Entertainment Movies Drama Movies See Natalie Portman as Female Thor in Thrilling First 'Love and Thunder' Trailer Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman star in Thor: Love and Thunder, which hits theaters July 8 By Greta Bjornson Greta Bjornson Greta Bjornson is a former digital news writer at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2022. People Editorial Guidelines Published on April 18, 2022 10:24AM EDT Marvel is releasing the very first look at the highly anticipated Thor: Love and Thunder. The first trailer for the upcoming superhero movie dropped Monday, teasing the return of Chris Hemsworth as Thor, the hammer-wielding hero. A bevy of familiar faces are present throughout the retro-feeling 90-second preview, set to a soundtrack of Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine." The most poignant moment, though, might be MCU fans' first big glimpse of Natalie Portman as Mighty Thor, masked up and Mjolnir in hand as Thor looks on in awe. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free weekly newsletter to get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday. Natalie Portman in Thor Love and Thunder (2022). Marvel Entertainment Matt Damon Reveals He'll Return as Actor Loki in Thor: Love and Thunder: 'Everybody Knows' Thor: Love and Thunder comes after three previous Thor films: 2011's Thor, 213's Thor: The Dark World and the most recent, 2017's Thor: Ragnarok. After wrapping production on the fourth Thor film in June 2021, Hemsworth, 38, teased the movie on Instagram, where he wrote, "The film is gonna be bat—- crazy off the wall funny and might also pull a heart string or two. Lots of love, lots of thunder!" He added, "Thank you to all the cast and crew who made this another incredible Marvel journey. Buckle in, get ready and see ya in cinemas!!" Along with Hemsworth and Portman, 40, the film also stars Tessa Thompson, Christian Bale, Chris Pratt and Dave Bautista. Love and Thunder is directed by Taika Waititi. Thor Love and Thunder (2022). Marvel Studios Christian Bale Is Unrecognizable as a Villain on Set of Thor: Love and Thunder After making multiple movies as the God of Thunder, Hemsworth hinted at his future playing Thor while appearing on the Australian morning show Today in December 2021. At the time, Hemsworth said he's open to reprising his role in future projects. "As long as they'll have me, I'll turn up," he said. "But I feel like there might be waning, that kind of enthusiasm for me." Thor: Love and Thunder premieres in theaters July 8. Close