'Blackhat' trailer: Chris Hemsworth is a pistol-packing hacker

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http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-mn-blackhat-trailer-chris-hemsworth-michael-man-20140925-story.html

By OLIVER GETTELL
Los Angeles Times
Sept 25, 2014

Hey, what's Thor doing sitting at a computer terminal? Saving the day, of 
course.

Chris Hemsworth, best known for his role as an Asgardian superhero in 
Marvel's "Thor" and "Avengers" movies, has traded his hammer for a 
keyboard in the first trailer for Michael Mann's techno-thriller 
"Blackhat."

In the video, which you can watch above, Hemsworth plays Nicholas 
Hathaway, a genius coder, MIT alum and convicted hacker serving a 15-year 
sentence. When the feds realize he's also the only guy who can help them 
stop a mysterious cyber-villain from knocking over banks and melting down 
nuclear reactors, they spring Hathaway and give him a chance to get his 
sentence commuted.

Scheduled for release Jan. 16 from Universal, the Legendary-produced film 
also stars Viola Davis, Leehom Wang and John Ortiz.

 From the looks of things, "Blackhat" will tap into contemporary unease
about the threat of cyber-terrorism while also touching on some of Mann's 
pet themes, such as the blurred boundary separating cops and criminals and 
the personal and professional costs of dedicating one's life to work.

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