4 years ago, the MCU dropped one of its wildest post-credit cameos ever – and, nearly half a decade later, we're still waiting for the payoff.
Thor: Love and Thunder arrived on July 8, 2022, and, in the post-credits, the son of Russell Crowe's Zeus, Hercules, was introduced. He was played by Ted Lasso star Brett Goldstein, and he was tasked with hunting down Thor.
That sounds like a great hook for a sequel, right? Well, apparently not, because Goldstein's Hercules hasn't been seen again since.
In fairness, neither has Chris Hemsworth's Thor, though he's set to show up again in Avengers: Doomsday (with his Infinity War haircut, too).
Even Love and Thunder director Taika Waititi didn't seem quite sure what was going to become of Hercules. "And I don't know if that's to do with Thor, or if it's to do with how that will develop," Waititi told Uproxx. "Because, obviously, Hercules, there's a character from the books as well. And so, yeah, this will be interesting to see because Kevin [Feige], he's obviously the mastermind of all of these threads and how they'll tie up and how they meet, mix and match. So I'm curious to find out myself."
Marvel fans have wondered before if we'll ever see Hercules again, too, so his absence has been noted.
It seems unlikely that Hercules will appear in Doomsday, however, considering Goldstein wasn't part of the supersized cast line-up. Still, never say never – he may well show up to battle Thor someday.
In the meantime, Goldstein can soon be seen in Ted Lasso season 4, which arrives this August 5.
Doomsday, meanwhile, arrives this December 18. You can get up to date with all the upcoming Marvel movies and shows with our guide through the link.
