Ed Sheeran‘s drummer got a brief break during the singer-songwriter’s sold-out concert in Bucharest, Romania last year. For the duration of “Thinking Out Loud,” he found a replacement in actor Chris Hemsworth, who admittedly had no prior drumming experience just a few months prior when he first agreed to play …
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When the Marvel Cinematic Universe released its first tentpole film The Avengers in 2012, its success (grossing $1.5 million worldwide) set off a phase of superhero mania — where the least connected of films could get people to fill seats at the mere hint of a new casting or surprise …
Read More »Watch Chris Hemsworth Play Drums for Ed Sheeran at Bucharest Concert
Chris Hemsworth can wield a large hammer, but can he manage drumsticks? As Ed Sheeran fans in Romania found out, the actor could keep a beat as drummed onstage for “Thinking Out Loud” during the singer’s Bucharest concert Saturday. As the duo revealed on social media soon after, Hemsworth’s onstage …
Read More »'Action Is Character': George Miller on the Wild Ride of Making 'Furiosa'
Imagine a kindly grandfather-type figure sitting by an open hotel window, staring out at the sea on the French Riviera. The early sun hits his shock of gray hair in a way that almost makes it look like there’s a halo above it. The black-on-black ensemble suggests he’s arrived in …
Read More »Chris Hemsworth Almost Gets Hot Sauce in His Eye on 'Hot Ones' Season Premiere
Chris Hemsworth will be playing the ferocious warlord Dementos in the upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa, but even he might be no match for the new lineup of spicy wings in Hot Ones. Hemsworth will be the first guest of the Season 24 premiere of Hot Ones, joining …
Read More »'Furiosa' Isn't Just a Prequel to 'Fury Road' — It's a Perfect Origin-Story Saga
She is watchful, wary, able to ward off Wasteland degenerates and War Boys alike with a well-aimed headshot. She’s a survivor, a scrapper, someone who makes a compelling case for smeared axle grease as a postapocalyptic fashion statement. You need someone to do repair work on a War Rig going …
Read More »Anya Taylor-Joy Fights Off Her Captors, and Chops Off Her Hair, in 'Furiosa' Trailer
Furiosa is back with a vengeance. On Tuesday, Warner Bros. Pictures released the second trailer for Furiosa, the Mad Max: Fury Road prequel directed by George Miller. The film will delve into the backstory of Imperator Furiosa, played by Anya Taylor-Joy in this movie, and Charlize Theron in 2015’s Fury …
Read More »Anya Taylor-Joy Stars as 'Furiosa' in 'Mad Max' Trailer With Chris Hemsworth
It’s time for Furiosa’s backstory. On Thursday, Warner Bros. Pictures released the trailer for Furiosa, the Mad Max: Fury Road prequel directed by George Miller, that focuses on the journey of Imperator Furiosa (played by Anya Taylor-Joy) on her journey home. “45 years after the collapse, a young Furiosa is …
Read More »Chris Hemsworth Loves Ed Sheeran So Much He's Making Fancams
Chris Hemsworth is truly a man of contrasts. While in New York City for the premiere of Extraction 2 — the new action thriller extravaganza in which Hemsworth plays a grizzled mercenary with a knack for rescue jobs and racking up egregious body counts — the actor quickly popped over …
Read More »'Thor: Love and Thunder' Is Part Marvel Rom-Com, Part Greek Tragedy — and a Total Mess
Go back and rewatch that first Thor movie if you haven’t seen it in a while. You might have forgotten how self-serious it is. Sure, you’ve got Tom Hiddleston’s trickster-bro Loki, and Thor eating enough pancakes to give a rhino a cardiac arrest, and our man throwing a mug on …
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