# Could Chris Hemsworth be the next Brad Pitt? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 19, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909 "2013-07-19T04:28:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/1 "2013-07-19T04:28:47Z")
I’ve only seen Chris Hemsworth portraying Thor in the first Thor movie and then in The Avengers, and I’ve seen a couple trailers for Thor 2. And watching the Thor 2 trailer, I was struck by how much he resembles Brad Pitt (i.e. the best-looking man in Hollywood, YMMV). Now, I’m a comic book geek, but I never got into the Thor comics. But I’ve watched pretty much all of the superhero movies from the last decade (I think the only ones I’ve missed have been the Hulk movies and the last Batman movie), and out of all of them, I found Hemsworth as Thor to the the most _likeable_ superhero out of all the movies. And I’ve been impressed with the way he portrays the character. Like, this is a guy I’d like to hang out with. Those of you who have seen Hemsworth in other roles: what do you think of his acting chops? Brad Pitt is a damn good actor. How’s Hemsworth in other roles? Could he be Jennifer Aniston’s next husband? Okay, just kidding about that one. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/2 "2013-07-19T05:06:48Z")
I liked him quite a bit in _Cabin in the Woods_. I don’t think I’ve seen him in anything other than that and the Thor stuff. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/3 "2013-07-19T05:50:07Z")
He is the best thing in _Snow White and the Huntsman_ but that’s not saying much. He does seem like a genuinely nice guy, though. [Here’s](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYnBcpXhuTQ) one from a series of ads he does here in his native Australia. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/4 "2013-07-19T05:58:51Z")
Pitt’s strength is that he’s not just a pretty face. He’s shown he can do real acting. I like Hemsworth but he hasn’t had a chance yet to show what his range is as an actor. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/5 "2013-07-19T08:41:26Z")
We’ll see how he does in _Heart of the Sea_, looks like that will be more stretching. I like him a lot, he was also good in his brief bit in the _Star Trek_ movie. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/6 "2013-07-19T08:53:55Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > We’ll see how he does in _Heart of the Sea_, looks like that will be more stretching. > > I like him a lot, he was also good in his brief bit in the _Star Trek_ movie. I also appreciated his work in the Star Trek movie. I remember thinking at the time that I wouldn’t have minded him having the Kirk role. He’s enjoyable as Thor, particularly in the Avengers movie. ---
**Author:** ![Hermione](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cdc98d/32.png) [@Hermione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/7 "2013-07-19T13:56:54Z")
[This is why _I_ love Chris Hemsworth.](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2298286/Chris-Hemsworth-plants-kiss-cute-daughter-India-Rose--wife-Elsa-Pataky-takes-coffee-break.html) ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/8 "2013-07-19T14:19:08Z")
He always looks like he needs to be bathed to me. I mean, I hear he’s a nice guy and all. But he looks like maybe he kinda smells. ETA - wow, I have never in my entire life, I think, read something as stupidly written as that article. I am blown away by its idiocy. (I mean, cute pictures, but did you _read_ it?) ---
**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/9 "2013-07-19T14:27:46Z")
Too soon to tell - he needs to play a range of roles, but so far I’ve found him very believable in the various roles he has taken, and he has a lot of screen charisma. I remember when I saw “Star Trek” that I thought I would rather have seen a movie with the crew of the _Kelvin_ rather than the _Enterprise_. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/10 "2013-07-19T14:41:32Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Pitt’s strength is that he’s not just a pretty face. He’s shown he can do real acting. I forget who I’m stealing this observation from, but an astute observer once said that if Brad Pitt weren’t so handsome, he’d probably be known as a great character actor (think of his small but memorably hilarious role in _ **True Romance** _, or his turns in _ **Thelma and Louise** _, _ **12 Monkeys** _ and\*\*\* Kalifornia\*\*\*) . And he might actually be happier that way. As it is, because he’s so handsome, he ends up in a lot of not-very-interesting leading man roles in not-very-interesting mainstream movies. ---
**Author:** ![Rollo\_Tomasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/58956e/32.png) [@Rollo\_Tomasi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rollo_Tomasi)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/11 "2013-07-19T15:09:07Z")
He’s definitely a step up from Sam Worthington. Too soon to tell about his range, but I do find him very charismatic. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/12 "2013-07-19T15:35:11Z")
> [@astorian](#): > > I forget who I’m stealing this observation from, but an astute observer once said that if Brad Pitt weren’t so handsome, he’d probably be known as a great character actor… As Jim Belushi said to Rob Lowe in _[About Last Night](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090583/reference)_: > [@](#): > > You know what your problem is? Your face. Come on, you’re too good-looking. Girls go out with you and get nervous. They feel dumpy, they don’t want to compete. They want a guy like… like me. A guy who’ll make them look good. A basic Neanderthal type. The swarthy type. A man’s man. Best thing that could happen to you is an industrial accident. ETA: My wife would be very happy indeed if I were to wake up some morning looking exactly like Chris Hemsworth. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/13 "2013-07-19T15:45:46Z")
Could? Yes. Will? Extremely unlikely. ---
**Author:** ![Hermione](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cdc98d/32.png) [@Hermione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/14 "2013-07-19T16:05:33Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > ETA - wow, I have never in my entire life, I think, read something as stupidly written as that article. I am blown away by its idiocy. (I mean, cute pictures, but did you _read_ it?) Must’ve been blinded by the d’awwww. 😉 (Actually, I was just looking for the cutest and most recent pictures of Chris holding little India that I could find. And after all, one mustn’t expect too much of Britain’s Daily Mail. 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/15 "2013-07-19T18:50:16Z")
> [@Mrs.Cake](#): > > Too soon to tell - he needs to play a range of roles, but so far I’ve found him very believable in the various roles he has taken, and he has a lot of screen charisma. I remember when I saw “Star Trek” that I thought I would rather have seen a movie with the crew of the _Kelvin_ rather than the _Enterprise_. Okay, I saw that too. I’d forgotten about that role, probably because it was so brief. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/16 "2013-07-19T18:51:07Z")
> [@Zsofia](#): > > He always looks like he needs to be bathed to me. > > I mean, I hear he’s a nice guy and all. But he looks like maybe he kinda smells. > > ETA - wow, I have never in my entire life, I think, read something as stupidly written as that article. I am blown away by its idiocy. (I mean, cute pictures, but did you _read_ it?) +1 The muscular man can hold a baby _and_ a water bottle! His petite wife couldn’t do that I bet. They’re wearing t-shirts and walking along the Venice boardwalk, so it seems they might be out for a walk. When I turn seven next week, I’m going to invite all my friends over and we’ll watch Thor and eat cake. ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/17 "2013-07-20T02:07:11Z")
I bet his wife, who’s in charge of this baby thing since her daddy is busy trying to fill up that college fund, can’t even LIFT that baby! ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/18 "2013-07-20T04:13:27Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Pitt’s strength is that he’s not just a pretty face. He’s shown he can do real acting. When was that? ---
**Author:** ![Waenara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@Waenara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waenara)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/19 "2013-07-20T11:18:34Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > When was that? He did get nominated for the Best Actor Oscar for _Moneyball_, and I thought the nomination was deserved. He does get some generic “handsome leading man” roles, but looking quickly at IMDB, some examples of movies where I enjoyed his acting were _Se7en_, _Twelve Monkeys_, _Fight Club_, _Snatch_, _The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford_, _The Curious Case of Benjamin Button_, _Inglorious Basterds_, _Megamind_, and _Moneyball_. YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2013, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909/20 "2013-07-20T11:24:34Z")
I found the Thor movie to be rather weak, and the same for his role in Avengers (second weakest, after Hawkeye - I find Jeremy Renner to be equally if not more bland). Brad Pitt is definitely a better actor. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-chris-hemsworth-be-the-next-brad-pitt/663909.md?page=2)