Love and Thunder’ without telling them about his post-credits cameo

Brett Goldstein opened up about stepping into the Marvel Cinematic Universe at FYC’s “Ted Lasso” event in Los Angeles on Monday night.

The actor made his franchise debut at the end of Taika Waititi’s “Thor: Love and Thunder,” which hit theaters earlier this month. In a post-credits scene featuring Zeus (Russell Crowe) fretting over his defeat by Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the god sends his son, Goldstein’s Hercules, to exact revenge on his behalf. Viewers are treated to a brief glimpse of a hairy-chested buff Goldstein, who simply replies to Zeus, “Yes, father.”

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Goldstein joins a growing list of A-listers who made their Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in recent post-credit scenes. Charlize Theron appeared in “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” in May as a mystical character named Clea, while Harry Styles was the big surprise in “Eternals” as a cosmic fighter Starfox.

On the mat, Goldstein said Variety Marc Malkin on sending his parents to see the ‘Thor’ sequel without informing them of his appearance in the film. The two were surprised to see their son in the blockbuster, although there was a period of time when Goldstein feared his mother would miss his brief appearance.

“I haven’t told anyone because Marvel put a chip in my neck that said, ‘If you talk about this, you’re dead,'” he joked. “My mum and dad, I texted them and said, ‘I just saw ‘Thor’.’ I knew that wasn’t the kind of movie they would see. I said, ‘You should go see it. It’s fun.'”

“My mom texts me throughout the movie giving me a running commentary,” Goldstein continued. “I’m like, ‘Just watch the movie!’ It gets to the end, where it shows Russell Crowe… My mom texts me “Russell Crowe is into it again, he’s very funny.” I say, ‘Damn, look at the screen!’ “

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As for his future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Goldstein is adamant that he has no idea what awaits his Hercules.

“I’m really, honestly — it’s not me lying or being shy — I don’t know anything,” Goldstein said. “All I know is what I did that day and that’s it. That could be it. It was three funny seconds.

Goldstein’s “Ted Lasso” co-star Hannah Waddingham recalled when Goldstein confided in her regarding the Marvel role.

“He was like, ‘I was offered this thing… You think I should do it? Said Waddingham. “I went, ‘Are you crazy? Do you actually have some moment? Do you seriously think you might not play Hercules?’…So he didn’t tell me he did! So everyone was like ‘Brett Goldstein! Brett Goldstein!” And I was like, “You cheeky bastard.”

Goldstein also touched on his reaction to the impressive load of Emmy nominations “Ted Lasso” scored for his sophomore season. The Apple TV+ series matched its nomination total from last year, earning 20 nominations across all categories, including Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for Goldstein.

“It’s surreal because it was so surreal the last time,” Goldstein said. “My brain hasn’t gotten used to it. He didn’t get used to it in Season 1. I don’t know if we were expecting anything again. It was so magical the first time. Well, we came back again.

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