'I sent an audition tape in which my wife filmed for me and was the director' explained Hemsworth. 'She kept sorta pushing me, going no, no I don't believe it, no that's not and finally we got the one we liked and sent it.'
'I asked Chris if he would audition, and he couldn't because he was doing 'Avengers.' The next day, or literally within 36 hours, I had a self-made audition that he did.
The actor tells TODAY's Savannah Guthrie about his new role in the upcoming Ron Howard auto racing movie "Rush," and reveals how he shed his beefy "Thor" physique just so he could fit inside an Indy car.
One of my favorite films at this year's Toronto International Film Festival was director Ron Howard's Rush. Based on the true life events, the film takes place in the world of Formula One racing, and chronicles the 1970s rivalry between Austrian driver Niki Lauda and British driver James Hunt primarily during the 1976 season.
'I sent an audition tape in which my wife filmed for me and was the director' explained Hemsworth. 'She kept sorta pushing me, going no, no I don't believe it, no that's not and finally we got the one we liked and sent it.'
'I asked Chris if he would audition, and he couldn't because he was doing 'Avengers.' The next day, or literally within 36 hours, I had a self-made audition that he did.
The actor tells TODAY's Savannah Guthrie about his new role in the upcoming Ron Howard auto racing movie "Rush," and reveals how he shed his beefy "Thor" physique just so he could fit inside an Indy car.
One of my favorite films at this year's Toronto International Film Festival was director Ron Howard's Rush. Based on the true life events, the film takes place in the world of Formula One racing, and chronicles the 1970s rivalry between Austrian driver Niki Lauda and British driver James Hunt primarily during the 1976 season.
