Chris Hemsworth bared it all for "Thor: Love and Thunder", stripping down to nothing right
in front of Russell Crowe.
Here's everything you need to know about what he, his wife, and the movie's director had
to say about it.
If you caught one of the official trailers for "Thor: Love and Thunder" that arrived
in late May, you're probably aware of a scene near the end of the clip that sees Thor in
some sort of magical bondage facing an Olympian council headed up by Russell Crowe's Zeus.
In an ostensible effort to reveal what Thor might be hiding under his loose-fitting cloak,
Zeus flicks too hard, blowing the God of Thunder's garments clear across the room.
Thor ends up completely naked in front of everyone in the hall, causing a lot of Olympians
to faint and giving a good laugh to the audience.
As for Valkyrie and Jane, it's the perfect time to eat a grape and gaze in wonder at
their naked compatriot.
All the tight costumes notwithstanding, the Marvel Cinematic Universe isn't exactly known
for copious nudity, so the moment is memorable.
As it turns out, it is also an important moment for Hemsworth as well.
While it often can be played for laughs, actually filming actors in the nude is usually a challenge
for actors and filmmakers both – after all, not many jobs ever require you to strip naked
for a day's work.
Now, Hemsworth and director Taika Waititi have added the God of Thunder to the annals
of big-screen butts, and neither of them took the scene in question lightly.
Chris Hemsworth has endured plenty of physical transformations to his character during his
time playing the iconic Asgardian, from simple stuff like donning an eyepatch at the end
of "Thor: Ragnarok" and appearing as a more heavyset hero in "Avengers: Endgame."
But, according to the actor's comments to Variety at the "Thor: Love and Thunder" Hollywood
premiere, taking it all off onscreen was sort of a transformation he's been aspiring to
do since his first appearance in the role back in 2011.
As he put it,
"It was 10 years in the making, that scene — kind of a dream of mine."
"The first time I played Thor I took my shirt off and I thought, 'You know what's gonna
sweeten this... a decade from now it's all gonna come off.'"
Of course, Hemsworth isn't the only one responsible for the naked scene, so it makes sense to
ask director Taika Waititi for his take on the moment too.
In a clip tweeted by Variety, Waititi shared why it was not just desirable but necessary
for audiences to see all of Thor.
"We gotta show off this body.
My whole thing was like, Chris works so hard, you've gotta show it off.
Don't cover it up with all these suits and the cape and stuff, ya know, it's not fair!"
Chris Hemsworth further discussed filming his nude scene in "Thor: Love and Thunder"
on Australian talk show "The Project."
During the series' interview, host Peter Helliar brought up performing opposite Russell Crowe,
and the fact that Hemsworth had to appear naked on camera while doing so.
"I imagine it's pretty intimidating being in any scene with Russell Crowe, let alone
when you're in the buff."
Hemsworth joked that Crowe and Watiti both wore no clothes below the waist in solidarity
with the actor while they were filming the scene in question.
Though his response may have been in jest, his readiness to joke about the moment suggests
that he felt little-to-no reservations about stripping down in front of the lauded actor
with whom he shared the scene.
On a slightly more serious note, Hemsworth then revealed that he wore a sort of modesty
sock to cover up in front of the cast and crew members on-set that day.
So, for those keeping track, Hemsworth wasn't completely clothes-less in his much talked-about
scene, but just about as close as he could possibly be.
"Yeah, just a sock, he wears a sock on one ear.
That's his thing."
"It's gloves, you know?"
"He thinks it's a distraction.
He goes, 'Alright, they won't look down when they see my sock on my ear.'"
Finally, during a red carpet interview before the Sydney premiere of "Love and Thunder,"
Hemsworth described the scene to 7News as an altogether rote affair for both he and
his family.
As the actor recalled on the red carpet,
"My wife said, 'Yeah, whatever.'
She's seen it all before."
He also mentioned that he previously appeared nude in the Formula One racing drama "Rush,"
suggesting that "Thor" may not even be the last time he bares it all on camera.
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