Chris Helmsworth is feeling the effects of ‘Thor’s success. According to Deadline, now that Thor has opened strongly around the world, its star Chris Hemsworth just closed a deal for the hunter role opposite Twilight Saga starlet Kristen Stewart in ‘Snow White and the Huntsman.’ Universal’s version of the fairy tale is due to premiere in 2012.
Nikki Finke and Mike Fleming of Deadline reported that “newcomer Hemsworth and his good looks allowed for heavy PR to drum up appeal for Thor among women with his shirtless clip a popular choice for talk shows with large female audiences. He’s repped by IFA talent management and ROAR management partner and co-founder William Ward who talent-spotted Chris during one of the manager’s many scouting trips to Australia. Ward brought him to Los Angeles and really put him out there to casting directors and production executives. Chris read for the part of Thor but wasn’t given a test because a casting director had nixed him early on. Chris’ younger brother Liam (who’s also a ROAR client) then tested for the role of Thor, but Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige passed. Then, after a conversation with Ward (“You’ve got to reconsider Chris, he’s your guy”), Feige decided to let Chris read again. And once Marvel put him on tape, it was “Oh my god”. Hemsworth is in Joss Whedon’s UA-orphaned Cabin In The Woods which just got picked up by Lionsgate, is the lead in that Red Dawn remake, and played “George Kirk” in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot. Down under, he played “Kim Hyde” on 171 episodes of Home and Away, the successful Oz TV series where Heath Ledger started.”
It sounds like Universal has an all star cast for their version of the Snow White legend. Will the movie be any good? I guess we’ll have to wait and see. In the meantime, we’ll continue to keep you apprised of any new developments with this film as they unfold.
