Avengers: Endgame writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely revealed Chris Hemsworth shot his scenes as “Bro Thor” before Ragnarok and Infinity War.
Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War concluded with Thanos using the Infinity Stones to erase half of the population in the universe from existence and few felt as guilty for the devastating losses as Chris Hemsworth’s Thor. In Avengers: Endgame, fans learned Chris Hemsworth’s Thor has gained a significant amount of weight after spending the five years following Thanos’ victory drinking and isolating himself from society.
For those sequences, Chris Hemsworth wore a fat suit and Avengers: Endgame co-writer Stephen McFeely revealed that the “Bro Thor” scenes on Asgard were actually shot before Infinity War. During an interview with Hollywood Unscripted, McFeely discussed how the Asgard scenes with Chris Hemsworth’s Bro Thor were scheduled to be filmed early in the production scheduled:
“So it basically went movie one and then movie 2, with the pretty big exception of all the Asgard stuff. So that during Cathedral was early in the schedule and that was movie two. So that was shot two years ago. And it’s always blown my mind that, you know, we were using heavy Thor well before the first movie ever came out.”
After the writers noted that many members of the cast and crew were confused by the new look for Chris Hemsworth’s Bro Thor because they had not read the script, Infinity War and Endgame co-director Joe Russo added that “Ragnarok had not even been shot.”
Chris Hemsworth is set to re-team with Ragnarok director Taika Waititi for a fourth Thor film. Based on Jason Aaron’s Mighty Thor comic book run, the film will see Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster becoming the new Thor. Chris Hemsworth’s Thor: Love and Thunder is scheduled to be released in theaters on November 5, 2021, but fans can re-watch his most recent appearance in Avengers: Endgame.
The grave course of events set in motion by Thanos that wiped out half the universe and fractured the Avengers ranks compels the remaining Avengers to take one final stand in Marvel Studios’ grand conclusion to twenty-two films, “Avengers: Endgame.”
Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, Avengers: Endgame stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Josh Brolin.
Avengers: Endgame is now available on Digital HD, 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD.
Source: Hollywood Unscripted
