Marvel’s Thor 4: Who’s Playing Hercules?
Thor is back! In the cinema is just the new Marvel-Stripes Thor: Love and Thunder With Chris Hemsworth celebrated as a god of thunder by fans and critics as a new superhero firework. In particular, the previously announced reunion with dr Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) as Thor’s ex-girlfriend, who unceremoniously goes to female Thor will make fan hearts beat faster. There are also other well-known and new characters, surprising cameo appearances and a new opponent.
Brett Goldstein becomes Hercules in the MCU
Who plays Hercules in Thor 4? Especially in one of the two Post Credit Scenes dives one new Marvel character on: Hercules! The new character from Marvel Comics will be created by Brett Goldstein depicted, known from the hit comedy series “Ted Lasso” on Apple TV+.
In that scene sends Zeuswho seeks revenge, his own son Hercules off to kill Thor and to teach men to fear the gods again.
The appearance of Hercules was kept secret until the theatrical release and ensured accordingly in the cinema halls Enthusiasm among Marvel fans. Especially since they have long expressed the wish that the popular hero should play in the MCU.
As Thor director Taika Waititi now reveals Marvel boss Kevin Feige personally selected the Hercules actor Brett Goldstein and thus laid the foundation for a further appearance of Hercules in the MCU laid – maybe even in Thor 5After all, a fight between Zeus and the thunder god was announced at the end of the film “Thor: Love and Thunder”.
And that there is a reunion with Thor was confirmed at the end of the film with the meaningful words: “Thor wants to return!“
Who is Hercules?
The well-known hero of Greek mythology is no stranger to connoisseurs of Marvel Comics, as he is one of them first superhero of the Marvel stories and has even been around longer than our hero Thor!
In the gods saga is Hercules also under the name heracles known and none other than that Son of god father Zeus. He had his eye on the mortal Alcmene, descended from his Olympus and fathered a son with the actually married young woman. Fearing revenge from his wife Hera, the young mother abandoned her newborn. Hera, ignorant of the origin of the child Hercules, adopted it through her divine mother’s milk supernatural powers received. Even as a child, young Hercules made a name for himself with his powers and became famous for his exploits famouswhich brought him divine honor and eventually he was admitted to Mount Olympus.
In the Marvel Comics counts Hercules with his superhuman abilities strongest beings throughout the superhero universe. So he was able to prevail against Hulk and belonged in the course of his origin story to the Avengers. Hercules also has the ability to heal any of his wounds faster, but he doesn’t age and is still a young man despite his proud age of over a thousand years.
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