THOR: LOVE & THUNDER Director Taika Waititi Says Recently Released Poster Is Not Actually Official

THOR: LOVE & THUNDER Director Taika Waititi Says Recently Released Poster Is Not Actually Official THOR: LOVE & THUNDER Director Taika Waititi Says Recently Released Poster Is Not Actually Official

Yesterday, what we believed to be an official promo poster for Marvel's Thor: Love and Thunder found its way online, but director Taika Waititi has now taken to Twitter to cast doubt on its legitimacy.

By MarkCassidy - Dec 12, 2021 01:12 PM EST
Filed Under: Thor: Love and Thunder

MCU fans were excited to finally get a first look at what we thought was some official promo artwork for Thor: Love and Thunder yesterday, but the poster that found its way online appears to be a well put-together fan-made effort.

A Twitter user shared the poster and tagged director Taika Waititi, who responded with the following.

It's hard to blame fans for thinking this was legit, because despite Waititi's comments, it was actually better than some recent posters for a certain movie swinging into theaters next week! The poster clearly wasn't a Marvel Studios theatrical one-sheet, but it did look like it might have been the sort of official promo/marketing art that's used on tie-in merchandise packaging and the like. Is there a chance the filmmaker is telling porkies here? We haven't seen any of these character designs before, after all.

Plot details are still under wraps, but we know the story will revolve around the Odinson's old flame Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) transforming into The Mighty Thor. Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) and members of the Guardians of the Galaxy will also be on hand, with Christian Bale taking on villain duties as Gorr the God Butcher.

Russell Crowe recently let slip that he'll be playing Zeus, while Matt Damon and Sam Neill have also been confirmed to return as "Fake Loki" and "Fake Odin" for (presumably) a stage re-cap of the events of Ragnarok.

Thor: Love and Thunder is set to hit theaters next February.

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thereeljoefish
thereeljoefish - 12/12/2021, 1:03 PM
Lolz
GhostDog
GhostDog - 12/12/2021, 1:05 PM
The fan who made it:
Fares
Fares - 12/12/2021, 1:10 PM
But the designs are legit aren't they? They look so good!
Humperdink
Humperdink - 12/12/2021, 10:50 PM
@Fares -

I mean...the thing had 3 Thors, 3 Jane Foster as Thors, 2 Korgs, 2 Valkyries, blurred images and bad blending plus terrible lighting and garish colors.

How anyone thought this was official is mind-boggling.
Fares
Fares - 12/13/2021, 5:04 AM
@Humperdink - Seeing that it isn't an offical poster had me thinking that maybe it's a toy box cover (thye do crazy shit like that) or just a placeholder that was thrown together quickly to have an idea on how a final version could turn out, so redundancy of characters isn't that big of a deal.
Also the artistic depiction of the faces and suits is just so good, no less than anything an Andy Park or a Ryan Meinerding would do. The goats also fit the design seen in leaked set photos.
defenderofthefaith
defenderofthefaith - 12/12/2021, 1:15 PM
Maybe Marvel could hire the designer of the poster.
Menks123
Menks123 - 12/12/2021, 1:17 PM
I love Taika lmao
SKetCH
SKetCH - 12/12/2021, 1:26 PM
The Goats are from a Contest of Champions advert lol.. and I said this on this first article:

- BOTH Thors on the poster TWICE
- Korg on the poster TWICE
- CoC Goats
- Stormbreaker taking up the HUGE villain spot

Dumb-Ditty-Dumb-Dumb-Bah-Bah-Bah-Bah-Bah-Bah
ThorArms
ThorArms - 12/12/2021, 3:08 PM
@Menks123 - 3 times actually
Origame
Origame - 12/12/2021, 1:29 PM
I kinda got it from the helmet.
TUD
TUD - 12/12/2021, 1:30 PM
Remember when this whole song and dance happened with Rise of Skywalker? Quick, photoshopped promo posters like this one get churned out en masse for movies like this all the time, and it makes sense that one accidentally leaked early, especially considering that the movie was originally supposed to be release around this time. It's very clearly real, given the quality of the art and the fact that it features Thor in a new costume we haven't seen before. Taika Waititi is the director of the movie; he's not in charge of marketing. I would be willing to bet good money that when the movie comes out, this poster will be accurate to how everyone looks.
Spagett
Spagett - 12/12/2021, 1:38 PM
Pretty sure when Kiwis say bad in this context it means badass, He's complimenting it.
UniqNo
UniqNo - 12/12/2021, 1:40 PM
Sounds like he's doing damage control. The designs look quite legit to me.

I'm more excited however, for his other directorial effort of Rita and Tess 😂
JosephCronos92
JosephCronos92 - 12/12/2021, 1:47 PM
LMAO goddamn Taika, I'll take his first statement as a dig to the No Way Home posters lol
LittleSween
LittleSween - 12/12/2021, 1:47 PM
This article saying it isn't official, is followed by the article saying "promo poster" for the new movie.
Nice poster though
Doomsday8888
Doomsday8888 - 12/12/2021, 1:55 PM
Ehhh i still like it.
Thor has a dope costume.
grif
grif - 12/12/2021, 2:27 PM
was not going to see the movie anyway


SoBeKing
SoBeKing - 12/12/2021, 2:35 PM
Man, now I'm worried we won't get Jane with the accurate helmet lol
ThorArms
ThorArms - 12/12/2021, 3:07 PM
I mean yeah. Thor is on the poster 3 times. Looks super fake
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 12/12/2021, 4:13 PM
Waititi like:

Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 12/12/2021, 4:15 PM
Shit film
GoofBallAbe
GoofBallAbe - 12/12/2021, 5:24 PM
That was well put together. It was weird that this was better than any official poster marvel put out
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 12/12/2021, 5:51 PM
Give me HorseFace!
kazuma
kazuma - 12/12/2021, 5:55 PM
It honestly looks more creative than any MCU poster tbh.
Razorface1
Razorface1 - 12/12/2021, 6:43 PM
@kazuma - It really does not. it hits all the same boxes people compain about in MCU posters.
Razorface1
Razorface1 - 12/12/2021, 6:44 PM
@BillCipher - Just wait.
KingMob20
KingMob20 - 12/12/2021, 7:32 PM
"telling porkies"??

I'm definitely gonna start using that more often!
malschla
malschla - 12/12/2021, 7:39 PM
I thought it looked like a fan made poster. I’m not sure how it was passed off as real. Very poorly done.
Scarilian
Scarilian - 12/12/2021, 7:51 PM
Not watching this movie anyway
smgmayhem
smgmayhem - 12/12/2021, 8:29 PM
@Scarilian - Yes you are.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 12/13/2021, 2:47 PM
Taika tries too hard
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