Chris Hemsworth and Taika Waititi didn't know about the 'Thor: Love and Thunder' end credit tease for another sequel

• Warning: Minor spoiler below if you haven't seen "Thor: Love and Thunder."
• At the end of the movie, there's text that reads: "Thor will be back."

If you stuck around for the very end of "Thor: Love and Thunder" you may have caught that a text card appeared that read "Thor will be back."

It turns out, the movie's writer-director Taika Waititi didn't put that in the movie.

"Well, guess what? That was a surprise to me, too," he told Insider when we brought it up.

"I'm not joking," the Oscar-winner continued. "I saw it in the theater and I was like, 'Oh, shit. Really?' Even Chris was like, 'What?' But, of course he'll be back. He's the best character. I mean, I may be a little biased, but he's the most fun to watch."

"Thor: Love and Thunder" marked the fourth movie in the standalone franchise focused on the Marvel character. Though Hemsworth has always starred as the God of Thunder, Waititi didn't come around until the third movie, "Thor: Ragnarok," which thanks to its offbeat comedy gave the franchise a new appreciation to fans after the first two found lackluster interest.

Waititi returned to direct "Love and Thunder," which had the best box office opening weekend of the franchise and to date has already earned over $300 million worldwide.

With a feeling the movie would hit big, it kind of makes sense why Marvel Studios threw in that tease of another sequel. But it's still too early for Waititi to think about another Thor adventure.

"I don't know what would be next," he told Insider. "I would definitely do one, but only if Chris did it. But it would need to be something surprising and unexpected for me to want to do it. Like what would be the new take?"

"The battles and all the fighting is fine, but I would want something that feels unexpected when it comes to the story," he continued. "Like making just a $5 million movie with no fighting at all, just Thor on a road trip. Like 'Nebraska.'"

"Nebraska" is a 2013 black-and-white independent movie directed by Alexander Payne starring Bruce Dern who goes on a road trip with his son, played by Will Forte, from Montana to Nebraska so Dern's character can claim a lottery ticket.

The movie earned six Oscar nominations, including best picture, best director for Payne, and best actor for Dern.

If Waititi could ever convince Marvel to allow him to make anything close to what "Nebraska" is it would be the most astounding feat a director has done at a major studio in the modern blockbuster era.

"Thor: Love and Thunder" is currently playing in theaters.