Just about every character from the Marvel universe made an appearance in the studio’s latest instalment Captain America: Civil War, which saw rampant in-fighting among the Avengers.
However, one blonde-haired Norse god was noticeably absent from the super-powered shenanigans, and the production company has just offered an explanation why.
In a new short titled Team Thor, Chris Hemsworth reveals that his burly character has been pondering his rejection while enjoying some down time Down Under.
“I guess I’m just taking a break. I needed some ‘me time’ and I came to Australia,” Thor muses in the video which was posted by Marvel Studios on Monday.
The mockumentary style clip goes on to show him living in a small, and very normal looking flat alongside his roommate Daryl while spending his time visiting local primary schools, roasting a pork rump in the sun and interrupting Daryl’s work day by getting him to send “electronic letters” to his fellow Avengers.
The short is directed by Taika Waititi, who is also at the helm of Thor: Ragnarok, the filming of which is currently underway in Queensland.
It will be the third movie in the Thor franchise and sees the return of Tom Hiddleston and Idris Elba alongside newcomer Cate Blanchett who will play a mysterious new villain.
Watch Taika Waititi's 'Boy' at SBS on Demand
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New Zealand, 2010
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Director: Taika Waititi
Starring: James Rolleston, Taika Waititi, Te Aho Eketone-Whitu, Mavis Paenga
What's it about?
Boy is a dreamer who loves Michael Jackson. He lives with his brother Rocky, a tribe of deserted cousins and his Nan. Boy's other hero, his father, Alamein, is the subject of Boy's fantasies, and he imagines him as a deep sea diver, ware hero and a close relation of Michael Jackson. In reality, he's "in the can for robbery". When Alamein comes home after seven years away, Boy is forced to confront the man he thought he remembered, find his own potential and learn to get along without the hero he had been hoping for. ....
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