Thor & MCU Pressure Keeps Chris Hemsworth Up At Night

Chris Hemsworth admits that the pressure of being in the MCU and playing Thor has kept him up at night. Debuting as the God of Thunder in 2011 via Kenneth Branagh’s Thor film, Hemsworth is one of the six founding heroes of the comic book franchise. After the Infinity Saga, however, only he, Mark Ruffalo, and Jeremy Renner continue to be in the MCU from the original batch of characters. Despite the privilege of playing one of the most recognizable characters in the most successful film series in recent history, there also appear to be some downsides to it.

Speaking with Men’s Journal in light of his upcoming Disney+ show, Limitless with Chris Hemsworth, the actor opens up about his experience being in the MCU for more than a decade now, and he candidly reveals how the pressure of playing Thor impacts him. He adds that while he has learned how to deal with the massive expectations from the public to always deliver, sometimes, he still reaches out to his mum to talk through “some old scars that pop up.” Read the rest of Hemsworth’s quote below:

You’re waking up worrying, ‘Is the film gonna work? Have I let people down? Did I do a good enough job? Did I promote it properly? Are fans responding?’ Just all the stuff I like to think I’m beyond, but it’s a very tricky thing to care about something so much, put your heart and soul in it and then let go and not care about the result.

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How Long Will Hemsworth Continue To Be MCU’s Thor?

At the end of Thor: Love and Thunder, Marvel Studios confirmed Thor’s return to the MCU, although they didn’t reveal how or when he will be pop back up into the franchise. Ultimately, however, there will come a time when Hemsworth’s Thor will have to exit the franchise, just like Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark/Iron Man, Chris Evans’ Captain America, and Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow did in Avengers: Endgame. The good thing is, between his near-immortality and the way his story has been shaping up, there’s no rush to write the God of Thunder out of the MCU right now. So, Marvel Studios can keep him around as long as they want/need him, as long as the actor is willing.

There are a couple of upcoming MCU projects that Thor is already expected to partake in. The obvious ones are Destin Daniel Cretton’s Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and the still-directorless Avengers: Secret Wars. The aforementioned films are set to culminate the Multiverse Saga the same way Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame did the Infinity Saga. Aside from them, however, it’s interesting to consider where he might be involved. The God of Thunder could eventually pop up in Loki season 2, marking his reunion with his brother, the God of Mischief. Perhaps he could also be in Doctor Strange 3, given his previous connections to the sorcerer.

For now, it’s safe to say that Hemsworth’s Thor isn’t going anywhere. As a founding Avenger, his continued existence in the MCU carries weight, especially as the universe reconvenes to fight another formidable foe in the Multiverse Saga. Beyond that, however, is unknown. But, as previously mentioned, Marvel has the option to keep the God of Thunder in the franchise even as he ages, resulting in his role shifting from being an on-the-ground hero to an elder statesman similar to Odin.

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Source: Men’s Journal