Someone better getTaika Waitition the horn because there are two actors who need to be cast inThor: Love and Thunderimmediately — and their names areMelissa McCarthyandBen Falcone. Yes,Thor: Love and Thunderalready boasts a pretty stellar cast includingNatalie Portman,Tessa Thompson,Chris Hemsworth,Christian Baleas the villain Gorr the God Butcher, andreturningThoralumJaimie Alexanderas Lady Sif. But in a vision of Thor the God of Thunder’s world that introduced us to a variety of colorful new characters like the lovable rock monster Korg, couldn’t we make some room for comedy duo McCarthy and Falcone, too?
The funny couple shared their unofficialThor: Love and Thunderaudition tape onMcCarthy’s Instagramon Friday. The video, which clocks in at about two minutes, sees the couple wishing their followers well on Christmas before launching into the audition portion of their video. According to Falcone, he and McCarthy are “desperate to be inLove and Thunder” which explains why the pair have self-taped their audition for Waititi without anyone asking them to do so. The couple goes on to note just how prepared they are. Falcone says he has a monologue fromThe Tempestready to go while McCarthy is ready to wow with a monologue from the 1985Geraldine PagemovieTheTrip to Bountiful. As the couple continues to riff, Falcone’s pronunciation of “Marvel” turns into a hilarious riff that likens the studio to Carvel. McCarthy offers the compliment, “Marvel, you make a wonderful movie and a wonderful ice cream cake,” before the pair launches into an improvised song and McCarthy explains her hummus-making skills. Basically, this is theGarth and Kat of audition tapesand it is a sincere delight to watch.
There is currently no official conversation around the possibility of McCarthy and/or Falcone appearing inThor: Love and Thunder; however, this Instagram post proves thereshouldbe. Given the cheeky tone of Waiti’sThorworld, it’s not hard to see McCarthy and Falcone fitting into that MCU world as comedic relief characters. Maybe Korg returns inLove and Thunderand has two new friends voiced by Falcone and McCarthy. Maybe Gorr the God Butcher strikes down as Asgardian couple and they just so happened to be played by — you guessed it — McCarthy and Falcone. It’s all fair game! All I know is that I sincerely hope this video finds its way to Waititi ASAP for consideration.
Thor: Love and Thunderis currently scheduled for release on July 17, 2025. Watch McCarthy and Falcone’s perfect audition tape on Instagram below. For more, here’s a complete list of everythingscheduled for Marvel’s Phase 4 and beyond.
