Thor's hammer is called Mjolnir, but the director of the first Thor film, Oscar-winner Kenneth Branagh, apparently did not originally want to call it that. Writer Zack Stentz told Vanity Fair that ...

Mjolnir - the iconic hammer of the Mighty Thor - is the ultimate test of heroism in Marvel lore, and only a handful of Avengers have passed it. Enchanted by Odin, Mjolnir can only be lifted by those ...

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Thor’s ex-girlfriend, Jane Foster, isn’t doing well at the start of Thor: Love and Thunder. She’s suffering from an aggressive form of cancer, but a trip to Asgard lifts her spirits. Despite being in ...

Of all the amazing and fantastic superhero weapons we’ve seen brought to life on the big screen, few are quite as impressive as Mjolnir. Thor’s hammer isn’t just something big and heavy to smash ...

The big thing about Thor is that he had to become worthy to lift Mjolnir, which makes it strange that there have been at least 17 people in Marvel Comics other than Thor who picked the hammer up.