‘ Thor The Dark World’ Is ‘Game Of Thrones’ Without Breasts And Swearing - Chris Hemsworth; A-list Actor Was Jobless For Months

Chris Hemsworth could definitely make the A-list. He has a lot of roles on his itinerary now, but he recalls a time when he couldn't get a gig. 

He confessed to being jobless for eight months. Now, he rarely lasts eight days without a new script being pitched. He interviews with The Guardian on his thoughts about the film, his directors and how far he has come.

On the sequel, the director is now Alan Taylor, creator of HBO hit "Game Of Thrones."  How has his presence influenced the movie: "Very much. I just saw the film the other day and was blown away by how expansive it is," he says. "Everything is broken down that bit more, the costumes, the sets, even the hair... you can certainly see the fusion of where he comes from." Presumably there's a little less sex and blood, though. "Yeah, slightly less breasts and swearing."

It's hard to imagine that Chris Hemsworth, one of the most recognizable actors today, was once jobless. That was a mere four years (A Perfect Getaway, 2009) ago: "I couldn't get hired, I couldn't get a job."(before finally landing a part in postmodern horror Cabin In The Woods, produced and co-written by Joss Whedon, later to direct Avengers Assemble. It was Whedon who told Hemsworth to go for Thor in the first place. 'It was down to four or five people and Joss said, 'Why the hell aren't you playing Thor?' When casting reopened he called Ken [Branagh] and put in a word for me.'"

On being typecast as Thor: "I'm well aware of that danger and that was the challenge, to find those depths and layers and not repeat what we'd done, to see if we could advance it. I felt, this time, much more comfortable in the skin of Thor, but also just as an actor. I'd been working solidly on other films since the first one and had learned a lot. Every time you shoot a film you go, 'Oh god, I should have done this, or this...' and in this instance that's the bonus, you get to attack it again."

Thor: The Dark World opens on November 8 in the USA.