Thor Movie

[JeyNyce]

I ran into this a couple of minutes ago:

http://www.latinoreview.com/news/is-kenneth-branagh-close-to-choosing-his-thor-6337

If he bulks up a bit I'm sold.

[BentonGrey]

Hmm...he could pull it off, I think, but he would definitely have to bulk up...and get some sun.

[captmorgan72]

Yeah, he could pull it off. Gerard Butler was not very buff before he played Leonidas and we all saw how he looked in 300. Put that guy through the same training as Butler and we have our Thor.

[stumpy]

Yeah, maybe. Seems more like a Loki to me. Also, a little like the baddy in Hellboy II...

[detourne_me]

I'm sure he could bulk up, his father's a pretty big guy.

[Previsionary]

Bump:

According to this, Thor has been cast. Not sure as to the authenticity, but what do you guys think?

[House Quake]

Bump:

According to this, Thor has been cast. Not sure as to the authenticity, but what do you guys think?

Looks like we have Thor.  Seeing the same info pop up everywhere... even thoiugh they mostly cite the same source.  He's a naturally tall guy 6'4", with a decent build who I'm sure will be bulking up.  Looks like a good call.

[BentonGrey]

Well, he's certainly not picture perfect casting or anything, but I imagine that if he bulks up he could come somewhere close to looking the part.  Does anyone know if he can actually act?  The fact that Branagh is helming this movie makes me a bit more inclined to trust than I normally would be.  I imagine that he has the wherewithal to chose the right actor for the flick.

[captmorgan72]

In what little screen time he had in Star Trek, I thought he was a decent enough actor. I would bet if we all saw pictures of Gerald Butler and Hugh Jackman before they were chosen to play their parts, we would have thought they wouldn't work.

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

I was about to post this news itself, but yeah, seems a definite thing.

[Previsionary]

Seems Loki has been cast as well.

I've learned that Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and Thor director Kenneth Branagh have cast their Loki, the nemesis to the lead in Thor set for release on May 20, 2011. He's Tom Hiddleston, unknown to American audiences but an award-winning British actor and Royal Academy Of Dramatic Arts (RADA) graduate. He played Winston Churchill's son in HBO's The Gathering Storm, but, more to the point, note that Hiddleston starred in Ivanov opposite Sir Kenneth on the London stage and also starred with him in the BBC miniseries Wallander. Marvel Studios won't confirm my news, but Hiddleston had been considered as a possible Thor.

[BentonGrey]

Hmm, he seems like the right kind of fellow to play Loki.  Cool that they are using Loki, too.

[BWPS]

Hmm, he seems like the right kind of fellow to play Loki.  Cool that they are using Loki, too.

There's going to be LOADS of brotherly angst as the main plot point. They'll start as rival/friends and then a girl will be the trigger for Loki turning against his brother. In the final battle Loki has a change of heart and gives his life to defeat the big threat who he had previously been in league with and/or who had killed their father. Seeing the sacrifice made by his brother who is once again his friend albeit for only the last 5 minutes of his life fills Thor with enough strength to defeat the big threat and save Asgard. 

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

Uh, no, that doesn't sound much like Thor and Loki's relationship at all.  The Vikings would have beheaded you for saying such things.

[Gremlin]

Uh, no, that doesn't sound much like Thor and Loki's relationship at all.  The Vikings would have beheaded you for saying such things.

Come, Cat, this is BWPS here, who still insists on pretending Eric Bana is Tom Cruise in disguise. 

[Sevenforce]

Uh, no, that doesn't sound much like Thor and Loki's relationship at all.  The Vikings would have beheaded you for saying such things.

Come, Cat, this is BWPS here, who still insists on pretending Eric Bana is Tom Cruise in disguise. 

I KNEW it!!

*goes off to update his conspiracy web wall

[BentonGrey]

That sounds terrible!  Here's hoping that BWPS is just blowing smoke.

[BWPS]

What? It's true! I have tons of sources! Stan Lee will be playing Odin for the brief time he is alive before whatever new/shoehorned in villain they decide to use kills him. Both Thor and Loki wear sweet black leather costumes without horns and wings and nonsense!

[Glitch Girl]

You forgot about Hallie Berry as love interest Lady Sif.

JOKING! I'm only joking! Put down the baseball bat.

[Gremlin]

You forgot about Hallie Berry as love interest Lady Sif.

JOKING! I'm only joking! Put down the baseball bat.

*puts down the bat*
*still has the lead pipe*

[BentonGrey]

"We're gonna' make a great Thor movie, and you know why?  'Cause we're from the street.  First thing, we lose the cape and the hat with the silly wings.  It's blue jeans and a leather jacket...or, or maybe just lots and lots of leather.  You know what?  He's the god of leather, yeah, I like that.  And in the third act, he fights a giant mechanical spider!"

[lugaru]

What? It's true! I have tons of sources! Stan Lee will be playing Odin for the brief time he is alive before whatever new/shoehorned in villain they decide to use kills him. Both Thor and Loki wear sweet black leather costumes without horns and wings and nonsense!

I heard Odin is Allan Moore in armor. Also after Thor people will no longer call slow motion Bullet time, it will be refered to as "Lightning Time" given the cool slow motion lightning duels. The final badguy is a Yggdracil, a CGI dragon made out of smog that ties together Ragnarock and global warming. Halle Berry plays the part of a respectable and beautiful actress who for some reason seems obsessed with becoming a superhero.

[Tomato]

"We're gonna' make a great Thor movie, and you know why?  'Cause we're from the street.  First thing, we lose the cape and the hat with the silly wings.  It's blue jeans and a leather jacket...or, or maybe just lots and lots of leather.  You know what?  He's the god of leather, yeah, I like that.  And in the third act, he fights a giant mechanical spider!"

Heh, Kevin Smith reference FTW

[The Hitman]

"We're gonna' make a great Thor movie, and you know why?  'Cause we're from the street.  First thing, we lose the cape and the hat with the silly wings.  It's blue jeans and a leather jacket...or, or maybe just lots and lots of leather.  You know what?  He's the god of leather, yeah, I like that.  And in the third act, he fights a giant mechanical spider!"

Nice.

[Gremlin]

...I actually think Thor fighting a giant mechanical spider would be kind of awesome?

[stumpy]

I don't really place much confidence in Nikki Finke's reporting. (Remember her starting rumors that Warner refused to do any more movies with female leads? And her implication that John Favreau was some sort of jerk for complaining when Marvel announced a release date requiring a tight schedule for Iron Man II without even talking to him about it?)

But, if Hemsworth is going to be Thor, I can't complain about the choice, although he seems a little... squinty (?) for the role. Though it was a small part, he was good as Kirk Sr. in Star Trek 2009.


BTW, as much as anything else in that piece, I was intrigue to hear about "...Joss Whedon's horror flick Cabin In The Woods..." Hmmm.

[marhawkman]

I heard Odin is Allan Moore in armor. Also after Thor people will no longer call slow motion Bullet time, it will be refered to as "Lightning Time" given the cool slow motion lightning duels. The final badguy is a Yggdracil, a CGI dragon made out of smog that ties together Ragnarock and global warming. Halle Berry plays the part of a respectable and beautiful actress who for some reason seems obsessed with becoming a superhero.

#1: yeah right. #2: Yggdrasil isn't a dragon it's a Giant TREE. The Dragon is Niddhoggr. so Halle would be playing herself?

[BentonGrey]

I heard Odin is Allan Moore in armor. Also after Thor people will no longer call slow motion Bullet time, it will be refered to as "Lightning Time" given the cool slow motion lightning duels. The final badguy is a Yggdracil, a CGI dragon made out of smog that ties together Ragnarock and global warming. Halle Berry plays the part of a respectable and beautiful actress who for some reason seems obsessed with becoming a superhero.

#1: yeah right. #2: Yggdrasil isn't a dragon it's a Giant TREE. The Dragon is Niddhoggr. so Halle would be playing herself?

"And we'll name the spider Jormungandr.  A spider is as good as a snake, better even."

[lugaru]

quote]#1: yeah right. #2: Yggdrasil isn't a dragon it's a Giant TREE. The Dragon is Niddhoggr. so Halle would be playing herself?

I was going for the "we found a cool sounding word on wikipedia" approach which is used a lot in Hollywood and more so in anime, figured it would make my BS sound more authentic.

"We're gonna' make a great Thor movie, and you know why?  'Cause we're from the street.  First thing, we lose the cape and the hat with the silly wings.  It's blue jeans and a leather jacket...or, or maybe just lots and lots of leather.  You know what?  He's the god of leather, yeah, I like that.  And in the third act, he fights a giant mechanical spider!"

Actually I would LOVE a Thunderstrike movie, but obviosly they need to make Thor first. I mean Thunderstrike would be like Steel: "we cant get superman but the rights on this high tech black superman are cheap... Ok, lets drop $42 bucks for the rights, eliminate the refernces to superman and make up the rest ourselves"

[style]

The casting for Loki is perfect!!!