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In addition to over-the-top action, Hemsworth is promising an emotional depth to the storylines of Infinity War and untitled Avengers 4 — which will cap off Marvel’s original 22-movie arc that started with 2008’s Iron Man. “The interactions between all of these characters and the different sorts of chemistry and the relationships that are formed is something that people are going to be pretty blown away by.”

Hemsworth, who has been playing Thor since 2011, says he was surprised by the popularity of his most recent solo entry from the God of Thunder. So far, Thor: Ragnarok has racked up over $850 million at the worldwide box office.

“I wanted it to work so badly and I knew that we left everything on the field, so I had such a positive feeling about our approach to making that movie,” he says.

“There was so much goodwill involved and everyone was willing to try something different and take risks. So there was a great sense of pride that [director] Taika [Waititi] and I felt. The cast and the crew all felt we really went for it and swung for the fences. So, regardless of how it was going to do, I felt very happy with what we did.

“But, look, of course I was surprised and happy and blown away by the response. We all wanted that to happen and felt it was something that could happen more so than ever before and when it did, it was incredible.

Avengers: Infinity War opens May 4. 12 Strong is in theatres this Friday.