In Theaters: Red Dawn, Life of Pi, Anna Karenina and Holy Motors

Just in time for Thanksgiving, comes the Red Dawn remake. The movie no one wanted or demanded stars Chris Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson as a group of teenagers who save their small town from a North Korean invasion. If you want the real Red Dawn, catch it on Netflix. Wolverines!

Also opening this weekend are Life of Pi, Anna Karenina and Holy Motors. Read more

Chris Hemsworth describes how it felt to beat out little brother Liam for the role of “Thor”:“We’re competitive,” Chris says, “but in the best way.”

Director Kenneth Branagh had narrowed his list to four actors who might be able to fill the starring role in his blockbuster film Thor, and what may surprise many fans and critics who are raving about the film, that list did not include the name of star Chris Hemsworth. But it did include the name Liam Hemsworth, the star’s younger brother.

Branagh had invited Liam, 21, whose credits include the Miley Cyrus movie The Last Song and the upcoming  The Hunger Games, to do a screen test, but the director also decided to re-evaluate a few previous audition tapes, one of those happened to belong to Chris.

“We’re competitive,” Chris says, “but in the best way.” Liam gave his older brother a few tips based on his audition with Branagh. And a phone call from producer Joss Whedon in support of Chris didn’t hurt his chances, either. Branagh and Marvel Studios were both impressed by the older Hemsworth brother.

“We did two or three interview sessions before we tested him,” Branagh says. “We pretty much knew as we were shooting the test that he was the guy. It seemed, across these meetings, he had grown into it. He understood it better. And crucially, he was at ease.”

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