All You Need to Know About Hulk Hogan’s Netflix Documentary Starring Chris Hemsworth

Who imagined that the name Hollywood Hulk Hogan would actually make its way into the film industry? The professional wrestling world has a treasure of stories, and Hulk Hogan is one pioneer of that. 

Finally, Hollywood will venture their path into pro wrestling territory and might fill a massive gap. That’s because the ‘Thor’ actor Chris Hemsworth will play Hulk Hogan in an upcoming Netflix biopic. This documentary will take movie buffs and wrestling fans on the journey of The Hulkster’s life.

The six-time World Champion Hulk Hogan is one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. Hogan has spent years in the wrestling industry, captivating his performance and ability on the mic. Therefore, an actor like Chris Hemsworth needed to be cast for The Hulkster’s biopic that could do justice to Hogan’s remarkable career.

Chris Hemsworth on playing Hulk Hogan in the Netflix documentary

When the Hulk Hogan documentary was announced in 2020, Chris Hemsworth came forward to share his emotions to play the American wrestling legend. The muscular Australian actor perfectly embodied the monstrous hammer-wielding Thor superhero in the Marvel movies. Now it was time for Hemsworth to step up and bring Hogan’s character to life.

According to The Evening Standard, while speaking to Total Film, Hemsworth noted that he went through fierce training for the Hulk Hogan role.

“As you can imagine, the preparation for the role will be insanely physical. I will have to put on more size than I ever have before, even more than I put on for Thor. There is the accent as well as the physicality and the attitude. I will also have to do a deep dive into the rabbit hole of the wrestling world, which I’m really looking forward to doing,” Chris Hemsworth said.

MCU ‘Thor’ actor claimed that he has been training more than his potential to display a powerhouse physique like The Hulkster. According to Hemsworth, absorbing Hulk Hogan’s character is a tedious job but a worthy one.

Hulk Hogan saw himself in the MCU Actor

The Hulkster was impressed by Chris Hemsworth’s dedication to playing his role. Hulk Hogan loves the idea of Hemsworth playing him in the Netflix documentary. WWE Hall of Famer took to his social media to appreciate Chris Hemsworth’s muscles and admiration.

Hogan wrote, “He’s already there! He’s ready, BROTHER!!! But is he good-looking enough to play me lol, lol, lol. HH.”

In fact, The Hulkster had admitted during an interview with ESPN that he had confronted Chris Hemsworth when the announcement was made. In the same interview, Hulk Hogan mentioned that WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff is one of the project’s executive producers.

Needless to say, Hemsworth has an intimidating task on his hands. Not only the Australian actor has to play Hulk Hogan, but he also has to present all the shades of an iconic professional wrestling character.

Did The Hulkster’s biopic writer give away a spoiler of the film?

Last year, during an exclusive interview with Screen Rant, John Pollono, the writer of Hulk Hogan’s biopic, praised the ‘Thor’ actor. In addition, the writer opened up about Chris Hemsworth’s acting abilities, his potential to display a professional wrestler, and the project’s state as a whole.

“I’m really proud of the work; it’s great. Coming from theater, I like to write for actors, and Scott Silver, who co-wrote that with me, who was like a mentor early in my career, some of my favorite scripts were written by him, so it’s like a joy to work with. But I love writing for great actors; I think Chris Hemsworth, like these guys, he’s awesome. You can make him funny and tragic and all that stuff,” John Pollano mentioned.

Pollono added, “I’m really excited to see the movie, and hopefully – I don’t know how COVID-friendly that movie would be to shoot cause they got like 30,000 people in the crowds in some of these scenes, so hope eventually they get to make it. I can’t wait to see it someday.”

John Pollano did not reveal much about the film because spoiler alert! However, the writer admired working on Hulk Hogan’s biopic. Pollono also stated that coming from a theatre background and writing the script for The Hulkster’s biopic was an honor for him. Just like the fans, even Pollono is excited about the final transformation of Chris Hemsworth, bringing Hogan to life.

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What else do you need to know about the Hulk Hogan biopic?

Joker’s film director Todd Phillips will steer Hulk Hogan’s biopic. However, this movie will be like a crossover of the century because the DC Universe director will cast an MCU actor in a WWE legend documentary.

Chris Hemsworth has been working out extensively to get himself in shape, like Hulk Hogan. Another interesting fact that Hemsworth is worthy of the ‘Thor’s’ hammer and playing The Hulkster is that they share a common birthday.

The entire transformation of the WWE legend is itself challenging. Hogan was a beast in the 80s and 90s, and his physique was beyond palpable. However, Chris Hemsworth has taken this challenge and has decided to pour his heart out in playing Hulk Hogan.

According to the reports by Netflix Junkie, we are waiting for the production to begin. So for over a year, fans have had no updates about the Netflix documentary. Unfortunately, this means fans have to wait for more time as Hulk Hogan’s biopic has a foreseeable future.

Is Chris Hemsworth leaving MCU?

Luckily for Chris Hemsworth fans, there’s no doubt that the actor will leave MCU. As of now, the Australian actor doesn’t have a full acknowledgment of The Hulkster’s biopic. But he is going to pop records this summer.

Marvel Cinematic Universe yesterday released a teaser of Hemsworth starring in Thor: Love and Thunder film. This movie is a sequel to Thor: Ragnarok and has been directed by Taika Waititi. MCU and Chris Hemsworth will take us on a thriller rollercoaster of Thor unlike he has ever faced.

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Thor: Love and Thunder is set to release on 8th July 2022 worldwide. And soon, Chris Hemsworth will prove his worth when Hulk Hogan’s biopic hits the theatres.