Chris Hemsworth

As Thor in The Avengers and Thor movies, there's nothing the Aussie actor wants more than keeping the films' prop hammer as a memento...

- DANIEL STEINER

Did you read any comics to get into the role of Thor?

Funnily enough, I read more of The Avengers, and got my introduction to The Avengers, when I was working on Cabin In The Woods with Joss. When I was auditioning for that, Joss and [writer/director] Drew Goddard said, “Here, read this!” and randomly gave me some Avengers comics. I remember this one scene where Tony Stark and Nick Fury come to see Thor and he’s on a beach, like a hippie, having a beer at some sort of rave party. They’re like, “He’s not a god,” and he clicks his fingers and thunder and lightning appears. And they’re like, “OK, maybe he is.”

What’s it like doing an Avengers movie?