Great Odin’s raven! Reports are coming in all over from Worst Previews to MTV concerning Academy Award winner Sir Anthony Hopkins will be portraying Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Loki’s (Tom Hiddleson) father, Odin, in Kenneth Branagh’s Thor adaptation.
This news comes just over a week after the Robert DeNiro and Jude Law casting rumor is put to rest, much like an Odinsleep.
I personally couldn’t think of a better casting. Now, there were rumors of an actor by the name of Brian Blessed originally playing Odin, but I just love this idea. He joins an already well-rounded ensemble, along with Natalie Portman as Jane Foster and Jaimie Alexander as Sif.
Filming is to start January and Paramount Pictures will release the film on May 20, 2011.
October 30th, 2009 at 7:40 am
Excellent casting! Kenneth Branagh has a what seems to be a great movie in the works.
As far as Brian Blessed goes, he’d make a fantastic Volstagg.
October 30th, 2009 at 7:49 am
The more information that comes out with this movie, the more excited I am to see it. So far, they seem to be on the right track. I just hope the story and effects stay strong.
I would love for the Avengers movie to show Tony doubting Thor’s ‘godliness’ while throwing back some brewskies together.
October 30th, 2009 at 8:26 am
While I’m sure Hopkins will do a fantastic job, I was actually looking forward to Brian Blessed in this role. His voice is so commanding that it’s easy to imagine it as Odin’s. Though I agree with Gorn, if he’s not Odin then he’d be an ideal Volstagg.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:07 am
When I read American Gods (Neil Gaiman) I always pictured Sir Anthony Hopkins as Wednesday (Odin). Just seemed like a good fit for the way Gaiman wrote him….
October 30th, 2009 at 9:48 am
Filming to start in January and then the film is going to be released in May? I certainly hope that this announcement is right. However, that gives the studio about four months to film, edit, and then market the movie. I hope for the May release, but will not be surprised if 1) this announcement is premature and/or 2) the movie release is pushed back to a later date.
October 30th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Fletcher, January of NEXT year (2010) and be released on 2011.
October 30th, 2009 at 10:20 am
DO WANT
Seriously, this is awesome. Better than awesome. Do I see a golden god named Oscar joining the ranks of Asgard, mayhap?
October 30th, 2009 at 11:27 am
hopkins = awesomenews, but does anybody know if the guys playing his kids can act? you need two actors to carry a scene — e.g. while Downey Jr. was great in Iron Man, the win was how good he was with Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard (less so) and especially Jeff Bridges.
Plus I wish the production design was slavishly devoted to Kirby — it probably wouldn’t work, but I’d love to see an odin costume that looked just like the image above.
Finally, I know it’s even less possible, but I always thought Ego the Living Planet would be something that would translate well to the screen. Not the big goofy face, but the idea of a massive, intelligent, malevolent environment.
October 30th, 2009 at 12:08 pm
“Plus I wish the production design was slavishly devoted to Kirby — it probably wouldn’t work, but I’d love to see an odin costume that looked just like the image above.”
“Finally, I know it’s even less possible, but I always thought Ego the Living Planet would be something that would translate well to the screen. Not the big goofy face, but the idea of a massive, intelligent, malevolent environment.”
Well I’m glad Marvel is making the movie and not you.
October 30th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Excellent choice, Hopkins is hell of an actor, just hope Branagh use him at full, he can make a great Odin.
Peace.
October 30th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
AWEsome! Wow, perfect choice.
October 30th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
I’m starting to look forward to this movie a lot more. I want to see Thor kick some ass though. If this is like Hulk #1 then I will be disappointed. We need at least two fight scenes. Thor must fly and it must be awesome.
I’m looking forward to the easter egg at the end. I wonder if it will be Tony Stark of Col. Fury who contact Thor?!
October 30th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
I would have rather they hired Stan lee.
have fun with thi sir anthony
good day
October 30th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Looks like Donald Blake is gonna get offer some nice chianti and fava beans………
Maybe in the end of the movie, he’ll eat Loki’s brain to about humility in Midgard.
C’mon!! I’m the first one to make a Lechter/Odin joke? Really?
October 30th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Crap. I meant “Looks like Donald Blake is gonna get offered some nice chianti and fava beans………
Maybe in the end of the movie, he’ll eat Loki’s brain to teach him bout humility in Midgard.
C’mon!! I’m the first one to make a Lechter/Odin joke? Really?”
Crap that’s what I get for drinking and blogging
October 31st, 2009 at 1:01 pm
As a long-time fan of THOR, I’m very excited about the casting so far. I only wish that the version of THOR being filmed was the red caped, winged-helmet, uru hammer version I’ve come to appreciate and not the Ultimates version, that (I’m understanding) is being brought to the big screen. Although I completely understand that a blue spandex, full red cape and winged-helmet character may not translate well onto a live-action movie format, still…I’d love to see him in that costume (at least once) as homage to the original character design. Maybe he can wear the more “colorful duds,” during his time on Asgard, perhaps for a ceremony honoring a fallen warrior so we can see THOR as he was originally designed. I could then accept him in the Ultimates attire, later in the movie, during his time on earth. That “costume change” would make sense to me. Other than that, as long as THOR flies, speaks in a mild “Norse/Scandanavian” accent and commands the storms with Mjolnir…I’m sure that I’ll enjoy the movie. In my opinion, MARVEL is doing a far better job with bringing [their] characters to the big-screen than how the other studios have done. (I’m mainly referring to the Ang Lee: HULK, Elektra and Daredevil movies, but also the Spiderman and X-Men movies as well). They ALL could have been so, SO much better and in the hands of MARVEL Studios, (based on the success of Iron Man and the “vastly underrated” The Incredible HULK)…I believe they would have been even better. So far, based on the details we’ve been given concerning our Thunder God’s big screen debut, I believe MARVEL will have yet another successful franchise in the making. M3!…(Make Mine Marvel).
October 31st, 2009 at 2:48 pm
wow…all I can say
October 31st, 2009 at 8:35 pm
I never thought of him to play Odin but now that I think about it it’s a great choice.
October 31st, 2009 at 8:53 pm
JMW2009 Says:
> C’mon!! I’m the first one to make a
> Lechter/Odin joke? Really?
Yes. And there’s a good reason for that.
/AS
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