Chris Hemsworth
Chris Hemsworth, aka Thor, god of thunder in “The Avengers” universe, denied in no uncertain terms a story in the Daily Mail Australia that he and his wife had truckloads of water delivered to water his garden, while parts of Down Under were being devastated by wildfires.The Daily Mail said, “Chris Hemsworth and (wife) Elsa Pataky raise eyebrows with Byron Bay locals as ‘a fleet of water trucks’ for their ‘$-million garden’ arrive at their new megamansion amid bushfire and drought crisis.”
Hemsworth responded on Instagram: “This is a complete lie. Normally, I would not respond to false articles like this, but it bothers me a lot. The water truck was purely for drinking water because, like everyone in the region who is not connected to town water, we have run out of potable water due to the drought. NONE of my garden is fed by drinking water. Thanks for your concern #dailymail and thanks for adding more distress to an already brutal situation the whole country is dealing with. Merry Xmas”
But the denial was hardly enough for @curly_girly14 who responded to Hemsworth’s post: “I would like to think you’d buy some extra water for the town! Good Xmas/New year presents for your neighbors.”
Nicole Kidman was thrilled to be on the same flight as fellow Australian Russell Crowe.
Australian icons’ chance encounter
“You never know who you’ll run into on your way home for Christmas … 30 years of friendship … and counting,” award-winning actor Nicole Kidman posted on Instagram about a chance encounter with fellow Australian and award-winner Russell Crowe on a Qantas flight, as they both flew Down Under for the holidays.
Crowe, Oscar best actor winner for “Gladiator,” was reported to be currently working on the new Miramax film “The Georgetown Project,” which would be directed by Joshua John Miller and Mark A. Fortin, who wrote the 2015 horror film “Final Girls” and developed the USA Network series, “Queen of the South.”
As lead actor in the horror movie, which is being filmed in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States, Crowe would reportedly be possessed by a demon.
Kidman, who received the Oscar best actress trophy for “The Hours,” the first Australian actor to be so honored, starred recently with fellow Academy Award winner Charlize Theron and Academy Award nominees John Lithgow and Margot Robbie in “Bombshell,” which was “based on the real scandal” involving Fox News. One media report said the film “is a revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time; Fox News, and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man (then-president Roger Ailes) who created it.”
Hugh Jackman and wife send holiday greetings.
Greetings from ‘Wolverine’
“Happy holidays from our family to yours” was the simple message Hugh Jackman had for everyone on Instagram. Wife Deborra-Lee Furness joined the Australian singer-actor in the holiday photo.
Jackman, best-known for playing Wolverine in the “X-Men” film series from 2000 to 2018 (he holds the Guinness World Record for “longest career as a live-action Marvel superhero), is a regular on “Activate: The Global Citizen Movement.” The six-part television documentary series launched this year by National Geographic and Procter & Gamble focuses on “Global Citizen’s efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. Each episode delves into a different issue connected to the root causes of poverty, following a specific Global Citizen campaign and the organizers, amplifiers, grassroots activists and people whose lives are being changed.”
Jackman is also currently filming “The Jade Earring” for Warner Bros. in New Orleans, Louisiana and Miami, Florida. He portrays “a veteran living in a future Miami flooded by rising seas who offers clients the chance to relive any memory”. The character becomes romantically involved with a woman linked to a series of violent crimes.