Chris Hemsworth has ‘guaranteed’ he will travel to the regional New South Wales town of Cowra in Australia, after they launched a cheeky campaign encouraging him to visit.

Appearing on Monday’s Today show from Prague in the Czech Republic, where he is filming Netflix action film Extraction 2, the 38-year-old joked that he’s keen to see the town’s proposed idea of a statue called ‘The Big Chris’ come to life.

Asked by co-host Sylvia Jeffreys whether he could guarantee he would visit ‘the wonderful people of Cowra’ at the ‘earliest opportunity’, he said he was certain.

On his way soon: Chris Hemsworth, 38, ‘guaranteed’ on the Today show on Monday that he will travel to the regional town of Cowra in New South Wales, Australia, after the town launched a cheeky campaign encouraging him to visit

‘I have made a guarantee, I did it on my social media. I said when I posted… I think it was when they brought out the campaign a couple of months ago,’ Chris began.

‘I said, “Yep, I’m going to come. I’m going to go overseas first, but I’ll be back and I’ll be coming into Cowra. Comin’ in hot!” I’m looking forward to it.’

The Thor star went on to joke that he wants to see ‘The Big Chris’ statue come to life.

Hilarious: The Thor star joked that he’s keen to see the town’s proposed idea of a statue called ‘The Big Chris’ come to life. ‘I want that… the statue they were talking about being built… to see that in its physicality,’ he said

Showing his support: In October, Chris announced on Instagram that he’ll be visiting Cowra when he returns from filming Netflix ‘s smash hit Extraction in Europe. Pictured in 2019

‘I want that… the statue they were talking about being built… to see that in its physicality.’

In October, Chris announced on Instagram that he’ll be visiting Cowra when he returns from filming Netflix‘s smash hit Extraction in Europe.

‘Big love to all the folks in Cowra for this amazing campaign, warmed my heart and made me smile! I’m off shooting a film overseas soon but upon return next year I’m comin’ in hot!!’ he wrote at the time.

Down-to-earth: ‘Big love to all the folks in Cowra for this amazing campaign, warmed my heart and made me smile! I’m off shooting a film overseas soon but upon return next year I’m comin’ in hot!!’ Chris wrote at the time

‘Like many regional towns around Australia, Cowra has suffered from a lack of tourism due to the Covid-19 pandemic. So when things open up, be sure to check out all the amazing places Australia has to offer!’   

The town of Cowra, in Central West NSW, launched the campaign called ‘Get Chris to Cowra’ and joked about the idea of erecting a statue called ‘The Big Chris’.

The campaign video features two locals brainstorming how to convince the actor to visit the town.

Campaign: The town of Cowra, in Central West NSW, launched the campaign called ‘Get Chris to Cowra’ and joked about the idea of erecting a statue called ‘The Big Chris’. Pictured Chris, wife Elsa Pataky, 45, and their twin sons, Tristan and Sasha, seven

The highly anticipated sequel to 2020’s Extraction – which became Netflix’s most-streamed original movie upon its release – was supposed to be filmed in Sydney, but producers decided in August to relocate to the Czech Republic.

There were apparently concerns at the time about the Covid-19 lockdowns in New South Wales and the possibility of the set being shut down due to a virus outbreak.

Chris said on Monday’s the Today show that this was a bad idea in hindsight, after the Czech Republic saw a surge in Covid cases that continue to put a strain on the hospital system.

The country reported 20,315 new Covid cases on November 27, which was actually a drop in daily cases. On the same day the previous week, the nation of 10.7 million people – only 58 per cent of whom are vaccinated – reported 22,957 new cases.

Holiday: The Hollywood star is currently filming Netflix action film Extraction 2 in Prague in the Czech Republic

By contrast, NSW recorded 208 new cases of Covid and no deaths on Monday, with the low death rate most likely the result of a very high vaccination uptake.

Last July, Extraction was named Netflix’s most-watched original film of all time.

Extraction follows Tyler Rake (Hemsworth), a former SASR operator-turned-mercenary who is hired by India’s biggest drug lord to rescue his son who was kidnapped by Bangladesh’s biggest drug lord.

The film is based on the graphic novel Ciudad by Ande Parks, Fernando Leon Gonzalez, Eric Skillman, and the Russo brothers.

Location: The highly anticipated sequel to 2020’s Extraction – which became Netflix’s most-streamed original movie upon its release – was supposed to filmed in Sydneyy, but producers decided in August to relocate to the Czech Republic. Pictured: Hemsworth in Extraction