9. Chris Hemsworth – Cabin in the Woods
Joss Whedon shot this horror comedy in 2009, before Hemsworth was cast as Thor. Thus, he was able to utilize the guy before his stardom and he does a good job as Curt, the high school jock who joins his friends at a cabin for a fun weekend. What they don’t know is that they’re the latest subjects of a ritual meant to quiet ancient gods that basically plays off all the classic horror movie clichés. Curt is actually quite smart but the drugs pushed by the company behind this make him the stereotype “dumb jock” to fit the ritual but he sobers up when he sees his girlfriend killed. Realizing they need help, Curt gets a motorcycle and revs it by the large ravine cutting the Cabin off, giving a big speech to the others on how he’s going to get help and come back, takes off to fly across the ravine…and slams straight into the force field surrounding the place, crashing to the bottom in a fiery heap. It’s both funny and tragic to see him go down like this which sums up the film and interesting how Whedon’s first go-around with the future God of Thunder went.
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