A new trailer for Thor: Love and Thunder was released on Monday — and some fans are now convinced the hammer-wielding Marvel hero will be “Gay as hell” in the movie.
In the new footage, which teases Chris Hemsworth’s titular character about to retire, Thor can be seen giving Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) a lingering look that many high-eyed tweeters took as a nod to the God of Thunder’s sexuality .
The clip also features Thor surrounded by the Guardians of the Galaxy: Star-Lord, Nebula (Karen Gillan), Drax The Destroyer (Dave Bautista), Mantis (Pom Klementieff), Groot (Vin Diesel) and Rocket (Bradley Cooper).
“Remember what I told you if you ever feel lost,” the character of 42-year-old Pratt says of the character of 38-year-old Hemsworth. “Just look into the eyes of the people you love.”
Thor moves his head comedically to lovingly look Star-Lord straight in the eyes.
“I don’t,” replies Star-Lord.
Thor looks away awkwardly while saying, “What? Just listen.”
The moment prompted people to celebrate on Twitter, which one fan called: “Thor’s gay awakening.”
“Anyone who says Thor isn’t gay is denying homophobia,” said one fan joked.
“Taika Waititi gets the pen and suddenly Thor is gay now. unbelievable,” another interfered.
“People are actually so pissed off at the thought of Thor being gay. That boy is a god, he definitely tried.” joked another fan.
“Thor has always been a gay guy, Taika just made it more obvious,” said one user claims.
Instead of more epic battles for the Aesir, the fourth “Thor” part seems to focus on the broken god finding himself – all while fighting with the Guardians of the Galaxy as Guns’ “Sweet Child o’ Mine”. All Travels N’Roses is playing.
The trailer also teases 58-year-old Russell Crowe’s debut as Zeus, as well as Natalie Portman’s return to the franchise as Jane Foster, Thor’s once-romantic partner. Portman, 40, hasn’t acted in a Marvel Cinematic Universe film since 2013.
Thor: Love and Thunder hits theaters on Friday, July 8th.