Thor Love and Thunder: Russell Crowe confirms he is playing this major Marvel Comics character

Veteran actor Russell Crowe has revealed the character he's enjoying within the upcoming MCU film, Thor: Love and Thunder. The film, the fourth iteration in Thor franchise, is presently being filmed in Australia.

Crowe was alleged to be part of the film when he was seen in a photograph with Chris Hemsworth and his spouse.

Whereas talking to the Australian radio programme Pleasure Breakfast with The Murphys, Crowe not solely revealed that he's enjoying Zeus, the Marvel character is predicated on the sky and thunder god of historic Greek pantheon of the identical identify, he additionally mentioned he's virtually completed enjoying his half within the film.

“I’m going to get on my bicycle. I’m going to ride up to Disney Fox Studios and around about 9:15, I shall be Zeus! It’s for Thor. It’s my last day of Zeus-ing about, and I’m going to enjoy it,” he mentioned.

Zeus in Greek mythology and in Marvel Comics are barely completely different. Whereas for historic Greeks, Zeus was the supreme god and the ruler of Olympus, the abode of the gods. In Marvel Comics, he's a robust humanoid known as Zeus Panhellenios, who inhabits and guidelines the pocket dimension of Olympus.

It's not identified how Zeus and Thor, who're each thunder gods of their very own respective pantheons, will encounter one another, however it's actually going to be fascinating.

Other than Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman may also don the position of Thor, and her character Jane Foster will wield Mjolnir. Tessa Thompson, Taika Waititi (who additionally returns because the director and co-writer) will reprise the roles of Valkyrie and Korg. The Guardians of the Galaxy members may also seem within the film as Thor was final seen travelling with them in Avengers: Endgame. Jaimie Alexander will return Woman Sif from the primary two Thor motion pictures.

Christian Bale will come again to comic-book cinema by enjoying Gorr the God-Butcher, the movie’s Massive Dangerous. Matt Damon, Sam Neill, Luke Hemsworth, Melissa McCarthy will seem in cameo roles.

Jeff Goldblum is more likely to return as Grandmaster from Thor: Ragnarok too.

Thor: Love and Thunder is scheduled for launch on February 11, 2023.