Chris Hemsworth Says He Would 'Love' to Play James Bond — and He Already Has an Audition Tape!
Add Chris Hemsworth to the growing pile of handsome men who could take on James Bond next.
The iconic character will soon get a new face once Daniel Craig wraps up filming the next movie, which will likely be his last. While names like Idris Elba, Tom Hiddleston, Richard Madden and Tom Hardy are often tossed around by fans, it’s hard to imagine adding even more star power to the list.
But in comes Hemsworth, who wouldn’t mind taking on the super secret agent. The thought first came to the Australian actor’s attention when he starred in 2013’s Rush as British formula one racer James Hunt.
“When we were shooting Rush someone had said that and I thought, ‘Cool, if this is my audition tape, then great,’ ” Hemsworth, 35, told Balance. “I don’t think you’ll ever meet anyone who doesn’t want to have a crack at James Bond. I’d love to do it.”
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“But that’s up to so many elements and is way beyond myself; it’s not one you can pitch yourself on to either. It’s something that the community of Bond fans, Barbara Broccoli and the whole crew there agree on, and it has to be a very organic decision from them. There have been a lot of names thrown out there and a lot of brilliant people can tackle that one.”
Hemsworth already has experience being super with his ongoing role as Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and he tried out wearing a suit thanks to his turn in the upcoming Men in Black: International opposite Tessa Thompson.
“We had a hell of a time on MiB. It was great,” Hemsworth told Balance. “The idea was to aesthetically take it out of New York and have a far more international vibe to it. We were shooting in London, Morocco, Italy. We ticked that box, and just had a great laugh. There’s a lot of humor. It’s another piece of film history, a pinch yourself moment where you go, ‘Hell, I grew up with Men in Black,’ so to find yourself in amongst it is pretty cool.”
Men in Black: International hits theaters June 14.
