New Thor: Love and Thunder Concept Art Reveals Russell Crowe Almost Played a Demon in the MCU, Was It Mephisto?
Although his presence was highly anticipated in WandaVision without Marvel Studios making the slightest nod that this would happen, that is, with great expectations arising from mere speculation on social networks, without us knowing it, Mephisto was able to debut in Thor : Love and Thunder. Or At least a greater demon, as recently released concept art shows Russell Crowe decked out as a being from Hell.
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Although in the fourth God of Thunder movie we see Crowe play Zeus, thanks to concept artist Miles Teves, the character could have been a demon. In three Instagram posts, Miles Teves says that Odd Studio hired him to develop the visual proposal, as they told him that Russell Crowe could have a cameo as Satan. He then made a second proposal, when he was told to introduce the character by being humorously libertine.
Although it does not give more information about the character’s name or the context in which it would appear in Love and Thunder, social networks have speculated on the possibility that it was Mephisto,
Concept art of Russell Crowe as a demon (Mephisto?)
Alongside the image, Teves wrote: “The good folks at Odd Studio in Australia who commissioned this art told me that Russell Crowe might have a comedic cameo as Satan in the new movie Thor: Love and Thunder. It didn’t happen that way. Hopefully, it wasn’t because they saw my drawings.”
In second art, he wrote: “Another image of old Russ as the Devil for Thor: Love and Thunder. The people at Odd Studio told me to portray him at his current weight because his character would be humorously libertine. Naturally, I would have modeled for this drawing myself if my current physique were not so curvy and slender.”
In the third image, it reads: “A final devil for Thor. After it was determined that Russell Crowe was not going to do a Luciferian cameo, I was asked to simply draw a large costume/makeup of a reclining Devil, without his likeness or bulk…”
Thor: Love and Thunder
The film finds Thor (Chris Hemsworth) on a journey unlike anything he’s ever faced: a search for inner peace. But his retreat is interrupted by a galactic assassin known as Gorr the Butcher of Gods (Christian Bale), who seeks the extinction of the gods. To combat the threat, Thor enlists the help of the Valkyrie Queen (Tessa Thompson), Korg (Taika Waititi), and his ex-girlfriend Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), who – to Thor’s surprise – inexplicably wields her magical hammer, Mjolnir, like the Mighty Thor.
Together, they embark on a harrowing cosmic adventure to unravel the mystery of the Butcher of Gods’ revenge and stop him before it’s too late.
Directed by Taika Waititi, the film stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Christian Bale, Tessa Thompson, Russell Crowe, Jaimie Alexander, Chris Pratt, Karen Gillan, and Sean Gunn, among others.
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Thor, God of Thunder, yearns for battle!
But their biggest fight has lasted over 14 billion years! Gorr has traveled through space and time on a tireless quest to destroy all the gods out there. In the distant future, the Butcher of Gods enslaved and killed the Asgardian pantheon in its entirety, except for one of its members. King Thor still lives, but only because Gorr enjoys torturing and tormenting him! Can the combined power of three Thors from different points in time defeat the psychopath who has slaughtered billions of gods?
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Marvel Deluxe – Thor: Goddess of Thunder
Who is the Goddess of Thunder?
The secrets of Original Sin put one of Marvel’s greatest heroes out of action. The God of Thunder is no longer worthy and Mjolnir lies on the moon where no one can lift it!
However, when the Frost Giants invade Earth, a new hand will wield the hammer, and a mysterious woman will don the mantle of mighty Thor! Her identity is unknown even to Odin, but she may be Earth’s only hope against the Frost Giants.
Prepare to see a Thor like you’ve never seen him before as this new heroine takes Midgard by storm! Also: Odinson doesn’t like it at all when someone else uses his hammer. This will be a battle between Thor VS. Thor! And Odin, desperate to retrieve Mjolnir, will call on some very unexpected and dangerous allies. It’s a bold new chapter in the legendary Thor story!
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