That is why a single line from the newly released Avengers: Doomsday trailer — “Thor will return” — has triggered more unease than reassurance among long-time fans. If Avengers: Doomsday is meant to reset the Avengers as a credible force after years of multiverse abstraction, the film must reintroduce stakes that feel irreversible. The suspicious comfort of “Thor will return”The phrase “Thor will return” is central to the trailer’s unease. If Thor does die in Avengers: Doomsday, it will not be framed as shock. The quiet message behind the thunderThe Avengers: Doomsday trailer works because it does not shout.

Source: The Nation January 01, 2026 15:30 UTC