Chris Hemsworth Brings the Thunder

How often are you going up against a sibling for a big role?

Yeah, out of the whole world, not often at all.

Did you kind of feel bad when you got it over him?

Just turned up at his house in the costume.

Hey guys, Tatiana here at the Four Seasons Young Hollywood Studio with Chris Hemsworth, star of Thor. How are you?

I'm well, thank you. How you doing?

So, congratulations on this huge role. How did it feel to get that phone call? I know it was a rigorous audition process for you.

Yeah, it was uh incredibly exciting. I had a three or four-month period of auditioning and I was away shooting a movie at the time and uh one Saturday morning at 10:00 a. m. or something, I got a phone call and there was a few fist bumps and you styled it. I like that. Just taking a little blood. How dare you attack the son of Od. We need some help. We need some help. Security. Security. I was out on the picture then back in and back and it was a nice sort of uh ongoing experience, which my little brother actually was auditioning for as well. Which is another not normal thing. I mean, how often are you going up against a sibling for a big role?

Yeah, out of the whole world, not often at all.

Yes. And uh it was kind of surreal.

So, how did you kind of feel bad when you got it over him?

Just turned up at his house in the costume. First pumped it in space. No. No, we we we have a um a good competitive relationship and everything else with, you know, but it just tends to be a bit of a a bit of a team effort, you know. We're never head-to-head at the same time. We're in amongst different moments and uh I'd call him or he'd call me and, you know, what do you think and what do you feel this about the character and

Now, how was it working with Natalie Portman? She's kind of really taken over this year.

Sure, yeah, it was amazing. I mean, she's one of my favorite actresses and you know, there's no way you go. She's just incredibly giving and a great sense of humor and you know, appreciation for the work, so.

And she was your lady interest in the movie. How was that kiss?

It was uh amazing. I guess so, yeah. Look, to be honest, it's pretty unromantic, those things, you know, you have three or four cameras and 100 people standing around and it become like a bit of a teenager, you know. I've forgotten how to kiss and all becomes very.

Do you get nervous?

Yeah, I'm more nervous in those kind of scenes than with say Anthony Hopkins, you know, there's something very uh I don't know why. Hopkins is you know, an acting scene is one thing, but the kissing in front of as I said, cameras and hordes of people is Yeah.

So, you had to train for this role quite a bit to get that physique. Any tips you want to give some ladies out there and men who are trying to get that sexy body for the summer?

Uh, just a lot of work, you know, it was a lot of eating tons and tons of protein and then your six days in the gym and you know, it was uh I'd read the comics and I noticed the character was huge and I had to make an effort to get somewhere, you know, close to that and uh yeah, it was it was exhausting. It was more more hard work, I think than the shooting of the film.

Well, I'm going to let you go because you have a busy day ahead of you, but before you go, I'm going to give you this hat that also has a lot of superhero powers. When you put it on, the swag just gets turned up to another level, so.

Yes. The swag just turned up to another level.

Young Hollywood. Yeah, it'll look great on you, I'm sure. Thank you. You should wear it in the next movie.

Yeah, throughout the film. It would be cool.