A second teaser released on Monday,and featuringThor himself Chris Hemsworth,flamed rumours it was a marketing stunt. Hemsworth,coincidentally,is a Tourism Australia ambassador.

It was also later revealed that the film's listed director Steve Rogers is an award-winning commercial director with Sydney-based agency Revolver,who's produced ads for Nike,Old Spice and Audi,among others.

While Screen Australia's logo appears on the teaser and the film's promotional art,the film does not appear among the organisation's upcoming projects,nor is it listed as being funded by the organisation,despite industry site IMDB listing an estimated budget of $US30 million. Screen Australia declined to comment.