Interview conducted by and copyright Edward Gross
There was no escaping Chris Hemsworth in movie theatres this year! The 29-year-old Australian actor appeared on screen in no less than four movies, beginning with the horror film with a twist, The Cabin In The Woods on April 13th; his reprisal of the God of Thunder, Thor, in The Avengers on May 3rd; co-starring with Kristen Stewart in Snow White And The Huntsman on June 1st, and defending America from invading forces in the remake of Red Dawn on November 2nd.
“It’s interesting,” says Hemsworth in an exclusive interview that was conducted prior to the films' release, “because I’ve probably been in this industry — in Australia and here — for 10 or 11 years, and the last two years have been incredibly busier. Each project has kind of been finishing and before I’ve finished shooting, I’m prepping the next one. But I couldn’t be happier than I am working with people like Anthony Hopkins, Kenneth Branagh, Natalie Portman and, now, The Avengers, with a whole array of big stars and actors that I’ve admired. Same with Snow White and the Huntsman, and now I’m going to be working with Ron Howard on Rush. I never could have asked for anything more.”
One thing that should be pointed out is that he actually shot both The Cabin in the Woods and Red Dawn prior to shooting last summer’s Thor, and since that film he’s shot The Avengers and Snow White. “So it’s a weird mix of time periods of my life,” he laughs, “and there will be a sort of Benjamin Button feeling — I’ll get younger as the year goes on.”
FAIRY TALE SITE: I saw the trailer for The Cabin In The Woods, and while it looks like it starts off as a typical slasher film, it reveals itself to be something very different.
CHRIS HEMSWORTH: It’s such a ride, that film. The first time I read the script, I said, “This is different; this is not your standard horror film or thriller,” and that’s what was attractive about it. It’s [producer/cowriter] Joss Whedon and it has his sort of wit and humor. He takes that genre and puts a whole other intelligence into it, which not many people can do; he has that sort of brain. I saw it recently and you just have a great time – it’s shocking and funny and horrific at times, but then there’s a whole lot of conflicting emotions that you walk out with. [Director/cowriter] Drew Goddard and Joss just really did an amazing job of it.
FAIRY TALE SITE: Speaking of Joss, you obviously had gotten reacquainted with him with The Avengers. What was the experience of working with him as director rather than producer?
CHRIS: It was funny, because when I was on set during Cabin In The Woods, he said to me, “Why the hell aren’t you playing Thor? Have you auditioned for that?” And I said, “I did a long time ago, but nothing really happened.” And he goes, “You should be Thor; this is crazy.” He ended up calling Kenneth Branagh and said, “You really should see this guy again; I’ve been working with him,” and he said some great things that kind of got me back in the room. Now, a couple of years later, here he is directing me as that character. The first time I saw him, he came and visited the set of Thor and we both just started laughing. He had just signed on to direct and we both were, like, “Who would have thought?” Wow, what a small world.
FAIRY TALE SITE: With Avengers, what was the experience like for you as an actor? Because, you know, you’re hanging out with Captain America and Iron Man.
CHRIS: It was a combination of you’re hanging out with Chris Evans, Robert Downey, Jr. and Mark Ruffalo and this whole team of Academy Award winners and nominees and experienced people that I watch and admire, yet at the same time they’re dressed as Captain America, Iron Man and the Hulk. I don’t know which I’m more intimidated by — them as the actor or these characters. You felt like a little kid. Someone said the other day, “Do you feel weird or at a Halloween party dressing up in that outfit?” I said, “When you’re on set and everyone else is wearing those outfits, for the first time you feel like you finally fit in.” For the first time it’s, like, “I don’t feel out of place with this cape and this big hammer, because that guy’s wearing an iron suit, that guy’s wrapped up in an American flag and that guy turns green.” That was a trip.
FAIRY TALE SITE: Was there ever a moment’s hesitation about how it was going to look to bring all of these costumes together in one scene?
CHRIS: I think they did a great job of toning it back a little bit with the outfits so there was a little bit of a common thread between them. Individually, in their own films, they’re probably a little flashier. In The Avengers, I sort of removed my cape for some of the scenes and that was more Thor’s casual number. Captain America had his sleeves rolled up. Just something that broke the formality of it all, and I think it works for that reason, because of those slight adjustments. I think everyone was scared of that, of how it was going to look, but then amongst the action scenes where everything is so hot and full on, it’s like now you want the colors; now you want everyone to be in their full glory. And then the stuff just kind of launches off the screen. It’s wicked.
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