Od's Blood! Hath ILE no thread for anticipation of Kenneth Branagh's THOR? Verily?

for some reason i'd got the idea idris elba was playing thor

"We came to feel that in our case 3-D could be the very good friend of story and character for a different kind of experience,which way the wind was blowing," Branagh said, taking a break from post-production.

I wouldn't say Surtur is "too obscure", he's the main villain in the best known Thor story arc there is. He isn't any more obscure than Dr. Octopus or whoever the villains in the the two Iron Man movies were.

I'd say Enchantress would make a lot more sense

I wouldn't say Surtur is "too obscure", he's the main villain in the best known Thor story arc there is

lol Tuomas - anybody who's never read a Thor comic has no idea who Surtur is. Loki is at least a more commonly known mythological figure and also traditional Thor's arch nemesis.

In related news, the new Incredible Hulk to be...

http://www.deadline.com/2010/07/mark-ruffalo-in-late-stage-talks-to-be-marvels-new-hulk-in-the-avengers/

haha waht

I thought he was dead

I wouldn't say Surtur is "too obscure", he's the main villain in the best known Thor story arc there is

lol Tuomas - anybody who's never read a Thor comic has no idea who Surtur is.

Well yeah, but the same applied to almost all superhero villains (except maybe The Joker and Lex Luthor) before they appeared in movies.

And Loki is more than just "traditional Thor's arch nemesis". He's the trickster god, in Norse mythology he sometimes sides with the Æsir, and sometimes goes against them. Marvel changed him into a more pure villain, though I liked how Simonson handled him in the Surtur saga: we see him both scheming against Thor and taking his side in the battle with Surtur. IMO that's much more in line with the traditional depiction of Loki.

Well yeah, but the same applied to almost all superhero villains

most of Spiderman's rouge's gallery has appeared in every Saturday morning cartoon about him; you could actually argue because of this that, while Green Goblin is his traditional nemesis from a storyline standpoint, Doctor Octopus is the villain most people would associate with him

lolwut

maybe if it was an inverse-Hulk, where some huge dude got hit by radiation and now whenever he gets angry, he becomes really skinny and frail

oh man plz plz plz give it to the Ruff

hough I liked how Simonson handled him in the Surtur saga: we see him both scheming against Thor and taking his side in the battle with Surtur. IMO that's much more in line with the traditional depiction of Loki.

this is more in line with Kirby's depiction actually

I am seriously struggling to avoid actual LOLs here:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/.a/6a00d8341c630a53ef013485894ab0970c-600wi

Here's a first-look image of the majestic throne of Odin (Anthony Hopkins) in the city of Asgard, where Thor (Chris Hemsworth) kneels before his father in the 2011 film from Disney's Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures.

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I talked to "Thor" director Kenneth Branagh not long ago and he was genuinely excited about his first trip to Comic-Con and the chance to stand up into front of the Hall H audience as part of the Marvel program. "Because of what I've heard, I can't wait... the celebration and the incredible energy and enthusiasm and knowledge and passion for everything that goes on there. I'm excited to be part of that and I feel privileged to be able to go and take look. I'm keen to see that passion and enthusiasm."

With tongue-in-cheek -- at least I think it was tongue-in-cheek -- Feige said he might hit the stage with a sartorial nod to the Con's cosplay traditions. "I'm looking forward to seeing how people are dressed... Kevin and I are not prepared to reveal what costume we'll be wearing but obviously I've insisted that we all must wear one."

Help.

Anyway, nice to know that Asgard can be found on the Strip near the Bellagio.

color scheme is all wrong

Also, great shoulder pads there.

why does this whole thing look like a Met opera

As a friend of mine just said: "Daaaaamn. I bet they have low riders in the carriage area, too."

And yet another:

http://www-deadline-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/thor11-1024x682.jpg

Maybe the whole movie's set there.

Trying to get the steampunk kids in with all that burnished brass.

Punishingly long and boring trailer that pretty much confirms all my worst fears.
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2010/07/29/comic-con-trailer-for-thor/

veering a little too close to Chronicles of Riddick for comfort.

That doesn't look as bad as I thought, tbh. Though the Asgardian design still sucks: they should be rugged Vikings, not poncey faux Romans.

I understand why they chose Branaugh, but I don't trust him.

and nothing about that trailer has swayed me.

I liked the music - it's a bit Electralane-y and then a bit Metallica-esque and then it's kind of late Led Zep.

I couldn't even make it through the whole trailer

squandered opportunity, this one

Not what I would call successful viral marketing:

http://westport.patch.com/articles/man-robs-subway-with-hammer

ah.

man 2011 is gonna be a sucky year to be a superhero

then again maybe hollywood has its shit together enough that they can promo-bluster this and Green Lantern to "underwhelming" numbers rather than "turkey" numbers

This is weird. Guy spends an awful lot of time insisting that his racist website isn't racist.

http://boycott-thor.com/

is your baby racist?

lol was just gonna post that. that got talked about on ilx somewhere, one of the politics threads

this is one of those movies where pretty much all signs point to it being terrible yet I can't help but be intrigued by it

hopkins should wear the lecter mask.

if this sucks and the hulk/s sucked how will The Anengers.. NOT suck? i'm already complete;y baffled by The Avengers' whole concept as a film.

*The Avengers.

So basically they lucked into a massive hit with Iron Man, and then decided spend kajillions to make a Kenneth Branagh film and a World War II actioner with Chris Evans before bringing Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner onto the team for a blowout to end all blowouts directed by JOSS WHEDON

Aaaaaand the inevitable ripoff by Asylum Films. Starring Richard Grieco (!) as Loki (!!!).

especially when their Thor copycat has the Norse god running down the street wielding an Uzi

It's like SuckerPunch but better.

This is actually surprisingly alright. Ridiculous yeah, but it's kind of hard to avoid that with a Thor movie. Some cool little set-ups for The Avengers too.

I have what might be a dumb question but: is there a scene where Anthony Hopkins rumbles out the line "Is he ready?" If he does, I have a story to share.

Sorry Ned, can't remember if that's a specific line but tell away.

Morbidly looking forward to this, but I did go to see Norton's Hulk movie so clearly I have no judgement.

Looks a little cheap though.

Some cool little set-ups for The Avengers too.

This is pretty much the main reason I want to see this.

Won't spoil it but there's a sweet cameo. It's about a million times more fun than Norton's Hulk. There's a fair bit of Hercules In New York style humour but i went with it. Didn't stick around for the post-credit bit but i'm sure it'll be on youtube in a couple of days.

OK sold. Is Brian Blessed still alive? He should have been in this.