Thor” film series. “What is left to do to him?

It’s got to be something that feels like it’s carrying on with the evolution of the character, but still in a very fun way and still giving him things to come up against that feel like they’re building on the obstacles that he has to overcome,” Waititi said. “I don’t think we can have a villain that’s weaker than Hela.

I feel like we need to step up from there and add a villain that’s somehow more formidable.” Cate Blanchett starred in 2017’s “Thor: Ragnorak” as Hela, the Asgardian goddess of death who destroy’s Thor’s hammer Mjölnir and seizes Asgard.

Along with a new foe, Waititi also wants to introduce “more and more outlandish and crazy beasts, monsters and aliens” from various worlds that remain true to the thunder god’s mythological origins.