Australian screen legend John Jarratt has launched an extraordinary broadside at the Hemsworths.
In a Thursday radio interview, the 73-year-old Wolf Creek star said Chris Hemsworth and his brother Liam should be making more films Down Under - and using their native accents.
Jarratt, who has a movie career stretching back to 1975, made the unfiltered comments after he was asked about the state of the local film industry.
'Well, it's gone to America, hasn't it?' he said of the Australian movie scene during an interview on 104.5 Triple M Brisbane's The Rush Hour on Thursday.
He then continued: 'Even, and if we get any of our big stars like, to come back to Australia, Australian big stars like the Hemsworths, et cetera, they... when was the last time you heard them use an Australian accent? Not very often.'
He then went on to slam the trend of big budget superhero films.
'So we've got to get Australian films back up and start using Australians, and someone's got to ban Spandex movies.'
Jarratt, who added that he would be starring in the new Wolf Creek film next year, will soon be seen in the new Australian-made gangster film Double or Nothing, which premieres at the Brisbane Film Festival on Sunday.
Famed Australian screen legend John Jarratt (pictured in 2023) says that Hollywood stars like Chris Hemsworth and his brother Liam should be making more films Down Under
Elsewhere in the chat, the outspoken former McLeod's Daughter's actor revealed that he 'hated' soap operas as well as 'spandex' [super hero] movies.
However, during the segment Jarratt was asked if had to make a choice between appearing in a super hero or a soap, which would he pick?
'Spandex...if I’ve got to sell my soul its a lot more money [than a soap],' he joked.
Jarratt, who began his acting career in major films with Peter Weir's 1975 Australian hit Picnic at Hanging Rock went on to star in other classic films Down Under including Vietnam drama The Odd Angry Shot (1979) and We of the Never Never (1979).
The 73-year-old Wolf Creek star added that if Aussie-born US-based performers did come back they should make Australian stories - and not super hero blockbusters. Pictured: Chris Hemsworth as Thor in a scene from Thor: Love and Thunder
In 2024's Furisoa, which was filmed locally, Hemsworth used a broad Australian accent. Pictured: Liam and Chris Hemsworth in 2015
Also known to TV audiences Jarratt played a drug killer in the ABC 1995 crime classic Blue Murder.
The real-life builder also featured as a host in the life style series Better Homes and Gardens between 1995 and 1998.
Jarratt's comments come after big stars like George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Liam Neeson, Zac Efron, Chris Hemsworth and Colin Farrell have all made movies in Australia since 2021.
Amongst them was 2024's Furisoa, in which Hemsworth played a fantasy character - but used a broad Australian accent.
Ahead of the Mad Max saga the former soap star completed two blockbusters Down Under: Thor: Blood and Thunder, made in Sydney and the Netflix thriller, Spiderhead, filmed in Queensland.
Jarratt, who has a movie career stretching back to 1975, made the daring comments after he was asked about the 'state' of the local film industry on Thursday during an appearance on 104.5 Triple M Brisbane 's The Rush Hour on Thursday. Seen in 2005's Wolf Creek
Neither film had a peculiarly Australian identity.
A large slate of Hollywood backed projects - many made under generous tax incentives - have been completed in Australia since 2020.
The productions provided thousands of jobs to local cast and crew.
These include the Amazon Prime Video drama Thirteen Lives starring Joel Edgerton and Viggo Mortensen.
Directed by famed American filmmaker Ron Howard and filmed in Queensland, the AU$79million deals with the dramatic Tham Luang cave rescue of 2018.
Baz Luhrman's Elvis bio pic was also completed in 2021 at a reputed cost of US 85million.
