Branagh Eyes Darker Thor Finale, Logan-Style
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- Kenneth Branagh told Business Insider he "would love to finish my relationship with that character" in a darker Thor sequel, 15 years after directing the 2011 original.
- Branagh compared his vision to James Mangold's Logan, saying he wants to take Chris Hemsworth's Thor "into a glorious twilight" in an individual final story for the cast.
- Branagh said he "always wanted to do more and indeed had a couple of ideas" for a sequel but needed a break from what he called Marvel's "wildly exciting but super intense" production and postproduction schedule.
- Kevin Feige was "very understanding" about Branagh stepping away after the first film, according to the director, who also cited support from the cast.
- The Thor franchise has since passed through Alan Taylor on Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Taika Waititi on Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
- Branagh acknowledged he may not get the chance, saying Marvel's plans are "so far deep into the future of the Marvel Universe" and likely "already kind of set," with whether he would direct "a whole other question."
Why it matters: Branagh is pitching a Logan-style farewell for Thor that would reunite the 2011 cast for a definitive character arc, but he himself concedes Marvel's roadmap is "so far deep into the future" that the studio has likely already mapped the character's endpoint elsewhere, making the pitch a long shot against a franchise that has cycled through three different directors since his original.
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