AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR - Chris Hemsworth Was Nervous About The Russo's Take On Thor

“I felt stuck about what I was giving there and felt like I probably wasn’t bringing my portion to it as much as I could have." He's right about that, epsicially when it comes to Age to Ultron. I wanted to Thor obliterate Ultron but sadly that didn't happen. I just hope we see Thor get some revenge for his people.

I didnt think Thor's characterization in Ragnarok was radically different to his previous performances, particularly the two Whedon films. But even in the solo films he's always had a slightly irreverant sense of humour as well as being a source of humour himself, both from his larger than life personality, unfamiliarity with human societal norms, and ever so slight ego about his own strength and importance. Yes, Taika Watiti probably dialed all those aspects up to 11, but he's still fundamentally the same Thor.

I've enjoyed Thor's arc in the MCU so far. Even in TDW, he had some great character moments.

"Look, don’t write me the old Thor, we’ve got a new Thor now."

New Thor is the best Thor

I mean he has to understand there’s a happy medium. Taika did great making Thor a character you actually gave a shit about but different appearences require the dial to be on different settings.

Something movies like GOTG 2 failed to do for example.

Thor has and always will be a weird character. Ever since Kirby, they insert humor in his character, whether it's self aware or not of Thor, humor has always been there to match the weirdness of his stories. Even in comics, when he isn't considered an alien, the comics are so cosmic that he basically IS a space viking: It's literally the next logical description of his character because it's so nonsensical and over the place.

So, my point being, 'Ragnarok' Thor is probably the closest we've gotten to Thor in terms of what Thor represents. Thor has grown in that movie, he speaks with a different English accent, his vocabulary has changed, and his demeanor is slightly different, so they don't get some of the superficial stuff right about him, mainly the vocabulary, but Ragnarok Thor perfectly captures the sheer insanity and weirdness that IS Thor's world and character.

This is why I think Thor is really flexible, he's such a goofy character, but the conception of norse Thor is sort of this ultimate badass sort of thing. Regal and goofy are very contradictory words, but they're both words that describe Thor. Thor isn't always regal, he has a knight's charm, and he's playful in banter, but for the most part he's a heaping pile of testosterone with a lot of boastful confidence, and it makes him into this goofball, and in turn it doesn't just play for laughs, it makes him incredibly endearing.

I think the Russos will strike this balance all the while bringing some different strokes to his character, and likely leaning into the regal aspects of Thor.