JackFetch Posted May 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2008 Mathew Vaughn is out: 'Thor' will be released about six weeks after 'Iron Man 2,' and Marvel is waiting for a script polish from scribe Mark Protosevich ('I Am Legend'). Matthew Vaughn no longer is attached to direct the project because his holding deal expired December. "It's very much a Marvel superhero story but against the backdrop of nothing you've seen before," Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said in describing 'Thor' as a period fantasy in the vein of 'The Lord of the Rings.' http://www.comics2film.com/index.php?a=story&b=33133 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted May 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2008 Feige also talked about the upcoming Thor movie, confirming that it will take place mostly in Asgard, the mythical Norse realm of the gods, and not in the contemporary real world. "The film is not all Asgard, but it will be a big chunk in Asgard, yeah," Feige said. Feige promised an announcement about a director for Thor "later this summer." Mark Protosevich (The Cell) is drafting a script, which should be submitted in a couple of weeks, he added. http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?c...=0&id=54651 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted September 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Kenneth Branagh is negotiating to direct "Thor," the next Marvel Comics property that will be turned into a live-action film by Marvel Studios. Pic will be released in 2010. Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige's choice of Branagh is surprising, as Branagh hasn't really directed an action-heavy film since his debut on "Henry V," a bloody telling of the British king's conquest of France. Branagh is the latest in a string of directors -- such as Jon Favreau ("Iron Man"), Christopher Nolan (the Batman franchise) and Gavin Hood ("X-Men Origins: Wolverine") -- with arthouse roots taking on big-budget comicbook fare. Marvel will set a distributor for "Thor" shortly. "Thor" comicbook adaptation, penned by Mark Protosevich, follows disabled medical student Donald Blake, who has an alter ego as the hammer-wielding Norse god Thor. Marvel will self-finance the film via its $500 million credit facility through Merrill Lynch. Marvel used that coin to fund both "Iron Man" and "The Incredible Hulk" and will do the same for the "Iron Man" sequel that has director Favreau and star Robert Downey Jr. returning. The "Thor" negotiations come during a resurgence for Branagh. He's currently drawing raves on the London stage in the title role of "Ivanov," and he'll next be seen acting in the Richard Curtis-directed "The Boat That Rocked" and the Bryan Singer-helmed "Valkyrie." http://www.variety.com/article/VR111799303...yid=13&cs=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Uh, wow! Branagh doing a CBM is......wow. And I might be going to watch that Ivanov show in a few weeks. Though if I can't get tickets, I'll go watch Spamalot instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 Gee, Imagine that. Get someone who knows how to put a film together with a little substance and you might get a good movie. It's not recent, either. How about Singer on X-Men and Lee on Hulk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 ...Mr. Shakespeare wants to direct Thor? Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slothian Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Branagh's involved, it seems - he's pulled out of a commitment to direct Jude Law in Hamlet in London for Thor: The BBC never lies.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Personally, I'll call it the right move for Branagh. He's already done Hamlet, and probably a fuck of a lot better than Jude Law can imagine doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 This could be really really good.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted October 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 During a recent discussion about QUANTUM OF SOALCE, IESB spoke to Daniel Craig about being on the short list of actors to play the title character in THOR. Craig said yes they [Marvel] did approach him but he turned it down. http://www.aintitcool.com/node/38813 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 George Kirk is Thor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 He looks the part, that's about all I can say for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 So just to clarify iwhen is this due to start filming and when will it be released? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted May 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 So just to clarify iwhen is this due to start filming and when will it be released? It comes out June 17, 2011. It starts filming in January. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mull Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Big suprise if thats who they have picked, was looking at his picture and couldnt remember where I knew him from at first and then it clicked. Really not sure if he can be a lead guy in a Hollywood movie though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 George Kirk is Thor. :laugh: !!!! OH, SWEET JOY!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted May 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 The way Chris Hemsworth got the part of Thor is one of those great Hollywood backstories that happens only once in a blue moon. Ward had found Chris during one of the manager's many scouting trips to Australia. Ward brought him to Los Angeles and really put him out there to casting directors and production executives. As for the major agencies, I hear CAA passed on the meeting, Endeavor took it but passed on repping him, and ICM was interested but dragged their feet. But Eileen Feldman got his appeal immediately. Chris had read for the part of Thor but wasn't given a test because a casting director had nixed him early on. I'm told Chris' younger brother Liam (who's also a ROAR client) then tested for the role of Thor, but Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige passed. Then, after a conversation with Ward ("You've got to reconsider Chris, he's your guy"), Feige decided to let Chris read again. And once Marvel put him on tape, it was "Oh my god". Branagh came to town last week and saw the Chris test and made the final casting decision today. What a week for Chris since, on Thursday, he just got cast as the Red Dawn lead. Brother Liam, who's only been in Los Angeles for 3 weeks and doesn't even have an agent yet, just got cast the male lead in Last Song opposite Miley Cyrus in the Disney film based on the Nicholas Sparks novel. Both brothers live in William Ward's guest house. Unreal! Thor's character, in a nutshell, is the Viking god of thunder who wears a winged helmet and speaks in King James Bible-style English, as well as referring to himself in the third person as “the Odinson.” He wields a magic hammer, and can “fly” by throwing the hammer really hard and hanging on to it. Not only is there the movie Thor, but he'll also be interacting later with the likes of Iron Man and Hulk. Marvel tapping Kenneth Branagh is considered a smart move to elevate the pic since the UK helmer has so much experience with Shakespearean battle movies. For months now, I've been tracking this Thor process though casting directors, agents and the like. Daniel Craig reportedly turned down the lead role. Other names reputedly in consideration were Rome’s Kevin McKidd and WWE champion Triple-H, who previously entered the Marvel universe as a villainous vampire in Blade: Trinity. And also a host of little knowns. (See my previous, Those Who Would Play Thor: Unknowns?) The following actors were tested: Charlie Hunnam (the British co-star of the F/X series Sons Of Anarchy); Tom Hiddleston (award-winning British actor and RADA graduate who played Winston Churchill's son in HBO's The Gathering Storm), Alexandar Skarsgard (Stellan's son who has appeared in the HBO Iraq War miniseries Generation Kill and vampire drama True Blood), Liam Hemsworth (offered a significant role in The Expendables after Sly Stallone saw his tape), and Joel Kinnaman (some Swedish-American dude). http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/excl...sworth-is-thor/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted May 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 After breaking the news that Star Trek and "Home and Away" star Chris Hemsworth has been cast in the title role of Marvel Studios' Thor, Deadline Hollywood Daily has now also learned that director Kenneth Branagh has cast his nemesis, Loki. The part has gone to Tom Hiddleston, 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" and has starred in "Ivanov" opposite Branagh on the London stage and also starred with him in the BBC miniseries "Wallander." Thor is targeted for a May 20, 2011 release. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=55660 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dread Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Hmm...I was kind of hoping Branagh himself would be Loki. That's who I would cast. As excited as I am about this movie, I just don't know how it'll be anything but ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 As excited as I am about this movie, I just don't know how it'll be anything but ridiculous. If it's stylized correctly and done with the same level of quality that we've seen in any recent fantasy films, it should be fine. If it were a Fox film, I'd be worried, but Marvel Studios has proven with their latest films that they know how to do their properties right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted May 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 As long as Thor doesn't talk very much it should be ok. Hearing someone actually talk like that is going to sound really hokey. Also, Thor better hit people in the face with his hammer. I want to see all out brutality, or as much as PG-13 allows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 I'm putting money on Branagh as Odin, actually. Man casts himself in everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 They need Thor to talk like Aquaman from Brave and the Bold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 They need Thor to talk like Aquaman from Brave and the Bold. Heheheh... That'd be hilarious. ^-^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delete Posted June 4, 2009 Report Share Posted June 4, 2009 Gordan's Alive!? http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/06/02/brian-...s-odin-in-thor/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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