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Thor latest casting news

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Kenneth Branagh’s big screen take on Thor rounds out its cast…

Published on Nov 20, 2009

With the film heading before the cameras early next year, the final pieces of the Thor casting jigsaw are slotting into place. The film is being directed by Kenneth Branagh, and we already know that Chris Hemsworth is in the title role, Tom Huddleston is Loki and Natalie Portman is Jane Foster. We also learned recently that Anthony Hopkins was reportedly signing up to play Odin.

The latest addition to the cast will be familiar to fans of The Wire - it's Idris Elba, who will be playing Helmdall, the guardian of Asgard, The news was broken by The Hollywood Reporter, and it follows the casting of Stuart Townsend, Ray Stevenson and Tadanobu Asano as the Warriors Three.

The cast continues to get more impressive from where we're sitting, although the film itself isn't out until May 2011. Incidentally, we also had the chance to talk to Idris Elba recently, and you can read that interview here.

The Hollywood Reporter

 

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Re: Thor latest casting news
Posted By Bassthang 1 November 20, 2009 12:52:51 PM

As a long-time Jack Kirby fan, I can't wait to see the costumes and the film's interpretation of Asgaard and the Rainbow Bridge.

Re: Thor latest casting news
Posted By micah.byrd 1 November 20, 2009 03:53:25 PM

I was never a Thor fan. I liked the character but I never felt I could get into it as a child (Batman, Spiderman, Jonah Hex were more my thing), but I am VERY interested in this movie. If there is one thing that the past decade has taught us it's that there can be a wide range of quality in Comic Books turned into movies. I want this movie to be closer to Iron Man than Daredevil. I am just worried that the content will be too daunting and we will have another Ghost Rider on our hands. I really can't wait though!

Re: Thor latest casting news
Posted By shadowmantis 1 November 20, 2009 05:01:59 PM

That guy sure looks like a north European deity.

Re: Thor latest casting news
Posted By lairobell 1 November 20, 2009 06:00:04 PM

Bring on the Mangog!!

Re: Thor latest casting news
Posted By Omniaural 1 November 20, 2009 07:57:25 PM

I would rather it be closer to LOTR first and try to make the landscape of modern life as mythical to Thor as Asgard would be to us. Maybe later they can worry about him having to deal with your average movie bad guy. They should definitely be looking to JMS' interpretation more than Kirby and Lee's version. I would be expecting the landscapes to provide character to the storytelling as well. But then, I'm a fan of Thor so I've probably got a lot of ideas that'll never be realised by someone who could actually make it happen!

Re: Thor latest casting news
Posted By ruinawish 1 November 25, 2009 06:23:24 AM

So does no one else think that this is a brave casting choice? A black man to play a Norse god? I think it's a great decision, Elba certainly looks godly.
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