With His Contract Expired, Chris Hemsworth Says He Wants To Keep Playing THOR After AVENGERS 4

With His Contract Expired, Chris Hemsworth Says He Wants To Keep Playing THOR After AVENGERS 4

Having wrapped filming on Avengers 4, Chris Hemsworth is no longer under contract with Marvel Studios to play Thor. However, the actor revealed he isn't quite ready to stop portraying the God of Thunder.

By MattIsForReal - Jan 06, 2018 06:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Thor: Ragnarok
Source: IGN
Avengers 4 marks the end of Chris Hemsworth's original contract with Marvel, which saw the actor portray the iconic God of Thunder for seven years. During that span, he's reprised the role of Thor for a number of Marvel projects, including his most recent solo film Thor: Ragnarok. Now, having wrapped filming on Joe and Anthony Russo's Avengers: Infinity War and its untitled follow-up Avengers 4, the future of Hemsworth playing the "strongest Avenger" on the big screen remains in question.

Speaking to IGN while promoting his upcoming movie 12 Strong, Hemsworth revealed that he would love to continue playing Thor in future Marvel films, though that wasn't always the case.

"I’ve just, literally two days ago, finished Avengers 4 and that’s my contract -- my preexisting contract is done now, so it’s kind of like, 'wow, that’s it,'" Hemsworth said. "Two or three films ago I was like, 'okay, a couple more.' I was enjoying it but I was like... I felt a little restricted. And after this last experience with Taika, and actually these last two Avengers, I feel like we’ve reinvented the character a number of times -- even in these next two, he evolves again, and you don’t get that opportunity often in a franchise. So I definitely feel a renewed sense of excitement and enthusiasm, and more so than ever, I think."

For now, though, Hemsworth is focused on the upcoming showdown with Thanos, which begins with Infinity War on May 4, 2019, and seemingly concludes with Avengers 4 a year later. Marvel fans are well aware that the clash with Thanos could result in some longtime fan-favorite Avengers dying - probably the ones with expiring contracts. Of course, contracts can be renewed and with the success of Thor: Ragnarok, it's hard to imagine Disney and Marvel saying goodbye to Hemsworth after revitalizing the standalone Thor films.

Although Hemsworth pointed out that "right now, it's about Avengers and it's about that storyline and those characters," he acknowledges Ragnarok opened a whole world of potentially new and exciting adventures for the God of Thunder.

"I also think there’s an appetite for it now, or there’s a far greater range of possibilities of where he can go now, what he can do, just because we’ve kind of broken the mold a bit," Hemsworth said.

Do you want to see Chris Hemsworth continue playing Thor in future Marvel movies, or do you think it's time to move on?

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RyGoR
RyGoR - 1/6/2018, 7:00 PM
Cool beans 😎
defenderofthefaith
defenderofthefaith - 1/6/2018, 7:03 PM
There must be a Thor 4. We need Asgard to be returned.
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 1/6/2018, 7:07 PM
@defenderofthefaith - they just need a place with a stable foundation
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 1/6/2018, 7:15 PM
@ScarletFever - well that is the indication, that's where they were heading before Thanos showed up
Jazzy4
Jazzy4 - 1/6/2018, 7:04 PM
He is just 34. He can play the character for another decade !
HeavyMetal4Life
HeavyMetal4Life - 1/6/2018, 7:06 PM
This is great to hear, hope he comes back for a 4th Thor with Taika at the helm. I also am glad that he says the excitement and great time he had with Ragnarok continued with Infinity War and Avengers 4, that's a good sign.
Argetlam22
Argetlam22 - 1/6/2018, 7:08 PM
I'm thinking he is going to be more of a background character in phase 4. With all these new properties Feige gets to play with, he will probably use Thor to supplement new avengers or maybe assist the guardians. But he won't be a primary focus anymore. If he's lucky, he gets another solo film to pass down the torch. Simply not enough room to keep the original team intact while expanding on the marvel universe.
BloodyBed
BloodyBed - 1/7/2018, 7:54 AM
@Argetlam22 - disagree, they are going to give be us ragnarok 2.

I see ragnarok as a new franchise for them, that they just now cracked open.

How crazy would it be if Thor ended up having more movies than iron man or cap.
Dredd97
Dredd97 - 1/7/2018, 8:02 AM
@BloodyBed - it would be crazy, but it took a couple movies to find their vision for Thor. Ragnarok was a semi-soft reboot of tone for this series.
Argetlam22
Argetlam22 - 1/7/2018, 8:57 AM
@BloodyBed - Ragnarok was about Asgard being destroyed and Thor finally accepting his birthright as king and god. Ragnarok was a one off thing. But there are other realms to visit as well. We have not exhausted the Norse mythology yet.
Argetlam22
Argetlam22 - 1/7/2018, 9:11 AM
@BloodyBed - I want to see him get turned into a frog, defeat the midgard serpent, fight the Celtic god of thunder, and maybe befriend beta ray bill.
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