Last week, we got some exciting news on one of the next upcoming Disney movies , Prince Charming , when it was announced that Paddington and Wonka filmmaker Paul King will write and helm the movie . Apparently the House of Mouse is fast tracking development on the project, because on Wednesday morning, it was reported that Chris Hemsworth could be leading the movie. The first reactions to the casting are not necessarily positive, though.

Chris Hemsworth Is In Talks To Star In Prince Charming It was Deadline that shared that Thor actor Chris Hemsworth could be starring in the live-action Disney movie after the publication shared it can “confirm” he is in talks to be the titular character in Prince Charming . While the name is classically connected with the prince of Cinderella, reports about the movie suggest that Hemsworth would not specifically be playing the prince linked to rags-to-riches princess. “Prince Charming” is also known as a fairy tale stock character name used in numerous folk tales, so Hemsworth could be portraying an archetype rather than the movie being in the category of live-action Disney movies remakes .

Many Of The First Reactions Are Not Sold On The Casting When the report of Chris Hemsworth being in the running for Prince Charming made the rounds on X (formerly known as Twitter) , the internet had a lot of thoughts regarding the possibility of Thor starring in the movie. Here are some of the comments: “Damn, casting directors aren’t even try.