Chris Hemsworth might have been a nightmare to Thanos’ army in Avengers: Infinity War, but he had to give it up when facing these three YouTubers. Hemsworth and Brian Tyree Henry were guests on the Australian YouTube channel, How Ridiculous, who are known for their adrenaline-pumping games. The team challenged Hemsworth and Henry to a Balloon Pop Race.
Hemsworth and Henry appeared on the channel to promote their latest film, Transformers One. The Extraction actor voices the role of Orion Pax aka Optimus Prime, while the Eternals actor voices Orion’s best friend-turned-enemy D-16 aka Megatron.
Thor Actor Chris Hemsworth Loses At This Challenging Game Of Speed
Marvel stars Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, and Scarlett Johansson reunite in the new animated film in the Transformers franchise, Transformers One. Hemsworth and Henry recently visited the studio of How Ridiculous, the Australian YouTube channel run by Derek Herron, Scott Gaunson, and Brett Stanford, for the promotion of the film.
The Transformers One actors and the How Ridiculous team engaged in a game of Balloon Pop Racing. The game, a popular YouTube sensation, requires the two sides to race through the balloon-popping tasks. In the game, Hemsworth began the challenge and completed two levels and Henry took over for the rest of the two levels.
The YouTubers won the game in a close finish, which Hemsworth and Henry accepted like true sportsmen. Fans of How Ridiculous were thrilled to see Hemsworth on the channel. When the video appeared on the channel’s Instagram account, one fan expressed their happiness in bringing the Spiderhead star to the channel.
Hemsworth also wrote a fun comment under the post, sharing that he would’ve done better with a hammer. Stanford, one of the YouTubers, noted how it was a very “tense” finish. Fans also wanted the channel to engage the duo in other similar games. Some of the fan reactions read:
I’m better with a hammer🔨
@chrishemsworth
Tense finish 🥶
@brettstanford
They finally got Chris in a video 🙂
@envisionracingfan
Please tell me you took him to the tower to drop the hammer
@dazlenka27
WHAT ! Chris Hemsworth on your channel ! I‘ve been watching you for soo long now, that‘s insane !
@piercereddy
Thor doing side quests
@mr_ogbebor
Transformers One premiered in Sydney, Australia on September 11, 2024. Besides the three Marvel stars, the ensemble voice cast of the film includes Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm.
Chris Hemsworth’s Transformers One Is A Hit Among Critics
Transformers One explores the origin story of the Autobots and Decepticons, especially that of their leaders Optimus Prime and Megatron. The two were best friends initially in Cybertron, the home planet of the Transformers, and their relationship dynamics forever changed the fate of the planet.
The animated film received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics. Josh Cooley’s film received an 86% Tomatometer score from 90 reviews, as of writing. The website consensus deemed the film as “dramatically satisfying with a dash of good humor.”
Amy Nicholson of the Washington Post, who provided a fresh rating, wondered whether Andrei Tarkovsky inspired this film’s aesthetics. The New York Times‘ Brandon Yu suggested that Cooley’s film was an example of how a good spinoff can be simple. Radheyan Simonpillai of The Guardian shared that the writers fare better with the slapstick comedy in the film. M.N. Miller of FandomWire called it the “best Transformers ever!”.
Transformers One will hit the US theaters on Friday, September 20, 2024.
