After it was suggested late last month that Mark Ruffalo was expected to read The Avengers’ script within the week, it appears that one member of the superhero ensemble has missed the memo. Speaking to Eonline,  Thor’s Chris Hemsworth explained:

“I met with Joss Whedon, the director, a few times and discussed a rough outline of it. I haven’t seen a hard copy yet so I’m looking forward to it… Just working with that cast and Joss. Every step of this has been exciting. I’m looking forward to the rest of it.”

Yet to lay eyes on the finished script, Hemsworth is nevertheless working to keep in shape so that he can pick up his trusty hammer whenever duty calls.

“I’m trying to sort of maintain the strength I built up. The actual weight, and size wise, has a lot to do with the food intake. So I’ve lessened that just because half the battle was to eat that much chicken. There’s worse things to complain about [but] it was certainly an effort.”

With Thor due out in May, it’s only a matter of time before we start hearing the actor’s opinions of the script. Hemsworth’s Thor will join Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson in Joss Whedon’s The Avengers when it arrives in cinemas in 2012.