Chris Hemsworth Says Director Criticisms Of MCU Are “Super Depressing,” Chalks Mixed ‘Thor 4 Reviews Up To Movie Being “Too Silly”
Chris Hemsworth called his criticism of the directorial character of the MCU films "deeply sad" and shared that Thor 4 's mixed reviews may be because the film crew had "too much fun."
Speaking to British GQ for a profile published on Tuesday, the Extraction and Furiosa star opened up about life 22 movies after appearing in the first Thor . Some of this conversation centers around how Marvel movies have been perceived and talked about in the industry for the past two decades.
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Generally responding to criticism of the film from great directors like Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino, Hemsworth expressed disappointment with his comments. "It was very sad when I heard that," Hemsworth told the magazine. “Here are two of my heroes that I won't be working with. I think they are not my fans.
He went on to explain that he doesn't like Marvel Studios' control over the movies and their impact on the box office because the industry is "very fragile", adding that he "doesn't think any of us are responsible, but we are." " "trying":
“I'm grateful to be a part of bringing people to see it in theaters. Now I don't know if this movie is hurting other movies or not," he continued. to work with one of them. but I say more for a broader opinion on the 'subject.
Hemsworth also considered whether to reprise his role as Thor , noting that he enjoyed the different iterations of the character that existed both within and outside of the character's individual franchises, though he admitted that "every pairing got sick of the character pretty quickly." many years."
"I love the experience," he said. “I like that I can do something completely different during the whole process. Thor 1 and 2 are their own thing, Thor 3 and 4 have a very different feel... and even The Avengers , Thor Lebowski, Thor Infinity War due to different directors and I think I mainly need to do something else.
Director Taika Waititi's distinctive take on Thor is critically acclaimed. Ragnarok and Thor . Hemsworth's response to the various reviews of Love and Thunder made me think it was too funny.
“I think we had too much fun. This is getting too funny, Hemsworth muses. “It's always hard to be in the middle and get a real perspective... I like the process, it's always fun. But you don't know how people will react.
Overall, though, he's always been open to "see what they come up with creatively if there's something new," but for now, "I really want to do other stuff in the meantime."
Some of those other things were Mad Max , a role he said he was "exhausted" for, but within the first week of rehearsals with director George Miller, his creative energy returned. It was "the best experience of my career and the one I'm most proud of", he told GQ UK . Now he is “on the hunt for the new George Miller. Or more than George Miller, if you will.
The rest of the interview is more serious, with Hemsworth discussing starting a family with his wife and co-star Elsa Pataky, the recent loss of his grandfather and Jeremy Renner's snowplow accident all contributing to his break with acting and it's hard to force. . think. how he spends his time in Hollywood and beyond.
As Hemsworth approaches 40 and learns through Limitless that he has two copies of a gene that greatly increases his chances of developing Alzheimer's, he says he still feels like, "I'm 25, I'm a year old." and I have a lot of time". . . Now I'm talking. "Oh, I can do it halfway." More than a half".
"The reality of 'I won't stay here forever' is starting to kick in," she says. "Everything is more important now. Because of the knowledge that it won't last forever."
After years of projects with Hemsworth, things are up for review, including how the job could take up time with Pataki and their three children. He also reflected further on the legacy of his work, noting that he "doesn't want to leave a landfill," while acknowledging that the internet has told him "there are some bugs."
This self-reflection was prompted in part by two other events in his life: the death of his grandfather and the near-fatal accident with a snowplow of his Avengers co-star Jeremy Renner. Speaking of Renner, Hemsworth said that "nobody" in the Avengers text chain "really knew how bad he was" when it came to Hawkeye's star injury . "I think that kind of thing is just realizing, 'Wow, any of us could leave at any time,'" he said.
He also spoke about his late grandfather, who had Alzheimer's disease and died at the age of 93. "Especially my uncle said. 'He is remembered as a good man.' And if he did, or if someone said he would be remembered, how proud he would be," Hemsworth recalled.
"It made me think about my life," Hemsworth continued. "And it wasn't about career or anything. It was about being remembered as kind and good and contributing something of value... I certainly wasn't thinking about the movies I would leave behind and how people would remember me in that regard. I hope that people love me and that I am a good person. That I am a good person. Like my grandfather".
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