When a starstruck Chris Hemsworth met Brad Pitt

Chris Hemsworth recalls meeting actor Brad Pitt at the star's premiere for his 2019 film, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood. The Thor star was reportedly a little starstruck by Pitt and that's when things got bit awkward.

Washington D.C: Australian actor Chris Hemsworth shared the details on a very relatable first introduction.

According to Fox News, the 36-year-old actor told People magazine about meeting actor Brad Pitt at the star's premiere for his 2019 film, 'Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood.'

As per the outlet, Hemsworth was a little starstruck by Pitt and that's when things got bit awkward.

The Star Trek actor shared: "He went to do a handshake and I went for the hug, he was fine with it," Hemsworth recalled, noting that he "didn't get attacked" by Pitt's "security team or anything."

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Hemsworth said of the actor, "It was fantastic. He was as wonderful and pleasant as I'd hoped and imagined."

In the Quentin Tarantino-directed film, Pitt co-starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and the film was sei in the final years of Hollywood's Golden age.

Although Hemsworth didn't appear in the movie, a lot of stars attended its Los Angeles premiere to be one of the first to view the movie, reported People magazine.

With inputs from ANI