Thor: Love and Thunder spoilers follow.
Ted Lasso star Brett Goldstein has spoken for the first time on his surprise appearance in Thor: Love and Thunder.
The Roy Kent actor popped up in a post-credits scene at the end of the new Marvel movie as Hercules, with his father Zeus (Russell Crowe) sending him on a mission of revenge against Thor.
Speaking to Variety about keeping the appearance secret, the star said: "I didn't tell anyone because Marvel put a chip in my neck that said, 'If you talk about this you're dead'.
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"My mom and dad, I sent them a text and said 'I've just seen Thor'. I knew it's not the kind of film they'd see. I said, 'You should go see it. It's funny'."
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He continued: "My mom is texting me all the way through the film giving me a running commentary. I'm like, 'Just watch the film!'
"It gets to the end bit, where it shows Russell Crowe... My mom texts me 'Russell Crowe's in it again, he's very funny'. I go, 'F**king look up at the screen!'"
Ted Lasso co-star Hannah Waddingham further revealed that Goldstein turned to her for advice when he was offered the role.
"He said to me, 'I've been offered this thing... Do you guys think I should do it?' I went, 'Are you mental? Are you actually having a little bit of a moment? You're seriously thinking that you might not play Hercules?'... Then he didn't tell me he bloody did it! So everyone was like 'Brett Goldstein! Brett Goldstein!' And I was like, 'You cheeky bastard'."
As for his potential future in the MCU, Goldstein admitted: "I truly, honestly – this isn't me lying or being coy – I know nothing. All I know is what I did that day and that's it. That could be it. It was a fun three seconds."
Thor: Love and Thunder is out now in the UK and the US. The other three Thor movies are available to stream now on Disney+.
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