Chris Hemsworth’s Thor has had quite the journey within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While the character started as an arrogant and battle-hungry prince, he’s now an honorable and cerebral warrior, who’s also the adoptive father of a child. The Asgardian hero’s arc has been filled with tonal changes as well, which have seen him go from serious to silly and vice versa. Hemsworth himself recently admitted that those shifts can nag at fans, but he has a different take on his MCU alter ego’s evolution.
It’s fair to say that humor – in some form – has always been in Thor’s DNA as far as the MCU is concerned. However, the latter two films in the character’s franchise – Ragnarok and Love and Thunder – shifted into heavy comedic material under the direction of filmmaker Taika Waititi. While the tonal changes hit for some, others seemed to prefer a more solemn depiction of the character as can be seen in Avengers: Infinity War. Now, it seems that particular version of Thor will also be present in the much-anticipated Avengers: Doomsday.
