Lena Headey Reveals the Thor 4 Role You Never Saw—And What Her Deleted Scene Added
Lena Headey is finally lifting the lid on her vanished Thor: Love and Thunder cameo, revealing who she played and what was shot — and confirming two other star appearances hit the cutting room floor alongside hers.
It turns out Thor: Love and Thunder almost gave us a pretty wild detour, complete with Lena Headey, a coven of witches, and a side quest in the underworld. So if you felt the movie was missing a little chaos magic (or just more Lena Headey generally), now we know what got axed—and honestly, it sounds like a real missed opportunity.
Wait, Lena Headey Was Supposed to Be in Thor 4?
Yep. Lena Headey (yep, Cersei herself) recently shared the details in a chat about her new movie Ballistic. Here’s the scoop: She filmed scenes for Thor: Love and Thunder, and she wasn’t alone. Angus Sampson and Da'Vine Joy Randolph were part of this would-be trio. Their characters? A brand-new group of witches written by Taika Waititi specifically for the film.
The Lost “Witch Coven” Plotline
It sounds like Taika was in full myth-making mode here. According to Headey, the witches were supposed to help guide Thor on his trip through the underworld, acting as his escorts (and, apparently, giving us some dark comedy along the way). Headey described the group as ‘very, very funny and kind of insane.’ And honestly, that tracks for a Taika Waititi joint.
If you’re wondering why you never got to see this trio in the film, it’s not because of any drama on set. According to Headey, none of them were 'fired.' The reality: Waititi just decided their underworld adventure wasn’t adding much to the final cut, so the witches wound up on the chopping block. Apparently, the plan was to maybe spin them off into something else, somewhere down the line.
'I wasn’t in it, but I worked on it. There were three of us. We were [a] coven of witches. I think it was Taika’s invention, and they were kind of Thor’s guide in the underworld, but they were very, very funny and kind of insane. So yeah, bummer that we didn’t make the cut.'
Marvel Loves Celebrity Cameos (But Not All of Them Survive)
If Marvel movies have taught us anything, it’s that cameos are basically a sport—remember Matt Damon as fake Loki? But not everyone makes it past the editing room. The witches aren’t the first to be deleted and probably won’t be the last, which kind of makes you wish Marvel would just give us a deleted scene supercut for every movie.
What’s Next For Lena Headey?
- Thor: Love and Thunder witch cameo? Cut, but not controversial.
- Western drama: Netflix recently pulled the plug on Headey’s show, The Abandons.
- Next up: Headey stars in Ballistic, a thriller where she plays a grieving mom investigating the mysterious bullet that killed her son. That one’s due in theaters April 17, 2026. Yes, seriously—2026.
Bottom line: Headey’s coven may have gotten cut, but if you’re a fan, she’ll be back soon enough with something completely different (and, you know, less Norse god-adjacent).