Chris Hemsworth Used Mike Tyson For Inspiration While Fighting In Thor!

Chris Hemsworth Used Mike Tyson For Inspiration While Fighting In Thor!

The actor talks about using both the comic books and real life influences like boxer Mike Tyson while preparing for how to fight as the God of Thunder in Thor...

By JoshWilding - Aug 23, 2010 02:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Thor
Source: MTV Splash Page



"First, we looked at the comic books and the posturing, the way Thor moves and fights, and a lot of his power seems to be drawn up through the ground," the actor told MTV News in a recent interview.

"We talked about boxers, you know, Mike Tyson, very low to the ground and big open chest and big shoulder swings and very sort of brutal but graceful at the same time, and then as we shot stuff things became easier."

"The costume's pretty limiting with the movement, so I had a lot of things to work around!"




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JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 8/23/2010, 2:54 PM
Would one of you guys mind following the link to MTV to copy the video embed code and then posting it here in the comments section? :) I cant get the damn thing to play here in the UK in order to get it!
Ironbat95
Ironbat95 - 8/23/2010, 2:57 PM
There you go Josh Great work
jazzman
jazzman - 8/23/2010, 3:01 PM
if Chris Hemsworth used Mike Tyson For inspiration that mean we might see Thor bite Loki ear LOL

@JoshW
hold on JoshW how comes it does not work for you im from the UK and its working for me.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 8/23/2010, 3:06 PM
Ironbat95: You my friend are a life saver! :) I've added it into the article now...for some reason, I cant always get these MTV videos to play here and that then stops me getting the embed codes too which is a real pain, lol! Now, here's another way of saying thanks!

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conformist21
conformist21 - 8/23/2010, 3:07 PM

Mike Tyson a monster, he earned his dues.
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 8/23/2010, 3:08 PM
jazzman: Really!?! Huh, maybe it's my computer playing up...I'll go check and see whether I need to update my Flash Player or something! Thanks for letting me know bud! :P

Guys, check out my GREEN LANTERN: BLACKEST NIGHT Fan Cast! Just click the link! :D
jazzman
jazzman - 8/23/2010, 3:12 PM
@JoshW

well a few times some of these MTV videos does not work for me aswell then the next day it works.
Ironfistninja
Ironfistninja - 8/23/2010, 3:13 PM
Jazzman that photo is of my future wife... Thanks to u I found her
jazzman
jazzman - 8/23/2010, 3:18 PM
@Ironfistninja

that was JoshW who posted that photo lol.
The14thAvenger
The14thAvenger - 8/23/2010, 3:35 PM
these videos are getting a little tiresome we've seen them all a million times already havnt we?
jazzman
jazzman - 8/23/2010, 3:43 PM
u want to see something new check this lol

JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 8/23/2010, 3:52 PM
jazzman: Nope, still cant get it to work. However, they've often started working in the past the next day as you've said so maybe it's a problem on their end because we're in a different region!?

The14thAvenger: I'm just surprised MTV are still dragging these videos out, lol! They are all starting to blur together as if we've seen them before but I thought this was interesting enough despite the fact it took place a few weeks ago!
rastaZen
rastaZen - 8/23/2010, 3:52 PM
@JoshW - thankyou VERY VERY much for that yummy pic :)

@Ironfistninja - Dude , I think she's looking at me , not you :)
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 8/23/2010, 3:59 PM
Akercocke
Akercocke - 8/23/2010, 4:09 PM
Old news. @conformist21 you're my idol for posting that, great find!
The14thAvenger
The14thAvenger - 8/23/2010, 4:14 PM
@jazzman haha very good and inventive, i just cant imagine how anyone would have even thought about mixing those two films together!
Protonite
Protonite - 8/23/2010, 4:42 PM
He's gonna get a tatoo on his face at the end?
Rhys
Rhys - 8/23/2010, 5:05 PM
Where'd my comment go?! :/
SonOfJorEl83
SonOfJorEl83 - 8/23/2010, 5:25 PM
I was just thinking about that old Hulk/Thor movie, I think it was The Incredible Hulk Returns, amazingly lame as it was, I remember Thor was one funny beer swilling mother[frick]er in it, would kind of like to see a little of that in the new movie
RomatEr
RomatEr - 8/23/2010, 6:17 PM
So Thor's gonna make the Warriors Three return his tiger to him, and punch out Volstaag while singing Phil Collins? Well it couldn't get any worse... oh wait. It already is.
dfresh
dfresh - 8/23/2010, 7:15 PM
How many articles can come out of these MTV interviews?
cgrass5150
cgrass5150 - 8/23/2010, 7:30 PM
Seems like the more exposure we get to Chris Hemsworth, his work ethic, and commitment to this film and role the more likeable he becomes. He's a good fit for Thor.

What's promising is that he frequently talks about the fight scenes in the film (e.g. preparation, combat styles, research, scale, etc.). Hopefully this is a sign that we're in for a serious dose of "thunderous" battles on a grand scale which is what a kick-ass Thor movie should have. Fingers crossed.
jusme6
jusme6 - 8/23/2010, 7:55 PM
i wanna see Thor bite the ear off a frost giant
peralta
peralta - 8/23/2010, 8:11 PM
does this mean thor's gonna bite loki's ear off :O
TimothyB24
TimothyB24 - 8/23/2010, 8:42 PM
This means they are going to short fights with big knockouts! Lol!
josebonifacio
josebonifacio - 8/23/2010, 9:06 PM
Includes biting off ears.
ManThing
ManThing - 8/24/2010, 6:18 AM
Thor FTW!!!!
dnno1
dnno1 - 8/24/2010, 6:47 AM
@wards - You mean Thor has a minor accident and gets out of his Rolls Royce, hands the keys to the other driver, and runs away.
spooky138
spooky138 - 8/24/2010, 7:46 AM
as long as i still get to see him denogginate someone with mjolnir im good......
Duhdaduh
Duhdaduh - 8/24/2010, 9:58 AM
yeah sounds good!!
ThunderCougarFalconBird
ThunderCougarFalconBird - 8/24/2010, 10:04 AM
Why are we getting the same articles over and over again?! We had the comic con info up here in all the detail we needed and since then all the editors of this site have gone through the interviews we've already read/seen and made articles from each frickin' sentence! No offense guys but if you don't have fresh news don't rehash your old articles!
ManThing
ManThing - 8/24/2010, 1:31 PM
Western boxing ain't no joke, y'all.
And for a guy with THOR'S strength level that would be an excellent fighting form to use!

A jab from Thor can knock the Hulk down, so yeah that works.
HULK2099
HULK2099 - 8/26/2010, 2:28 PM
I can see how it works
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