Thor: Love And Thunder Director Shows Major Love to One Piece

By Evan Valentine

Taika Waititi is set to unleash one of the biggest movies of the summer with the Marvel Cinematic Universe's movie, Thor: Love And Thunder, exploring the next chapter in the life of not just one God of Thunder, but two. In a new behind the scenes video in the creation of this upcoming movie, the director is seen wearing a big reference to the world of One Piece, showing just how much he loves the captrain of the Straw Hat Pirates.       

Marvel Studios used its Official Twitter Account to share a new "behind the scenes" video which sees Taika Waititi wearing a sweater that has been blurred, though clearly has a picture of One Piece's Monkey D. Luffy on the front of it as the director clearly has some major love of Eiichiro Oda's creation:

If you aren't familiar with the story of the fourth movie following the God of Thunder, along with a new God of Thunder as Natalie Portman's Jane Foster is slated to hold onto the hammer Mjolnir this go around, Marvel Studios released the following official description of Thor: Love And Thunder:

"The film finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike anything he's ever faced – a quest for inner peace. But his retirement is interrupted by a galactic killer known as Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of King Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi) and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who – to Thor's surprise – inexplicably wields his magical hammer, Mjolnir, as the Mighty Thor. Together, they embark upon a harrowing cosmic adventure to uncover the mystery of the God Butcher's vengeance and stop him before it's too late."  

There has never been an official crossover between the world of One Piece and Marvel, though the recently released manga, Deadpool: Samurai, saw the Merc With A Mouth crossing over with My Hero Academia's All Might so this is definitely a case of never say never.

What do you think of Waititi's love of all things One Piece? Feel free to let us know in the comments or hit me up directly on Twitter @EVComedy to talk all things comics, anime, and the world of the Grand Line and the God of Thunder. 

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