How Chris Hemsworth’s Fat Thor Transformation Was Pulled Off In Endgame

How Chris Hemsworth’s Fat Thor Transformation Was Pulled Off In Endgame

One of the most surprising aspects of Avengers: Endgame is the debut of Fat Thor. Here’s how Chris Hemsworth’s transformation was pulled off.

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How Chris Hemsworth’s Fat Thor Transformation Was Pulled Off In Endgame

Here’s how Marvel Studios created Fat Thor (Chris Hemsworth) possible for Avengers: Endgame. There a few character design updates in the J0e and Anthony Russo film from 2019: Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) got a new hair and tattoo sleeve; the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) got a more polished look to become the Smart Hulk, and Captain America (Chris Evans) became an old man at the end of the film. Among all of this, however, the God of Thunder’s physical transformation was the most impactful.

Racked with guilt and regret after failing to stop Thanos (Josh Brolin) from snapping away half of life in the universe in Avengers: Infinity War, things only got worse at the beginning of Endgame for Thor when it becomes clear that there was no other way to reverse the Mad Titan’s decimation. With no way to rectify the situation, the God of Thunder understandably got so depressed that he punished himself and started to let himself go. Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson) took the responsibility of ruling New Asgard as he resorted to drinking — so much so that in the five years between the last time he’s on active duty and the Avengers’ re-assembly for the time heist that he’s a lot of gained weight.

The change in the God of Thunder’s physique has been a conversation point since Endgame, with varying opinions about the bold creative choice. Some justified it considering the perceived PTSD that brought on his weight gain, while others accused Marvel Studios of using it to get cheap laughs. Regardless, Fat Thor’s appearance is arguably one of the most surprising aspects of Endgame, and while Hemsworth was more than happy to take on this new form as the Marvel hero, the transformation wasn’t easy for the actor. As revealed in the behind-the-scenes looks for Endgame, Hemsworth didn’t have to gain weight for the role of Fat Thor, although the effects to achieve the look was all practical. As recalled by the actor himself, he wore a fat suit that weighed around 60 to 70 pounds while filming the movie — that’s before he wore the layers of clothing his hero sported particularly during the final battle where he donned his battle armor.

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Hemsworth also had stuff something to the sides of his mouth to make his cheeks looks plumper — this, apparently, resulted in a slight change in his voice, but he didn’t mind and in hindsight, was barely noticeable. To complete the look, Hemsworth got a new beard and hair, as well. Wearing the fat suit limited his mobility during production, not to mention increased the uncomfortable factor carrying all that extra weight from the suit, but the Australian star didn’t mind — he was even excited about the prospect of transforming his character to something new as revealed by his Endgame co-stars Paul Rudd and Tessa Thompson.

The God of Thunder’s next big-screen appearance is already confirmed to be in his fourth solo film, Thor: Love and Thunder where he reunites with director Taika Waititi. Not much is known about the titular character’s arc in the film thus far so it’s difficult to gauge what shape he’ll be in the film, though pre-production workout posts on his own personal Instagram suggest he will be fit again . Whether or not Fat Thor will be back in the MCU past Avengers: Endgame is currently unknown, but if Waititi’s comments about the matter hints that he may not be keen on bringing back that version of the character.

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