 Chris Hemsworth family appears in this film. His sons, Sasha Hemsworth and Tristan Hemsworth play young Thor at different ages in the film. His daughter, India Rose Hemsworth, plays Gore's daughter, Love. His brother, Luke Hemsworth plays a stage actor portraying Thor. His wife, Elsa Pataki, plays a former love of Thor. Christian Bale had initially turned down the possibility of appearing in any more comic book or superhero films after the Dark Knight Rises 2012. Seeing the genre as uninteresting from an acting perspective and especially finding the experience of donning the Batman costume to be a miserable one. He agreed to take part in this film, however, having been impressed by Taika Waititi's previous works and after his kids begged him to take the role.