Who plays [spoiler] in the Thor: Love and Thunder post-credits scene?
Thor: Love and Thunder has thundered into cinemas. And, while the movie brings in story threads from multiple Marvel movies, including past solo adventures and blockbuster team-ups, Taika Waititi's Thor 4 also find room to introduce a very noteworthy cameo. It's a particularly interesting scene, but one we won't talk about until after we've finished our...
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If you've made it this far, then you'll know that Hercules is introduced in the first Thor: Love and Thunder post-credits scenes. Russell Crowe's Zeus is unhappy that gods aren't revered the way they used to be, with humankind putting superheroes above the universe's deities.
"It seems to me that being a God used to mean something," he says. "Now people just want superheroes. When did we become the joke?" He wants his son Hercules to help make the gods figures to be feared and taken seriously again – and the demi-god responds: "Yes, father."
If you've watched Ted Lasso then the actor playing Hercules will be very familiar indeed. It's none other than Brett Goldstein, AKA Roy Kent, the gruff, foul-mouthed football star turned Richmond coach. He's also had roles in Doctor Who, Uncle, and Adult Life Skills, and even voiced Tony Stark in Robot Chicken. (We have a roundup of all the Thor: Love and Thunder cameos you might have missed if you need some more info on other surprise actors in the movie.)
It's unclear when we might see Hercules again in the MCU. Judging by the text proclaiming "Thor will return" at the end of the Thor: Love and
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