Chris Hemsworth trolls Chris Evans on his birthday by posting a selfie with Chris Pratt

• Chris Hemsworth trolled Marvel costar Chris Evans, who celebrated his 40th birthday on Sunday.

• "Happy 40th birthday Chris Evans, you'll always be number 1 in my book 🎉🎉 @chrisevans," he wrote.

• But Hemsworth's tribute to Evans was a photo of the Thor star with another famous Chris, Chris Pratt.

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Chris Hemsworth trolled his longtime Marvel costar, Chris Evans, on his 40th birthday by sharing a selfie with another famous Chris.

"Happy 40th birthday Chris Evans, you'll always be number 1 in my book 🎉🎉 @chrisevans," Hemsworth captioned a photo posted on Instagram.

But the photo didn't include the Captain America actor. Instead, Hemsworth was seen posing with fellow MCU actor Chris Pratt. The photo was presumably taken on the set of "Thor: Love and Thunder," the fourth "Thor" movie that recently wrapped production after filming in Australia for several months.

Hemsworth's caption was also a jab at the ongoing debate about the best Chris in Hollywood. The conversation typically centers on Hemsworth, Evans, Pratt, and Chris Pine - though some people have made cases for other underrated Chrises Like "Birds of Prey" star Chris Messina.

Hemsworth's Instagram post was liked by more than 5 million people, including Marvel stars Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jaimie Alexander, and Pratt.

Evans also liked the post, though he didn't comment on it. He did, however, post a tweet thanking fans for the outpouring of messages on his birthday on Sunday.

"Thank you for all the birthday love!! Feeling incredibly grateful today. You put a smile on this haggard, old face. I love you all!!" Evans wrote.

Hemsworth's trolling will come as no surprise to fans familiar with the Australian actor.

He and Evans were first introduced at a club in New York City more than a decade ago before sharing the screen together in 2012's "The Avengers."

They became fast friends and Evans previously told Esquire that the "Extraction" star is "like a brother."

Evans and Hemsworth have gotten along so well over the years that the two actors weren't allowed to do press together for 2019's "Avengers: Endgame" - likely because of how chaotic their "Avengers: Age of Ultron" interviews turned out.

"With Chris Evans, I have a real brotherly bond," Hemsworth told Variety in 2019. "I think they wouldn't pair us up on this press tour, because we just spend the whole time screwing around and none of it is on topic."

Evans elaborated on Hemsworth's comment telling the publication: "We had too much fun together, and truly like kids in school, we were separated because we weren't getting s--- done."

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