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Aussie actor Chris Hemsworth, currently seen as James T. Kirk's dad George in the new Star Trek movie, has reportedly won the title role in Marvel's Thor.

Deadline Hollywood Daily reported today that Hemsworth had initially "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's Kevin Feige passed. Then, after a conversation with [Hemsworth's manager William] 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'. [Thor director Kenneth] Branagh came to town last week and saw the Chris test and made the final casting decision today."

According to the IMDB, Hemsworth is 25 years-old and stands 6'3". He'll next be seen in the Joss Whedon-scripted horror flick Cabin in the Woods.

DHD adds that Hemsworth also just won the lead role in MGM's remake of Red Dawn. Thor begins filming in January for a June 17, 2011 release.