Kenneth Branagh's Thor 5 MCU pitch sounds a lot like this Marvel masterpiece
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe should look to this 10/10 Marvel comic if it ever wants to give Thor his 'Old Man Logan' moment.
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Sign in Sign in now Guides Gaming Entertainment Close What To Play What to Watch Guides Submenu All Guides All Maps Pragmata Pokémon Go Games Submenu All Gaming Tabletop Entertainment Submenu All Entertainment Anime Horror Sci-Fi Fantasy Videos Sign in Newsletter Array Copyright 2026 www.polygon.com --> Menu Follow Followed Like Threads More Action Sign in Sign in now Close Follow Followed Like Thread Link copied to clipboard Add us on By Austin Manchester Published May 3, 2026, 7:03 AM EDT Opinion Glorious twilight is right
New Avengers: Doomsday trailer focuses on sad-dad Thor Everything we know about Monarch: Legacy of Monsters season 3 Luke Skywalker not a top 10 Star Wars character according to fans Thor has an unforgettable Old Man Logan moment that Marvel should steal for the movies Photo: Mark Fellman/Marvel Studios Sign in to your Polygon.com account The Marvel Cinematic Universe is almost 20 years old, and Thor has been around since nearly the beginning . Chris Hemsworth debuted as the God of Thunder in 2011’s Thor , which turns 15 on May 6. And it turns out, all these years later, director Kenneth Branagh (yep, Hercule Poirot directed an MCU film) is still thinking about what he would have liked to do with the character had he stuck around in the MCU.
“Part of me would love to finish my relationship with that character. I'd always wanted to do more and indeed had a couple of ideas, more in the territory of James Mangold's brilliant Logan ,” Branagh told Business Insider in a recent Q&A. “I would love to see Chris Hemsworth and the others have their own individual final story that takes Thor into a glorious twilight.”
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