Chris Hemsworth says he 'got sick' of playing Thor every couple of years and thinks Marvel movies need to become 'more personal and grounded'
- "Thor" star Chris Hemsworth said he "got sick" of playing the Asgardian hero every couple of years.
- He said that he's open to returning to the role but wants to do "some other stuff for a while."
Chris Hemsworth has had a pretty impressive journey through the Marvel Cinematic Universe since his early days of playing the titular God of Thunder in 2011's "Thor."
Hemsworth has since starred in all four "Avengers" movies, while also exploring the comedic side of the Asgardian with director Taika Waititi in 2017's "Thor: Ragnarok" and 2022's "Thor: Love and Thunder."
The actor has been honest in the past about his thoughts on retiring the character, and in a new interview with GQ, he explained that he's enjoyed adding different dimensions to Thor over the years, but there have been times he got bored of playing the Marvel hero.
"I love the experience. I love the fact that I've been able to do something fairly different throughout the process," the 39-year-old star said. "'Thor' 1 and 2 were their own thing, 'Thor' 3 and 4 were a very different feel…"
He added: "And then even 'Avengers,' the 'Lebowski' Thor, the 'Infinity War' Thor, due to different directors and, I think, mostly my own need to do something different. You know, I got sick of the character pretty quick every couple of years."
Hemsworth went on to say that a future appearance would have to offer him something fresh as an actor in order to pick up the hammer again.
"If I was going to do something again, it would have to be tonally different," said the Australian actor. "And we'd have to do something very drastic to keep people on their toes. Otherwise, it's just the fatigue of those characters and those films, where people are like, 'I've seen it.'"
When asked about criticism of recent Marvel movies like "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" — which touches on the idea of the multiverse — Hemsworth suggested that the MCU should become more personal, rather than always going bigger in scale.
He explained: "That's the trick: you have to separate all those stories. The moment it's like, 'Your world is in danger, the entire universe,' it's like, 'Yeah, so was the last 24 films.' It has to become a bit more personal and grounded."
Hemsworth said that he's up for "seeing what they have to offer creatively, if there is something new" for Thor, before adding: "But I really wanna do some other stuff for a while."