It’s only Tuesday and already we’ve had significant, if largely unsubstantiated, casting rumors about The First Avenger: Captain America and the sequel to The Dark Knight.
So let’s add to the mix some speculation about Marvel’s planned Thor movie.
In an interview with IESB, Eagle Eye director D.J. Caruso reveals he’s talked with the studio about tackling the comic-book god of thunder. However, he hasn’t seen a screenplay.
“It could be something that I am interested in,” he tells the website.
Caruso, who has directed episodes of Smallville and Dark Angel, says that although he was a fan of Thor comics when he was a kid, he has concerns about how to approach the character.
“I know that they [Marvel] have a script,” he says, “but there’s something, there’s a fear I have about Thor and depending on what Thor story you want to tell, whether you want to bring Thor into the modern world or if you want to go back to Asgard and get the history of what’s happening between him and his brother and dad. That’s one I’ve always been interested in and it also would be, it would be a monumental task so, I could definitely see myself getting myself into that.”
Back in May, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige said Thor will take place largely in Asgard, mythical home of the Norse gods. When last we heard, Mark Protosevich (I Am Legend, The Cell) was writing the screenplay.
Although Matthew Vaughn (Layer Cake, Kick-Ass) was announced as director in August 2007, his holding deal reportedly expired in December. Despite the movie’s placement on Marvel’s schedule for June 4, 2010, release, no other names have been floated publicly.
Word of Caruso’s interest likely will kick off a round of joking calls for Shia LeBouf to play Thor. So before that begins, I’ll suggest Alexander Skarsgard (Generation Kill, True Blood).
September 9th, 2008 at 12:00 pm
While I am loathe to “quote” AICN, Harry Knowles claims to have read the script/plot outline/treatment/whatever they are calling it, and claims it would be the very best Marvel movie (and quite possibly, the very best movie, period) ever made if they follow what’s been written and spend something like 300 million on the FX.
Thor would be a tough nut to crack. He’s not the “traditional” superhero people have been exposed to over the last decade of superhero/comic book movies. Of course, of done right, that could actually be an asset, not a hinderance.
Verily, I dost count myself as a fan of the Odinson, so I hopest for thee very best, lest there be a reckoning, ANON!
September 10th, 2008 at 3:02 am
Batman wasn’t portrayed as the “traditional” superhero in The Dark Knight. That worked out pretty well. I think people are ready for many takes on the superhero concept on film.
Also: Seconding the vote for the Iceman.