Chris Hemsworth has found himself at the centre of a fan frenzy following a bizarre X post by Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds.
The Australian-born Hollywood actor, 40, appears briefly as his character Thor in the latest Deadpool & Wolverine blockbuster and can be seen shedding a few tears.
On Thursday Reynolds shared a still frame of himself as Deadpool with the weird caption: 'I know why Thor is crying. And I can't unknow it.'
Adding to the mystery Reynolds used an image of Deadpool making a 'shush' sign with one finger to his lips in his share.
Reynolds's post appears to be a reference to a scene in the film in which Thor is holding the dead body of Deadpool.
Fans took to X to try and convince Reynolds to spill more details about future developments for his Deadpool character, Thor and the blockbuster franchise.
'We want to know more too,' said one user on the thread which has been viewed by over 7.4m fans and attracted 1.6k comments.
Fan speculation about what they can expect from the Marvel universe ran hot on the thread, with many users suggesting that a Deadpool-Thor face off was in the works.
Chris Hemsworth has found himself at the centre of a fan frenzy following a bizarre post by Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds. The Australian-born Hollywood actor, 40, appears briefly as his character Thor in the latest Deadpool & Wolverine blockbuster and can be seen shedding a few tears. Pictured: Chris Hemsworth
On Thursday Reynolds (pictured) shared a still frame of himself as Deadpool with the weird caption: 'I know why Thor is crying. And I can't unknow it.'
'I can’t wait to know why he was crying. Next sequel?' suggested one fan, while another created a meme: 'Thor x Deadpool'.
'OMG, now you have to tell us Deadpool,' pleaded another fan.
Other fans did not take Reynolds's tease too seriously, with one user posting the comment: 'It was because this movie is so amazing.'
Deadpool & Wolverine scored a massive $US205 million ($A313 million) in US and Canadian ticket sales over its first weekend.
In Australia the film has also scored huge with a gross box office of $13,034,034.
To date the film has earned a massive AU$837,319,010.26 globally in ticket sales.
It comes after Reynolds's Deadpool co-star Hugh Jackman confessed he broke down in tears as he celebrated the films success.
Hugh, who plays Wolverine in the blockbuster, wept in his car when he learned that the action comedy had become the number one movie in the world.
Reading the news on his phone in a video posted to Twitter on Monday, Hugh first chuckled to himself before exclaiming, 'oh my god'.
Happy tears began flowing as the revelation sunk in.
Hugh also shared the news to his Instagram, writing, 'Wolverine and Deadpool is the #1 movie in the world. Thank you ALL!'
Reynolds's post appears to be a reference to a scene in the film in which Thor is holding the dead body of Deadpool. (Pictured)
Fans took to X to try and convince Reynolds to spill more details about future developments for his Deadpool character and the blockbuster franchise. Pictured: Chris Hemsworth as Thor in an emotional scene from Deadpool & Wolverine
He posted the caption alongside a graphic of his character, Wolverine, laying on a couch looking at a framed image that read, 'Number one movie in the world'.
Deadpool & Wolverine is the third movie in the action comedy series featuring Ryan Reynolds and will mark the tenth time Hugh has played Wolverine.
He first played Wolverine in the 2000 movie X-Men and has since appeared in several sequels and spin-offs.
In May, it was reported that Hugh was finding solace in his grown-up children, Oscar, 23, and Ava, 18, following his split from wife Deborra-Lee Furness last year.
