The Thor star Chris
The characters are clashing in a varied way this summer. Thor has grossed $266 million at the worldwide box office so far, while the star-spangled superhero gets his turn in July with the release of *Captain America: The First Avenger*, starring Chris Evans in the title role. "I have brothers, so I know about competing with someone at the same time you might be cheering for them," Hemsworth said of the back-to-back Marvel Studios releases.
These two heroes, both with a history of winged headgear, will join Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), the Hulk (with Mark Ruffalo as his human alter ego), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), and Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) in *The Avengers* next summer. That film will be directed by Joss Whedon, and Hemsworth stated he has no concerns about his peers (it's an ensemble that includes 4 Oscar nominees) or how his character will be handled in a different type of film format.
"I've worked with Joss on *Cabin in the Woods* — he wrote it with Drew Goddard, and Drew directed, but Joss was on set and very collaborative with ideas, so I got a sense of his personality and who he was. So I feel less apprehensive now, knowing him and really liking him. I'm really excited to work with Joss and to see where he takes Thor and all the Marvel characters."