A much thinner Chris Hemsworth attends movie premiere in Mexico

Australian actor Chris Hemsworth appeared Monday evening for the premiere of his film In the Heart of the Sea, in the Mexican capital, looking slim having shed several kilos and muscles in order to play a sailor in the movie.

A Mexico City shopping mall was the venue for the screening of the Ron Howarddirected adventure and action film, based on the Essex whale ship disaster, which had inspired Herman Mellville’s Moby Dick.

Hemsworth, the lead actor of the Thor saga, and Howard, Oscarwinning director of ‘A Beautiful Mind’ (2001) posed on the red carpet, obliging fans who had come to attend the event.

In the Heart of the Sea will release across Mexico on Dec. 4 and is based on the bestseller of the same name, written by Nathaniel Philbrick.

In the winter of 1820, the Essex, that set sail from New England, was attacked and sunk by a gigantic whale forcing the surviving crew to go to extremes to stay alive.

Hemsworth plays the seasoned First Mate of the ship, Owen Chase, and the other actors in the cast are Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Matthew Joy, Ben Whishaw, Tom Holland and Brendan Gleeson.