Taika Waititi Discusses THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER Deleted Scenes and Doesn't Want People To See Them
Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder has been met with a lot of mixed reviews from Marvel fans, and it’s understandable. While I enjoyed the film, it certainly had its issues. Some fans are even saying that they think Thor: The Dark World is actually a better film, which is surprising to hear.
There was a lot of footage from the film that was shot that ended up on the cutting room floor. Some of that footage featured Jeff Goldblum as the Grandmaster, Peter Dinklage as Eitri, and Game of Thornes star Lena Headey was also supposed to appear. The actress is actually being sued by her former talent agent over the cut scene.
In a recent interview with Insider, director Taika Waititi explained the reasoning behind the cut scenes, saying:
"I wrote the thing so when you cut anything it's a little bit of a challenge to yourself because you're like, 'Am I not that good? Should I have seen this coming?' But every film I've done I've probably cut the same amount out. When you go into the edit you just never know. A scene on its own could be the most funniest thing or intriguing thing, but sometimes those things if you keep them in will just make the movie screech to a halt. So you have to do what's best for the film."
This is funny because some of the scenes that did make it into the final cut of the film were not the best for the film. With all of the footage that Waititi shot for the movie, there is probably a better cut out there somewhere. We’ll never see it, though. Waititi has no interest in doing a Director’s Cut.
When specifically asked about Goldblum, Dinklage, and Headey being cut from the movie, the filmmaker said:
"If you ask any of those actors who were cut out – Jeff Goldblum, Lena Headey, Peter Dinklage – they all understand how it works. They have been in the game long enough. But that's just the way I look at things."
Headey’s former talent agent doesn’t seem to feel the same way, though. Regardless, it would be cool to see all of these cut scenes from the film eventually released as part of the special features on the home video release. But, Waititi isn’t going to let us! He’s keeping all of that extra footage locked away:
"I'm not going to give you a moment because this is my way of telling you, like, people say, 'I can't wait for the deleted scenes with those actors. I don't want people to see the deleted scenes because they're deleted for a reason: They aren't good enough. The scenes were not in the movie and that's it."
The happy-go-lucky Waititi is kind of turning into a party pooper!