As the MCU should transition from the original Avengers in the coming years with the debut of a new team in 2026’s Avengers: the Kang Dynasty, Thor 5 could keep the character fresh by focusing on Thor trying to keep Love safe, teaching her how to use her powers, and going on a new adventure together.

Thor franchise director Taika Waititi has teased what that adventure might be. Waititi has revealed that Thor 5’s villain needs to be more powerful than Hela. The director also mentioned that “more outlandish and crazy beasts, monsters and aliens” should be appearing on the God of Thunder’s path, with Waititi hinting at more space exploration in a possible Thor 5, saying, “there’s a fun element to him and he has a casualness and a sort or swagger about him when he visits these worlds.” Based on Waititi’s words, the artist’s Thor 5 fan poster idea of a story set on Earth is unlikely to pan out.