MANILA, Philippines — “Thor meets Kidlat,” Filipino actor Derek Ramsay said of his experience working briefly with Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth for a video commercial promoting Hemsworth’s Netflix original movie, “Extraction 2.”
Prior to his “Extraction” series character Tyler Rake, Chris is best known as Thor in the Marvel movies franchise, while Derek famously donned a chiseled blue, black and yellow costume as the Filipino superhero Kidlat.
In the “Extraction 2” ad, Derek can be seen recreating his famous “Pare, pulis ako” scene originally shown as an anti-piracy campaign in cinemas, co-starring the late award-winning Independent film actor Kristofer King.
The ad humorously recreated the anti-camcording campaign’s details, including Derek’s chase with the criminal and the squashing of tomatoes, until Derek and the suspect landed in Chris’ hotel room during his recent Manila visit as the first stop of his “Extraction 2” global premiere. This is where Derek uttered his famous line from the campaign, “Pulis ako.”
Derek then said “salamat” to Chris, who then responded “you’re welcome,” as if he understands Filipino. Of course, the fist bump between the action stars from East and West is the cherry on top of the icing.
In his social media posts, Chris thanked Manila and his Filipino fans for the June 6 Manila press conference and fan meet, where Derek was among the action star guests.
Likewise, Derek said it was an “honor” to be a part of the movie’s Manila premier, and it was “a bigger honor” to work with Chris for the ad.
“Thank you for coming to our country and making so many people happy last night. It was great to meet you,” Derek told Chris in an Instagram post.