Chris Hemsworth Talks THOR Approach, Experience, and Preparation!

Chris Hemsworth Talks THOR Approach, Experience, and Preparation!

Coming from a new interview with SFX Magazine, leading THOR actor Chris Hemsworth speaks out on his godly approach, the experience, as well preparation for Marvel's new adaption. Check it Out!

By DCMarvelFreshman - Jan 12, 2011 01:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Thor
Source: SFX Magazine



Inside a new issue of SFX Magazine, courtesy of good friend RealIronMan of SpiderMedia, with assistance from another amigo and CBM's very own Wolvie09, there are in-depth interviews with the director and cast of the much-anticipated THOR film. While the remaining interviews are coming your way soon, below you can check what Chris Hemsworth had to say portraying the mighty Avenger.

"It's incredible," nods Chris Hemsworth, who joined director today. "There are so many talented people involved, and it's very exciting to have so much success with things. It feels like we're on a real roll, and hopefully that'll continue."

"I was playing a god, but what do you draw from to play a god? You try to humanise it, I guess. In my world, who are the gods? We talked about a lot of Shakespeare plays, kings and queens and princes and royalty. That's [director's] business. [Kenneth Branagh] does that world better than anybody. I think it's great mesh to have him come on board with this type of film, because, essentially, the Asgardian family, they are the royalty, the kings and queens of Asgard."

"I had to put on about 20 pounds for the film," says Hemsworth, "and I've lost most of that since I stopped shooting. It was such an effort to keep it on. Then, yeah, we did a lot of stunt training about how [Thor] moved and him as a character, and the more you work out physically how he moves helps with your dialogue scenes and vice versa, so it's an ongoing process."

"Thor's movement is closely linked to Mjolnir, his legendary war hammer. He spins it and throws it and it flies and comes back. Working out how to use that as a weapon practically and its advantages and disadvantages, and then developing the style of how he fights and the body positions that he has in the comic books and trying to use some of them... It was great!"

"I've done five films before shooting Thor. A couple of them had come out. But Red Dawn and then Cabin in The Woods, neither have come out yet. So I was feeling like I'd worked in the business a lot yet hadn't seen anything. Being part of this dream. This huge successful franchise & the incredibly talented people who wrote the story. I couldn't be happier."


Starring alongside Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Idris Elba, and Ray Stevenson, the epic tale of THOR storms into theaters May 6, in about four months in 3D!
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Lert
Lert - 1/12/2011, 1:32 PM
what?
DaenerysTargaryen
DaenerysTargaryen - 1/12/2011, 1:33 PM
Heheheh....he's prettyful *‿*
JackBauer
JackBauer - 1/12/2011, 1:36 PM
He'll always be Captain Kirk's pappy to me ;)
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 1/12/2011, 1:36 PM
SFX.....

Ahhh memories I used to luv that magazine... was up there with WIZARD!
Rhys
Rhys - 1/12/2011, 1:36 PM
He's a perfect THOR!!!
patriautism
patriautism - 1/12/2011, 1:38 PM
He is going to be in Red Dawn? He must be playing Jed..
He better have an awesome mullet, or I'm not watching. WOLVERINNNEEESS!
dahamma
dahamma - 1/12/2011, 1:42 PM
so hyped for this!! I hope i can take
"He spins it and throws it and it flies and comes back" as a confirmation we will see
thor Pictures, Images and Photos

in the movie! hammer spin FTW!
spiderman620
spiderman620 - 1/12/2011, 1:43 PM
nice work DCMF, your on a roll today
JackBauer
JackBauer - 1/12/2011, 1:47 PM
LEEE - Yeah Wizard and SFX were great. I had a subscription to Wizard back in the day.
Jediluke17
Jediluke17 - 1/12/2011, 1:52 PM
His face looks like the Ultimate Thor, but he should have gained more muscaular mass since to be Thor he's still too small. I mean, c'mon! He's second in strenght only to the Hulk! He should look like he can kick @ss!
hero4life
hero4life - 1/12/2011, 1:55 PM
Red dawn was filmed here in detroit a while ago movies take for ever to come out
goldenavenger77
goldenavenger77 - 1/12/2011, 2:15 PM
@patriautism
He is indeed playing Jed and I saw a photo somewhere on the interweb of him on set, but I'm afraid he was mulletless. Last I heard the movie had been shelved but could be wrong.
odinson11
odinson11 - 1/12/2011, 2:34 PM
Their just holding on to the red dawn movie and waiting until thor comes out, their banking that chris will be a bigger star then wich will help the box office for red dawn
Gmoney84
Gmoney84 - 1/12/2011, 2:34 PM
Actually with MGM coming out of bankruptcy they have stated that both films will be released this year. I think Red Dawn is in the fall.
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/12/2011, 3:01 PM
can't wait for thor,the 4 month countdown has begun.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 1/12/2011, 3:01 PM
Great article DCMF! :) He may be the least well known of the three, but I have no doubt that Hemsworth will be more then capable of holding his own in The Avengers, and that he'll be excellent as Thor!
90caliber
90caliber - 1/12/2011, 4:11 PM
He lost 20 lbs! We'll be lucky to a Thor 3. He going to have to do that again for Avengers, a Thor sequel, Avengers 2. Thats a lot of wear and tear on the body.
croniccris
croniccris - 1/12/2011, 4:15 PM
this movie is gonna be savage!
superotherside
superotherside - 1/12/2011, 4:27 PM
this movie is going to be epic! and he isn't going to just be a good version of thor, he'll be thor!
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 1/12/2011, 5:50 PM
Nice one MF. I look forward to seeing something else from this guy before Thor.
sexfoodcomics
sexfoodcomics - 1/14/2011, 4:48 PM
He flies by swinging the hammer around also, like in the comics
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