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Branagh official for Thor


...well, very nearly. A theatrical website reveals that the thespian has withdrawn from Jude Law's Hamlet to get into Thor.

Published on Oct 15, 2008

According to the theatrical website whatsonstage.com, Kenneth Branagh has abandoned plans to direct Jude Law in Hamlet to concentrate on the til-now only rumoured film of Marvel comics' Thor.

The tale of the Norse God, who can fly and has a nasty magic hammer to klunk his enemies with, is currently slated for release on 16th July 2010. Previously associated director Mark Vaughan is quoted describing the Thor saga as "the birth of a hero, interweaving Gladiator with Norse mythology."

No one is yet associated yet with the eponymous role, though forums have put forward names as diverse as Karl Urban, Gerard Butler, James Preston Rogers, Alexander Skarsgard, Brad Pitt, Viggo Mortenson, Guy Pearce and Paul Telfer for the role.

Talking to MTV recently, Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada expanded on the Shakespearean connection with this particular superhero..

“Out of all our characters, he’s probably the one who’s bigger than life,” Quesada told MTV. “He’s the one who, stature-wise… He’s just huge — and the mythology behind it is huge. But at its core, once you get past the trappings of Thor and all the god-like mythology and the way the character looks and the setting in Asgard and the whole kingdom, once you get past that, it’s really the story of a father and two sons.”

what'sonstage.com

 

 

Users Comments

Re: Branagh official for Thor
Posted By FakeShemp 1 October 15, 2008 07:09:22 PM

I've read the first draft. It would be silly for Branagh to have turned it down. Not just because of his career staus now, but the fact that it's really really good. It's the Conan movie we've been waiting 20 years for. AWESOME.

Re: Branagh official for Thor
Posted By grimlock 1 November 17, 2008 06:46:41 PM

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3760691200/tt0120657 Vladimir Kulich from the 13th warrior. That's him on the left in that Pic and he pretty much looks like Thor right there. Unfortunately he's older now, but age in Hollywood never stopped anyone.

Re: Branagh official for Thor
Posted By TrueBlood 1 March 11, 2009 09:18:23 PM

I think Alexander Skarsgard should get the role. http://truebloodnet.com
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