Chris Hemsworth has confirmed he's not hanging up the hammer anytime soon. The actor told press he'll play Thor "a couple more times" beyond Avengers: Doomsday, which means Marvel is sticking with what works: Legacy characters audiences already love rather than risking new ones.According to Art Threat, Hemsworth made the comments during recent promotional appearances, confirming he's contractually committed to at least two more appearances after the upcoming Avengers films. Whether that means solo Thor films or team-up cameos remains unclear.On one hand, this is good news. Hemsworth has grown into the role beautifully, particularly after Taika Waititi unlocked the character's comedic potential in Ragnarok. He's one of the few original Avengers still standing (literally and metaphorically), and there's value in continuity when everything else in the MCU feels like controlled chaos.On the other hand, this is Marvel playing it safe. The studio has struggled to launch new franchises post-Endgame. Eternals flopped. Shang-Chi underperformed. The Disney+ shows have been hit-or-miss. Meanwhile, the legacy characters—Tom Holland's Spider-Man, Benedict Cumberbatch's Doctor Strange, and Hemsworth's Thor—keep delivering.The question is whether Marvel is building toward something or just treading water until they figure out what the MCU looks like without Robert Downey Jr. and . playing into his 50s isn't inherently a problem—comic book characters are ageless—but it does suggest hasn't cracked the code on making audiences care about new heroes the way they did in Phase One. made $760 million worldwide despite being wildly uneven, which proves there's still appetite for the character. But four solo films plus all the team-ups is a lot of . At some point, even the most charming Australian god starts to feel like he's overstayed his welcome in .The smart move would be using to mentor a successor—maybe 's if they hadn't already fumbled that storyline. But seems allergic to clean transitions. They'd rather keep the familiar faces around indefinitely than risk audience rejection of someone new.In , nobody knows anything—except me, occasionally. And here's what I know: will keep playing as long as the checks clear and the scripts don't completely embarrass him. Whether that's good for the long-term is another question entirely.