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15 years ago, Chris Hemsworth debuted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Thor, turning one of Marvel Comics\u2019 lesser-known superheroes into one beloved by the general public. Hemsworth\u2019s take on the Norse God of Thunder is still going strong in the MCU, and he\u2019s next set to appear in the upcoming Marvel movie<\/a> Avengers: Doomsday. However, he hasn\u2019t always been the easiest character to handle in the franchise, and Hemsworth recently reflecting on how Thor \u201cearned his seat at the table\u201d makes me more excited to see him back for one of the final 2026 movie releases<\/a>.<\/p>\n In an interview with BroBible<\/a> to promote his new movie Crime 101, Chris Hemsworth was asked how he sees Thor\u2019s role in the MCU and what part of the character\u2019s growth he\u2019s most proud of after 15 years. The actor started off by saying how grateful he was to have worked with Kenneth Branagh on the first Thor movie<\/a>, calling him \u201cone of the best directors and most detailed, collaborative partners.\u201d Hemsworth continued:<\/p>\n Then I worked with different directors. Some had a clear handle on who they thought the character was, and some didn\u2019t. Even to their own admission \u2014 I remember Joss Whedon saying it\u2019s a tricky character to write, especially once he\u2019s acquired that strength. It was really around working with Taika where I was kind of sick of what I\u2019d been doing, and he was like, \u2018Yeah, so am I. Let\u2019s explore a different space.\u2019 I hope that brought something unpredictability to the character.<\/p>\n Related Stories<\/p>\n undefined<\/a>undefined<\/a><\/p>\n Those first six years of Thor in the MCU were definitely unsteady at best. That\u2019s not to say he was a bad character, but he didn\u2019t stand out as much compared to other heroes like Iron Man and Captain America. Then Taika Waititi came along for Thor: Ragnarok and capitalized on the humor that Thor had shown here and there in his previous appearances. That decision paid off, with Ragnarok excelling both critically and commercially.<\/p>\n But it\u2019s not just through humor that Thor has shined in more recent years, as Ragnarok, as well as Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, all added more serious emotional weight to the character\u2019s journey. Granted, Thor: Love and Thunder wasn\u2019t as well received in 2022, and Chris Hemsworth admitted he \u201cdidn\u2019t stick the landing\u201d with his performance<\/a>. Overall though, he\u2019s pleased with where Thor\u2019s ended up and how he\u2019ll be used in Avengers: Doomsday, explaining:<\/p>\n In the more recent films since then, I felt like the character had earned his seat at the table. Before that, I felt like the new guy. I remember sitting around on Doomsday with all these new characters, people in their first Avengers film, and thinking, \u2018I have a bit of agency here. I should have a bigger voice or opinion as the character. Owning that a little more, he does feel like one of the elders. He\u2019s 2,000 years old or something, so we tried to play into that more than we had before.<\/p>\n While I certainly don\u2019t want Thor to be humorless, I am looking forward to seeing a more serious Thor again in Avengers: Doomsday, as indicated in the teaser focused on him<\/a>. We see him praying to his late father Odin for a safe return to his adoptive daughter, Love, before he heads off into battle. Whether that he\u2019s about to start swinging Stormbreaker at Doctor Doom or another adversary remains to be seen, but I\u2019ll be rooting that he makes it out of Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars alive. I don\u2019t want Love to have to experience losing a father again.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also fitting that Chris Hemsworth referred to Thor as an elder in Avengers: Doomsday, not just because of his age, but because he\u2019s the only original Avenger confirmed to appear. Fortunately, he\u2019ll get to reunite with plenty of familiar faces, including a variant of his brother Loki<\/a>. Catch Thor\u2019s grand return to the MCU on December 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. 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