Chris Hemsworth wants to ditch Thor for something 'contemporary and real and simpler'

It seems as if even the Norse god himself has been affected by a touch of the old blockbuster fatigue

Too much of anything good can be exhausting; and that certainly doesn't exclude getting to wear a cape and run around pretending to be a Norse god.

It looks as if Thor star Chris Hemsworth is looking to hang up the hammer in the near future; spending the time between wrapping on fantasy blockbuster The Huntsman: Winter's War and the start of preparation on Thor: Ragnarok in search of a smaller project.

Referencing Hunstman co-star Charlize Theron's 2003 drama Monster, which won her an Academy Award, Hemsworth told Sydney's The Daily Telegraph; "The plan was to do something like that. I just couldn’t find the right thing. I definitely I have a yearning for something contemporary and real and simpler. That would be the focus."

"Some things were close. It was like maybe … But you are much better off not working than doing the wrong thing," he added.

Since Hemsworth's a mainstay of big-budgeted fare, between Marvel's output, Ron Howard's In the Heart of the Sea, and this year's Ghostbusters; it can be a difficult task to break out of the leading man mould, though the actor's already proven he's a comfortable fit for smaller, more sober character roles. In 2013, he impressed critics with his role as British Formula One driver James Hunt in Ron Howard's biopic Rush.

For now, Hemsworth still has (at least) one more Thor outing on his slate; starring alongside Tom Hiddleston's Loki and Mark Ruffalo's Hulk in the Taika Waititi-directed Thor: Ragnarok.

"I still get a little bit nervous," Hemsworth says of returning to the role. "I used to suffer from it quite badly when I first started out. It’s still there now but I sort of acknowledge it differently. I just accept that it’s going to be there and use the anxiety as a motivator."

"It makes me work harder, makes sure I do more preparation so I don’t sit on set and that voice goes, you didn’t work hard enough, it’s going to fall apart. Luckily, we have a script a lot earlier than I had on either of the first two films."

Thor: Ragnarok hits UK cinemas 27 October 2017.