Ron Howard’s Rush was released in only five theaters this past weekend, and it averaged $40,000 per screen, which is really good news. That means that the buzz is growing for Rush and that Chris Hemsworth can carry a film which doesn’t feature Fabio hair and a giant hammer. Rush will get its wide release this weekend, and my guess is that it will probably be #1 at the box office one week from now. So, do we give Chris credit for having the acting chops? I’ve said this in many Tom Hiddleton/Loki posts – Tom may have the fan-girls (and fan-boys), but Chris is the one with Hollywood backing him. Hollywood thinks Chris is the Next Big Thing. Chris is booking back-to-back film roles and more often than not, he’s carrying the films.
But should we give Chris’s wife Elsa Pataky some credit too? I think we should. I think Elsa sees herself as powerful Hollywood wife, and it’s her job to support her husband’s career with well-timed family-friendly photo-ops and lovely-dovey red carpet appearances. Us Weekly had a little hint into Elsa’s strategy:
On the press tour for Chris Hemsworth’s movie Rush, Elsa Pataky was never far behind.
“Supportive wife is the role she most wants to play,” says a source of the actress, 37.
It pays in dividends: in Rome, Hemsworth “opened doors and held her hand,” says a witness. “What a gentleman.”
This makes sense to me. Elsa may want to work as an actress, but she’s realistic about it. She knows she’s never going to be a movie star in her own right, but she can be one half of a power-couple. It’s the Jennifer Garner/Rita Wilson/Kate Capshaw School of Hollywood Power. And my guess is that Elsa is totally going to get pregnant again and soon, if she’s not already knocked up.
But should we give Chris’s wife Elsa Pataky some credit too? I think we should. I think Elsa sees herself as powerful Hollywood wife, and it’s her job to support her husband’s career with well-timed family-friendly photo-ops and lovely-dovey red carpet appearances. Us Weekly had a little hint into Elsa’s strategy:
On the press tour for Chris Hemsworth’s movie Rush, Elsa Pataky was never far behind.
“Supportive wife is the role she most wants to play,” says a source of the actress, 37.
It pays in dividends: in Rome, Hemsworth “opened doors and held her hand,” says a witness. “What a gentleman.”
This makes sense to me. Elsa may want to work as an actress, but she’s realistic about it. She knows she’s never going to be a movie star in her own right, but she can be one half of a power-couple. It’s the Jennifer Garner/Rita Wilson/Kate Capshaw School of Hollywood Power. And my guess is that Elsa is totally going to get pregnant again and soon, if she’s not already knocked up.
