Chris Hemsworth and His Under-Appreciated Comedy Skills Will Appear in Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Reboot

One not-so-secret thing about Chris Hemsworth is that in addition to his superhero physique and persona, he's also quite good at comedy. For proof, just look at his roles in Thor: Ragnarok and Ghostbusters.

Now, Hemsworth is ready to take his comedy skills to the nostalgia bank. He recently posted an Instagram revealing that he'll be appearing in Kevin Smith's upcoming Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, which will re-ignite the story for the New Jersey director's iconic stoner duo.

View this post on Instagram The man, the myth, the legend. The one and only @thatkevinsmith !!! Stoked to be a part of his next film Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. What a pleasure it was hanging out mate A post shared by Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) on Apr 12, 2019 at 10:19pm PDT

It's hard to be sure if Hemsworth will be playing a key role in Jay and Silent Bob, or if his appearance is more of a fun little cameo, but it's sure that in whatever capacity, he'll be part of a solid cast. Already announced to be a part of the movie are Joe Manganiello, Rosario Dawson, Jason Lee, Jason Biggs, Craig Robinson, Method Man, and Redman. And that's not even including some longtime friends of Kevin Smith's world, like a certain actor who just concluded his run playing a certain caped crusader.

Smith and company have been at work on the movie for a few months now.

View this post on Instagram SNOOGANS! Heres a first look at @jayandsilentbobreboot, courtesy of our genius @dpronlevy and our master stills artist @kylebonokaplan. On this adventure, Silent Bobs dressed pretty much the same as hes been in #Dogma through #clerks2, but Jays outfit has changed a bit, including his Ranger Danger t-shirt designed by @captain_ribman (the artist who created my Fat Man logo). Years back when I was working on Clerks III, Ribman and I came up with a slew of Ranger Danger comic covers to flesh out the world of the flick and make it seem like Ranger Danger had been around as long as Superman and the Fantastic Four. When Clerks III went away, the artwork sat dormant on my laptop for years. But when Reboot started taking serious shape, I blew the dust off the Ranger Danger artwork and put it to work all over Brodies Secret Stash. But I saved the Dark Knight-ish Ranger Danger: Requiem shirt for Jay to wear throughout the flick because in the world of our movie, Ranger Danger: Requiem is a gritty, rebooted version of a childhood superhero fave. Today marks the end of Week One of filming, and what a wonderful week its been! Weve already shot a fist fulla cameos and @JayMewes is CRUSHING his return to the role that made him famous! If youre way into this shit like I am, weve kicked off a making-of series on my @youtube channel (like we did for Clerks II back in 2006) called The Road to Reboot! See it at the link in my bio. #KevinSmith #jaymewes #movie #jayandsilentbobreboot #nola #sabanfilms #neworleans #wwambassador A post shared by Kevin Smith (@thatkevinsmith) on Mar 1, 2019 at 4:52am PST

The director's near-fatal heart attack in 2018 might have something to do with the upcoming movie. (Since the heart attack, Smith has adopted a healthier lifestyle and lost at least 50 pounds.)

I was prepared to go, he told Men's Health in an interview . The only thing that I regretted was that we didnt make the Jay and Silent Bob reboot. I was sitting there going, Fuck! The last movie I will have made was Yoga Hosers. Goddammit, I need to go out on something else!