Thor

[Raph's Girl]

Casting has begun on the Thor movie!!!

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/41123

British actor Tom Hiddleston has been cast as Loki.

He's hot!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01131/arts-graphics-2008_1131246a.jpg

[Lil G]

God the only thing I hate about getting movie news is waiting for the movie.:arrow: :idea: :shifty: Time for some leaks...:evilgrin:

[Jester]

Ok...it pays to read, because i thought he was Thor...:P

[Warhorse]

If we could ever go back into time, I would have loved to use Vincent D Onofrio from his Adventures in Babysitting cameo, when he played a character that was similar to Thor. He looked spot on, back then anyways.

[Candy Kappa]

Ok...it pays to read, because i thought he was Thor...:P

I did too for a moment...:lol:

[Leo656]

As long as it's not Triple H as Thor... glad we can finally put that rumor to rest. :roll:

This oughta be good. The closest thing I remember to live-action Thor was that crappy cameo in the early-80s Return of the Incredible Hulk made for Tv movie.

[Raph's Girl]

Thor has been cast!!! Playing the oh mighty god of thunder is George "Captain of a starship for 12 min!" Kirk himself, Chris Hemsworth. He's Australian....

http://www.mania.com/thor-cast_article_115106.html

[Candy Kappa]

whaaa... no Scandinavian? preposterous!!

[Raph's Girl]

And for those who don't know what Chris Hemsworth (who possably has Scandanavian heritage) looks like:

http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/img/Hemsworth-Thor-casting-tsrimg.jpg

[Raph's Girl]

Natalie "Im Luke and Leia's mommy!" Portman has been cast as Jane Foster, Thor's love interest!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090713/ap_en_ce/us_people_natalie_portman_1

[Brodie]

More like the love interest of Donald Blake, not Thor. Thor only loves Sif.

[Raph's Girl]

Jaimie Alexander has been cast as Sif. Colm Feore has also been cast but in a currently unknown role.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3ie2038d49cf28a7300e7c9ae94ef8a6c3

Also, the plot has been released:

The movie's story centers on Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions re-ignite an ancient war. As punishment, Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans. Once here, he learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends dark forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

[Raph's Girl]

Duuuude.... Sir Anthony Hopkins has been cast as Odin! :o

http://weblogs.variety.com/bfdealmemo/2009/10/hopkins-joins-thor-.html

[cqb101]

Duuuude.... Sir Anthony Hopkins has been cast as Odin! :o

http://weblogs.variety.com/bfdealmemo/2009/10/hopkins-joins-thor-.html

Yea, that's pretty epic.

Also, how did the casting of Jude Law and Robert De Niro not get mentioned in this thread yet?

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/10/18/robert-de-niro-jude-law-matthias-schweighofer-and-stan-lee-cast-in-thor/


This movie better be friggin' awesome. Anthony Hopkins, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Robert De Niro, and Colm Feore in a Kenneth Brannagh directed Thor film is just too good to be true.

[Raph's Girl]

Yea, that's pretty epic.

Also, how did the casting of Jude Law and Robert De Niro not get mentioned in this thread yet?

http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/10/18/robert-de-niro-jude-law-matthias-schweighofer-and-stan-lee-cast-in-thor/


I didn't post anything because they're not in it. It was just a rumour that turned out to be false.

[Raph's Girl]

The Warrior's Three have been cast!!

Stuart Townsend is Fandral the Dashing
Ray Stevenson is Volstagg the Valiant
Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano.is Hogun the Grim

http://weblogs.variety.com/bfdealmemo/2009/11/thor-gets-his-posse.html

[PAAATE]

Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano.is Hogun the Grim


Asians in Asgard?

Right on!

[Raph's Girl]

Asians in Asgard?

Right on!

Yeah... Hogun's not a natural born Aesir. He's Mongolian or something.

[PAAATE]

Yeah... Hogun's not a natural born Aesir. He's Mongolian or something.

Oh, ok :P

I'm reading the comics in chronological order, but haven't really gotten much info on him yet :P

[Warhorse]

And for those who don't know what Chris Hemsworth (who possably has Scandanavian heritage) looks like:

http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/img/Hemsworth-Thor-casting-tsrimg.jpg

He looks like a cross between Chris Pine and Heath Ledger.

[Raph's Girl]

He looks like a cross between Chris Pine and Heath Ledger.

Well...then it's a good thing he plays Chris Pine's father in Star Trek :P

[Raph's Girl]

Heimdall has been cast!

British actor Idris Elba has been cast as Heimdall. Ironic that a character known as the whitest of the gods would be played by a black man.... http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y72/Dierna/smileys/blink.gif

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/film_nm/us_elba

[cqb101]

Stringer Bell! :D

[Raph's Girl]

According to Empire Online actor Jeremy Renner is in talks to play Hawkeye. He's unsure if he'll cameo in Thor (which seems to be more likely according to him) or in Capt America. But it seems that Hawkeye will definatly be in Avengers.

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=26369

[Brodie]

That'd be awesome, I really dig Renner and Hawkeye is in my top 5 Marvel Characters.

[cqb101]

Yea, Renner is pretty perfect for that role.

[That Matt Guy]

Wow, this movie has sh*t written all over it. Those casting choices just make me shake my head, except for Hawkeye.

[Raph's Girl]

Stan Lee has tweeted (yes...he's on Twitter) that he's been cast in Thor. He didn't say what his role was tho but I love that his twitter name is Smilin Stan Lee :lol:

http://twitter.com/smilinstanlee

[odupianist]

Isn't his appearance in any Marvel movie a given at this point though? He's had some pretty decent cameos.

[Voltron]

It depends on if he created the character, I think. He wasn't in Blade or MiB, though that would have been awesome.

[cqb101]

It depends on if he created the character, I think. He wasn't in Blade or MiB, though that would have been awesome.

Yea, he only appears in the movies for the characters he's created. He wasn't in Ghost Rider or Man-Thing, either.

[odupianist]

Gotcha, I never saw Ghost Rider. I forgot about Blade, but that makes sense about him creating the character. Thanks

[louiebling$]

Wow, this movie has sh*t written all over it. Those casting choices just make me shake my head, except for Hawkeye.
:blanksta:

*facepalm*

Thor IMO HAS The Best Cast in Comic Book Film History

[Brodie]

:blanksta:

*facepalm*

Thor IMO HAS The Best Cast in Comic Book Film History

Good thing you said it was your opinion, because otherwise, this is the stupidest statement I've ever read.

[cqb101]

:blanksta:

*facepalm*

Thor IMO HAS The Best Cast in Comic Book Film History

I wouldn't say best cast, but definitely one of the better ones. And definitely one of the most talented directors.

[louiebling$]

Good thing you said it was your opinion, because otherwise, this is the stupidest statement I've ever read.
What's so stupid about thinking it has the best cast in CBF history?

[Brodie]

Because its a ridiculous statement. There are a number of other comic book films with better casts.

You have one actor in the whole mix that kind of makes it worthwhile, the rest are just "alright, thats cool." But no where near the "best."

Hell, WOLVERINE had a better cast. Not saying it was a good film (it wasn't), but it had a more interesting cast.

[cqb101]

Because its a ridiculous statement. There are a number of other comic book films with better casts.

You have one actor in the whole mix that kind of makes it worthwhile, the rest are just "alright, thats cool." But no where near the "best."

Hell, WOLVERINE had a better cast. Not saying it was a good film (it wasn't), but it had a more interesting cast.

Seriously? Wolverine has a better cast than this:

Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgard, and Idris Elba?

Not even close.

[louiebling$]

Because its a ridiculous statement. There are a number of other comic book films with better casts.

You have one actor in the whole mix that kind of makes it worthwhile, the rest are just "alright, thats cool." But no where near the "best."

Hell, WOLVERINE had a better cast. Not saying it was a good film (it wasn't), but it had a more interesting cast.
Wolverine had a better cast then Thor? I whole heartedly disagree.

Now that is how did you put it? A "Ridiculous Statement".

Most of the supporting roles for Wolverine weren't all that great as opposed to Thor where its has a solid supporting cast.

[That Matt Guy]

Just because a person is an exceptional actor doesn't mean they are right for a role. It just annoys me when they cast people who look absolutely nothing like the characters they are supposed to be playing.

[Cure]

Just because a person is an exceptional actor doesn't mean they are right for a role. It just annoys me when they cast people who look absolutely nothing like the characters they are supposed to be playing.

Yeah, I think that's what Brodie was getting at. Like, no one can deny Meryl Streep's skillz but she wouldn't exactly make a great Batgirl, for example.

[cqb101]

Just because a person is an exceptional actor doesn't mean they are right for a role. It just annoys me when they cast people who look absolutely nothing like the characters they are supposed to be playing.

Who doesn't look like the character they're playing? Almost everybody seems spot on, IMO.

[That Matt Guy]

Who doesn't look like the character they're playing? Almost everybody seems spot on, IMO.

I haven't read Thor in a few years, but last time I checked Heimdall wasn't black. If that has changed in the comics, then OK. Same deal with that Japanese actor playing Hogun.

And then there is Anthony Hopkins. I just can't see him as some massively powerful God like Odin... but maybe that one can be pulled off. Its really just a personal preference.

[louiebling$]

I haven't read Thor in a few years, but last time I checked Heimdall wasn't black. If that has changed in the comics, then OK. Same deal with that Japanese actor playing Hogun.

And then there is Anthony Hopkins. I just can't see him as some massively powerful God like Odin... but maybe that one can be pulled off. Its really just a personal preference.
Hogun isn't supposed to be whitr he has always been supposed to be of a Mongolian race.

[Raph's Girl]

I haven't read Thor in a few years, but last time I checked Heimdall wasn't black. If that has changed in the comics, then OK. Same deal with that Japanese actor playing Hogun.


Hogun I have no issues with. He's not Aesir born to begin with. He's of an unknown Asian race (hinted to be Mongolian, mostly from his clothes). who joined the Asgardians after his people were wiped out. Heimdall being black is the weirdest thing.

[Oculus Orbus]

Man, I don't get this skin color changes thing. I hated it when they made Kingpin into a Bronx gangster. What do they do that for?

[louiebling$]

Hogun isn't supposed to be whitr he has always been supposed to be of a Mongolian race.
Correction after doing some reaearch he was based of the Tatars:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki?search=Tatars

[Raph's Girl]

Correction after doing some reaearch he was based of the Tatars:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki?search=Tatars

I bet he makes a mean Tartar Sauce.... :D

But seriously... If ya read it seems the Tartars got mixed in with Mongolians and well just about everyone else....

[cqb101]

I haven't read Thor in a few years, but last time I checked Heimdall wasn't black. If that has changed in the comics, then OK. Same deal with that Japanese actor playing Hogun.

And then there is Anthony Hopkins. I just can't see him as some massively powerful God like Odin... but maybe that one can be pulled off. Its really just a personal preference.

Heimdall I'll give you, but Hogun has almost always been portrayed with a very Mongolian-esque look and the actor playing him played Ghengis Khan in the film Mongol, so I don't really see any problem there.

[Raph's Girl]

Rene Russo has been cast as Frigga.

http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0912/17/index.htm

[Raph's Girl]

Stuart Townsend has left the film due to "creative differences". He had been cast a couple months ago as Fandral. The role will now be played by uknown Joshua Dallas.

Filming starts Jan 11th.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100111/ap_en_mo/us_film_marvel_thor

[Raph's Girl]

Looks like there's an open casting call for extras in the Thor movie.
Casting will take place in New Mexico Feb 19th and 20th. More info at the link below:
http://www.featurefilmcasting.com/2010/01/disneys-marvel-studios-thor-open.html

Disney's Marvel Studios....that's...that's just down right frightening....

[Raph's Girl]

Looky! It's Thor!

http://cdn-www.mania.com/uploadedimages/image/6/0/8/608.jpg

[The Stryker]

Disney's Marvel Studios....that's...that's just down right awesome....

Fixed that for you.

[Slap-Happy]

First FULL costume pics of Chris Hemsworth as Thor.

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/chumpsta/99ba40f3.jpg

http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa13/chumpsta/3281e7a6.jpg

Source: Collider

[Candy Kappa]

love the costume

[Raph's Girl]

That's not the full costume! He needs his helmet darnit! But seriously Chris Hemsworth is HOT as Thor. :D

[Raph's Girl]

Looky folks! It's Odin (and Thor and I think Loki):

http://www.shockya.com/news/wp-content/uploads/thor_anthony_hopkins_photo.jpg

[Brodie]

Wow, that eyepatch is awful.

[The Stryker]

Are they from the future?

[PAAATE]

The traditional viking clothes of robot armor.. Just like the comics!

[Brodie]

Looks like somebody crinkled Anthony Hopkins' Aluminum Foil.

[The Stryker]

And Thor looks fake in those full body pictures. Like he's a render for the Thor game.

[Raph's Girl]

New Thor pics:

Odin's throne room....complete with his ravens Huginn and Muninn!
http://l.yimg.com/k/im_siggWKJRa4I1AduOaTqbCvWlqQ---y660-x616-q75-n0/omg/us/img/b2/e0/2062_8600252103.jpg

Odin: "....and some nice Chianti..." Thor: "......"
http://l.yimg.com/k/im_siggQFGmZAALgtn5a2eQOjKVCQ---y660-x616-q75-n0/omg/us/img/36/a4/4076_343481120.jpg

Comic Con Poster:
Oh sure.. Loki gets his iconic helmet but Thor doesn't get his?
http://l.yimg.com/img.omg.yahoo.com/omg/us/img/62/da/2686_10806565122.jpg

[Candy Kappa]

The traditional viking clothes of robot armor.. Just like the comics!

oh they must be based on authentic armor from the Viking era... IN SPACE!

[Slap-Happy]

Loki never doesn't have his helmet in the comics. Thor doesn't wear the helmet sometimes.

[Raph's Girl]

Trailer is now online!! Wow!! Can't wait to see this!! Altho the trailer certainly shows enough that you may not have to go to the theatre. *lol*

http://www.freewebs.com/superheromovies/thornews.htm#611673486

[Fugitoid Jones]

Why is everyone hateing on the costumes? Most of the artists on Thor have always given Asgard and the gods a sort of sci-fi touch, and I think the costumes reflect that.

[Koi]

That actually looks really good. I don't like the costumes all to much, but they are not all to bad.

[Raph's Girl]

Aww.. how cute... JMS is trying to be like Stan Lee and be in random cameos in super hero films....

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=24013#int171

[PAAATE]

Aww.. how cute... JMS is trying to be like Stan Lee and be in random cameos in super hero films....


Stan Lee has actually broadened his cameo-skills. He was in CW's Nikita.. The latest episode :)

[Candy Kappa]

Why is everyone hateing on the costumes? Most of the artists on Thor have always given Asgard and the gods a sort of sci-fi touch, and I think the costumes reflect that.

I don't hate it, I love the designs

[Raph's Girl]

Stan Lee has actually broadened his cameo-skills. He was in CW's Nikita.. The latest episode :)

He's also the voice of one of my fave characters in Super Hero Squad, the Mayor! *lol*

[Raph's Girl]

Trailer's up!! Just released tonight!!

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1810026342/video

[gobo]

So, Disney got their way with their extravagant 3-D scheme, eh?

[Raph's Girl]

So, Disney got their way with their extravagant 3-D scheme, eh?

Yep... Thor in 3D! Watch in amazement as Thor throws Mjolnir a couple times at you!

[cqb101]

Yep... Thor in 3D! Watch in amazement as Thor throws Mjolnir a couple times at you!

Sounds more fun than most of the 3D **** out there now.

[Raph's Girl]

New trailer featuring lots of Natalie Portman.

uHBnrJowBZE

[Donnie]

I cannot wait to see this!

[Turo602]

This movie looks pretty good. Can't wait to see it.

[Candy Kappa]

Sounds more fun than most of the 3D **** out there now.

at least we won't see Jonas brother going 3-D at ya trying to devour your soul. Man! that was on freaky trailer I saw in the cinemas

[Fugitoid Jones]

The link to the new trailer says "More Natalie Portman". Bah. It should read "More Kat Dennings". Wah wah weeh wah! Love me some Kat Dennings.

[Raph's Girl]

Well apperantly Hawkeye is in Thor....in fact he pops up in the beginning. Take a look at this footage. U see him at the 24 second mark lurking as Thor beats up some guy.

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/First-Look-At-Jeremy-Renner-As-Hawkeye-In-This-Clip-From-Thor-24106.html

[Jester]

The link to the new trailer says "More Natalie Portman". Bah. It should read "More Kat Dennings". Wah wah weeh wah! Love me some Kat Dennings.
Quoted for truth! Kat Dennings is a very underrated beauty.