Fans of Marvel's "The Avengers" and Chris Hemsworth's Thor have surely grown to love the character's out-of-place curiosity and gradual assimilation to earthly customs. But for all of Thor's good qualities - and, as the god of thunder, he has many - humor has never really been one of them. Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man/Tony Stark is usually the Avenger who gets the most laughs.
But could that be changing in the upcoming "Avengers: Age of Ultron?" Chris Hemsworth spoke to ScreenRant.com and teased a potentially funnier Thor in the action packed sequel.
"He's loosened up a bit," Hemsworth said of his character's next big screen appearance. "I think we lost some of the...the humor and the naiveté and you know the sort of fish out of water quality of Thor from the first film into the second one. And there were things I loved about what we did in the second one too tonally but you know that sense of fun was - I would have liked it to be there a bit more. So this time, and Joss [Whedon] I think felt the same way. So there's more humor in Thor or he at least because he's been on earth, he's a little more humorous, a little more accessible now you know. He's off Asgard now so he doesn't have to be as regal and kingly as he is in that world, which is nice.
"I enjoy that more you know. It's sort of a box, which is tough to step out of on Asgard. You know that stuff just looks out of place whereas here you can have a gag with the guys and he can throw away lines and be a party scene with them in civilian clothes, which is nice."
Director Joss Whedon is lauded for his comedic dialogue, and it appears as if he's extended that to Thor to some degree in "Age of Ultron." The superhero may not be dropping punchlines left and right in the upcoming film, but fans got a glimpse of a more lighthearted Asgardian in the trailer. The character can be seen playfully teasing his fellow Avengers about their inability to lift his fabled hammer.
What do you think about a more humorous Thor? Will you be glad to see him shake off the royal constraints that have made him so serious in previous films? Let us know in the comments section.
