In The Times UK, Chris Hemsworth addressed the fact that, after he originated the role of Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the first eponymous film in 2011, he played the character in eight subsequent movies (including standalone projects and crossover events). According to the interview, he did feel artistically stymied while playing the God of Thunder — and playing a villain in “Furiosa” has been good for him.
“I felt stuck in what I had been doing,” Hemsworth said. “I’d run out of things to say creatively and ‘Furiosa’ reinvigorated the artistic energy that was dormant. I felt spent at the end of a day, rather than . . . ” After pausing, Hemsworth concluded, “It’s a departure.”
After saying that he was bored of “himself” nor his opportunities, Hemsworth continued, “It all started to feel familiar. I’d done film upon film that fell into a similar space and I wasn’t stretching myself. If you play a character again and again you owe it to the audience to bring something new and make it fresh for yourself too.” The actor did note that he and Taika Waititi tried something new and exciting with “Thor: Ragnarok,” but that they perhaps took it a little far in “Thor: Love & Thunder” (“For me it got a bit jokey. Too improv”).
