NEW DELHI: Shooting in India was like being in the Colosseum or doing live theatre with thousands of people watching and cheering every take, Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth said on Wednesday as he looked back at the making of his new film “Extraction” in Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
The star, known for his superhero persona of “Thor” in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, was supposed to travel to India again this March to promote his film but the trip got cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak. “Thousands of people up in the buildings and bridges watching and we’d call ‘cut’ and they’d all start cheering and applauding,” Hemsworth said at a virtual press conference.
He was in India towards the end of November 2018 to shoot for the film.
“It was like being in the Colosseum or a live theatre, which is very new to me but quite a lot of fun,” Hemsworth added from his home in Australia.
Joining him in the press conference was “Extraction” director Sam Hargrave.
The Netflix production, set in Mumbai and Dhaka, revolves around Hemsworth’s character, Tyler Rake, a former military man-turned-black market mercenary with emotional scars, embarking on a dangerous mission to extract the child of an Indian drug dealer from his rival in Bangladesh. (AGENCIES)
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