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29Oct2009

Anthony Hopkins Cast as Odin in Marvel's 'Thor'

DateThursday, October 29, 2009 at 6:20PM
As far as we can tell, the rumors about Jude Law and Robert De Niro joining Kenneth Branagh's Thor were just that. While I wouldn't be surprised to see Jude Law attached, the De Niro thing never made a lot of sense organically. But apparently there was nothing to it, leaving holes still to be filled in the cast for the upcoming Marvel movie.

Enter Sir Anthony Hopkins. He'll be Odin, the great Norse god and father of Thor (Chris Hemsworth, Kirk's father in Star Trek). In addition to Hemsworth and Hannibal Lecter, Thor features Natalie Portman, Brian Blessed, Colm Feore, Stellan Skarsgard, and Tom Hiddleston. That's actually a really good cast backing up Hemsworth and Hiddleston, who were the first two names added to the ensemble.

From the standpoint of creating effective drama, Branagh's a good director for the job. The effects are bound to give any director trouble. The Asgard of the comics will be tough to recreate in a convincing way, unless they use the Oklahoma version. Seriously: Marvel has Asgard in Oklahoma later in the comic's history.

The Hollywood Reporter, which broke the Hopkins news, also has our first official summary. Some of this we took for granted, but now we don't have to:

"The movie’s story sees the god of thunder Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions re-ignite an ancient war. As punishment, Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans. Once here, he learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends dark forces of Asgard to invade Earth."

AuthorColin Boyd | | in , , , , , | Print ArticlePrint Article | | Comment1 Comment |

Reader Comments (1)

I think the Oklahoma Asgard was just west of Wapanucka wasn't it? In between Wapanucka and Tishomingo right?

Friday, October 30, 2009 | Unregistered CommenterEmo

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