Chris Hemsworth Explains Why 'Thor: Love and Thunder' Is The 'Craziest' Movie He Has Ever Done

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It’s been such a long time since the fans got a standalone ‘Thor’ movie, so how does it feel for you to be back in this world and to bring them back in there with you?

Chris Hemsworth: Feels fantastic. Every time I’ve played the character, I’ve loved it and enjoyed it and been very fortunate to have something different to do each time, and that was the case here as well. Taika Waititi directed, also wrote such a beautiful script and a fun script, and again was wacky and wild as all of his films are with a great sense of heart at the center of it. I loved this experience. It was wonderful.

You’re reuniting with Natalie Portman on this one. Can you tell us about what it was like to be back in this space with her?

CH: It was fantastic. We obviously started this journey together, and we’ve been close friends since. And to reunite on-screen and answer a lot of the unanswered questions about their relationship and each character when they parted ways and it was a lot of fun.

Taika said in an interview that this was the “craziest” movie he has ever done—the most over the top. Would you agree with that? And what do you think fans are going to get out of it?

CH: I think they’re going to have a hell of a ride. It is one of the most insane films that he’s done. Same with what I’ve been involved in. And every day was about just pushing the envelope in true Taika Waititi fashion, and so there’s a wild sense of humor at the core of it. 

I think it ticks a lot of boxes. It is sort of a romantic comedy-action film, something that I could take my kids to and they’d love and also I’d enjoy. And that’s what it’s about for me, going to the cinema is the experience you get with family, friends and being in a cinema is something you can’t repeat in any living room. It’s a lot of fun.

For sure, you can’t replace that experience that the movie theater brings you. What is it like to feel the intensity and the love that fans have for these films, especially for your character?

CH: Oh look, I’ve always been blown away by it. I have to pinch myself every time I go to a fan event or every time there’s a premiere or something where I interact with, en masse,  that many people, and it’s like, wow. There’s such a love and enthusiasm and support for the Marvel Universe across the board. And so to be a part of it, I feel very thankful for it, and it’s shaped a lot of my life and also definitely my career. And every time I step back into the role, it’s obviously so familiar and it’s like meeting up with an old friend.

I know the plot for these movies are very much under wraps, but what do you think is the most special aspect of Love and Thunder? 

CH: I think it’s just unpredictable in the vein of what Taika was talking about, saying it’s the craziest thing he’s ever done. I think that’s what’s part of the fun of the journey for the audience is just the twist and the turns it takes. And you think it’s going this way, and it turns this way, and the unexpected kind of on-the-edge-of-your-seat sort of nature it has is pretty fantastic.

The cast is insane, by the way. Each name is bigger than the next. How do you feel about that?

CH: I have the same reaction you have, just so incredibly impressed by the list of people that Taika has been able to put together for this film. And each one of them you get something different from, and they bring something different out in each character, so it’s a fun mash-up.

Thor: Love & Thunder hits theaters Friday, July 8.