Thor vs. Loki
Thor will begin shooting in January. Between now and then, Hiddleston has to keep himself in shape. He stated, "(Director) Kenneth (Branagh) wants Loki to have a lean and hungry look, like Cassius in Julius Caesar. Physically, he can't be posing as Thor."
In another interview, Cinefools talked with Thor co-writer Ashley Miller, who said about the project, "Thor is a comic book film in that it's based on the Marvel conception of the character as a super-hero. But there are definitely some big fantasy elements working behind that. He is the God of Thunder, after all. It's hard to approach the character without both of those things informing the work. Thor's powers are godly, yes. And his zip code is a little different. But at the end of the day, he's a man. In the comics, Odin sends him to Earth because he's not perfect. He's brash, arrogant. Even over-confident. As for realism...Does he throw his back out if he hurls the hammer a little too hard? Probably not. He's a god. He's incredibly strong. He can fly. He tosses lightning bolts. There's nothing realistic about any of that. But he also bleeds. He struggles. Life kicks him where it hurts the most. Dramatically speaking, the powers and Asgard are gravy. The meat -- and what makes it a Marvel movie -- is the character."
When asked which storylines inspired the script, Ashley said, "Certainly, Walt Simonson's take on the character greatly informs what we brought to the script although I wouldn't say we went to a specific story from his tenure on the book. We saw part of our job as taking all the many approaches to the character over the years (including the myths) and distilling them down into a form that worked for a two-hour movie. There's a tremendous amount of ground to cover, so inspiration has to come from everywhere."
Thor is set to open on May 20th 2011.
Thor was released May 6th, 2011 and stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgård, Kat Dennings, Clark Gregg, Idris Elba. The film is directed by Kenneth Branagh.
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Brainiac
the guy from Star Trek, who played Kirk's dad, i'm pretty positive that he was confirmed.
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Punkpryncess
Looks like a good movie. But I still think that Alexander Skarsgard would make a AWESOME Thor in this movie. So now the question is who is going to play Thor.....
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The Narrator: The Better Man
Looks soooo good. I am liking the direction of Loki. "Hungry" Haha.
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Brainiac
haha me too twisted, sounds great so far
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Twisted Smile (The Untold Smile)
I am looking forward to this!
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