THOR is (a new) Australian
April 14, 2011
THOR is the best part that any young promising actor could hope to get. It went to Australian hunk Chris Hemsworth. Big and famous in his country for a 3 year stint on the national institution soap, Home and Away, he made his mark also in Hollywood. 2 years ago he played a small but memorable role as Captain Kirk’s father, George on “Star Trek” prequel. How did he and his two brothers got into acting? “Dunno” he exclaimed, but then he got serious and added: “We had a very vivid imagination because where we lived; in the Bush and Northern Territory, very outdoor sort of kids and I think that sense of adventure that I was swept away in watching films growing up, and reading books, was something I actually wanted to do for real...