The way Chris Hemsworth tells it, he not only wasn’t the first choice to play The Mighty Thor; he wasn’t even the first Hemsworth to get a callback.

“[Liam and I] both auditioned for it, funny enough,” Hemsworth said during an interview last month at Comic-Con International: San Diego. “I had an audition, didn’t hear anything. The next minute I heard they were flying Liam over to meet Kenneth [Branagh, the director of “Thor”] and he was down to the last four guys, and I was like, ‘What?’”

Hemsworth laughs as he recounts what happens next. Liam met with Branagh, but for whatever reason, it didn’t work out for the younger Hemsworth sibling. But Chris said his little brother provided important advance legwork.

“And then I got another phone call [from Branagh] and was like, ‘S__, Liam. What worked, what didn’t? Tell me what he said! I got some advice, and …here we are.”

Here he is.
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I wasn’t entirely sold when it was first announced that Chris Hemsworth would be playing the hippie looking God we all know as Thor. I didn’t think it was a bad choice, but Hemsoworth still really hasn’t proven himself. Sure, he was solid in both Star Trek and A Perfect Getaway, but nothing in those films says he can handle playing the hammer-wielding God.

But when Hemsworth sat down during a roundtable interview I felt a little more confident that Branagh and company made the right decision. Hemsworth is a charming guy. Physically, he has the build required for the character. But more importantly, it’s obvious that he also has the likability to make Thor work.

Here’s what Hemsworth had to say:

How faithfully would you say they stuck to the language of the comic books?

Nay, we didn’t (laughs). In the comic books it’s much more Shakespearean the way they speak, we didn’t go down that path. They’re certainly well spoken and very formal, but it wasn’t Shakespearean.
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Screencaps of the following episodes have been added to the gallery. This looks to be the last round of episode screencaps, but there are still lots of additional Home and Away goodies to be added in the future including promos, stills, behind the scenes photos and more. Thanks again to Trish for all the amazing help.

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Natalie Portman and Kat Dennings clearly have some chemistry, something that was on full display during their interview with Splash Page editor Rick Marshall at this year’s Comic-Con. The two gleefully described their “Thor” characters of Jane Foster and Darcy “the gnome helper” (watch the video and you’ll see what we mean), but they also had plenty of thoughts to share on the God of Thunder himself.
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Chris Hemsworth is surfing the Hollywood waves, close behind fellow Aussie actor Sam Worthington.

The former Home and Away idol stars as the god of thunder in the 2011 movie Thor, directed by Kenneth Branagh and due to be released next May.

Hemsworth worked hard for the role of wielding Thor’s mighty hammer, including engaging in weapons training and ingesting protein shakes.

The 27-year-old actor is joining the likes of Avatar star Sam Worthington and True Blood star Ryan Kwanten on the Hollywood celebrity list.

His younger brother, Liam Hemsworth, is also rising in fame with his part in The Last Song and new movies in production including Arabian Nights.
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With all the manly talk surrounding “Thor” star Chris Hemsworth, there’s enough testosterone in the collective conversation to fuel the spontaneous growth of a few new chest hairs.

All this is well and good of course, but Hemsworth’s “Home and Away” co-star/fellow Aussie Sharni Vinson recently took a moment to express a little girlish enthusiasm for the lesser-discussed ‘Thor’ conversation topics — namely Hemsworth himself and her reaction to him being cast as the God of Thunder.
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The following new photos of Chris at Comic-Con were added to the gallery a few days ago.

2010 07 24 – Comic-Con 2010: Day 3
2010 07 24 – Comic-Con 2010: Captain America – The First Avenger Panel
2010 07 24 – Comic-Con 2010: EW & Syfy Celebration
2010 07 24 – Comic-Con 2010: MySpace & MTV Tower
2010 07 24 – Comic-Con 2010: Thor Panel

Some of these videos are repeats of the ones posted in a few of the articles, but I thought I’d post them together for you guys so you didn’t have to scroll around.

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Does Thor fight Loki? “Thor” and future “Avengers” star Chris Hemsworth dropped a lot of headline-worthy news on us when he stopped by MTV’s Comic-Con live stream last weekend. He talked about landing the role of the God of Thunder, how he felt naked without his famous hammer and how Mike Tyson inspired his fighting style for the film.

With regard to that extensive training, one big question on fans’ minds is: Will Thor and his ever-envious adopted brother Loki, played by Tom Hiddleston, come to blows in the film? Hemsworth spoke to that issue, and the short answer is “yes.” But the long answer includes Hemsworth’s playful retelling of shooting one of Thor and Loki’s pivotal action scenes.
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