Chris Hemsworth is The Biggest Thor Has Ever Been in Marvel's THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER
Chris Hemsworth has always had an impressive physique when playing Thor. Maybe except for Avengers: Endgame when he had that big gut, but he still did have that muscular build.
Hemsworth is back in the role of Thor and is currently shooting Thor: Love and Thunder in Australia. According to Hemsworth’s stunt double, Bobby Holland Hanton, the actor is the biggest he’s ever been in the role. He epically bulked up for the role.
Hanton told the Australian morning radio show Fitzy and Wippa (via The New Zealand Herald):
"Everyone is like 'Wow look at the size and him,' and I'm like yeah that's brilliant, I'm that guy's double,' so I text him, I'm like, 'Thanks very much dude, you've just made this even harder.’”
You see, Hemsworth’s stunt double needs to bulk up to a similar size as Hemsworth so that they have the same physique and it’s not easy to say in God-like shape!
"I train with him a lot, we train all the time, we're on the same diet regime and training. He's the biggest though he's ever been, so I have to be the biggest I've ever been, which is a challenge, but I'm up for it. Every two hours we are eating, it's become a chore, I don't enjoy eating at all, every two hours it's like get calories in, training twice a day, it's full-on."
We're training so much; we are packing on so much size, it's difficult on the body. I find carrying around the extra weight is difficult and hard to maintain on the ligaments. He's all good; look at him, he's a man mountain."
There was a time in my life where I went on a specific diet and worked my ass off to be in top-notch shape. I managed to do it for a couple of years, but damn it was hard! These days I’m just trying to stay healthy, active, and alive.
Anyway, we’ll eventually see Hemsworth’s huge physique when the marketing for Thor: Love and Thunder starts. The movie is being directed by Taika Waititi, and the film also stars Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, who will also become Thor; Tessa Thompson is returning as Valkyrie and ruler of Asgard; Chris Pratt will return as Star-Lord; and it was recently announced that Christian Bale will play Gore The God Butcher.
Thor: Love and Thunder opens in theaters on May 6, 2022.