Sir Anthony Hopkins slams his own ‘pointless’ Marvel role

Sir Anthony Hopkins has slammed his personal look within the Thor franchise.

The veteran actor, who performed King Odin of Asgard within the Marvel films, has referred to as his expertise on the CGI-heavy superhero movies “pointless acting,” as a result of he spent most of his time filming in entrance of a inexperienced display screen.

“They put me in armour; they shoved a beard on me,” Hopkins stated in a brand new interview with The New Yorker, whereas discussing the influence the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has had on Hollywood.

“Sit on the throne, shout a bit. If you’re sitting in front of a green screen, it’s pointless acting it.”

The 85-year-old Oscar winner starred within the authentic Thor movie in 2011, in addition to its sequels Thor: Dark World in 2013 and Thor: Ragnarok in 2017.

Fellow Hollywood star Christian Bale appeared to really feel the identical manner when starring in final 12 months’s Thor: Love and Thunder, calling the green-screen expertise removed from stimulating.

“I mean, the definition of it is monotony,” 49-year-old Bale – who performed Gorr within the movie – instructed GQ final December.

“You’ve got other actors who are far more experienced at it than me. Can you differentiate one day from the next? No. Absolutely not.”

Bale stated he couldn’t even “differentiate one stage from the next” and he shunned making use of his signature methodology appearing strategies as it could’ve been a “pitiful attempt”.

Meanwhile, fellow Marvel star Elizabeth Olsen has additionally cautioned her friends about becoming a member of the MCU on multiple-movie offers.

Speaking of her expertise on the Happy Sad Confused podcast final month, the 34-year-old WandaImaginative and prescient star urged actors to take it one film at a time.

“I’ve had some people ask about it,” stated Olsen, who has performed Wanda Maximoff, aka the Scarlet Witch, within the sequence for eight years now. “Just give them one.”

“I think that way you have more control over … If you, let’s say, ‘Oh my God, this is the most fun I’ve ever had and I love this character so much, I want to do it again,’ you now have more creative control for the next one.”

Source: www.news.com.au