Chris Hemsworth discussed the Thor and Avengers films, his fear/love/respect of his co-stars, and behind-the-scenes clothing malfunctions.
According to most chick lit I’ve read, the male protagonists typically view the heroines as incredibly catty towards beautiful women. However, I found the reverse in reality. Although the Philly Comic Con theater literally OVERFLOWED with Chris Hemsworth fans of all ages, races, sizes and genders, afterwards whenever I talked to male attendees, they either claimed they didn’t go or couldn’t stop pointing out the three women who requested hugs, moderately outraged at the god-like adulation Hemsworth received. But, is Chris Hemsworth worthy of all that reverence? Absolutely. He is totally Hemsworthy.
I’m surprised only three women requested hugs and not the entire audience as Chris charmed everyone with his casual Australian accent while rocking beach-blond, surfer-streaked hair and dressed in a crisp, charcoal gray shirt. One woman, a Chicago graphic designer with GraphixSpot.com, traveled to Philadelphia just to meet Chris. Check out the gallery for Nicole’s impressive rendering of Hemsworth’s chiseled features. Of the men who didn’t jealously refuse to attend (or overtly comment on Hemsworth’s female fans), all admitted they found his down-to-earth nature absolutely appealing. And, he was. After the first or second woman requested a hug, Hemsworth started offering kisses to the next guy who hit the mike.
Although he remains grateful to the opportunities the action-adventure-sci fi film genre afforded him (Star Trek, Thor, Avengers, Snow White and the Huntsman), he spoke warmly of his most recent Ron Howard project which tends towards the normal and historical, surrounding a 1970s Formula One race car driver.
Regarding his co-stars, Hemsworth cites Iron Man as his favorite Avenger, calling the character the “godfather” of the Marvel world, because Robert Downey, Jr.’s film started the waterfall for all other Avengers-related films. However, he also praised Mark Ruffalo‘s Hulk performance while stating that he feared meeting Robert Downey, Jr. and Sam Jackson the most. He correctly called Anthony Hopkins a god for his continuing dedication to the craft. And, Hopkins encouraged him by stating he didn’t require any acting when he appeared on set in costume (because, well, he looked like the god of Thunder).
Regarding his past directors, he called Joss funny and witty while hailing Kenneth Brannagh as an intense actor-director. He admits one of the intimate scenes in the recent film came from a last minute re-shoot. Although he received more attention and notes as the lead actor in Thor, he enjoyed the shared responsibility in The Avengers. He called playing the same character with two different directors an interesting experience. One of my seatmates admitted he found Hemsworth’s second portrayal of Thor as more insightful while the initial seemed more physically-oriented.
For other behind-the screens gossip, Hemsworth admitted he wasn’t a geek in high school and played catch up with the comics in adulthood, but cited Superman and Batman his childhood heroes, while slightly snarking at Batman. While those costumes look awesome on screen, off-screen, Hemsworth confided, they frequently malfunctioned and required a costumer to glue pieces back on mid-film. He based Thor’s stance on a surfer stance and called the capsule scene the most painful to film.
Regarding those god-like good looks? He credits his parents and genetics.
For the video footage I captured and images, see below (unless it’s on the next page).
Clacked by An Nicholson 
on Jun 05, 2012 @ 15:20 EST5EDT
