THE FOLLOWING IS SO EXCELLENT, SO UNBELIEVABLE, SO EPIC, THAT IT MAY CAUSE YOUR ACTUAL BRAIN TO EXPLODE. AS SUCH, I WOULD ADVISE THAT YOU IMMEDIATELY WRAP YOUR HEAD IN DAMP PAPER TOWELS AND EXTRA-FLUFFY MARSHMALLOWS.
DON'T ASK QUESTIONS.
JUST DO IT.
DONE? GOOD. Now that you have taken the proper precautions, I can tell you the news that I've been keeping a secret since last October: I, CHELSEA DAGGER, GOT TO GO TO THE LONDON SET OF SNOW WHITE AND THE HUNTSMAN AND MEET THREE OF THE MOST ATTRACTIVE, AMAZING PEOPLE IN EXISTENCE.
YES, IT'S TRUE. AND IT IS BECOMING CLEAR THAT THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH CAPITAL LETTERS IN THE WORLD TO ADEQUATELY EXPRESS MY EXCITEMENT ABOUT THIS EVENT. I will lay off the caps, for your sake and the sake of the internet at large, but guys, you should know that the only correct way to read this post is to imagine me screaming every single word in your ear while having the sweatiest spaz attack of the century. Because on October 25, 2011, I got to meet Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Stewart, and Sam Claflin on the set of Snow White and the Huntsman—in short, I had THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE, AND PROBABLY YOURS TOO.
How did this all come about? It started when Emily Winter peeked her head over my cubicle wall and whispered "The coolest thing ever is about to happen to you." A few minutes later, I got the following email from my boss (John Crowther, the executive director of SparkNotes):
To which I replied, as any normal person would:
And then I proceeded to victory hip-thrust through the entirety of the SparkNotes office, which is approximately 8.3 miles of hip-thrusting. Now, all of this was super-confidential at the time, which is why I didn't upload a 17-minute vlog of me hyperventilating, but today, the curtain of confidentiality was lifted, so this week I get to share with you every last awesome detail of my absurdly amazing London adventure. And butts, we're going to start off with a bang: today, I'm giving you my interview with Chris "Aragorn 2.0" Hemsworth, the smokin' hawt Australian who plays the badass, axe-throwing Huntsman (showcased in all his mega-foxy glory in the trailer below).
Our chat took place on THE ACTUAL SNOW WHITE SET, deep in a forest in England, just minutes after I watched Chris and Kristen Stewart laugh over a playback of an earlier scene in which Kristen had accidentally slugged Chris in the nose. Still chuckling (don't get me started on the infinite adorableness of this man's chuckle), he ambled over to me and a small group of bloggers. He was covered in mud, decked out in a dirt-covered costume, and rocking the most magnificently greasy ponytail I have ever beheld. I was now 2 feet away from the most ruggedly handsome man in the world; it goes without saying that I was 97% sweat (the other 3% of me is made of peanut butter and cannot produce perspiration). I could not remember any of the questions I was supposed to ask. I could not remember my own name. I could not even remember if I had feet, but I suspected that I did, and I suspected that those feet were in love with a man named Chris Hemsworth.
Then Chris Hemsworth smiled. (Every time Chris Hemsworth smiles, 9 people win the lottery. This is a scientifically proven fact.) He said "Hi guys." (Every time Chris Hemsworth says "Hi guys," 16 golden beanstalks sprout out of the cold, barren ground. This actually happens.) And THEN, we all started asking questions. (Every time Chris Hemsworth answers a question, 4 girls faint. I half-fainted about 63 times, but I kept managing to catch myself on a nearby shrub.) Here's what we talked about:
Question: Can you tell us about the punching scene that we were watching back there with Kristen?
Chris: Well, you can see the swelling going on with my nose.
Question: Ouch! Did Kristen do that?
Chris: Well, we misjudged one another and I head-butted her fist with my nose, which didn't turn out too well for me.
Question: Can you talk a little bit about filming scenes with her and the relationship you guys have developed?
Chris: Yeah, she's great. You know, we both loved the script from the beginning. I think we both read it and had a huge amount of excitement coming into it.
Question: Can you tell us a little bit about the love triangle in the movie?
Chris: It's not so much a love triangle. We haven't finished shooting it yet, so we don't really know what it's going to turn into. It's kind of what the individual characters feel for each other. I think they are kind of unaware of whether anyone else is involved within that mix. It's not quite as public or as open, I guess, as a love triangle. You know, it's not that obvious.
They all come from completely different parts of the universe that we're creating and find themselves getting along in moments and then not in other moments. I think it makes an interesting mix.
Question: Can you tell us a bit about your character? What's he all about?
Chris: Yeah. He's kind of a drunken mess at the beginning of the film, you know. There's a hint that he might have been someone of more nobility once upon a time, but now he's a bit of a lost soul. And his kind of faith in the world and hope
doesn't exist in him, really. He's kind of given up. I think this Snow White character kind of reignites that in him, you know, and it gives him hope again. She instills that in him or makes him at least question his doubts in the world and in people.
Question: What's been the biggest challenge so far?
Chris: We've had plenty of big fight sequences and battle sequences, which have been great. Just "epic" is the only word to sort of describe them. We had like a hundred horses on the beach at one stage, and we had 30 or 40 horses within the castle they built and a hundred extras in full armor fighting and things on fire. And we kind of turn up and it all kind of falls together somehow, but it certainly gets the adrenaline going.
Question: So, all the ladies want to know: any shirtless scenes in this one?
Chris: Ha, there was enough skin in Thor! I sort of stay covered up in this one.
Question: Did you have a favorite fairy tale as a kid?
Chris: I remember reading Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and that. Certainly there's a big eternal influence in this film from those stories, and I think that is why this was a big attraction for me. Also when I found out that the film was going to be more like those books and films as opposed to the softer fairy tale side of it.
Question: Are you starting to get recognized more?
Chris (laughing): Wherever I'm going, I put a blonde wig on and I wear a red cape. Other than that, I kind of slip through pretty unrecognized most of the time, because my hair, especially at the moment, is dark.
Question: What is it that appeals to you about fantasy roles like this?
Chris: Growing up, I always loved films like this, you know? Films that you can get transported to another world, and there's things that you would never see in everyday life, and also these larger-than-life characters, and I still enjoy a small
independent simpler story, but I'm certainly having a hell of a time working on films like this too, just 'cause your imagination is able to run wild while you're working it as well as when you watch it.
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And then, all too quickly, it was over. Chris was pulled back to set, and as he waved goodbye and walked off into a golden haze of hotness, I thought to myself, "That was the best first date of my life."
This is only the BEGINNING of the awesome stuff I've got in store you this week, butts. Check back later for my interviews with Kristen Stewart and Sam Claflin, plus tons of exclusive photos and deets from the set! AHHHHHH!
SOOOO, did your head explode?? Mine exploded 8 times, but luckily the marshmallows prevented any real damage. CAN YOU EVEN BELIEVE THAT I GOT TO DO THIS?!? CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT CHRIS HEMSWORTH LIKES LOTR?!?
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