Christopher Hemsworth (born 11 August 1983) is an Australian actor. He rose to prominence playing Kim Hyde in the Australian TV series Home and Away (2004–07) before beginning a film career in Hollywood by taking on parts in the science fiction film Star Trek (2009) and the thriller A Perfect Getaway (2009).
Hemsworth went on to star in the fantasy film Snow White and the Huntsman (2012), the war film Red Dawn (2012), the action thriller Blackhat (2015), the biographical thriller In the Heart of the Sea (2015), the comedy Ghostbusters (2016), and the Men in Black film series spin-off Men in Black: International (2019). His most critically acclaimed roles include the comedy horror The Cabin in the Woods (2012) and the biographical sports film Rush (2013), in which he portrayed James Hunt.
Sci-fi thriller Spiderhead lands on Netflix this week and sees Marvel's Chris Hemsworth star in the dystopian film.
The film , based on The New Yorker short story Escape from Spiderhead by George Saunders, is set in a state-of-the-art prison where inmates are administered mind-altering drugs in exchange for shorter sentences.
It was directed by Joseph Kosinski - best known for his directorial debut Tron: Legacy - with a screenplay from Deadpool writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick.
The film was principally shot in Queensland, Australia, during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Locations for filming included the Gold Coast, as well as popular tourist destination the Whitsunday Islands. Read more: Jack Grealish's girlfriend rumoured to star in new Netflix series In the film, the futuristic penitentiary is run by brilliant visionary Steve Abnesti.
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