“You doth speaketh to me? You doth speaketh? You doth speaketh to ME? Then who in Ragnorak’s name are you speaketh…? Well I doth be the only one here. Who the $%^& do you think you are speaketh to?”
That has a nice ring to it, huh? Well, AICN and GQ have reported that Rober DeNiro and Jude Law have joined Kenneth Branagh’s Thor. No roles have been announced for them, so I guess we should let the guessing games begin.
I’d love to see DeNiro as Thor’s father, Odin. He has a regal lion look to him, that Odin certainly has. As for Law, I’m not sure. When I think of the imagery associated with Norse mythology, Jude Law doesn’t even make the top 15.
What do you readers think, what roles would you like to see them portray should the rumors be true?
UPDATED: News in Film, linked at IMDB.com, claims that DeNiro and Law will NOT be appearing in the film, and attribute the miscue to a translation problem with the German edition of “GQ” in which the original statement ran. We will update with more when we have it.
October 20th, 2009 at 11:11 am
Law = Baldur
DeNiro = Hogun the Grim??
October 20th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Maybe Law as Loki?
October 20th, 2009 at 11:39 am
My first thought on law was was Baldur but after reading Jim’s comments Loki is a perfect fit.
DeNiro-Hogun maybe. Utgard-loki with some special effects definately
October 20th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Jim and Chris have it: Law for Baldur or Loki; I say the latter — he’s pretty much perfect — conventional wisdom says the former — he’s “the pretty one.”
In any case, between what he did in Gattica (where he played a dickhead) and Sky Captain (where he was a square-jawed hero), he’s a good add.
DeNiro… I dunno abt Odin; he _could_ do it, but I don’t see it at 1st glance. More likely some “midgard” character: the chief of police, the crooked corporate boss.
October 20th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Hey guys,
Loki has already been cast: Tom Hiddleston. Jaimie Alexander is Sif, Natalie Portman is Jane Foster, Chris Hemsworth is Thor, and Colm Feore has an as-yet-unidentified role.
October 20th, 2009 at 11:58 am
if you’d told me 5 years ago that Kenneth Brannagh would be directing a Thor Movie with Robert Deniro and Jude Law i’d have said your were sh****ing me.
Law’s gotta be Loki, he’s bloody perfect for it.
October 20th, 2009 at 11:59 am
woops, missed Troy’s comment
October 20th, 2009 at 12:21 pm
Loki has already been cast I believe. I like DeNiro as either Odin or Hogt Jude Law would be a perfect Fandral.
October 20th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Jude Law is Fandrall. On account of he’s dashing.