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The Kiss At The End Of "Thor: The Dark World" Is Actually Elsa Pataky

Am I the only one just learning this now?

Courtney Cummings
by Courtney Cummings

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Listen, I know Thor: The Dark World came out literally eight years ago, but that final kiss scene has stayed with me since I first saw it.

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However, I recently found out something new about the movie through a TikTok: It isn't actually Natalie Portman kissing Chris Hemsworth in that iconic scene at the end of the film.

Apparently, Portman wasn't able to make the reshoots for the post-credits scene, so the studio gave Hemsworth a list of stunt doubles he could choose from for the kiss.

Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman at the premiere of "Thor: The Dark World"
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Hemsworth, being the absolute king that he is, naturally picked none of them and instead brought his wife Elsa Pataky in for the scene.

Pataky dressed in a brown wig and wore Portman's costume and then called it good to go.

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This genuinely makes so much more sense because it's the only kissing scene between Thor and Jane that has any sense of chemistry and connection in the movie (sorry, I had to say it).

Thor holding Jane's face in "Thor: The Dark World"
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Now we know the real butterflies actually came from Hemsworth just kissing the hell out of his wife Pataky, which is honestly so much better.

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