The legendary Australian actor has revealed that he almost lost the role of Thor to another star on the A-list he knows very well.
Chris Hemsworth has revealed that he almost lost the role of Thor no more and no less than his younger brother, Liam.
The 38-year-old Australian actor landed the dream role for Marvel’s first Thor film in 2011, marking only the beginning of his highly successful journey as a character and which shot him headlong. to the world superstar.
But the Byron Bay local said his first audition about 12 years ago “was cool” and that it was Liam, 32, who reached the final stages.
“My little brother almost became Thor. He [Liam] she was one of the first people to get the role, ”the father of three said. MenXP.
Chris also said he almost misses the part in a chat with Wired Autocomplete interview segment, and added that Liam received a callback and that no.
“My little brother auditioned, approached the last five people, and then [he] I did not understand. And they said, “Look, it’s great, but it’s a little young.” Then my manager said, “Well, he has an older brother,” which was me, ”Chris said.
“I came back, I auditioned again a few times and I just had a different attitude. Maybe I had a little more motivation than my little brother looked at and I didn’t.
“I had also done a couple of films between those two auditions, so I had a little more experience and confidence in what I was going to do.”
Chris was an unknown actor when he landed the role of his life as the God of Thunder, according to a $ 218,000 paycheck for the debut film.
We are fast advancing a decade and, seconds Varietyhe pocketed $ 36 million for his most recent outing this year Thor: Love and thunder, and is one of Hollywood’s highest paid actors.
Still, things didn’t go too badly for Liam.
He quickly got a lead role The Hunger Games in 2012, starring in four highly successful films alongside Jennifer Lawrence.