Thor star Chris Hemsworth has said he was terrified of his role in the Mad Max prequel, Furiosa.
The actor will star with Anya Taylor-Joy and Tom Burke for the fifth film in George Miller’s franchise, which serves as an origin story for the character introduced in Mad Max: Fury Road.
Hemsworth, who has been cast in an undisclosed role in the movie, revealed to the Happy Sad Confused podcast that he was initially “scared out of his mind” of his character.
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“In the buildup, and I'm talking a couple years, I was scared out of my mind. I'm like, 'I'm gonna derail one of the most iconic franchises.' I'm gonna bring down Mad Max. It's gonna be my fault,” he said, before explaining the process.
“Often I get a script and I know from the first read, the second read, I know who the character is and I get an instant, sort of, visceral feeling attached to it,” he said. “This I had read two years before I started shooting and was in awe of the script. It was the most beautiful thing I've read. I love George Miller — but I didn't know who this character was.”
Hemsworth, who revealed that “something clicked” two weeks before shooting began, recently said he would be taking a career break due to a health scare discovered during filming for his Disney+ docuseries, Limitless.
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After a series of tests, the actor found he had two copies of the APOE4 gene, which increases his risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
“I want to sit and be in this space with a greater sense of stillness and gratitude. It really triggered something in me to want to take some time off,” he said. “Now when I finish this tour this week, I'm going home and I'm going to have a good chunk of time off and just simplify.”
Furiosa is due to be released on May 24, 2024. Limitless with Chris Hemsworth is available to stream on Disney+.
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