Chris Hemsworth on Thor 4 Failure: ‘I Got Caught Up in the Improv and the Wackiness’ and ‘Became a Parody of Myself’

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Hollywood A-lister and Thor actor Chris Hemsworth recently revealed to Vanity Fair that he feels Marvel fans deserve another Thor movie after Taika Waititi’s 2022 Marvel instalment “Thor: Love and Thunder.” In 2023, Hemsworth mentioned that the movie was “too silly” for its own good, and the issue continues to bother him. “I got caught up in the improv and the wackiness, and I became a parody of myself,” Hemsworth said. “I didn’t stick the landing.”

Chris Hemsworth has always held gratitude for his career-defining role as Thor, but admittedly grew frustrated with the character after four standalone Marvel films (MCU) and additional ‘Avengers’ blockbusters.

Hemsworth continued his comments: “Sometimes I felt like a security guard for the team. I would read everyone else’s lines, and go, ‘Oh, they got way cooler stuff. They’re having more fun. What’s my character doing?’ It was always about, ‘You’ve got the wig on. You’ve got the muscles. You’ve got the costume. Where’s the lighting?’ Yeah, I’m part of this big thing, but I’m probably pretty replaceable.”

Marvel’s ‘Thor’ films turned Hemsworth into a massive Hollywood action star — he always seems to be in demand for his talent. Yet, he’s under utilized. Hemsworth admits he wants to work further outside of the action movie genre and collaborate with dramatic filmmakers such as Christopher Nolan, Kathryn Bigelow, Greta Gerwig, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. After all, it can be argued that his best work as an actor has come from non-action roles such as Billy Lee in ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’ (2018) and Ron Howard’s 2013 biopic ‘Rush.’

Later this month, Hemsworth will be hitting theatres again as the villain role in George Miller’s “Furiosa,” which the actor said is his most favorite role since Ron Howard’s ‘Rush.’

“I’d been trying to muscle and beat things into existence for so long, out of obsession and desperation to build this career, and I was just exhausted,” Hemsworth said about needing a break. “I was worried about everything. Nothing was as enjoyable as it once was, or I had imagined it was. I was making back-to-back movies and doing the press tours, and I was married and had three young kids, and it was all happening at the same time in a very short window… You’re sort of just running on fumes, and then you’re showing up to something with little in the tank and you start to pick things apart: Why am I doing this film? Why isn’t this script better? Why didn’t that director call me for that or why didn’t I get considered for this role? Why don’t I get the call-up from Scorsese or Tarantino? I had begun to take it all too serious and too personal.”

With “Furiosa,” Chris Hemsworth’s interest in acting ignited again. It’s unclear when the actor might return as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as he also told Entertainment Weekly last year that he wasn’t sure how long he could continue to play the same role — and one that’s become a caricature of the character. A “Thor 5” would have to be “unpredictable.”

“Furiosa” is set to world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival before it opens in theaters nationwide on May 24. Check out the trailer below.

“Furiosa” specifics: The origin story of renegade warrior Furiosa before her encounter and team-up with Mad Max.

CREW: Director: George Miller | Screenplay: George Miller, Nick Lathouris.

STARRING: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Charlee Fraser.

PRODUCTION: Warner Bros.

2024 - Action/Adventure - 2h 28m