While Thor: Love and Thunder will see Chris Hemsworth reprise the role of the God of Thunder, he'll also have a second role in the Marvel Studios film.

As revealed with the release of Love and Thunder's new poster, Hemsworth will serve as executive producer. This isn't the first time a Marvel Cinematic Universe star has been given this role in a Marvel film, as Hemsworth's fellow MCU veteran and Avengers franchise co-star Scarlett Johansson was also an EP on Black Widow.

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"I love being able to work with Chris Hemsworth," fellow Love and Thunder star and Peter Quill/Star-Lord actor Chris Pratt recently said while discussing teaming with Hemsworth. "He is like Thor in real life. He's the sweetest dude. Super-funny. Works so hard. It was great. I loved every minute of shooting [Thor: Love and Thunder]. I'm so grateful that they brought us along. It was neat to see him bring this to Australia and shoot it there, with all of his fellow countrymen. And with director Taika Waititi, who is just outrageous. His style is so unique."

Waititi recently spoke about the plot of Love and Thunder, saying he didn't want to "just make [Thor: Ragnarok] again, because that's been done" and felt he had to do something interesting for himself to "keep the whole thing ignited."

"It was quite festive. [Love and Thunder] is still fun, and it's got moments of being over the top, but thematically, it's about something a bit deeper than the last film," he added. "It's not a serious film, and it's not a drama, but we do deal with ideas that I think a lot of humans deal with -- universal themes about love and loss and our place in the world."

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Love and Thunder will see Thor go on "a journey unlike anything he's ever faced – a quest for inner peace." However, his plans go south thanks to Gorr the God Butcher, who "seeks the extinction of the gods." In order to deal with the God Butcher, Thor brings in Valkyrie, Korg and Jane Foster for help.

Thor: Love and Thunder opens in theaters on July 8.

Source: Marvel Studios

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