They even managed to recreate a bit of Good Will Hunting magic which might turn up on the DVD extras. Eagle-eyed fans will have previously spotted Damon in Thor: Ragnarok in 2017 cameoing as an actor playing Loki in a stage play in Asgard. “Luke, that was pretty easy, I just said ‘Luke, do you want to make fun of your brother’s acting in the second film?’ And then Matt is a friend of Chris’s so we just called him up and said ‘What are you doing, why don’t you come out here next week and just do this little bit?'” The upcoming Marvel blockbuster will be balancing a number of characters through its runtime. Both Matt Damon and Luke Hemsworth, brother of Chris, have been spotted on set in Australia (via The Daily Mail (opens in new tab)) with the pair dressed in their ‘fake’ Loki and Thor. Waititi recently spoke with Collider on how he pulled together the super troupe of actors for the cameos. Of course, there is currently no confirmation of Matt Damon having a role in Thor: Love and Thunder. Imprisoned on the planet Sakaar, Thor must race against time to return to Asgard and stop Ragnark, the destruction of his world, at the hands of the powerful and ruthless villain Hela. With Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba. Loki is played by none other than Matt Damon, Thor is played by Chris Hemsworth’s brother Liam, and the play’s narrator is Australian actor Sam Niell, who starred in director Taika Waititi’s Hunt for the Wilderpeople. Thor: Ragnarok: Directed by Taika Waititi. At least they did a much better job of keeping a couple other great cameos secret.Īt the start of the film, we see a play put on by an Asgardian theater company recounting the plot of Thor: The Dark World from a much more Loki-friendly perspective. But we get it: for marketing purposes, that’s one of the hooks they decided was worth showing. I’ve always been a bit upset that Thor: Ragnarok spoiled the Incredible Hulk’s involvement in the film with endless footage of the big green lug in trailers. Thor: Ragnarok gave Thor one of the toughest fights of his life with the introduction of Hela, Odins first child. The Thor movies, more than any other Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise, have always drawn critically acclaimed, Oscar-magnet actors, from Matt Damon to Natalie Portman to the only performer ever to win two Best Actor Oscars, three decades apart. The entertainment industry came to a screeching halt as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, with sets around the world. Marvel The two actors returned to the MCU in Love and Thunder, reprisingtheir roles as hilarious stage actors. They portrayed Actor Thor and Actor Loki in a theater play on Asgard, reenacting the events of Thor: The Dark World. Plus, it would continue Damon's streak of making unexpected space-age cameos.*This article contains spoilers from Thor: Ragnarok! You have been warned!* Matt Damon will reprise his Ragnarok role in Thor: Love and Thunder. One element of Ragnarokthat became a talking point amongst fans was the cameos of Matt Damon and Luke Hemsworth. With this fun bit - and the revelation that Hemsworth and Damon go on vacations together - this rumor could be totally plausible. No, Damon isnt joining the MCU as a superhero, but he does have a pretty awesome role in the third Thor film, out now. ![]() ![]() Matt Damon Actor Good Will Hunting Matthew Paige Damon was born on October 8, 1970, in Boston. It has been reported that he plays an Asgardian actor playing Loki in a re-enactment of the events of the first Thor. Case in point: the Matt Damon cameo in Thor: Ragnarok is 100 percent pure fun. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. This gatecrash lends credence to rumors that Damon has a cameo in Thor: Ragnarok. It escalated from there, to hysterical song disses in which Damon enlisted best bud Ben Affleck, to star-studded sketches. However, this whole bit could very well be a reference to a certain gag in Thor: Ragnarok.Ĭonsider this your potential Thor: Ragnarok spoiler warning. With Damon not being afraid to make fun of himself, as seen in Ragnarok, this a pitch-perfect casting from Marvel: Oscar-winner Matt Damon playing a frog with lightning powers. It's part of a long-running bit between Kimmel and Damon, which started after Kimmel constantly ended his shows apologizing for not having enough time to interview Matt Damon. "I've been here for a really long time Jimmy," Damon says. After Kimmel cuts back to him and Hemsworth, all goes smoothly for a bit until Damon "hacks" into the background screen.
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