Russell Crowe has joined Chris Hemsworth in the upcoming Marvel sequelThor: Love and Thunder. Details on theGladiatoractor’s role are being kept under wraps at this time, though Deadline reports that the idea was to surprise fans with a “fun cameo” from Crowe when the movie is released. That train left the station when recent photos of Crowe hanging out with the cast in Australia went viral, and his involvement in the movie has now been confirmed.
Meanwhile, it was also recently revealed thatMatt Damon will make a special appearanceinThor: Love and Thunderas well, reprising the small part he played inThor: Ragnarok. Christian Bale ofThe Dark Knightfame will also be making his Marvel debut as the movie’s villain, Gorr the God Butcher. Of course, Chris Hemsworth is also back as the titular superhero along with Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Jaimie Alexander as Siff, Melissa McCarthy as Hela, and Taika Waititi as Korg.
An accomplished actor,Russell Crowewon the Academy Award for Best Actor from his iconic performance in the 2000 blockbusterGladiator. He has also won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for playing John Forbes Nash Jr. in the acclaimed dramaA Beautiful Mind. Concerning superhero movies, Crowe played Superman’s father Jor-El in Zack Snyder’s 2013 movieMan of Steel. His voice as Jor-El can also be heard in the newly-releasedZack Snyder’s Justice League.
Another actor who was recently spotted chumming it up with theThor 4cast is Jeff Goldblum, who playedGrandmasterinThor: Ragnarok. This has sparked speculation that Goldblum will also be returning for the sequel, but this has yet to be officially confirmed. The character has not been seen since the closing moments ofThor 3, and it seems more likely than not that he’ll be back in some capacity forThor 4. Goldblum is however confirmed to voice an animated Grandmaster in Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ seriesWhat If…?.
We also know that Thor will bejoined by some of his other Marvel pals.Guardians of the Galaxystars Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Sean Gunn have previously been to the set to film some scenes for the sequel ahead of their upcoming reunion inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. In January, James Gunn said that he thought the Guardians were in good hands with director Taika Waititi after the two discussed how the characters would be used.
It is expected thatThor 4will be inspired by the Mighty Thor story arc from the original Marvel comic books. In the comics, Natalie Portman’s character, Jane Foster, assumes the mantle of Thor when she is deemed worthy of wielding Mjolnir. Co-writer and director Taika Waititi has said that he would adapt elements from Jason Aaron’sMighty Thorcomics forThor: Love and Thunderand that he specifically wanted to introduce Portman’s Jane Foster as Mighty Thor.
Thor: Love and Thunderis scheduled to be released on June 27, 2025. This news comes to us fromDeadline.
