Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky Star in Viral Super Bowl Ad

Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky Star in Viral Super Bowl Ad

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and Elsa Pataky have showcased their comedic chops in an ad shown during the  LX, which was viewed by over 120 million Americans. 

The commercial captured the Aussie couple in very different moods as they tested Amazon's new Alexa+  assistant.

While Elsa, 49, appeared perfectly at ease with the futuristic home helper, Chris, 42, had a healthy dose of scepticism that quickly turned into comedic paranoia.

In the ad, the Thor star imagines the ways his AI assistant could orchestrate his premature demise.

'It's all buddy-buddy, then the next second it's trying to kill us,' a distressed Chris warns, as Elsa calmly looks on. 

Alexa cheerily responds: 'Now, Chris, how would I do that?'

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Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky have showcased their comedic chops in an ad shown during the Super Bowl LX, capturing the Aussie couple in very different moods as they tested Amazon's new Alexa+ AI assistant (pictured) 

While Elsa, 49, appeared perfectly at ease with the futuristic home helper, Chris', 42, scepticism quickly turned into comedic paranoia

What follows is a series of hilarious, over-the-top scenarios: Chris is crushed by his garage door after Alexa closes it on him, trapped underwater when the AI shuts the pool cover mid-swim, and even mauled by a bear after being sent outside. 

'[Just like that], you're a widow,' Chris warns, while Elsa deadpans: 'Right.'

The ad, which aired in a prime-time Super Bowl slot, positions Elsa as the voice of reason, calmly dismissing her husband's wild fears. 

'You're crazy,' she says, before heading off to a meeting Alexa had booked for her.

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This latest ad continues the couple's on-screen partnership, following earlier campaigns including a tourism spot for Visit Abu Dhabi - but in this outing, Chris proves that even superheroes can get nervous when the AI takes charge.

Earlier this month,  and their three children.

The power couple, who married in 2010, share daughter  Rose, 13, and 11-year-old twin sons Sasha and Tristan.

They relocated from the US in 2015 and now live in , a laid-back surf town just south of Australia's .

Speaking in a new interview, Chris and Elsa opened up about their relaxed lifestyle Down Under. 

In the ad, the Thor star imagines the ways his AI assistant could orchestrate his premature demise. 'It's all buddy-buddy, then the next second it's trying to kill us,' a distressed Chris warns, as Elsa watches on, nonplussed

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What follows is a series of hilarious, over-the-top scenarios: In one, Chris is mauled by a bear after being sent outside to retrieve a 'package'