Love & Thunder Honors Van Damme's Avengers Wish In 1 Weird Way
The most recent trailer for Thor: Love & Thunder honors Jean-Claude Van Damme in one weird way. The new trailer for the fourth installment in Thor’s personal story was released on June 23, 2022. Continuing the MCU’s crossover obsession, the trailer introduces the characters of the film and the new team they are forming including the familiar faces of the Guardians of the Galaxy, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) now the Mighty Thor, Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) and Korg (Taika Waititi).
Chris Hemsworth reprises his role as Thor in Thor: Love & Thunder alongside the new villain, Gorr the God Butcher, played by Christian Bale. The new trailer shows Thor teaming up with his friends to try to stop Gorr, who seeks to wipe out all gods as they uncover the reason for his vengeance. The Thor: Love and Thunder trailer shows that the film will continue the Ragnarok-style comedy which was majorly successful among audiences and gives the final insight into the movie before its release on July 8.
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Among the new scenes shown from the trailer is a moment where Thor does the splits, paying homage to Jean-Claude Van Damme’s famous signature split, practiced with hisdifferent fighting styles. Jean-Claude Van Damme is an actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and fight choreographer most known for his films such as Bloodsport (1988) and The Expendables 2 (2012). His martial arts featured heavily in his films, and the famous split is his most renowned move. Over his nearly 50 movies, Van Damme executes more than 80,000 splits so it is understandable how the move has become so associated with the martial arts actor. Van Damme's move is so famous, that he parodied it in a 2013 Volvo
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