Miley Cyrus isn’t the only big-name star repping Nine Inch Nails right now. Recently on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Thor himself Chris Hemsworth shared a brief video of how he prepared for the fat, depressed version of his character we see in Avengers: Endgame. His process? Playing guitar to perhaps the bleakest song ever made: Nine Inch Nails’ Hurt.
Since this is an acoustic rendition of the track, the song in the clip is much more in the vein of the Johnny Cash version of Hurt than Trent Reznor's. Chris even refers to it as, “Johnny Cash’s Hurt.” The video shows him in full Thor attire -- well, the attire he wears as the fat, slovenly version of the character we see later in Endgame -- and slurring the words of the track like the drunken slob Thor turns into. His cheeks are either shining because of the rosy red make-up, or it’s meant to signify him crying like a baby. Either way, this sets up the sad aura that surrounds Thor in the latest instalment to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Watch the clip here: