Chris Hemsworth Says He Fought to Keep Thor Overweight in 'Avengers: Endgame'

One of the more surprising moments in Avengers: Endgame was the reveal of a drastically changed Thor, who had become overweight as a result of depression and excess drinking and eating. The new Thor is loved by many fans online, and apparently Chris Hemsworth himself fought to keep his character's beer belly in the film.

According to Variety, Hemsworth's character was only supposed to be overweight for about half the movie, and would then return to his normal muscular Thor figure. Hemsworth fought to keep the new version, however, and so "Lebowski Thor," as he called it, stayed.

"I like that anything goes. You're not locked into expectations," Hemsworth told Variety. "I enjoyed that version of Thor. It was so different than any other way I played the character. And then it took on a life of its own."

It's interesting to hear that Hemsworth liked playing the overweight version of the superhero, even when he had to spend hours in hair and makeup, walk around set with a big belly suit, and get made fun of by his co-stars.

“People just kept coming up and cuddling me like a big bear or rubbing my belly like I was pregnant,” Hemsworth recalled. “Or trying to sit on my lap like I was Santa Claus. You get a lot of affection. I felt like an old man, an old grandpa, with a bunch of kids around. And then you get sick of it when people come up and grab your belly. ‘Don’t grab me like that!’ I know how my wife felt when strangers would come up and rub her belly.”

Hemsworth kept the belly until the very last scene in Endgame, even throughout the final battle. We're not sure in what shape we'll see Thor next--if he's in another MCU film--but the actor continues to confirm he'd definitely play the character again. "I’d still love to do more, to be honest," he told Variety.

[h/t: ComicBook.com]