- Chris Hemsworth gave a hitchhiker a ride to a popular Australian vacation spot in his private helicopter.
- The hitchhiker turned out to be American musician Scott Hildebrand.
- Hildebrand looked pretty pleased to be catching a ride to Byron Bay with the Avengers actor, particularly when he found out that it would be by chopper.
- Hildebrand later said he’d never hitchhiked before, and that initially he didn’t realize it was Hemsworth offering him a ride.
Chris Hemsworth gave a hitchhiker a ride to a popular Australian vacation spot in his private helicopter.
On Monday, the "Thor" star posted a video of himself and his personal trainer picking up a hitchhiker on the side of the road after arriving at Brisbane Airport, located along Australia's east coast.
The hitchhiker turned out to be American musician Scott Hildebrand.
"Picked up a hitchhiker, wasn’t a serial killer which we were stoked about and just happened to be a kick ass musician Scott Hildebrand #WelcomeToAustralia," Hemsworth said on Instagram.
Hildebrand looked pretty pleased to be catching a ride to Byron Bay with the Avengers actor, particularly when he found out that it would be by chopper.
See the video here:
Despite the coincidence, it appears the video wasn’t a set-up.
Hildebrand later told radio station Nova he’d never hitchhiked before, and that initially he didn’t realize it was Hemsworth offering him a ride.
"I was out there for 15 minutes and they pulled up in this car… a black van. The one guy Luke was filming and at the time and I was like I don’t know why they are filming, just on their phone, but I was kind of unsure of the whole situation," Hildebrand said.
"All of a sudden we pull up to the helipad. They’re like 'ever flown in a helicopter Scotty?' and I couldn’t believe it and that’s when I was like ‘who are you guys?"
"Luke was like 'that’s Chris Hemsworth, Thor' And I was like 'what?' I couldn’t believe it."
Hildebrand said the trip was "magical."
"It was beautiful. We saw whales and dolphins. It was magical."
The clip has attracted nearly 2 million views.
Hemsworth is currently building a $9 million, six-bedroom mansion in Broken Head near Byron Bay.
He’s believed to have returned to Australia following the filming of the new 'Men in Black' movie.