Thor: Love and Thunder have a slew of appearances, which is nothing new for Marvel. In the trailer, we saw Russell Crowe as Zeus. Others remained a secret until the film’s premiere, according to director Taika Waititi and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. However, you might be surprised to learn that there were still more cuts to be made. These have been making headlines over the previous few months. Now that the film has premiered, we’ve taken a look at the cameos that didn’t make the final edit. Here are some significant narrative aspects from Thor: Love and Thunder that we’ll cover before we get into this. Make sure you’ve seen the entire film before reading any further to prevent spoilers for Thor 4.
What Thor: Love and Thunder appearances were axed?
In an interview before the release of Thor 4, Christian Bale revealed that he had recorded a sequence with Peter Dinklage. When asked about working with Peter Dinklage, Bale told Prensa Escenario(opens in new tab): “I got to work with him and he’s amazing.” Dwarves’ King Eitri, played by Dinklage, is a member of an old blacksmithing race that is the only one left. Thor went to him in Avengers: Infinity War to beg him to manufacture a new hammer, which is when we first saw him. He invents Stormbreaker, the most potent weapon ever created, and he uses it to call forth the Bifrost.
In Thor: Love and Thunder, it’s not clear what part Dinklage would have had. It’s possible that he may have been asked to build another weapon like Stormbreaker based on the movie’s premise and the fact that he worked with Bale. Stormbreaker is sought by Gorr the God Butcher, who needs it to unlock Eternity’s gate. Because of this, it’s conceivable that Eitri was the first person he tried out for. Also, according to Bale, Jeff Goldblum appeared in one more scene with him in Thor: Love and Thunder. Bale told Prensa Escenario, “He’s not in the final film either.” “As you can see, even if it was beautiful and wonderful, a lot of material gets eliminated.”
The Grandmaster, played by Goldblum in the MCU, has a significant part in Thor: Ragnarok. They were imprisoned in Sakaar under his reign; he was also the king of the land. That movie’s last sequence featured him as a post-credits character (you can read our breakdown of the Thor: Ragnarok ending here). As he recommends a “tie,” the rebels who toppled him confront him. When asked about his role in Thor: Love and Thunder, the actor joked with Esquire. “Is Love and Thunder going to happen to me? Now that the trailer has been released, the truth may finally be revealed: I appear in it “Goldblum made a joke to the media outlet. “It’s the most difficult position I’ve ever had, but I also feel it’s the most rewarding. Visually, I’m invisible. You don’t even know I exist. And I’m not even sure if you’re paying attention. There is no mention of me in any of the scenes. Only in vibratory form am I perceived. What the viewer notices is entirely in the hands of the viewer… You will, however, feel something. And I’ll be there, too.”
In the animated series What If…?, Goldblum portrayed other world versions of the Grandmaster, which indicates that he’s open to a return to the MCU. As far as we’re concerned, there’s nothing we can do about it. Another Game of Thrones actor is said to have been in Thor: Love and Thunder in a cameo role. We don’t know what Lena Headey’s role in the film would have been, but rumour has it that she was portraying a fellow Valkyrie. The actor’s old agency is presently suing her for this, despite the fact that all of her scenes were removed from the finished film. Her former agent Troika has launched a lawsuit against her for $1.5 million in unpaid fees, according to Variety(opens in new tab). Her Thor: Love and Thunder pay and other commissions from the forthcoming film 9 Bullets and the television show Rita total $500,000 in her bank account. In May 2020, Headey will leave the agency. According to her, she never signed a contract with the agency, and hence contests the accusations.