Chris Hemsworth in conversation as the lead actor in the Disney film “Prince Charming” by director Paul King

He played the warlord Dementus there Furiosa: A Mad Max Sagathe God of Thunder in the MCU, real Optimus Prime in Josh Cooley’s Transformers Oneand Kevin in 2016 Ghostbusters. After proving himself to be one of the most charming guys in Hollywood, Australian actor Chris Hemsworth is set to play Disney’s very own charming guy – Prince Charming, that is. Per deadline‘s reporting, the extraction They are in talks to make a live-action film about Disney’s quintessential royal suitor Paddington And Wonka Director Paul King.

Just last week it was first confirmed that the King’s Prince Charming film was in development. The British filmmaker will once again team up with his regular screenwriters Simon Farnaby and Jon Croker to offer a new perspective on one of the most iconic – and arguably second greatest – novels in cinema and literary history. dimensional – characters. While plot details for this film are yet to be revealed, we at least know that Disney has no intentions of making this a film specifically reminiscent of Prince Charming Cinderellathe fairy tale he represents most. And with any luck, Hemsworth’s titular bachelor will hopefully do better here than his Hollywood counterpart Chris – Chris Pine – as the dim-witted Charming in the tongue-in-cheek Sondheim movie musical Into the forest back in 2016.

This Prince Charming film is just the latest addition to Hemsworth’s increasingly booked and busy pipeline. In recent months, the in-demand actor’s name has been linked to everything from a TTransformers x GI Joe from crossover film to science fiction thriller The Corsair Codeto Prime Video’s All-Star Crime 101 feature and – as the Russo Brothers confirmed just a few days ago – a third appearance as Tyler Rake Extraction 3. As for King, Charming will be the latest iconic character from the world of fiction to be given new life by the filmmaker, having already brought Paddington and Willy Wonka to a whole new generation in recent years. However this eventually takes shape, we reckon we’re in for some great fun (pun intended). intended!)