The suit, according to a report in People Magazine, weighed about 70 pounds and featured silicone sleeves that Hemsworth had to spend hours donning. The actor said that it was immensely hot, but also that his wife and friends had a strong tendency to hug and cuddle him, something that rarely happened when he walked around with his ordinary bodybuilder physique.
The suit also caused a lot of headaches for the Russos, though, due to Hemsworth’s backaches. Speaking to the Business Insider, Anthony Russo noted that getting in and out of the suit multiple times started to weigh, literally, on Hemsworth’s body:
“Chris Hemsworth did have to wear a bodysuit for [his] role. We had to toggle back and forth. While we were shooting ‘Endgame’ where he was heavier we had to do some pickup shots for ‘Infinity War,’ so he would have to go back and forth between those two looks. So he had to wear a bodysuit, and it was quite heavy. That suit started to wear on his back, which was scary when you have someone who has to be so physical.”
Hemsworth was not injured by his suit, luckily. Not only would the actor have been hurt, but it also would have delayed a strictly scheduled movie in which Thor played a crucial role. Anthony Russo additionally pointed out that much of the “Avengers” movies were filmed in Georgia during the summer, making a silicone fat suit that much sweatier.
Thor eventually slimmed down again in a training montage at the beginning of 2022’s “Thor: Love and Thunder.” That fact that superheroes still have to work out to maintain their superhuman physiques makes being a superhero seem a little less appealing.
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