That’s not bad at all. Anthony Hopkins looks fantastic.

There is a significant lack of helmets in this photo. All three characters have very distinctive, iconic helmets and to leave them out for fear of “looking silly” is a shame.

Two things.

1) I hate that both this and Cap are going to be in 3D. Seeing as Thor wasn’t mentioned as being shot in 3D from the jump, I expect it to be horribly implemented. Additionally, I just hate how Hollywood thinks everything needs to be in 3D now.

2) I’m amazed that they didn’t try to give the characters a more traditionally Nordic look. They look rather futuristic. I guess that look fits in more with Kirby’s design sensibilities though, where a lot of the designs he’s more renowned for tend to have a more alien look about them.

Oh, and I agree that we need to see at least these three with their helmets. I could understand the characters not wearing them in every scene, but I’d be happy to if it was at least in battle.

Looks pretty cool. I’m somewhat excited and I don’t even read or care about Thor. I agree that it would be a shame to not have the helmets in the movie.

Though as I’ve said I don’t really read Thor, even I know how to recognize the characters by their helmets.

I don’t read Thor comics, and am not a fan of the character in general, so take this with as many grains of salt as you see fit.

I think that looks awful.

Just my two cents, but seems like they could have had him in ragged robes and let Hopkins’ acting portray his power in a subtle and understated way.

On the other hand you have this big, plastic armor look. With the feathery hair and the gaudy eye patch, it all just really puts me off.

Maybe in the film there will be some kind of texture work done to make the armor look like it has some wear to it or something. Now it just looks silly and fake.

Is it me or are the Ultimates inspiring that costume a little. I love the Ultimates dont get me wrong, but this building up towards the Avengers not the Ultimates.

With all of the awesome, medieval/nordic looking designs from the comics, they chose to go woth some stupid, plastic, futuristic design for the characters? This movie is going to suck.

Do we know who’s playing Donald Blake? It wouldn’t be the same actor would it?

Something’s very wrong about this. Costume design, cinematography, lighting. Looks less like Asgard and more like corporate boardroom with fluorescent lighting.

Hmmm…I thought they would go for a more lord of the rings type look for the costume. however it does seem more kirby-design like with the futuristic stylings. it may work for comic fans but im wondering if it’ll work for the more casual viewers or for those who might mistake it for the actaul norse-mythology Thor rather than the Marvel superhero Thor. I’ll wait for the trailer to see how it works for the movie. still images hardly ever do the costume justice IMHO.

I don’t give a shit if Kirby or whatever. I like Branagh and all but wow those costumes look bad. I hope they look better in motion than in stills. It looks like hard-plastic like Batman Forever/And Robin.

Gotta’ say I’m not diggin’ it. It might look better in motion though. I’m kind of scratching my head at who approved this pic and what they were thinking. It seems like better lighting would have made a lot of difference in the impact of this image.

That said, the golden eye patch looks ridiculous to me.

Now, I get that they aren’t the Norse gods, but it is implicit that they are a direct reference to them. Thor, Odin, Loki: These are not random characters that are simply inspired by mythology, they are the mythological characters transcribed and shaped into a comic book world. The book and the characters were born of the romance behind the real-life mythology, which provides an attractive setting and frame of reference, and these costumes are a step very far away from that rich archetype. In particular, the detailing, or lack thereof, removes all sense of antiquity or mythology – leaving us with an Iron Man approach to Odin, most aggregiously.

While these costumes may reflect Kirby’s style, they comletely ignore the overwhelmingly awesome source material of Norse mythology (and the entire Thor series, which consistently borrows from mythology for characters, stories, and design). Kirby’s characters, it turns out, would look like total assholes in real life, and I personally feel that these costumes could have been more artistically ambitious and included a better blend of source materials.

Additionally, aesthetically, that eye patch looks ridiculous. Scar up his face and whiten out his eye or at least give him a patch that is the same color palette as the rest of the costume.

Lastly, would it kill somebody to attempt to put chainmail under that armor instead of pleather? This feels like an uncreative attempt at blending source materials, and is instead an X-Men does Thor

“I ate Surtur’s liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti!”

What takes away from the realism in live action super hero movies is that the clothes don’t look like they were ever worn before the moment of filming.

They need wrinkles. Decoloration. Scratches. Especially when you’re showing armor or armor pieces.

Everyone involved with these productions is usually so ecstatic at seeing live-action versions of the costumes, and they want them in such pristine condition, that it makes it even harder to dive into the movie universe.

It’s a stupid little detail – like thunder and lightning hitting viewers at exactly the same time, which is physically unrealistic – but it’s one I’ve noticed in a lot of super hero movies.

The costumes look even more fake when they look like they just came from the costume shop and were never worn prior to that single moment of shooting.

Only fanboys who worry about Superman dialing it up to 11 could like these disastrous costumes. Looks like another Marvel flop is brewing.

i think the final film with it’s lighting and effects will look a bit different. that picture of hemsworth a couple months back looked less glittery.

publicity photos of people in super hero outfits often look silly.

I’m thinking that guy looks way too small physically to be playing Thor. The blond guy from True Blood should have gotten the role; he looks like a big huge Norse god.

Oh, you guys are hurting me … go crack open your Marvel Essentials, come back here, and re-read King Nerd’s comment above. He gets it.

I thought the crowd that hung out on Newsarama was a cut above the linguistically challenged, born-yesterday mass that comments on sites like Superherohype.

I for one applaud the filmmakers for referencing the Kirby-verse rather than Lord of the Rings.

One complaint I agree with: bring on some awesome helmets.

GO GO ASGARD RANGERS!

This picture reminds me of Marlon Brando on Krypton from the old Superman movie. I’m becoming less impressed the more I see.

Ron

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I DIDNT KNOW MAN-AT-ARMS WAS IN THE THOR MOVIE! AWESOME!

Man i needed spell check. badly

Helmets again. Jeez.

ugh my keyboard is responding slow its NOT a deal breaker i would like to see thor’s helmet.
aslo wouldnt be shocked if its in 3d

Not a fan of Thor and this definitely doesn’t look promising.

I think it looks fine for a publicity still. You really can’t make too much of a judgement yet. Saying this film is gonna be really good or really bad is just silly at this point. At this point all we can say is, yup there’s definitely gonna be a film. When they release a trailer which I’m sure will be soon then a better assessment can be made.

Not a Thor reader, but this looks really cheesy. I want to believe in Branagh, and I want this to be a movie I enjoy, but I think this one’s got a seriously uphill battle to fight.

Having now learned that Marvel plans to convert both Thor and Captain America to 3D after the fact, I think they’re just making one bad decision after another. Sure, I can go see those movies in 2D (and I will) but it just seems like Marvel’s doing plenty to make people question their decisions: A subpar sequel to Iron Man, some bad casting choices (Chris Evans as Cap especially), recasting roles that didn’t need it, and now making their movies 3D after the fact, which just doesn’t work.

I hope these movies turn out good, but I’m not as enthused as was after the first Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk.

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You know I said …sniiff …it once and I’ll…hehehe…say it again, some live action movies really are meant to stay unmade or done in CG by someone like blur or something…hhaaha. I just don’t get it. Incredibles showed how it’s done, goofy style or not; beowulf showed us how Thor could be done I just don’t see why they keep trying to ice skate up hill.

Maybe it’s look better in motion…

Lame.
Why on earth can’t THOR have chain mail on his arms.
This looks like more of the same x-men/ ninja turtle latex foam rubber.

This and Cap are gonna kill comic movies… because it looks like PURE CHEESE!

Alright, that is every bit of awful. They could have gone Ultimates, they could have gone current Thor title, hell, they could have gone original Kirby costumes. Anything would look better than this crap. How could Odin’s eye patch not even look as good as the Klingon from Star Trek F@$&ing 6.

I predict this will be the one to break the Avengers for the general public. Oh and look, their capes are different colors.

I realize I’m not a kid (26), but I resent the idea that kids like crap. And this is CRAP. And yeah, ripping The Lord of The Rings would have helped this immensely. What a joke.

This might work if it was full-on Flash Gordon 1980 kitsch–so bad it’s good. But I’m sure it will be much tamer than that, and as a result, simply awful.

Here’s where the shared universe concept is hampering rather than hurting. THOR needs its own aesthetic, not the same thing as Iron Man and Captain America.

And the beat goes on.

I find your lack of helmets disturbing.

I have only one thing to say. Anyone who says they don’t care about the Kirby inspiration should be dragged out and stoned. Kirby was and still is one of the greatest creators to ever live and his stylized approach has inspired so many artists over the years. Even now, his essence can be felt in other artists’ work.

This is looking great and I am hoping it’s every Thor fan’s Walt Simonson/Jack Kirby wet-dream.

Of all the characters,I am most impressed by the Loki Fellow.
He really has a look of an unfavoured but devious son and brother.
I look forward to watching the movie soon.

I’ve been reading Marvel Thor for over 30 years and I’m a little concerned about Chris Hemsworth playing Thor. Frankly, he looks too small. Marvel studios should have found someone with a bit more height and muscular appearance. Anthony Hopkins looks great as Odin and so does Hiddelston as Loki. Hopefully, on film and with the special effects, Hemsworth will look impressive.

LOL were these costumes designed by Joel Schumacher??

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