Chris Hemsworth Talks Thor Character, Cosume And Hammer!

Chris Hemsworth Talks Thor Character, Cosume And Hammer!

The Thor actor discusses competing with his brother for the role, wearing the costume, wielding Mjolnir, stealing props and more...

By JoshWilding - Aug 17, 2010 04:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Thor
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On Competing With His Brother For The Role:

"Liam and I both auditioned for it, funny enough. I had an audition, didn't hear anything. The next minute I heard they were flying Liam over to meet Kenneth and he was down to the last four guys, and I was like, 'What?' And then I got another phone call from Branagh and was like, 'Shit, Liam. What worked, what didn't? Tell me what he said! I got some advice, and ...here we are."

On The Costume:

"The costume is...is a big heavy chain mail, leather costume. But when it's me, it's me. I put on 20 pounds and then lost a lot of it since then purely from not eating as much."

On The Pressure Of Playing A Character Like Thor:

"There's a lot of pressure with something that's existed for so many years before you were involved and already has a fan base, but you don't let it affect the way you approach the film. For me, I approached it as you do it the best you can, whether it's a small film or something big like this. It's exciting and daunting."

On Thor's Personality In The Movie:

"It's an ongoing battle, taming this berserk warrior that's in him. Certainly that's a big part of this film. He still has to be that warrior, that's what makes him Thor. But also, you don't want to watch a guy onscreen for too long that's a jerk all the time. You can have moments of it, 'hey, that's kind of cool, and bad', but then it just gets old."

On Wielding Mjolnir:

"It has this big huge head on it, and a tiny little handle. The fighting becomes very gritty, kind of street-fighting sort of stuff at times. Thor just happens to have a big ole Hammer in his hands, as well."

On Whether He Took The Hammer Home With Him:

"I did ...nah, well, not officially. I mean, I certainly talked to a lot of people about it...but I forgot to take it!"




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Urban8er
Urban8er - 8/17/2010, 5:05 PM
He better have gotten a hammer to take home. Does anyone know if RDJ got an ironman suit to take home?
Denn1s
Denn1s - 8/17/2010, 5:05 PM
cool. he seems to care for the character. cannot wait!
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 8/17/2010, 5:14 PM
He's a cool guy and really seems to know his stuff when it comes to this character. And as much as I'm looking forward to seeing him reprise this role in The Avengers and Thor 2, I hope this movie will give him the chance to branch out into other projects. His small role in The Perfect Getaway was very good IMO.
jazzman
jazzman - 8/17/2010, 5:16 PM
Chris Hemsworth is the man his really focus
Destroyer14
Destroyer14 - 8/17/2010, 5:17 PM
The Destroyer will crush everyone in the film.
RedDevil
RedDevil - 8/17/2010, 5:20 PM
He is the new Ryan Reynolds mainly for his cool personality and soon to be featured in a lot of movies deal lol.
scurvydog
scurvydog - 8/17/2010, 5:23 PM
According to Natalie Portman and Kat Dennings,he already HAS a hammer;-)..
THEHAWK
THEHAWK - 8/17/2010, 5:36 PM
Coolness!

he will be great in Avengers.

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TheShakeBake
TheShakeBake - 8/17/2010, 5:46 PM
Dude u might wana correct the spelling error in the title because im not quite sure what a cosume is ;) haha
jjmeylar
jjmeylar - 8/17/2010, 6:50 PM
"It has this big huge head on it, and a tiny little handle."

That's what she said. :D
Mileena16
Mileena16 - 8/17/2010, 7:13 PM
@JJ- ya dork :P
Luigi
Luigi - 8/17/2010, 7:16 PM
Sorry to be off topic, but here's a new article on First Class. http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/105877-january-jones-joins-x-men-first-class I would post it as article if I could.
jjmeylar
jjmeylar - 8/17/2010, 7:35 PM
@Mileena: I know. At least you're the kind of dork who loves my kind of dorkiness. :p
Mileena16
Mileena16 - 8/17/2010, 7:37 PM
lol true, very true ;P
jjmeylar
jjmeylar - 8/17/2010, 7:49 PM
Thank God for that, Mileena. Thank God for that. :)
Ranger14
Ranger14 - 8/17/2010, 11:04 PM
Ajax@ Welcome to the asylum! You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave!

Hemsworth is perfect for Thor. I don't think there is a better person out there that could have the look, build and acting ability he has. Proof that there are actors out there that fit the comic book hero part.
TimothyB24
TimothyB24 - 8/18/2010, 1:00 AM
I'm ready to see Thor come alive on the big screen!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/18/2010, 4:51 AM
chengqin121 @ LOL your everywhere! : D

JOSH @ Kudos dude, man sooooooooooooooooooo glad we have BRANAGH on this and have a real THOR movie!!!
villain001
villain001 - 8/18/2010, 6:54 AM
Hemsworth talks too much
XxBLACKMASKxX
XxBLACKMASKxX - 8/18/2010, 7:44 AM
I dont know if THOR will be good.
I think the movie will be to far off from the other characters to make sence.
BUT WHO KNOWS
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/18/2010, 8:30 AM
thank f*ck this,captain america & the green lantern are coming out next year.:D

i'm dreading x-men first class.:(
ManThing
ManThing - 8/18/2010, 10:45 AM
I always love hearing about Thor's "cosume" ;)
MatchesMalone
MatchesMalone - 8/18/2010, 11:53 AM
Chris Hemsworth is the man. He will do Thor justice.

@Ajax- Welcome, friend!
HULK2099
HULK2099 - 8/19/2010, 12:45 PM
epic win with thor
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