Insight with Chris Van Vliet - Chris Hemsworth Gives Hulk Hogan Movie Update, Extraction 2's 21-Minute One-Shot Action Scene

Episode Date: June 23, 2023

Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) is an actor known for his role as Thor in the Marvel Avengers movies, Men In Black: International, Snow White And The Huntsman, 12 Strong, the Extraction franchise and more! In this episode, Chris Hemsworth and Extraction 2 director Sam Hargrave sit down with Chris Van Vliet to talk about the 21-minute one-shot action sequence in Extraction 2, the training that goes into making an action scene, the foods that Chris missed eating the most while filming and he gives an update on the rumored Hulk Hogan biopic and more! If you are a podcaster or a creator and you're serious about growth, I would love to hear your feedback here: http://tinyurl.com/CVVsurvey Use the code CVV to get your first month of Bluechew for FREE at http://bluechew.com Get $150 off your Plunge with the coupon code CVV at http://thecoldplunge.com Quote I'm thinking about: There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. - Edith Wharton For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://chrisvanvliet.com If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than a minute and makes a huge difference in helping to spread the word about the show and also to convince some hard-to-get guests.  Follow CVV on social media:  Instagram: instagram.com/ChrisVanVliet Twitter: twitter.com/ChrisVanVliet Facebook: facebook.com/ChrisVanVliet YouTube: youtube.com/ChrisVanVliet TikTok: tiktok.com/@Chris.VanVliet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

All systems are gathered. Ladies and gentlemen, Chris Van. Brilliant. Hello, my friends, and welcome back to another audio adventure on Insight. I'm CVV, Chris Van Fleet. Thank you so much for being with us. And, I mean, you've heard me say it before. I will say it again, but I've never met a Chris that I don't like.

And I actually say that during this interview. We got the one, the only Chris Hemsworth, back on the show for a little mini-view. a little mini interview here. His new movie, Extraction 2, is the number one film on Netflix right now. And for good reason, the action in this movie is insane. There's this one 21-minute,

single-shot action sequence that... I got to see this in theaters, and it just blew my mind. Actually, everyone applauded after the scene was done. That's how good it is. So we talk about that. We talk about just the train. and the diet and the workout that goes into playing a character like this.

And yes, you saw the title of this episode. We get a little update about that Hulk Hogan biopic that he has been attached to. There's this idea, Todd Phillips, the guy who directed The Hangover and the Joker and who's now currently working on The Joker 2. He is set to direct this movie about Hulk Hogan's life. Chris Hemsworth is supposed to be playing Hulk Hogan, but it just feels like this has been stalled because I asked, Chris Hemsworth about this almost exactly a year ago last June. And he kind of gave me a very similar

answer about this. But I figured, look, if Chris Hemsworth is sitting in front of me and there is a Hulk Hogan project that is possibly in the works, I had to get an update on this. So if you enjoy this episode, please share this with a fellow Chris Hemsworth fan or just a fellow Chris fan in general. And take a screenshot and tag us. He's at Chris Hemsworth. I'm at Chris Famsworth. I'm at Chris fan Vleet. And when this is done, trust me, if you haven't seen it yet, extraction two, so, so good. We're also sitting down with the director of both extraction and extraction to Sam Hargrave during this conversation. And they've really made magic here. Extraction was the most streamed film on Netflix when it came out in April of 2020. And I feel like extraction two is that much better of a movie.

I actually said that when this interview was done. I'm like, I don't know. Is it bad to say that I liked this movie more than the first one? Like that this movie's better? And Sam, the director's like, oh, no, please, tell everyone. Tell everyone that. So here I am telling everyone that. So enjoy this conversation. Ladies and gentlemen, it's the director of extraction to Sam Hargrave and Chris Hemsworth.

I've never met a Chris that I don't like. It's always good to say the fellow. It's just signed here. Sanjo. Walked me through this 21-minute, one-shot action sequence. Curious what the script actually says. The script says at the beginning, the heading was, you know, and here follows the greatest wonder in cinema history.

So, yeah, literally. And the other inspiring descriptive words, such as a sequence to rival old boy, like that fight in the, in a prison. So, you know, what Joe did, so I think masterfully was drop in these kind of challenges for us as filmmakers to say, like, you know, to just lay the gauntlet down and say, this is what I think can be done.

And so then it's up to us is creative filmmakers to be like, all right, well, this is going to be our version of the best we can do at this time and then see if audience on. Man. Chris, when you're going through the fight choreography, when you're hitting your marks, when you're having to remember to say lines and say like your character would say it, what's going through your mind in the sequences? At that point, you want to be intuitive and instinct.

you know you the worst thing is i think walking into a stunt okay i've got to do a punch a kick of this like you can't it's like you know getting on the field to play football and then try to figure out okay so how do i throw the ball again and how do i pick the ball um so it's it's preparation preparation preparation and then we had uh weeks and months of rehearsals um at the end of each shooting day we'd rehearse again the weekends so yeah exhausting but there's a lot of the i wouldn't say the Tressions removed, but there's a lot of comfort going in going, I've done everything I could have done. There's no stone left unturned in this preparation and then switch that off and just let it be organic.

Yeah, the preparation allows him the space to be in the moment. And that's when, you know, he does it again, well, you can, it's crazy that you can see it too. And it would be times where, I mean, not with him, but when you look in the eyes before where you can see like, are they thinking about the next move or are they in the moment? It's in the moment where the performance really shines and not counting the moves and me like, what comes next? That's where spontaneity happens. I think that's where those little like, quote, happy accidents.

There's no accident. It's because he's rehearsed so much that he's free to perform and be present. And that's where the beauty lies. There's lots more to get into. But first, I want to say a big welcome to our new sponsor, Blue Choo. Yeah, we are on board with Blue Choo, guys. And they are hooking you up in a big way. Your first month is free.

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What a great way to kick this off with Blue Chew. So if you've ever been thinking about becoming a member at bluechew.com. Do it now with that code CVV to get your first month for free and just pay $5 for shipping. Chris, what's the food that you miss the most when you're getting into the shape for a movie like extraction or where you get into the shape to be Thor? I didn't have the strict side on this. I mean, I generally eat pretty healthy. For four, it's, you know, much largely calorie intake and it's the usual sort of high protein

sure a little bit of all the boring stuff all the boring stuff whereas for this I actually had that you know and I didn't have a very big window but to slim down and become more functional flexible better movement patterns more martial art training and and it was freezing so to be honest

I knew burning so many calories I was just eating whatever I mean it was generally healthy but it didn't matter it's just like fuel fuel yeah fuel so to look like Chris Hemsworth eat whatever you want That's twisting his work. What? What?

That's twin. Continue to continue. What's it like when you're punching people and doing a sequence while your arm is on fire? That was wild. You know, there's enough burn liquid on, what we call it burn liquid? That totally gets the point of course. On my jacket, by the time that sequence would finish, it should have burnt out. and the instructions I was given was, if it had to just start patting it out.

But also, it's running up your shoulder and so on, from punches and that flame jump. It was certainly an added layer of complexity, but I just remember to think, this looks so cool. It looks so cool. I just got to say, I'm still hopeful that you're going to be Hulk Hogan in some point. Like, let's hope. Yeah, at a time, yeah. I don't know what's happening with it at the moment, but.

there's a good story that I love to tell it. Todd Phillips has been deep in the world of the Joker, but we've had conversations, and yeah, fingers crossed. Thank you so much, brother. Yeah, I hate that. Well, there we go. And the action in extraction two is nonstop.

Didn't mean to make that run, the action in extraction two. But it's so good. Check this out on Netflix. You won't have to look very far. It's the number one film. It's right there on the home screen. And I don't want to give too much away here.

But I have a pretty good feeling we'll be seeing extraction three at some point, you know, not too long from now. But it's so cool to be able to sit down with Sam Hargrave and Chris Hemsworth, you know, even if it's a short interview, even if it's a mini interview, we're spending time here with Chris Hemsworth. If you want to check out the video version of that, that's on my YouTube channel. And if you follow me on Twitter or on Instagram, I've been talking about putting something together for fellow podcasters, fellow creators, fellow YouTubers, where we can help grow and also monetize your channels. A lot of people that are making content and they've never made a cent on this.

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