Chris Hemsworth Dishes On Thor's Loki-Less Journey In AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

Chris Hemsworth Dishes On Thor's Loki-Less Journey In AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

Possibly hinting at a 2017 release for Thor 3, Chris Hemsworth discusses returning as the God of Thunder in Avengers: Age of Ultron, and for the first time without Tom Hiddleston's Loki!

By DCMarvelFreshman - Oct 27, 2014 11:10 AM EST
Source: BuzzFeed


When BuzzFeed visited the set of Avengers: Age of Ultron earlier this year, Chris Hemsworth and Chris Evans were filming a battle scene as Thor and Captain America, respectively, in a fictional city of Sokovia, which writer/director Joss Whedon described as a "miserable place; everywhere robots." The scene involved extras fleeing as Ultron's robot army attacks, and Captain America "kicks his shield into the air just in time for Thor to thwack it with his trademark hammer, slicing it through a pack of robots." Given the robots and Cap's shield weren't actually present during the filming of the scene, and will casually be  added to the scene later with CGI, Chris Hemsworth reminds himself, "The biggest thing is just not looking stupid." He added, "You’ve just got to remember there’s another 30 different stages that are going to come into it before anyone will see that on screen" On his familiarity with the character, the Aussie actor says, "You know the rhythm of it, [but] what becomes a challenge is trying to not repeat the same thing all the time. So you’ve got to work that bit harder to see what else you can do with the character."

Regarding what else Joss Whedon has planned  for Thor to do in Avengers: Age of Ultron, besides helping to stop Ultron's growing power, Chris Hemsworth says "it was just lightening up a bit" this time around. "[Age of Ultron] gave us room to kind of make him a little more grounded and human and have him in some civilian clothes and mixing it up at a party. I want to do those scenes more. It’s what I loved about the first [Thor film]. There was an innocence and naïveté to him, which as he matured into the king of the second [Thor film] — or the rightful king — we sort of lost a little bit of that. That was that story." One major difference for Hemsworth is that Avengers: Age of Ultron  will be his first time playing Thor without his evil half-brother Loki, played by Tom Hiddleston. "I mean, [I] loved working with Tom," says Hemsworth, "and that relationship is so much fun. But that also kept us in a bit of a box, because, you know, three films on one relationship, how much further can you go? What else can you do different? It was nice to have a whole different sort of motivation.”

When BuzzFeed pressed for details on Thor's motivation in Avengers: Age of Ultron, Chris Hemsworth would only tease that if Loki's actions brought the Avengers together, Ultron's worldwide ambitions would be to split them apart. "Whereas the first [Avengers] was [about] the journey of the team, I think, this time, you have six or seven things going on, which I was really impressed by," said Hemsworth. "I like where Thor has been taken in this. He sort of sees a whole other side to what’s going on in the conflict, and another potential threat. And he kind of segues a bit and has his own little sort of journey." On the physicality of the role, Chris Hemsworth admits "It’s not so much the staying in shape; Once you get to the shape, maintaining it — it’s work, but it’s less work than trying to get it off to do another role, or to put it back on when you start from scratch. That’s been tough." He then recalled how he filmed In the Heart of the Sea in between Thor: the Dark World and Avengers: Age of Ultron, and how it was a challenge to lose the weight and gain it back in three months for the latter Marvel sequel. However, s it's a challenge he will have to face again since he's confident that his next big movie "won’t be Thor 3 — that will be the following year." As BuzzFeed notes, Hemsworth doing Thor 3 in 2016 could mean the third installment will claim either the May 5, 2017 or November 3, 2017 release date that Disney currently has slotted for untitled Marvel movies. What do you think?
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Marvel Studios presents Avengers: Age of Ultron, the epic follow-up to the biggest Super Hero movie of all time. When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Black Widow and Hawkeye, are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to the Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure. Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron stars Robert Downey Jr., who returns as Iron Man, along with Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Mark Ruffalo as The Hulk. Together with Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow and Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, and with the additional support of Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Cobie Smulders as Agent Maria Hill, the team must reassemble to defeat James Spader as Ultron, a terrifying technological villain hell-bent on human extinction. Along the way, they confront two mysterious and powerful newcomers, Wanda Maximoff, played by Elizabeth Olsen, and Pietro Maximoff, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and meet an old friend in a new form when Paul Bettany becomes Vision. Written and directed by Joss Whedon and produced by Kevin Feige, Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963. Get set for an action-packed thrill ride when The Avengers return in Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron on May 1, 2015.
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Pasto
Pasto - 10/27/2014, 11:13 AM
It's about

Damn

Time
MisterBatfleck
MisterBatfleck - 10/27/2014, 11:14 AM
At least the Loki fangirls won't be making any creepy, [frick]ed up shit on Tumblr.
yossarian
yossarian - 10/27/2014, 11:17 AM
I think he is showing too much skin for karma and iron.

Put a sweater on him!
GreenLantern519
GreenLantern519 - 10/27/2014, 11:21 AM
I think Thor 3 will be in November of 2017.
FirstAvenger
FirstAvenger - 10/27/2014, 11:21 AM
If Thor couldn't beat Iron Man, how's he gonna fight Ultron's army? LOL
ATrueHero1987
ATrueHero1987 - 10/27/2014, 11:25 AM
Black Panther May 2017
GOTG2 July 2017
Thor3 November 2017

Just know that we're getting a new character each year.
MisterBatfleck
MisterBatfleck - 10/27/2014, 11:27 AM
@MrNiklander

Just wonderful.
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 10/27/2014, 11:28 AM
Meh; so far, this movie just feels like a bunch of smoke blown up the ass. I'll believe the greatness many claim if/when I see it.

Real Thor movie for Thor 3 or GTFO
MonsterSquad35
MonsterSquad35 - 10/27/2014, 11:31 AM
Thor 3: The search for his helmet
FirstAvenger
FirstAvenger - 10/27/2014, 11:33 AM
Thor 3: Dawn of the helmet
Mrcool210
Mrcool210 - 10/27/2014, 11:35 AM
@MisterBatfleck they'll just move onto tony and ultron.
MonsterSquad35
MonsterSquad35 - 10/27/2014, 11:36 AM
Thor 3: The battle of five armies, in nine realms, wearing helmets
String
String - 10/27/2014, 11:36 AM
Thor: The Dark World is the only Marvel movie to open in November so it kind of makes sense if Thor 3 opens on Nov 3, 2017. I had either that or Black Panther on that date. So perhaps Black Panther is the next movie that follows Dr. Strange and opens in May 2017.
theHuch
theHuch - 10/27/2014, 11:39 AM
I think I just saw that Cumberbatch in final negotiations for Dr. Strange
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 10/27/2014, 11:40 AM
He makes an awesome Thor. Shame in that Marvel isn't so invested in his movies.
niceguyeddie
niceguyeddie - 10/27/2014, 11:41 AM
If he doesn't say "Ultron. We would have words with thee (or you)" I'm gonna be a little disappointed.
COREY6487
COREY6487 - 10/27/2014, 11:41 AM
if they want all the lady attention off loki and on thor HAVE HIM TALK LIKE THOR!!! cannot believe we aint heard him yell for midgard in all the movies.
Bekss
Bekss - 10/27/2014, 11:42 AM
Thor 3 is obviously coming out in 2017. The real question is which date will it have, because the other date is for Black Panther
FirstAvenger
FirstAvenger - 10/27/2014, 11:43 AM
Cumberbatch is gonna kill it!
TDKsThrone
TDKsThrone - 10/27/2014, 11:44 AM
This interview just reminded me of how terrible the two individual Thor films were, and why they inherently don't deserve any sequels given the lack of engaging protagonist, antagonists, or stories to tell. Yet the Disney Studio assembly line of cookie cutter superhero films just keeps diluting the genre, with their shameless attempts at money grabs. All because of the bandwagon trend of sheep people convincing themselves their films are good because they al share an interconnected universe I guess.
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 10/27/2014, 11:44 AM
Thor should open on May 2017. Black Panther can have the November date.
DoomBot666
DoomBot666 - 10/27/2014, 11:46 AM
Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange!!!
LET THE FLAME WAR BEGIN
FirstAvenger
FirstAvenger - 10/27/2014, 11:48 AM
@MARVELPSYCHO79

Its just a joke man, lighten up.
Jaspion
Jaspion - 10/27/2014, 11:49 AM
Thor could beat Iron Man, but why would he use all his strength and kill a civilian from Earth which he promised to protect?
Plus, he didn't get any injuries from that fight.
McGee
McGee - 10/27/2014, 11:49 AM



sinsear912
sinsear912 - 10/27/2014, 11:50 AM
So Cumberbatch is Dr. Strange?
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