Thor: Love & Thunder Concept Art Reveals Russell Crowe's Wild OG Role
Warning: Spoilers for Thor: Love and Thunder
Upon the release of Thor: Love and Thunder, new concept art of actor Russell Crowe's original role in the film are revealed online. Thor: Love and Thunder sees the return of Chris Hemsworth in his long-running titular role as the Norse god of thunder. Rejoining him is Natalie Portman as his ex-girlfriend Dr. Jane Foster who ends up wielding Thor's powers, Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie, and Taika Waititi as the voice of Korg. The sequel also introduces new characters such as Christian Bale's Gorr the God Butcher and Crowe's Zeus.
Zeus had a limited role in Thor: Love and Thunder, first appearing when Thor, Valkyrie, Jane, and Korg seek out Zeus's help to build an army to fight Gorr. Thinks don't go according to plan and Thor ends up throwing Zeus' lightning bold through his chest, seemingly killing him. Zeus didn't have a big impact on the story aside from the team stealing his lightning bolt, but the film's post-credits scene made it clear Zeus would get revenge on Thor by sending his son Hercules after him. This has big implications for future Thor storylines, but it almost didn't happen.
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Concept artist Miles Teves, who worked on Thor: Love and Thunder, took to his Instagram account to reveal that Crowe was originally considered to play not a god, but Satan himself. Teves posted two pencil drawings of the Oscar-winning actor as the Devil, the first being on a fiery throne with horns and hooves and holding a severed human foot, and the second with a more humorous and colorful take of him relaxing on a couch, still with that same leg. Check out both of the artist's original posts below:
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