The fourth “Thor” film opened last year, and while it made $760 million worldwide, it also divided fans and film critics, with a common complaint being over the film’s unclear tone and story along with its shoddy VFX.
Earlier this month, the film’s star Chris Hemsworth made headlines when he talked about what went wrong with the movie, putting it down to: “I think we just had too much fun. It just became too silly.”
What’s not so silly is that the future of the “Thor” franchise is now an open question. A fifth film hasn’t been announced as yet, even as Marvel has laid out plans for many of its films for the next few years.
In a new interview with EW, Hemsworth says nothing is official regarding his Marvel return. He says he doesn’t want to risk playing the role so long that Marvel fans start rolling their eyes when he appears:
“I’ve got to be careful how I word that because I have no idea what’s happening in the next phase. There are always conversations… Before anything is official, people throw around ideas. But officially, I don’t know.
I don’t want to continue to do it until people are so exhausted that they roll their eyes when they see me come on the screen as that character.
If an audience wants to see it, and if there’s something that we believe is exciting and fun, then great. I’ve loved being able to reinvent that character a few times. I don’t have the answer yet, but I would love to try and [figure out] how we can do that again and keep it a little unpredictable.”
Hemsworth has appeared in an eight Marvel movies to date – the four “Thor” movies and the four “Avengers” films thus far. He first played the role at the age of just 26, back when the first film was shot in 2010. The actor will turn 40 in two months.
Hemsworth will also soon be heard as the voice of Optimus Prime in the upcoming animated movie “Transformers One” and whilst doing press for “Extraction 2” which just hit Netflix, he confirmed to Collider that he won’t be using his natural Aussie accent for the role. Rather he indicates he’s trying to do a “youthful version” of the character’s distinctive voice. That film opens in September next year.
