Thor: Love and Thunder is the fourth movie centered around the Norse god Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, although the superhero character also appeared in other MCU films. Natalie Portman portrayed Thor's love interest Jane Foster in the first two Thor films, and then completely disappeared from Thor: Ragnarok. But Jane Foster/Natalie Portman is back in the latest Thor film, having become a superhero herself. What happened?
The problem was the second film, Thor: The Dark World. Nerdstalgic explains the complicated story of how Natalie Portman lost interest in the working on the franchise and then came back again. So when you see Thor: Love and Thunder, you'll know the story the story from the back end while you learn it from the front end. -via Digg