Chris Hemsworth, on his 8th time playing the character of Thor, achieved his biggest physique ever for this film - getting up to 105 kilos or 231 pounds for the role. His longtime trainer, Luke Cocci, said, "He is in phenomenal nick. He's the biggest he has ever been. He's the heaviest he's ever been." This extent of musculature required Hemsworth to eat at least 8 times a day during the entire duration of filming just to maintain all the muscle mass he had acquired.
Christian Bale had initially turned down the possibility of appearing in any more comic book or superhero films after The Dark Knight Rises (2012), seeing the genre as uninteresting from an acting perspective, and especially finding the experience of donning the Batman costume to be a miserable one. He agreed to take part in this film, however, after being impressed with the quality of his script.
So far, Thor is the only MCU character to have 4 stand-alone films.
The cast features five Oscar winners: Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Natalie Portman, and Russell Crowe.
The title design was inspired by the "sword and sorcery" subgenre, which was especially popular in the 1980s.
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) marks
Natalie Portman's official return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Jane Foster. After her experiences working on
Thor: The Dark World (2013), Portman had decided to retire from doing any more MCU films. But when it was revealed she had a voice cameo in
Avengers: Endgame (2019), this suggested Portman was game for another Thor movie. This was officially confirmed at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con when Portman walked on stage and director, also confirming that Jane would become The Mighty Thor in this film.
Chris Pratt, an action star himself, confessed to being awed by
Chris Hemsworth's physique in the film. The film represents Hemsworth's biggest physique to date. Pratt said, "People are going to be astounded when they see what he's brought for Thor 4. It's actually next level. He's ratcheted it up to another level. I was just in awe of his presence. He's a man-God in real life. He's really got guns (biceps). He looks GREAT!"
It's the twenty-ninth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Set to be filmed in Australia, the home country of
Chris Hemsworth and neighboring country of as well as Russell Crowe, who are from New Zealand.
The actors and director had themselves blessed by the indigenous people of Australia before filming began.
The film was first announced on July 16, 2019, and the title was announced 4 days later on July 20, 2019, at the San Diego Comic Con.
This will be the first Thor film to be in Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
This film at that time,
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) were filmed the same time with Spider-Man: No Way Home in filmed in both New York City and Atlanta, Georgia, Thor: Love and Thunder filmed in Sydney, Australia and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness filmed in England while
The Marvels (2023) filmed in Jersey City, New Jersey, Los Angeles and Buckingham shire, England and
Ant-Man and the Wasp: (2023) filmed in Atlanta, Georgia, Turkey and London, England.
Christian Bale and Russell Crowe also starred in 3:10 to Yuma.
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