Thor: Love and Thunder is a welcome addition to the Marvel cinematic universe, thanks to its dazzling colors, clever humor, and heartfelt emotional moments. And that’s due in no small part to Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, who co-wrote the script with director Taika Waititi. Kaytin Robinson has had a hand in some of our favorite films and television shows over the past few years. She created MTV’s college vigilante series Sweet/Vicious, and wrote and directed Netflix’s female friendship comedy Someone Great. Her next film, Do Revenge, is a dark comedy that sees two high schoolers (Camila Mendes, Maya Hawke) getting revenge on each other’s bullies.

Robinson discussed working on Love and Thunder with The Hollywood Reporter, where she discussed shaping Gorr the God Butcher’s storyline, Natalie Portman’s return to the series, and more. In creating Gorr and his origin, she said, “We did a lot of work as a group. [Producer] Brad Winderbaum, Taika and myself — really trying to find the right tone, where he can fit in a Taika world and be fun, but he’s also a formidable villain. His story is tragic, and you really want to make sure you don’t trivialize that and make it seem funny. You also want to give Christian moments where he can play within the worlds Taika creates. It doesn’t have to be this downer villain, which was very important to Christian as well.”