Natalie Portman will not be reprising her character in the upcoming superhero sequel, Thor: Ragnarok.
The Oscar-winning actress played Jane Foster, love interest of Chris Hemsworth's Asgardian god, in the previous two movies - 2011's Thor, and 2013's Thor 2: The Dark World.
But Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige revealed on Friday that Natalie would not appear in the next movie Thor: Ragnarok, which is due to be released in 2017.
![Natalie Portman as Jane Foster in a scene from Marvel's Thor: The Dark World.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GLBEXUKG53FGDYIOWVH2IEYF7Q.jpg?auth=83b2675dab8de9c179e1a8ffc2320e6481363c5590b2d448a0ea3a0e95ff1de2&width=16&height=7&quality=70&smart=true)
"(There are) many reasons (she won't appear), many of which are in the film, so you will see that," Kevin told the Empire Film Podcast. "There are only a couple scenes on Earth in this movie. The majority, 95 per cent of the movie, takes place in the cosmos."