October 30th, 2009: He joins Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman in the Marvel Studios adaptation.
October 19th, 2009: The
An Education actor could be up for the role of Fandral the Dashing.
October 19th, 2009: According to actor Matthias Schweighofer they are. He claims he is in the film as well.
October 8th, 2009: It seems a new call has been put out for Kenneth Branagh's film.
October 5th, 2009: He joins Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman in the comic book adaptation.
September 23rd, 2009: Alexander will play the character of Sif while Feore's character is cloaked in mystery.
July 14th, 2009: Jane Foster was a nurse who became Thor's first love in the early
Thor comics.
July 1st, 2009: A new story reveals the actress is in talks to join the Marvel film.
June 5th, 2009: The Marvel Studios Big Wig says
Hulk will smash again in
The Avengers.
June 2nd, 2009: A new report surfaces that has the robust actor as Thor's father.
May 31st, 2009: Thor co-writer Ashley Miller also chimes in on the upcoming big screen adaptation of the popular comic book.
May 18th, 2009: The little-known British actor has signed on to play the film's nemesis.
May 18th, 2009: The actor is also signed to play the lead in a remake of
Red Dawn.
May 12th, 2009: The Shakespearean actor/director talks about his approach to Marvel's Thunder God and getting the casting right.
May 5th, 2009: Kevin Feige gives the low-down on the status of Marvel's upcoming crop of superhero films.
May 1st, 2009: The director of the film says Tom Hiddleston is in the running for a role in the film about Marvel's Thunder God.
April 30th, 2009: The mostly unknown, former WWE wrestler is campaigning hard for the role of Marvel's Thunder God.
April 22nd, 2009: The search for the weilder of Mjolnir continues in the Marvel Studios film.
March 17th, 2009: Is the actress going from outer-space queen to norse warrior goddess?
March 13th, 2009: Did an inside source at Marvel spill the beans on
The Avengers,
Thor and Fox's
Daredevil and
Fantastic Four?
March 12th, 2009: Thor and
The Avengers will each be delayed a year, while
Spider-Man 4 gets a firm release date.
March 11th, 2009: More casting rumors for Marvel's next big superhero film comes out.
March 10th, 2009: Kenneth Branagh may be close to picking his Thunder God.
February 26th, 2009: The actor signs an astounding nine-picture deal with the studio.
February 24th, 2009: Release date for
Thor set, and
Iron Man 2 gets a filming start date.
February 19th, 2009: A newly released casting call shows that Kenneth Branagh is looking for a leading man to play Marvel's Thunder God.
February 5th, 2009: See what Joe Quesada had to say about his meeting with Branagh over twitter!
January 4th, 2009: The character is rumored to connect this stand-alone project to the upcoming
Avengers movie.
December 2nd, 2008: The Grey's Anatomy and Rome actor talks about vying for the title character.
November 14th, 2008: James Bond himself reveals that the rumor was all due to him joking around.
October 21st, 2008: The actor claims it would be too much of a power trip to play both Bond and Marvel's Thunder God.
October 15th, 2008: The Shakespearean director has cleared his schedule to work on the film.
October 13th, 2008: Signs suggest that Marvel's first team-up movie could feature the Gamma-powered hero as the movie's antagonist.
September 29th, 2008: Taking the wheel of the Marvel Comics' adaptation.
September 29th, 2008: The film company will distribute
Iron Man 2,
Thor,
Captain America and more.
September 9th, 2008: The
Eagle Eye director says that there have been discussions with Marvel.
September 2nd, 2008: Jon Favreau says Marvel is willing to commit all four of their upcoming films to being made in town.
June 30th, 2008: The director should be back for the sequel film, and may be involved with Marvel's other films as well.
June 15th, 2008: Sources put him and Brad Pitt at the top of the list.
May 8th, 2008: The British director's holding deal expired back in December.
May 5th, 2008: The schedule includes
Iron Man 2,
Thor, and
The Avengers!
March 9th, 2008: Get the latest news on these projects.
January 29th, 2008: Possible casting call for the adaptation of Marvel Comic's Thunder God.
January 24th, 2008: Deal will put writers back to work on filmed adaptations of Marvel comics.
January 3rd, 2008: The film will take place after the main characters receive their own movies.
December 14th, 2007: The story will be based around the Norse roots of the character.
November 19th, 2007: The director claims there is no need to make it among "madness in Los Angeles."
October 28th, 2007: The filmmaker also discusses his thoughts on
X-Men 3.
October 8th, 2007: Director Matthew Vaughn has been told by Marvel to reduce it by half.
October 2nd, 2007: Eshkeri previously composed the soundtrack for Vaughn's
Stardust.
September 17th, 2007: The director gives fans a lot of information on his mythic interpretation.
September 7th, 2007: Find out what the
Rome star has to say about the rumors swirling around.