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10-05-2009, 09:16 PM
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According to Swedish news site Ystads Allehanda, Stellan Skarsgård is the latest actor to join the cast of Thor.
Which character the Scandanavian actor will play is shrouded in mystery, though whatever the role, he'll certainly look the part of a Viking. Skarsgård has popped up in the likes of Angels & Demons and Mamma Mia!, but is probably most familiar for his role as Bootstrap Bill in the Pirates of the Caribbean films. Chris Hemsworth is already signed on to play Thor, Natalie Portman is Jane Foster and Tom Hiddleston is Loki. Thor will be released in May 2011.
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10-15-2009, 04:39 AM
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Jon Favreau has confirmed that he'll be executive producing The Avengers, Marvel's 2012 superhero team-up, but has flatly discounted rumours that he'll be directing. "You need somebody who has the perspective of all the different franchises to bring them together," he told MTV. "I have the myopic vision of just knowing and loving Iron Man."
He also confirmed that Edward Norton won't be in it as The Incredible Hulk. Not that much confirmation was needed, but the actor had recently been quoted as saying he thought the green behemoth would make a good Avengers adversary, leading to a certain amount of speculation that he was open for returning. Anyway, back to Favreau: "I'll definitely have input and a say," he says, "but they'll have to find a different director. It's going to be hard, because I was so involved in creating the world of Iron Man and Iron Man is very much a tech-based hero, and then with Avengers you're going to be introducing some supernatural aspects because of Thor. How you mix the two of those works very well in the comic books, but it's going to take a lot of thoughtfulness to make that all work and not blow the reality that we've created."
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10-19-2009, 10:40 AM
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If the current rumors pan out then the big-screen version of Marvel's Thor may have added some more star wattage to its cast.
Ain't It Cool News points out an interview that German actor Matthias Schweighofer (Valkyrie, FearDotCom) did with the German edition of GQ Magazine wherein he claims to have won an unspecified role in Thor. Not only that but Schweighofer also says that none other than Robert De Niro and Jude Law are in the movie as well. Their roles also weren't specified. Thor director Kenneth Branagh previously directed and co-starred opposite De Niro in Frankenstein, and he directed Law (a self-proclaimed comic book fan) in Sleuth. In related news, Collider recently chatted with Stan Lee who confirmed that he's met with Branagh about doing a cameo for Thor, but doesn't know the details of it yet. Also, during an interview with Movieline, actor Dominic Cooper (Mamma Mia, The History Boys) revealed that he's up for a role in Thor, but that nothing is final yet. The site speculated that he could play the role of Fandral, one of the Warriors Three. So, if this rumor is true, who do you think De Niro and Law might play in Thor?
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10-19-2009, 07:59 PM
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Deniro, probably an elder Asguardian, or Volstagg, that would be funny...
Jude Law... a decent character would be Balder...but then, he's a BIG guy, perhaps Fandrall (he could look the part, Fandrall looks like the "prettyboy" asgardian)...if they bring current storylines into it, maybe the human character Bill, though he's a little more rugged than I think Law could feasibly pull off...
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10-25-2009, 06:14 AM
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Marvel Comics Editor in Chief Joe Quesada showed up at the Big Apple Comic-Con in New York City this past weekend, where he of course was asked about the slate of upcoming movies based on Marvel characters.
While Quesada's involvement in the Marvel film biz is surely limited -- he runs the comics side of things, after all -- he does have some inside info on the developing projects. Here's what he had to say about The First Avenger: Captain America, which he said sets up The Avengers in "a fantastic way." "I've seen a couple of outlines and an initial screenplay, and it's going to rock everyone's socks off," he reports, according to Comic Book Resources. "It's very unexpected, the kind of movie it is." Quesada added that there's an undisclosed wish list of actors to play the title character. He also talked about how some of the Marvel characters work better in live-action than others, citing Blade as a character who seems to succeed in film more than on the printed page. That led to a question from the audience about maintaining continuity -- that ever-important fanboy device -- between films, to which the EIC responded that Marvel's current lead-up to The Avengers is proof that it can work. "It won't be the same exact continuity from the comics, but it'll feel very much like the Marvel continuity," he says.
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10-27-2009, 11:32 AM
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A buddy of mine who usually knows his stuff when it comes to things like this told me today that Chris O'Donnell has been confirmed for Captain America. Sounds like more rumor mill to me - dug around a bit online and can't find much of anything.
Any of you guys heard this? Normally I'd write it off immediately, but I can usually trust this guy.
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10-30-2009, 04:37 AM
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The Mighty Thor may finally have found his father, with the news that Anthony Hopkins is in talks to play the one-eyed Norse Allfather Odin (aka Woden, Wotan, or if you're a Neil Gaiman fan, Mr Wednesday) in Kenneth Branagh's mythic Marvel epic.
Maybe he's had his enthusiasm for big-budget Hollywood reignited with The Wolfman, or maybe it was Branagh's involvement that persuaded him, but either way, it'll be great to see Hopkins back in a blockbuster, and he joins a stonking cast which, you'll know by now, also includes Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tom Hiddleston as Loki (Odin's other, adopted son), Natalie Portman as nurse Jane Foster, and Jamie Alexander as the Lady Sif (plus Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury and Stellan Skarsgard in a still unspecified role). As portrayed in the comics, Odin ought to be considerably more dressed and less drunk than Hopkins' turn as King Hrothgar in Beowulf. You need a clear head to wield the Odinforce. Yes, you've got to admire the eclectic cast that Branagh is building around Marvel's Norse god hero. And if the rumours that Robert De Niro, Colm Feore and Jude Law have signed on ever turn out to be true (though that's looking increasingly unlikely), we can't wait to see this lot in action…
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