Chris Hemsworth has opened up on how he feels about his latest MCU outing as the Norse god of thunder in Thor: Love and Thunder and he pretty much confirms what we all thought all along.
The 39-year-old actor told GQ during a recent interview, "I cringe and laugh equally at it. I think we just had too much fun. It just became too silly."
He continued, "It’s always hard being in the centre of it and having any real perspective… I love the process, it’s always a ride. But you just don’t know how people are going to respond."
Hemsworth is right about not knowing how people will respond to a project because if they did, the film’s production team might have approached it differently. Although the film raked in a massive sum of money at the box office with $760 million, it also got the unenviable record of being one of the worst-rated MCU films ever.
Despite what he thinks of Thor: Love and Thunder, Hemsworth says that he is open to reprising the role in the future. He admitted a fondness for the character and the experience he gets from playing it.
Even more important to the man who can swing a hammer as easily as the ordinary person can swing a pen is that each film requires something different from him.
In his words, "I love the fact that I’ve been able to do something fairly different throughout the process. Thor 1 and 2 were their own thing, Thor 3 and 4 were a very different feel… and then even Avengers, the Lebowski Thor, the Infinity War Thor, due to different directors and I think mostly my own need to do something different."
One thing he made clear, though, is that if he will return as the character, it "would have to be tonally different." Last year, during an interview with Variety, he revealed his belief that the next time he plays the character, if it ever happens, should probably be his last.
If that were to be the case, his latest comment that his next appearance should be different certainly makes a lot of sense. After all, anybody who has played such an iconic role for such a long time would want to go out on a bang. At least, we would.
By the way, the actor decided to take some time away from Hollywood and acting late last year. While his decision is a sad thing for those of us who love the charm and magnetism he brings when he is on screen, we certainly understand the decision especially since it is due to health reasons.
Up next, Hemsworth will wear his battle-stained camo as a mercenary in Extraction 2 – the highly anticipated sequel to his 2020 Netflix hit. The film will debut on June 16 on the streaming platform. We have high hopes for it, especially since Hemsworth believes it’s a great film and is interested in making another one.
After that, he will star in another high-octane film titled Furiosa, although as the villain. Directed by George Miller, Furiosa is a spinoff prequel of the 2015 film Mad Max: Fury Road that starred Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy. It will rev into theaters on May 24, 2024.
