Avengers: Doomsday May Have Accidentally Spoiled Thor's MCU Future
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A new preview of Avengers: Doomsday may have accidentally spoiled a major Thor storyline.
An Avengers: Doomsday billboard in China has surfaced on social media. And the image has caused a giant wave of speculation from viewers that maybe Chris Hemsworth's Thor could receive one of his biggest power upgrades yet in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe crossover movie.
With the highly anticipated superhero blockbuster approaching its theatrical release, Marvel Studios has been releasing more promotional material than usual. However, one particular detail captured the attention of eagle-eyed fans, potentially revealing an important development for the God of Thunder.
New promotional billboards in Shanghai feature several characters from Avengers: Doomsday, including Thor (Hemsworth), Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh), and Cyclops (James Marsden). While the image offers another look at the film's star-studded lineup, Thor's appearance has triggered a lot of discussion due to a very small but significant change, the color of the lightning surrounding Mjölnir.
Thor is surrounded by yellow lightning in the promotional image. However, throughout the character's history in the MCU, the color has always been blue until now. The change of colors has led some Marvel fans to believe that Thor could gain access to the Odinforce, a powerful source of cosmic energy that is associated with his father, Odin.
The possibility of Thor wielding the Odinforce spread quickly on social media after the image of the billboard appeared on X. In Marvel Comics, the Odinforce is traditionally possessed by the ruler of Asgard. It allows the leaders who gain access to it to gain powers and abilities that are far stronger than what most superheroes are capable of.
Thor's father's powers are connected to the Odinforce. Throughout the history of Marvel Comics, Thor has also inherited and used different versions of this power, making the idea of the character gaining these abilities in the Marvel Cinematic Universe very possible. If Avengers: Doomsday grants Thor these powers, it could be the beginning of a new character arc and shed new light on the God of Thunder.
The theory has excited many comic book readers. However, a decent number of people are still skeptical about this potential development because they don't believe that Marvel Studios would reveal such a big spoiler over a month before Avengers: Doomsday even hits theaters.
It is also important to keep in mind that the billboard does not officially confirm that Thor possesses the Odinforce. The yellow lightning could simply be an artistic decision and a coincidence, as promotional images do not always accurately represent the events of a movie. So, the Odinforce being introduced in Avengers: Doomsday is only a theory for now.
Avengers: Doomsday will be released in theaters on December 18, 2026.
- Release Date
- December 18, 2026
- Runtime
- 165 Minutes
- Director
- Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
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Victor von Doom
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Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic
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Thor
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Vanessa Kirby
Sue Storm / Invisible Woman
- Writers
- Stephen McFeely, Michael Waldron, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers
- Producers
- Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Jonathan Schwartz
- Prequel(s)
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day
- Sequel(s)
- Avengers: Secret Wars
- Franchise(s)
- Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Avengers, Fantastic Four, Black Panther, Thor, X-Men
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