Brett Goldstein Asked TED LASSO Co-Star If He Should Do His Most Recent Top Secret Marvel Cameo

I assume most Marvel fans have seen the most recent MCU film, Thor: Love and Thunder by now, but before I move on, this is your warning that I’m getting into some post-credits scene spoilers.

One of the most fun aspects of a new Marvel movie is the post-credits scenes that usually give us a look at the next big thing coming to that particular storyline. This time we got two post scenes, one of which included Ted Lasso star Brett Goldstein appearing as Zeus’s son, Hercules! He got super buff for the role, which I’m sure will pay off when he appears in whatever capacity they use him in.

Before he took on the role, though, he had to confide in someone about the decision. This was a tricky choice, as he was sworn to secrecy and didn’t tell his family, but he ended up talking about it with his Ted Lasso co-worker, Hannah Waddingham, who plays Rebecca Welton in the series.

In a recent interview with Variety this week at the Ted Lasso Emmy FYC event at the Maybourne in Beverly Hills, Waddingham explained:

“He said to me, ‘I’ve been offered this thing and was wondering if I should take it?’ I went, ‘Are you mental? Are you having a little bit of a moment?’ He was like, ‘Why?’ I went, ‘Are you seriously thinking you might not play Hercules for like three seconds?’”

Then Waddingham never heard about it again until Love and Thunder was released. “I was like, ‘You cheeky bastard!’” she said.

Goldstein recalled meeting with Marvel’s costume department in secret to get his measurements for his Hercules armor, saying:

“I’ve never had anything fit me so well. The shoes! I gotta tell you about the shoes. I got weird big feet, but the shoes were perfect. I put them on and they were perfect from the start. They fit me perfectly.”

Juno Temple, who plays Keeley Jones, Goldstein’s love interest in the series, laughed when asked when she found out about the casting. “I can’t say,” she said, smiling. But she was super excited when she saw the movie. “You’re like, ‘Dude, that’s one of my best friends in a big Hollywood movie!’ It was genius casting.”

Phil Dunster, who plays Ted Lasso footballer Jamie Tartt, was also hesitant to reveal when Goldstein might have told him the big news. “He’s always been Hercules to me,” he cracked. “He’s a big hunky boy.”

Goldstein insists he doesn’t know what the futures holds for his Hercules, but Dunster hopes Marvel gives him more to do. “He is genuinely one of the sweetest, most thoughtful and curious people you could know,” Dunster said. “I’m sure they’re going to bring a lot of depth to Hercules if they’re going to do anything with it. It’s funny because Hercules is like this big gruff dude and Brett is the guy who laughs at fart jokes with me.”

I hope they do use Goldstein to build up the Hercules character, and I hope it’s in another Thor movie that will hopefully be directed by Taika Waititi. Nothing official has been put in place, but a girl can dream. Maybe we will hear more this Saturday when Marvel takes the Hall H stage at San Diego Comic-Con! We will keep you posted.