Wolf Creek star slams Chris and Liam Hemsworth for abandoning their home country: 'When was the last time you heard them use an Australian accent?' READ MORE: Aussie actor John Jarratt is seen for the first time in years By A. James For Daily Mail Australia Published: 17:03 EDT, 24 October 2024 | Updated: 17:19 EDT, 24 October 2024 e-mail 2 View comments Australian screen legend John Jarratt has launched an extraordinary broadside at the Hemsworths. In a Thursday radio interview, the 73-year-old Wolf Creek star said Chris Hemsworth and his brother Liam should be making more films Down Under - and using their native accents.
Jarratt, who has a movie career stretching back to 1975, made the unfiltered comments after he was asked about the state of the local film industry. 'Well, it's gone to America, hasn't it?' he said of the Australian movie scene during an interview on 104.5 Triple M Brisbane 's The Rush Hour on Thursday.
He then continued: 'Even, and if we get any of our big stars like, to come back to Australia, Australian big stars like the Hemsworths, et cetera, they...
when was the last time you heard them use an Australian accent? Not very often.' He then went on to slam the trend of big budget superhero films. 'So we've got to get Australian films back up and start using Australians, and someone's got to ban Spandex movies.
' Jarratt, who added that he would be starring in the new Wolf Creek film next year, will soon be seen in the new Australian-made gangster film Dou.
