Chris Hemsworth has been in his native Australia shooting Thor Love and Thunder with director Taika Waititi and co-stars Natalie Portman and Tessa Thompson. During a day off, they were spotted watching the South Sydney Rabbitohs play the Sydney Roosters at Rugby League. They were also joined by Gladiator star Russell Crowe, sporting a huge beard, who has been confirmed for a mystery role in Thor 4 too.

Additionally, Hemsworth has shared a photo of himself and his wife Elsa Pataky enjoying time on a boat with Crowe.

Now according to Aussie outlet New Idea’s insider, Hemsworth wants to co-produce Gladiator 2 with the Oscar-winner.

The source allegedly close to the Thor star said: “Chris is in awe of Russell. He hangs off his every word and Russ has really taken him under his wing.”

They added that while filming Thor Love and Thunder, the actors have spent hours talking and sharing script ideas.

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Scott, 83, has The Last Duel, reuniting Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, in post-production for release in October.

While the filmmaker is currently shooting House of Gucci with Lady Gaga, Al Pacino and Adam Driver for a November debut.

Nielsen continued: “It would obviously be amazing, and I know that a lot of people want to see more of that.

“And I think that all of us are just gonna have to look at that as a separate, different film, you know?”

Nielsen added: “But with some of the emotions and values that made Gladiator so powerful for so many people, which I really think were the underlying values that we were talking about.

“Tyranny versus freedom, and the willingness to do what needs to be done in order to free a people.

“And I don’t think that it would have been the same if it had just been a spectacle. It had to exist within a sphere of values.”

Of course, Crowe’s Maximus perished in Gladiator, but perhaps he could feature in de-aged flashbacks or a vision from the fields of Elysium?

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