Chris Pratt said he was astonished by Chris Hemsworth’s performance inThor: Love and Thunder. Earlier this year, Pratt filmed the upcoming Phase Four Marvel film with his long-time “Best Chris” rival.
Directed by Taika Waititi,Thor:Love and Thunderwill seeastrophysicist Jane Foster become the Mighty Thorwhile undergoing cancer treatment. The large ensemble cast includes Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Jaimie Alexander, and Dave Bautista. Marvel newcomer Christian Bale is playing the villainous Gorr the God Butcher, who possesses the ability to shape-shift and camouflage in the comics.
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Thefourth installment of theThorfranchise concluded productionearlier this month in Australia. While detailshave been kept under wraps, theGuardians of the Galaxycrew are expected to factor into the sequel’s storyline. Fans last saw the former king of Asgard and Star-Lord teasing one another on the Benatar inAvengers: Endgame. Pratt toldYahoothatThor 4features the same friendly rivalry between the two superheroes. “So Taika had a vision for it and I think people are really going to like what we did,” said Pratt, while adding, “I think people are really gonna like that. And it picks up on that same vein, that same kind of rivalry between the two.”
Pratt praisedHemsworth’s latest turn at Thorby saying that the Australian actor’s performance in the film was next level. “People are gonna be really astounded when they see what he’s brought, what he and Taika have brought forThor 4. It’s next-level. [Hemsworth] ratcheted it up to even another level.” TheGuardiansstar jokingly stated that Hemsworth “is a man-god in real life," and that he was in awe of his presence on set. Meanwhile, Hemsworth recently trolled Pratt on social media by posting saying that Chris Evans was his number one Chris in birthday message to the former Captain America star.
Pratt will next be seen inChris McKay’sThe Tomorrow War. The action film focuses on Pratt’s Dan Forester, a former Delta Force operator who transports to the future to save the world and his daughter against deadly aliens. Forester teams up with his estranged father Slade (J.K. Simmons) and brilliant scientist Vicki Winslow (Yvonne Strahovski). The large ensemble cast includesVeep’s Sam Richardson,Glow’s Betty Gilpin, andThe Purge’sEdwin Hodge. During the pandemic, Amazon Studios acquired the film’s distribution rights from Paramount Pictures. The Tomorrow Warwill be available on Amazon Prime on July 2nd.
Later this year, Pratt will begin filmingJames Gunn’sGuardians of the GalaxyVol. 3. The thirdGuardiansfilm is expected to wrap up the characters’ MCU arcs and be the final chapter in the iconicfranchise, at least the last entry to involve Gunn and, presumably, the current roster of heroes. The blockbuster film will also star returning cast members Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Karen Gillan, Sean Gunn, and Elizabeth Debicki.
Thor: Love and Thunderis scheduled to be released in theatres on July 20, 2025.
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