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@TomasDerksen - in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Garrett and Ward were getting people to sign up with HYDRA with an "incentive program", i.e., kidnap family members to coerce their targets to do HYDRA's dirty work. That could also apply to Jane because she may have a skill set that no HYDRA agent would possess or copy. There was a mention of her mother in The Dark World, or they can threaten Erik. And if they're not HYDRA they can be another evil organization (A.I.M.?) that could use a similar tactic.

But if they are not evil keep Richard out of the movie completely because the audience would have to put up with a jealous, insecure goof who wouldn't be able to handle Jane's relationship with Thor. Richard's previous girlfriend cheated on him with a lot of guys, so he's coming in with baggage. How do you think he'll deal with Jane's ex being the Mighty Avenger? I wouldn't want to watch Jane trying to protect Richard's ego by saying he's the one (while it's clear he's a rebound) or Richard saying or doing something stupid to make Jane wonder what did she ever see in him. The Jane/Richard pairing would just take away from the Ragnarok story, and since Natalie Portman is scheduled to be back in Thor 3 get rid of Richard. One comic relief (Darcy) is enoungh. There's also planning to bring in the Enchantress, but I hope Jane will not be engaging in a two-front catfight:  Jane vs. Amora and Jane vs. Sif.