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Thor Odinson is a fictional character portrayed by Chris Hemsworth in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film franchise, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. In the films, Thor is one of the most powerful of the Asgardians, an ancient alien civilization with long ties to Earth, who humans consider to be gods. is a founding and central member of the Avengers and joins the Guardians of the Galaxy as well.

As of 2021, the character is a central figure of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having appeared in eight films of the series.

In May 2009, Chris Hemsworth was in negotiations to portray the title role after a back-and-forth process in which the 25-year-old actor was refused early on, then given a second chance to read for the part. Hemsworth’s brother, Liam also auditioned for the role, but was passed on by Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige. Feige mentioned that the film would take place on both modern day Earth and Asgard but Thor’s human host, Dr. Donald Blake, would not be included. Hemsworth stated that he gained 20 pounds for the role by eating non-stop and revealed that “It wasn’t until Character that I started lifting weights, it was all pretty new to me.”

Chris Hemsworth stars as the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, first appearing in Thor (2011), and subsequently appearing in The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Hemsworth cameos in the mid-credits scene of Doctor Strange (2016) and is scheduled to reprise his role in Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). In September 2020, Hemsworth stated that he wished to continue playing Thor after Love and Thunder, saying, “I’m not going into any retirement period” pointing out that the character was “way too young for that”.