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Re: Thor (2010 Marvel film) developments
I am not a big fan of Marvel comics. But, I have heard rumors that Thor will be in the sequel. Is this guy really a god or just someone with abilities (ie-Wonder Woman)? Also, can gods be killed or hurt?
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Re: Thor (2010 Marvel film) developments
Hopefully rumors they are throwing out the hugely praised script in favor of a new more "modern" story. That would be terrible.
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Re: Thor (2010 Marvel film) developments
I'm relatively disappointed that Matthew Vaughn seems to have been taken off the directing duties for this film. I liked what he did with "Stardust" and he seemed really excited to deliver a great comic book movie (he was previously attached to do X-Men 3). He helped develop that script that's supposed to be really good. Either way, I hope they can bring someone on board who can make a great film out of it. And I also hope they make this supposedly great script instead of completely re-writing it (I suspect it's so they could more easily plop him into an "Avengers" movie after the success of "Iron Man").
As far as actors go, I liked Kevin McKidd when his name first popped up on the rumor mills months ago. So I'm all for him landing the part. The image that Greg posted is actually from the film "The Last Legion", not "Rome". This is him from "Rome"
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Anyway, there's been come rumors recently that Marvel wants Brad Pitt for Thor. Of all the big name actors, he'd probably be the one for it and I'm sure he'd be fine if not ideal. But if not McKidd, I kinda like the idea of Sean Bean as Thor.
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Re: Thor (2010 Marvel film) developments
Like anything in Hollywood, money is wasted on big budget films. There are ways to make these films cheaper and have them look like they cost a fortune, but Hollywood studios do not have the discipline to do it.
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Re: Thor (2010 Marvel film) developments
I'd kill to see the original script. HINT. Bueller, Bueller...
1) Thor doesn't fit into the established universe of the Iron Man film. It'll be a turn-off to the casual viewers who went regardless of the comic origins...I call them the majority. While you could port RDJ into an Avengers movie with Edgar Wright as Ant-Man and whoever as Thor, it will look out of place in an Iron Man film.
2) I think Fantasy is the way to go for a Thor film. It'll make the Avengers thing more interesting. Nordic myth is great stuff.
3) Triple H, Brad Pitt, ugh. McKidd is the closest they've come, and even he is a bit small. Good luck casting this one.
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Re: Thor (2010 Marvel film) developments
Brad Pitt as Thor! OMG......Ahhh Haa Haa....That would be great.......if you want to make an unintentional comedy. I'm not not knocking the guy as an actor. He does a good job in that respect, but to my mind he just cannot fill the bill from a strictly physical point of view. Triple H could probably fill the bill physically but I can just imagine his "acting ability".
So far, the one that comes the closest is this McKidd fellow; however, I haven't actually seen him act, so it is hard to say what he would be like in that respect.
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He may fit the bill, but I doubt it. He just doesn't strike me as having the "right" look, either.
They are going to have a bitch of time casting this one. I wish them good luck in finding someone with the physical size needed, as well as actual acting ability.
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They don't need an actor. The need a presense. That was what they did for CONAN and it worked big-time. Do an international search.
But don't cast a "name" actor because nobody out there now could possibly fill Thor's shoes. We'd just see the actor in a costume and it wouldn't work.
Liam Neeson from 20 years ago would be perfect, but you cannot turn back time.
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Why isn't Matthew Vaughn directing this any more? Stardust was a great, underrated fantasyfilm. Before he left X-Men 3 he cast Kelsey Grammar, which was an excellent move. He actually left because he wanted to make X3 a better film, and the studio wouldn't let him. I thought Marvel Studios would do things a little bit better because it's their comic.
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Re: Thor (2010 Marvel film) developments
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Speaking of which, Titan from Gladiators has said he is in talks to be the next Conan.
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He can't! He was already Superman.
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