LOS ANGELES – Chris Hemsworth has remained stoic amid the most shocking spectacles during the decade he’s portrayed a Norse demigod in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But the « Thor »…
LOS ANGELES – Chris Hemsworth has remained stoic amid the most shocking spectacles during the decade he’s portrayed a Norse demigod in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
But the « Thor » star comes to a startled halt after striding into a suite at the Intercontinental Los Angeles, when a grinning Mark Ruffalo (aka the Hulk) thrusts a 7-year-old photo in front of him.
“Oh, my God! What is that? » Hemsworth asks.
« That » would be a vision of Avengers past: a rowdy group shot featuring a long-haired Hemsworth, Ruffalo, Chris Evans (Captain America) and Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), who assembled for a USA TODAY photo shoot and interview ahead of 2012’s « The Avengers. »
Called the « core four » by Marvel Studios president and MCU mastermind Kevin Feige, the superheroic group of stars and their classic characters were the major impetus for the first « Avengers » outing, which went on to make $1.5 billion at the box office.
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« Getting Thor, Captain America, the Hulk and Iron Man in one room – that’s why we made this movie, » Feige told USA TODAY at the time.
