Chris Hemsworth at Comic-Con International (AP)
Chris Hemsworth will star as the Marvel Comics hero Thor in this Friday’s film, “Thor.” I talked to Chris Hemsworth twice in the past year – once recently by phone, and another time in person at Comic-Con International in San Diego. Both times, reading in preparation for the role of Thor came up. Here’s what he said.
Actor Chris Hemsworth, recipient of the Male Star of Tomorrow award, poses for photographers at the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards, Thursday, March 31, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/ Chris Pizzello)
Actor Chris Hemsworth, recipient of the Male Star of Tomorrow award, poses for photographers at the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards, Thursday, March 31, 2011, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/ Chris Pizzello)
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Features Editor Matthew Price has worked for The Oklahoman since 2000. He’s a University of Oklahoma graduate who has also worked at the...
Features Editor Matthew Price has worked for The Oklahoman since 2000. He’s a University of Oklahoma graduate who has also worked at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and was a Dow Jones Newspaper Fund intern for the Dallas Morning News. He’s always been interested in comics, reading them at age 2, working in comic shops starting at 17, printing his first comics 'zine at 20 and buying a comic-book store at 23. His column on comics, Word Balloons, has run weekly in The Oklahoman’s Weekend Look section since 2001.Matt's blog, Nerdage, has been honored by the Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists, and his store, Norman's Speeding Bullet Comics, co-owned with his wife, Annette, was nominated for the Eisner Spirit of Retailing Award in 2005.
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