Thor (2011) Discussion/Review Thread (1 Viewer)

[Kevin Grey]

I won't be surprised if they don't aim a bit more for the Ultimates universe version of Thor which is relatively modernized and also a bit "smaller" than the 616 version. That would fit much better with the current Iron Man style.

I don't know how it all played out (quit following it several years ago) but they initially positioned his "godhood" as a matter of some debate including that he was just kind of crazy.

 

[Greg_S_H]

I hope they don't carry that part--that he may be crazy--over. He should be a hero more noble even than Superman.

 

[JonZ]

Supposedly theyre still using the script that was raved over...

Capt. America, Thor, Iron Man Updates (May 22nd 2008)

 

[Todd H]

I was a HUGE Thor fan as a kid. I still have a few hundred mint condition Thor comics from as far back as the 60's bagged and boxed in my closet.

I hope they do the character justice. What made him interesting to me was the "fish out of water" aspect of having a living Norse god walk among men. I think if done right, it would make a great movie. Start it out in Asgard and end the movie in Midgard (Earth). This is going to the top of my "most anticipated" list.

 

[Brian Borst]

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.

 

[todd s]

He can't! He was already Superman.

 

[Greg_S_H]

For real? What is that from?

 

[JonZ]

Sandy Collora's World's Finest trailer is out - Screen Rant

 

[Ric Easton]

Wow, first time I saw that World's Finest trailer. Too bad they didn't make the movie!

 

[Greg_S_H]

Thanks for the link. Looks like they were using the Superman: TAS episodes as a template.

 

[DavidPla]

Kenneth Branagh to direct Thor!

Branagh in talks to direct 'Thor' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety

 

[Jose Martinez]

great. I need a freakin password to access that Variety site!

 

[DavidPla]

 

[James_Kiang]

According to Harry Knowles, the current Thor script has no modern day portion so no Donald Blake storyline at all. Which is fine with me - establish the character in a more classic setting, then bring him to the modern day in The Avengers or some other film.

 

[TravisR]

Never say never but I find it hard to believe that Kenneth Branagh has interest in directing a Thor movie.

 

[Jason Seaver]

It's an odd choice, but it's worth remembering that just because Branagh has done a lot of Shakespeare doesn't make him stuffy; indeed, part of the reasons he does them is to try and demonstrate just how fun an accessible those plays are (he promoted Much Ado as comedy first, classic second, and made Love's Labors Lost into a musical). And even if he's not terribly interested in Thor itself, his last few movies have sort of crashed and burned: Sleuth disappeared, The Magic Flute hasn't shown up in the US, As You Like It went straight to HBO. Marvel is likely getting a very talented director for a discount price because he needs to raise his profile a little bit.

Or it could be like David Gordon Green directing Pineapple Express: There may be a long-repressed need to blow some shit up finally getting its release.

 

[Zack Gibbs]

Ang Lee made Hulk. Same thing. But hopefully in a good way, and not a long boring way.

 

[Andy Sheets]

The problem I've had with Brannagh is that his movies are often too bombastic, with all the characters seeming to have this compulsion to run around screaming all the time. I remember his Frankenstein adaptation being especially funny for this. Then again, this might be a good quality for a superhero movie...

 

[Ray H]

Personally, I love the choice. He's shown that he can be a great director (Henry V, Much Ado About Nothing, Hamlet) and he's even had some experience with action. I'd love to see him make a comeback. I just hope he still has it.

 

[Zack Gibbs]

"BY THE BRISTLING BEARD OF ODIN!"

I think he'll do fine.