How long are the credits in Thor: Love and Thunder

Nearly five years after Thor: Ragnarok hit theaters, its highly anticipated follow-up is finally making its way to the big screen. Taika Waititi and Chris Hemsworth have reunited for Thor: Love and Thunder, the fourth film in the solo Thor series for Marvel Studios. Love and Thunder arrived in theaters on Thursday night and looks to be another box office juggernaut for Marvel and Disney, and of course a trip out to the movies will come with a little extra time commitment from fans. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is known for its post-credits scenes and Thor: Love and Thunder certainly keeps the trend going.

There will be plenty of fans wondering just how long they have to stick around after Thor: Love and Thunder comes to a close. We're not going to be spoiling the credits sequences in this article, but we will confirm that there are two you need to wait around for. The first scene will happen in the middle of the credits, which is pretty standard for Marvel, and the other will arrive once all the credits have rolled.

Thor: Love and Thunder sees Hemsworth return alongside fellow Ragnarok star Tessa Thompson. Natalie Portman will also stars in the film, reprising her role as Jane Foster from the first two Thor films. This time around, however, she'll be taking on the mantle of the Mighty Thor.

This movie is packed with quite a lot of adventure, so much so that entire planets needed to be removed from the final cut, according to Portman.

The joy and the sorrow of a Taika Waititi project is that he creates so much brilliance and so much material that the movie could be like an infinite number of things," Portman told Collider during a recent interview. "And it like inevitably means that incredible, hilarious, moving comedy and drama ends up not there. So, there's a lot. I mean, there's full planets that are not there anymore."

"I pray that it'll end up in like a DVD extra somewhere or that it comes out somewhere," Portman later said of the deleted content. "Because I mean, yeah, it's pretty remarkable stuff."

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Thor: Love and Thunder is finally in cinemas and, in our opinion, it’s an electric two hours. Once the credits roll, however, is it worth staying in your seat? This is a Marvel movie so of course it is, but we’re here to break down all you need to know about those Thor 4 post-credits scenes.

Does Thor: Love and Thunder have a post-credits scene?

Like all Marvel movies, Thor: Love and Thunder does have a scene after the credits worth watching.

In fact, it has two, so make sure you stay right until the end.

Thor: Love and Thunder’s runtime is 1 hour and 59 minutes, so hold your bathroom breaks if you can.

This will be the end of the spoiler-free zone so only read on if you want to find out the contents of these post-credits sequences.

Thor: Love and Thunder post-credits scenes explained

Thor 4 post-credits scene #1

The first post-credits scene in Thor: Love and Thunder shows us the fate of Russell Crowe’s Zeus.

After being blasted through the chest with a bolt of lightning by Thor, Zeus’ outlook wasn’t looking too good. The post-credits scene confirms that he’s alive and is out for blood.

Zeus can be seen talking to someone off-camera who is revealed then revealed to be his son, Hercules.

And who is playing the legendary warrior in the MCU? Drumroll, please.

… It’s none other than Ted Lasso’s Brett Goldstein!

An inspired piece of casting, honestly.

Who is Hercules?

The Thor movies have long blended the worlds of old mythology with that of superheroes.

Thor 4 introduced us to the Greek gods with Zeus and now his demigod son Hercules, both of which have also been featured in Marvel comics.

Like everyone’s favourite Disney iteration of the characters, Hercules’ powers include god-like super-strength, endurance and agility.

Hercules has frequently crossed over with Thor in the comics, usually as an ally, and has aided the Avengers once or twice as well.

He played a large role in the Secret Invasion storyline (something Marvel is currently developing as a series) and helped them face Kang the Conquerer (who is played by Jonathan Majors in the MCU).

It’s easy to see the potential for Hercules to slot into the larger MCU roster, but it seems like he may act as an antagonist for Thor first.

Post-credits scene #2

The second post-credits scene features a few faces we thought were long gone.

After perishing in Thor: Love and Thunder, Natalie Portman is given a nice bit of closure for her character Jane Foster, who is shown entering Valhalla. Foster is welcomed through the gates of Valhalla by Idris Elba’s Heimdall who was killed in Avengers: Infinity War.

It’s a nice bookend for both of their stories, particularly considering Valhalla is reserved only for those who die in battle, proving they were both worthy warriors.

Will Thor return?

If you stay right until the end of Thor: Love and Thunder you will be greeted by three glorious words: Thor Will Return.

We don’t know when. We don’t know how. But we do know that this isn’t the end of the line for Chris Hemsworth’s Thor.

Marvel has many projects in the pipeline that could feature an appearance by the God of Thunder, but here’s hoping he’s the first Avenger to get a fifth solo film.

Taika Waititi set an intriguing new journey up for our friend Thor in Love and Thunder, and he would be the perfect director to push the space Viking along the path of parenthood. A fifth movie would also give Waititi space to capitalise on his epic Hercules casting.

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