As the release of any Marvel movie draws nearer, die-hard fans can't help but speculate which characters and mythology from the MCU and wider comics lore will be referenced or make a surprise appearance. With Thor: Love and Thunder about to hit theaters, we know one thing for certain: the movie will be featuring a very special guest appearance by the titular superhero's bare butt.

It's a scene that has already been teased in the most recent trailer for the film, which sees Russell Crowe's Zeus zap away Thor's clothing as he is being held prisoner. And it has now been confirmed that audiences will be seeing the Asgardian god's buns of thunder in all their uncensored glory.

For Chris Hemsworth, who has played the God of Thunder since 2011's Thor, this moment has been a long time coming: and he couldn't be happier. "It was 10 years in the making, that scene," Hemsworth told Variety at the recent premiere, adding that it was "kind of a dream of mine."

He continued: "The first time I played Thor I took my shirt off and I thought, 'You know what’s gonna sweeten this… a decade from now it’s all gonna come off.'"

Director Taika Waititi has also commented on the scene, playfully remarking that it was a way to justify the dramatic body transformations that leading men go through when they land a role in a Marvel movie. (Hemsworth himself notably packed on even more muscle for this latest installment in the Thor franchise.)

"I feel like we had all talked about it," Waititi said. "We had talked about, 'Yeah, we gotta show off this body.' My whole thing was like, Chris works so hard, you've gotta show it off. Don't cover it up with all these suits and the cape and stuff, it's not fair!"