THIS week sees Marvel's superhero blockbuster Avengers Assemble unleashed on UK cinemas, a week ahead of its US launch on May 4.
Among the heroes gathered to tackle a global threat is Thor, with Chris Hemsworth reprising the role from his 2011 solo film.
It's the second time that Avengers director Joss Whedon (above) has worked with the Australian actor. Chris also stars in genre-twisting horror thriller The Cabin in the Woods, which Whedon produced and co-wrote.
"Chris is dreamy, he's a really fun guy," Whedon said, in a recent interview promoting both films.
"He's one of those guys who wakes up grateful, he loves the work, he loves being the single handsomest person who ever lived, he just enjoys himself.
"When we were doing Cabin, the first time we gave him a low-angle close-up, we were like, 'Wow, he's a movie star. In fact I think he's Captain America. He should play Captain America.'
"And then a month later they were calling in saying 'We're thinking about him for Thor'.
"In Thor he's so good he's ridiculous, he's a comic book come to life."
The cast list for The Avengers reads like a roll call of who's hot in Hollywood, among them Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L Jackson, but Whedon insists there were no tantrums or power struggles on set.
"If I meet any divas, I'll let you know. The Avengers cast was as ego-free and as co-operative and as collaborative and as gentle as any cast I've worked with," he says.
"They all care, they're there to get it done, and there's no posturing."
Whedon does reveal, however, that there was some costume envy between the male stars.
"Every now and then, one of them would look at the guy beside him and say, 'Is he cooler looking than me? His outfit, he's bigger' but apart from that, it was just fun making an entire film where all the corsets were worn by men."
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[Source: Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files]
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