'Thor 2': Chris Hemsworth talks about the super-sequel
'Thor 2' actor Chris Hemsworth discusses where his Norse superhero will be going from 'The Avengers.'
'Thor' actor Chris Hemsworth says the relationship between Thor and adopted brother Loki was always one of his favorite storylines of the comics.
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Now that has been unleashed on the viewing public and production is getting underway on the next component of the Marvel movie universe, , fans can begin shifting their attention over to the various components being brought together and/or reuniting for Thor 2.
Expect more casting updates in the near future, along with information about whether or not side players like Heimdall () and Sif () will indeed have expanded roles in , as聽director Alan Taylor gears up to start production on the God of Thunder鈥檚 next solo adventure.
In the meantime, we can bring you up to speed on Chris Hemsworth鈥檚 thoughts about the sequel 鈥� including the state of the Norse God鈥檚 relationship with his sibling Loki (Tom Hiddleston) in the aftermath of what went down in The Avengers 鈥� and how Thor 2 will differ tonally from its predecessor, now that Taylor () is in charge.
Here鈥檚 Hemsworth talking to about the Thor-Loki dynamic:
鈥淚t鈥檚 what I loved about the comics. It was never clean and cut and that鈥檚 it. It was always like, Thor would forgive him, they鈥檇 be friends, and Loki would betray him again. 鈥榊ou聽idiot, Thor!聽Again?鈥� But it was different than your normal good guy, bad guy scenario. They鈥檙e brothers, you know? Anyone with siblings understands that. 鈥楾hat鈥檚 it, I鈥檓 never talking to you again鈥� want to play football?鈥欌��
that Thor 2 will see his Asgardian counterpart deal with the consequences of his dastardly deeds in The Avengers. As to the exact nature of Loki鈥檚 redemption: Hemsworth is keeping quiet (as naturally he would):
鈥淗e鈥檚 got to apologize, doesn鈥檛 he? Baked goods. Muffins or something. That would be a bribe we could start with. Beyond that, I don鈥檛 know.鈥�
Back in April, Hemsworth also expressed his excitement about having Taylor as director on Thor 2 (via ):
鈥淜en [Branagh] did such a wonderful job and, with scheduling or what have you, he didn鈥檛 end up doing this one, but I鈥檓 a big fan of the GAME OF THRONES series, which is Alan鈥檚 latest work, and I think that is what鈥檚 exciting about the second one: making it sort of more tangible and having a more organic feel to Asgard and that world.鈥�
The actor went on to emphasize why he envisions a more naturalistic portrayal of Asgard as a good thing:
鈥淚 think the science fiction element to THOR鈥� the danger is it falls a little bit into the world of it鈥檚 鈥渢ough to throw a light to.鈥� I think of big waterfalls and mountains and a Viking influence, where the Norse mythology kind of grew from. Having that in Asgard is going to make it all the more special and that鈥檚 what Alan wants to bring to it. I think that would be the new aspect to this one.鈥�
alluded to Marvel鈥檚 plans to branch out further into the realm of聽, while also crafting more adventures based in (sorta) realistic science fiction world (Iron Man 3, ). If the fantastical proceedings in Thor 2 are grounded with more relatable material 鈥� such as brotherly conflicts and tangible worldly designs, that would help the two branches of the Marvel movie universe to better mesh together and eventually converge (possibly, in聽Avengers 2).
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