Chris Hemsworth has offered fans an update on his upcoming project in which he will star as wrestling icon Hulk Hogan.
Hemsworth is currently juggling the upcoming release of his Netflix film spider head and the highly anticipated arrival of his new Marvel movie, Thor: love and thunder, But he has assured fans his Hogan film has not been forgotten.
The project was first announced in 2019, starring Hemsworth in the lead role of American wrestler Hogan, who rose to fame by appearing with what is now WWE after signing with the organization in 1983.
Hemsworth previously described the project as “really fun” and told Total Film that the preparation would be “insanely physical.” Having already landed the role of the God of Thunder, it’s clear that Hemsworth is used to training for a character, but he said this particular project will require him to “put on more greatness than.” [he ever has] before even more than [he] set up for Thor’.
“And then there’s the accent and the physicality and the attitude,” he continued. “I also need to dig deep down the rabbit hole of the wrestling world, which I’m really looking forward to.”
Despite his excitement, an update from Hemsworth this month revealed there’s still a long way to go before we see the actor take on the role of Hogan.
When asked by Comicbook how many t-shirts he’s ripped off to blend into his character, Hemsworth laughed and commented, “That movie is a while away. It’s kind of in the development phase, you know, and if that comes to fruition, great. [Director] Todd Phillips is brilliant. I haven’t torn any shirts yet, but you’ll be the first to know when I do.”
Though production doesn’t seem to have started yet, co-writer John Pollono said he can’t wait to see it one day.
Speaking to Screen Rant in 2021, the writer said he’s “proud of the work” that has gone into the script, adding, “Coming from the theater, I love writing for actors, and Scott Silver does that together.” wrote with me who was like a mentor early in my career, some of my favorite scripts were written by him so it’s a pleasure to work with him.
“I love writing for great actors, I think Chris Hemsworth, like these guys, is great. You can make him funny and tragic and all that stuff.”
It might be a while before we see Hemsworth take on the “funny and tragic” storylines Pollono and Silver may have written for him, but hopefully any project that comes out of this will be worth the wait.