Taika Waititi Has Hilarious Reason For Naked Thor Scene In Love & Thunder

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Director Taika Waititi has revealed the hilarious reason for the naked Thor scene in Thor: Love and Thunder. The latest solo effort in the MCU's Thor franchise once again stars Chris Hemsworth as Thor Odinson, and brings back fan-favorite Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, now the Mighty Thor, as well as recurring characters, including Tess Thompson's Valkyrie, Waititi's Korg, Jamie Alexander's Lady Sif, and an appearance from the Guardians of the Galaxy to boot. New characters in the franchise include Christian Bale as the main villain, Gorr The God Butcher, and Russell Crowe as Zeus.

Throughout his appearances in the MCU, Hemsworth has continued to refine his physique, similarly to Hugh Jackman when playing Wolverine throughout the X-Men and Wolverine films. However, after the events of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, Thor took a turn for the worse and his muscular physique was replaced with a more robust frame, looking decidedly un-Thor-like. The trailers for Thor: Love and Thunder have revealed that Thor has shed his post-Endgame weight by working out and questing with the Guardians of the Galaxy, looking bigger and stronger than he has before.

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While doing press for Lightyear (via ComicBook.com), Waititi revealed a hilarious reason for Hemsworth's nude Thor scene in Thor: Love and Thunder, saying that it was something they wanted to do early on. Waititi says the scene in question, which has Crowe's Zeus flicking Thor's clothes off to reveal a nude God of Thunder, was to capitalize on Hemsworth's buff form, as it would've been «a waste» not to show it off. The director jokingly says that it would've been «a crime against