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.
Book Market Picking Up As Universal Buys ‘Run For Your Life’ Short Story Package; Britney Spears Memoir & Journo Student’s Takedown Of Stanford President Also Spark Bids – The Dish
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: The book-to-movie market that has been spotty with two strikes hobbling the business is seeing an uptick that will lead to a few strong deals before the holiday.
It could presage a boom market if the optimism from the latest labor talks lead to a deal and resumption of business. One big deal just closed at Universal, for an action thriller based on the unpublished 43-page short story Run For Your Life.
The story is about a groom marked for death on his wedding day, and the studio is at the altar with a pre-emptive purchase that has Safe House scribe and Designated Survivor creator David Guggenheim attached to write and Sam Hargrave in talks to direct.
Latter helmed the Chris Hemsworth action films Extraction and its sequel for Netflix and AGBO; Hargrave will next direct another high-action thriller, Stay Frosty, for Warner Bros with Dark Horse Entertainment.
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