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Posted on Oct. 23, 2024

People Are Furious After Learning Chris Hemsworth Might Play Prince Charming In The New Disney Movie, And TBH, I See Both Sides Of The Debate

Prince Charming: apparently more than just a love interest.

by Abby Zinman

BuzzFeed Staff

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But macho-man status aside, there's another overwhelming reason a lot of people don't want to see Chris (at least THIS Chris) play Prince Charming. And that's his age. For context, Chris is 41 — which isn't old by any means, but people seem to be disappointed it's not someone younger:

It's a prince character not a king
— Buri Buri Zaemon (@itz_ravanan) October 23, 2024

Twitter: @itz_ravanan

don't they have some new young actors for this? no hate to chris but prince charming used to be younger
— vani (@paneerchillli) October 23, 2024

Twitter: @paneerchillli

Look, Chris is an amazing performer, but he's too old now for Prince Charming. These characters are supposed to be young adults. 18-25 max.
— tom hardy's lips (@th3muse2) October 23, 2024

Twitter: @th3muse2

It's not just about his age, though. In general, others are calling out the need to make way for NEW actors on our screens:

As much as I love him as an actor, I feel like we need some new fresh faces to take these roles.
— Goddess Kristine 🎀💳💰| Findom (@all4kristine) October 23, 2024

Twitter: @all4kristine

Does hollywood only have 12 actors?
— eri˚❀*·ꕤ. (@eternalcumslime) October 23, 2024

Twitter: @eternalcumslime

There are, however, some people coming to Chris's defense, saying they're excited to see him in a new kind of role:

Chris Hemsworth as Prince Charming? That would be amazing! Can't wait to see how this turns out!
— Richa (@kaali_coffee) October 23, 2024

Twitter: @kaali_coffee

I wonder what kind of twist Disney will put on this classic fairy tale. Chris Hemsworth's casting certainly adds an interesting element.
— Preeti Shukla (@preetishukla94) October 23, 2024

Twitter: @preetishukla94

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People Are Furious After Learning Chris Hemsworth Might Play Prince Charming In The New Disney Movie, And TBH, I See Both Sides Of The Debate

As you might already know, Disney is currently making a brand-new movie about the one and only, Prince Charming. Side character no more — this one's all about him.

The movie will be directed by Paul King, who also made the Paddington movies and Wonka. We're not sure about the plot yet, but we do know the Prince Charming character is the romantic lead in more than one princess movie, including Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty.

Even though the plot hasn't been revealed yet — or even whether the movie will be live-action or animated — we DO have new intel on who may be playing Prince Charming himself.

And this is huge news, because ever since we found out we'd be getting a Prince Charming movie, everyone has been discussing and debating who should play him. Some popular choices include Jonathan Bailey, Luke Newton, Nicholas Galitzine, and Timothée Chalamet.

And on Oct. 23, we got some big news: Deadline revealed that THE Chris Hemsworth is in talks to play Prince Charming.

Of course, Chris Hemsworth has been a leading man in soooo many movies before (uh, anyone seen Thor?). But there's a reason people didn't really consider him beforehand: he's an action star, so this would be a relatively new niche for him.

But macho-man status aside, there's another overwhelming reason a lot of people don't want to see Chris (at least THIS Chris) play Prince Charming. And that's his age. For context, Chris is 41 — which isn't old by any means, but people seem to be disappointed it's not someone younger:

It's not just about his age, though. In general, others are calling out the need to make way for NEW actors on our screens:

There are, however, some people coming to Chris's defense, saying they're excited to see him in a new kind of role:

Anyone else you'd like to see as Prince Charming who didn't make the poll (sorry, LOL)? Any more thoughts about the potential choice of Chris Hemsworth as Prince Charming? Tell us in the comments! Seriously, I wanna know!

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