‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Actor Chris Pratt revealed the reason why he doesn’t like using his given name ‘Chris’.
Speaking to a foreign tabloid, the ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ The actor who shares the name with several A-list actors in Hollywood, including Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans and Chris Pine, has spoken out about his distaste for the common name.
“Pratt. ZIP. You know, CP. ‘Hello, COP.’ But no one calls me Chris,” the actor tells the interviewer, adding that he feels “weird.”
“My friend Chad. I went golfing with my friend, Chad, my pastor the other day and he was like, ‘Doesn’t anyone call you Chris? I’m going to call you Chris. Very good, Chris. You’re upstairs,’” he recalled. “And I was like, ‘No, it feels weird. It’s not my name. Don’t call me Chris.’”
On the work front, Pratt will next be seen in the anticipated Marvel movie, ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ sharing screen space with the same name Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman. The film also features Karen Gillan, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Pom Klementieff, and Dave Bautista in pivotal roles.
The superhero movie has been directed by Taika Waititi, who has also written the script with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson, Stan Lee and Jason Aaron.
‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ follows the story of the Avenger teaming up with his accomplice Valkyrie along with Korg and his ex-girlfriend Jane Foster, who has also become Mighty Thor. They team up to fight Gorr the God Butcher who seeks to eliminate other gods.
The film is scheduled to be released on July 8.
