Hailee Steinfeld Returning as Kate Bishop in Multiple Marvel Studios Projects

Marvel Studios has been releasing hit after hit since the beginning of Phase Four. Sure, the studio has been having a few duds on the critical side, but that hasn’t really hurt the performance of their projects. One of the most beloved projects out of Phase Four has to be the Hawkeye series that made its debut on Disney+. Hawkeye brought back Clint Barton/Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and also introduced us to Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld). Steinfeld was the fan favorite of the series, and now it looks like we can expect to see the actress as the character in future projects set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. According to a new report from Variety, Steinfeld will be coming back as Kate Bishop in multiple MCU projects.

“A ‘Hawkeye‘ spinoff centered around the character Echo (played by Alaqua Cox) is currently in the works,” The trade wrote. “And while it has not been officially confirmed, sources say that there are plans for Steinfeld to reprise the role of Kate Bishop in other MCU projects going forward.”

The most recent Marvel Studios project to make its debut is Thor: Love and Thunder. The film set to reintroduce us to Jane Foster, who has become The Mighty Thor since her last appearance in Thor: The Dark World. Jane Foster will be going through a “terrible hardship” in the film, but it’s currently unknown if that hardship will be the same cancer story line from the comics. Chris Hemsworth begun doing interviews for the film and has teased some big reveals for Portman’s return. While speaking with Yahoo Entertainment, the actor revealed that the film will answer some unanswered questions about Thor and Jane Foster’s relationship.

“I mean, I started this journey with her [Portman], playing opposite her in the first film and to reunite now and have Jane being in a very different place and also Thor having to be in a different place,” Hemsworth revealed. “It was a lot of fun and, you know, we got a chance to sort of answer some of the unanswered questions that we left the second film with when they parted. We didn’t really know what actually happened. Did she dump him? Did he dump her? Who left who? Etcetera. So we had a lot of fun answering those questions.”

“She comes in and definitely kicks some ass. Which is interesting for Thor to try and understand or grab a hold of that idea because he’s in a space of ‘who am I?’ And to see someone else dressed like him is like, slightly confusing.” The Thor: Love and Thunder star added when asked about Portman’s action scenes.

Marvel Studios describes Thor: Love and Thunder as follows: “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.”

The film is being directed by Taika Waititi and will star Chris Hemsworth as the titular character, Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster/Mighty Thor, Russell Crowe as Zeus, Jaimie Alexander as Lady Sif, Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star Lord, Sean Gunn as Kraglin, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Karen Gillan as Nebula and Christian Bale as Gorr the God Butcher. In addition to directing, Waititi will also be reprising his role as Korg. Thor: Love and Thunder is exclusively in theaters now!

How would you feel about the news?Let us know your thoughts either in the comments section or by hitting our writer @NateBrail up on Twitter!