Thor

[Aberzombie]

Marvel Comic's Thor! Kenneth Branagh in talks to direct! Could be cool!

[Larry Lichman]

This could rock! Who do you think plays Thor?

[Valegrim]

Well, Thor is like 6'8" tall and not at all skinny; not to many people have the stature to play this powerhouse.

[Shadowborn]

That's always the problem with size-specific roles, especially the large ones. Invariably, eyes will start roaming to the rosters of various wrestling organizations in order to find the proper monstrous proportions.

Thor! Starring Triple H as the God of Thunder!

[Andrew Crossett]

I'm lobbying for Brian Blessed as Odin.

[Set]

If he wasn't a tiny bit older looking than seems ideal, I would love to see the head viking dude from The 13th Warrior as Thor.

I found a picture, even;
Vladimir Kulich.

Ten years ago, I would have picked Dolph Lundgren as well. He's got the build for it, although I have no idea what he would look like with long hair and I'm afraid that nobody would take a Thor that used to be 'He-Man, Master of the Universe' seriously...

[kessukoofah]

Kevin Sorbo! Please God, Kevin Sorbo!

[Valegrim]

wow; good job! i am with Set for Vladimir. hehe funny; I was thinking that 10 years ago Dolph could have done it also; but he stunk as the Punisher; so diverged a bit from you; forgot all about MOTU

[Set]

kessukoofah wrote:

Kevin Sorbo! Please God, Kevin Sorbo!

One. I fear you.

Two. What the heck is your avatar? It looks like origami. An origami golem?

Valegrim wrote:

I was thinking that 10 years ago Dolph could have done it also; but he stunk as the Punisher;

One of my most unconventional opinions is that Dolph's Punisher movie was way cooler than the more recent one with Travolta. The villains *make* a superhero movie, and the villains in Dolph's movie were memorable and fun (both the sarcastic Mafia dude and the domineering Yakuza lady).

[kessukoofah]

Set wrote:

kessukoofah wrote:

Kevin Sorbo! Please God, Kevin Sorbo!

One. I fear you.

Two. What the heck is your avatar? It looks like origami. An origami golem?

1) And rightly you should.

2) It is indeed an Origami golem. from that issue of Dragon with all the lesser golems. I like golems and I like origami, therefore it seemed like the best choice. and I havn't changed ever since.

[Jal Dorak]

Kulich would be perfect. I thought he gave a very good performance in 13th Warrior. Which, by the way, would be a good "feel" for the film-makers to go by.

[kevin bienhoff]

I to would go with Kevin Sorbo, bleach his hair blonde and have him talk with somewhat of a Norse accent.

[Aberzombie]

I'll agree with Set about Vladimir Kulich. I'd also throw out the name of Karl Urban, just because I know he's kind of big, and can act.

[Larry Lichman]

Who would play Loki?

I'm thinking Ralph Fiennes.

[Jal Dorak]

Loki = Steve Buscemi.

[kessukoofah]

Jal Dorak wrote:

Loki = Steve Buscemi.

Y'know, I could see that. I was gonna say Depp, but that's just 'cuz I'm a sucker for his acting.

[Matthew Morris]

I think Michael O'Hearn is perfect for Thor.

Loki... who was the guy who played Wormtongue?

[kessukoofah]

Matthew Morris wrote:

I think Michael O'Hearn is perfect for Thor.

Loki... who was the guy who played Wormtongue?

Brad Dourif? I suppose he might work.

[Matthew Morris]

kessukoofah wrote:

Matthew Morris wrote:

I think Michael O'Hearn is perfect for Thor.

Loki... who was the guy who played Wormtongue?

Brad Dourif? I suppose he might work.

I was thinking him because to me a movie Loki should look more brain than brawn.

[Jal Dorak]

Linus Roache from Law and Order could work as Loki.

If we got Karl Urban as Thor they would be reunited from Chronicles of Riddick!

[Crimson Jester]

kessukoofah wrote:

Kevin Sorbo! Please God, Kevin Sorbo!

Please tell me that is a joke!

[kessukoofah]

Crimson Jester wrote:

kessukoofah wrote:

Kevin Sorbo! Please God, Kevin Sorbo!

Please tell me that is a joke!

Not at all. I happen to think him a fine actor, and I think he would be good in that role. otherwise I would have suggested someone else. It's possible I was a bit more fervent then I shoulda been, but I stand by my statement.

[Aberzombie]

Jal Dorak wrote:

Linus Roache from Law and Order could work as Loki.

If we got Karl Urban as Thor they would be reunited from Chronicles of Riddick!

Hell yeah, that would be a great idea. Linus would be pretty slick as Loki. Now, who could play Odin.....

[Matthew Morris]

Aberzombie wrote:

Jal Dorak wrote:

Linus Roache from Law and Order could work as Loki.

If we got Karl Urban as Thor they would be reunited from Chronicles of Riddick!

Hell yeah, that would be a great idea. Linus would be pretty slick as Loki. Now, who could play Odin.....

overused answer, Christopher Lee.

[Larry Lichman]

I like Rutger Hauer as Odin. He's got the Nordic look, and is an older, wiser bad@$$...

[R-type]

Karl Urban as Thor? The guy can act, looks great and can certainly handle physical roles yet isn't too expensive to use. A rising star I think. How about having a female for Loki that could work?

[Aberzombie]

Larry Lichman wrote:

I like Rutger Hauer as Odin. He's got the Nordic look, and is an older, wiser bad@$$...

Good idea. Hauer certainly has the looks, and is a great actor.

[Shadowborn]

R-type wrote:

How about having a female for Loki that could work?

It could very well work beautifully...and also start off a S#!+storm of outcries from various groups: feminists outraged that the evil trickster has been personified in their gender, mythology gronards outraged that the purity of the pantheon has been defiled by artistic license, neo-pagans outraged by the same...

I would say that oceans of ink could be spilled over that one small change, but more likely all those words will be blogged instead.

[Set]

R-type wrote:

How about having a female for Loki that could work?

While the Marvel universe hasn't always tread near Norse mythology, I think I would prefer a male Loki. The evil brother / good brother thing is a classic trope.

And if the show needs a 'bad girl,' Amora, the Enchantress, has always served that roll with aplomb in the comics. :)

One thing that I'm not sure about the actors being suggested for Loki is that most of them are pretty weedy. (Brad Dourif, for example.) Loki, in the comics, is pretty buff (okay, *everyone* in the comics is pretty buff, I concede that) and the mythological Loki was half-god / half-Giant, so he wasn't exactly heroin-chic or some snivelling hunched over Igor-figure. He was handsome, charming and, quite often, a valued adventuring companion to Thor, etc. in their younger years, saving their bacon through various ingenius stunts (and yeah, quite often getting their fat in the fire in the first place, so he was basically cleaning up his own messes...).

[Curaigh]

Could put this in a number of threads, but here goes.

[Aberzombie]

According to this bit from Sci-Fi Channel Branagh has confirmed his involvement to direct.

[d13]

I'm not too thrilled with the choice of Branagh to direct. I don't mind his movies, but I'm not sure a big superhero blockbuster is a good fit for him. Its possible that they picked him because the Asgardians talk in a sort of heightened language, something that he has lots of experience with, but that's not really why anyone is going to see this movie.