Washington: Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth has revealed that his younger brother Liam Hemsworth was almost cast as Marvel’s Thor instead of him.
According to E! News, while promoting the franchise’s latest installment, ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’, the 38-year-old revealed how close Liam was to playing the swinging character of Mjolnir.
While many recent Marvel Cinematic Universe projects are exploring the multiverse, the same is not the case with Thor: Love and Thunder.
Chris told an entertainment outlet, “In this film, it’s not something that we explore. But who knows if there is more in the future, as you say it has opened up a lot of options in which we may or may not be involved in.”
He said he wants his brother Liam to play an alternate version of Thor if the movies ever explore the multiverse.”
My younger brother almost got cast as Thor. He was one of the first people who went straight down the wire when I got the part, I don’t know, I could have crossed paths with him. It’ll be fun,” admitted Chris.
Last month, during a show, Chris recalled not getting a call-back for the role after his initial audition. “I think my audition sucked. I think that’s the reaction I got,” he said.
Although Chris did not make the next round, Liam soon decided to pursue the gig – and was effectively being treated as the “Last Five Guys”.
“They were like, ‘Look, he’s great, but he’s a little short.’ My manager then said, ‘Well, he has an older brother, which I was,'” he explained, “I came back, re-audited a few times and just had a different attitude.
Chris eventually joined the MCU, with the first Thor film premiering in 2011. But Liam didn’t get the short end of the stick as he made his debut in ‘The Hunger Games’ a year later in 2012.
The franchise has proven to have deep family ties to the Hemsworth brothers. Chris and Liam’s older brother, Luke, has appeared as an Asgardian actor in a cameo in both “Thor: Ragnarok” and “Thor: Love and Thunder,” playing Thor, according to E! News. news.