Anya Taylor-Joy switched up her look while promoting Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.
02.05.2024 - 06:57 / justjared.com
Robert Downey Jr. is standing by his friend and costar Chris Hemsworth.
The Marvel actors brought Iron Man and Thor, respectively to life in the expansive Marvel Cinematic Universe for years. Their fate moving forward is less clear.
In a new interview, Chris admitted that it was sometimes frustrating playing Marvel’s god of thunder, saying that his character felt less dimensional than the other heroes.
“Sometimes I felt like a security guard for the team,” he reflected. “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.”
Robert was not having it.
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“First off, Thor as a character was super tricky to adapt — lots of implied limitations — but he and Ken Branagh figured out how to transcend, make him somehow relatable but godlike,” Robert told Vanity Fair.
He continued praising Chris, saying that he was “in my opinion, the most complex psyche out of all us Avengers.”
“He’s got wit and gravitas, but also such restraint, fire and gentleness,” he said, adding that his performance in Avengers: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame was “a formidable hat trick.”
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Anya Taylor-Joy switched up her look while promoting Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.
Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth lead the red carpet at the screening of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” at the Cannes Film Festival in southern France on May 15, 2024.
The stars of the movie Furiosa are at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival!
the Times of London that published May 12. The Australian star continued, “Look, I grew up on a soap opera. And it used to bother me when actors would later talk about the show with guilt or shame.
Chris Hemsworth is speaking out in response to criticism that Marvel movies have received from acclaimed directors like Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Chris Hemsworth expressed frustration in an interview with The Times of London over Marvel criticisms made by some directors he considers to be personal heroes such as Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola. Hemsworth is one of the original Avengers in the MCU as Thor, debuting in a 2011 standalone movie before headlining three sequels and starring in several “Avengers” movies through 2022. “It felt harsh, and it bothers me, especially from heroes.
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Robert Downey Jr. will make his his Broadway debut in the lead role of McNeal, the new play by Ayad Akhtar, author of the Tony-nominated Junk and the Pulitzer-winner Disgraced.
Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Robert Downey Jr. will make his Broadway debut this fall in the new play, “McNeal.” Written by Ayad Akhtar and directed by Bartlett Sher (“To Kill a Mockingbird”), “McNeal” will star Downey as a talented writer who struggles with family issues as he works on his next novel. According to the official synopsis, “Good writers borrow, great writers steal.
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Robert Downey Jr. has said that he does not agree with Chris Hemsworth’s critique of his performance in Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder.The 2022 film was the fourth instalment in the MCU that focused primarily on Hemsworth’s character, and in a new interview, the Australian has said that he feels like he became “a parody” of himself in the film, and that he “didn’t stick the landing”.“Sometimes I felt like a security guard for the team,” he added.
Chris Hemsworth has opened up about the 2022 movie Thor: Love And Thunder, sharing that he became “a parody” of himself.The Australian actor gained global fame for his role as the Marvel superhero, starting with the 2011 film, Thor. He has since gone on to star in 10 Marvel films as the character, including in 2019’s mega hit Avengers: Endgame.However, he has recently opened up about the success of Thor: Love And Thunder, which was released in 2022.“I got caught up in the improv and the wackiness, and I became a parody of myself,” Hemsworth said in a new interview with Vanity Fair. “I didn’t stick the landing.”He continued, speaking about the other characters and actors involved in the film: “Sometimes I felt like a security guard for the team.
Chris Hemsworth is thinking back on his career. The prolific Australian actor who’s become synonimous with action films will be starring in “Furiosa” next month. In a new interview, he’s discussed his career and his legacy as one of Marvel’s biggest superheroes, Thor.
Chris Hemsworth has opened up about his genetic predisposition for Alzheimer’s disease, and the public reaction to the news.While working on the docuseries Limitless in 2022, the Thor star took a number of genetic tests, which revealed that he is likely to be diagnosed with the disease.According to the NHS, Alzheimer’s is a progressive condition, with symptoms mainly including memory loss, confusion, disorientation, problems with speech and language, and hallucinations.The show revealed that Hemsworth carries two copies of a gene closely associated with Alzheimer’s, meaning he is eight-to-10 times more likely to suffer from the condition.The news reportedly coincided with the actor taking some time off, which led some fans to believe the two were connected. Now, in a new interview with Vanity Fair, Hemsworth has opened up about the experience.“It really kind of pissed me off because it felt like I had been vulnerable with something personal and shared this,” he said.
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Chris Hemsworth and Robert Downey Jr. are celebrating Jeremy Renner‘s recovery after the snow plow accident he suffered at the beginning of 2023.
Chris Hemsworth is sharing his thoughts and some regrets about his portrayal of Thor in Taika Waititi’s Love and Thunder.
When Taika Waititi released “Thor: Ragnarok” in 2017, the refreshingly comedic take on God Of Thunder was overwhelmingly well received, with fans loving the more irreverent take on the Norse God. Most critics and fans still consider it the best “Thor” film.
Chris Hemsworth is clearing things up.