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keg in kc · 05-16-2009, 04:43 PM

So sayeth Nikki Finke

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Hemsworth Is 'Thor'

EXCLUSIVE: Talk about spot-on casting. I've just learned that Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige and director Kenneth Branagh have chosen their THOR -- and it's Chris Hemsworth, who can currently be seen as "George Kirk" in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot and also just snagged the lead in Red Dawn for United Artists on Thursday. (He's currently filming Joss Whedon's horror flick Cabin In The Woods for UA, and I heard the studio was so hot on him that it cast Hemsworth in the action pic.) The 25-year-old Australian hunk is a virtual unknown here in the United States. But he played "Kim Hyde" on 171 episodes of Home and Away, the successful Oz TV series chronicling the lives and loves of the residents of Summer Bay, a small Aussie coastal town. Hemsworth is repped by partner and co-founder William Ward at ROAR management and agent Ilene Feldman. Marvel Studios has scheduled Thor for a May 20, 2011, release.

The way Chris Hemsworth got the part of Thor is one of those great Hollywood backstories that happens only once in a blue moon. Ward had found Chris during one of the manager's many scouting trips to Australia. Ward brought him to Los Angeles and really put him out there to casting directors and production executives. As for the major agencies, I hear CAA passed on the meeting, Endeavor took it but passed on repping him, and ICM was interested but dragged their feet. But Eileen Feldman got his appeal immediately.

Chris had read for the part of Thor but wasn't given a test because a casting director had nixed him early on. I'm told Chris' younger brother Liam (who's also a ROAR client) then tested for the role of Thor, but Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige passed. Then, after a conversation with Ward ("You've got to reconsider Chris, he's your guy"), Feige decided to let Chris read again. And once Marvel put him on tape, it was "Oh my god". Branagh came to town last week and saw the Chris test and made the final casting decision today.

What a week for Chris since, on Thursday, he just got cast as the Red Dawn lead. Brother Liam, who's only been in Los Angeles for 3 weeks and doesn't even have an agent yet, just got cast the male lead in Last Song opposite Miley Cyrus in the Disney film based on the Nicholas Sparks novel. Both brothers live in William Ward's guest house. Unreal!

Thor's character, in a nutshell, is the Viking god of thunder who wears a winged helmet and speaks in King James Bible-style Olde English, as well as referring to himself in the third person as “the Odinson.” He wields a magic hammer, and can “fly” by throwing the hammer really hard and hanging on to it. Not only is there the movie Thor, but he'll also be interacting later with the likes of Iron Man and Hulk. Marvel tapping Kenneth Branagh is considered a smart move to elevate the pic since the UK helmer has so much experience with Shakespearean battle movies and has the ability to balance action with convincingly delivered old English.

For months now, I've been tracking this Thor process though casting directors, agents and the like. Daniel Craig reportedly turned down the lead role. Other names reputedly in consideration were Rome’s Kevin McKidd and WWE champion Triple-H, who previously entered the Marvel universe as a villainous vampire in Blade: Trinity. And also a host of little knowns. (See my previous, Those Who Would Play Thor: Unknowns?) The following actors were tested: Charlie Hunnam (the British co-star of the F/X series Sons Of Anarchy); Tom Hiddleston (award-winning British actor and RADA graduate who played Winston Churchill's son in HBO's The Gathering Storm), Alexandar Skarsgard (Stellan's son who has appeared in the HBO Iraq War miniseries Generation Kill and vampire drama True Blood), Liam Hemsworth (offered a significant role in The Expendables after Sly Stallone saw his tape), and Joel Kinnaman (some Swedish-American dude).

I'd heard Marvel wanted to finalize casting Thor this month. The pic's release was recently pushed back from July 16, 2010, to now May 20, 2011.

keg in kc · 04-23-2011, 04:17 PM

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**Bowser** · 04-23-2011, 05:14 PM

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Amnorix · 04-23-2011, 05:29 PM

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I just watched the Ed Norton hulk movie again a few days ago, and I still can't believe it didn't do better at the box office. I liked it a lot.

I also really liked it, and Hulk is not at all one of my favorite superheroes.

Hammock Parties · 04-26-2011, 10:36 AM

96%

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30 fresh, 2 rotten

DBOSHO · 05-06-2011, 12:02 AM

I really had no interest in this movie, but a friend of mine invited me to an advanced screening.

It was a really good movie. For not having any big name actors outside of hopkins and portman i enjoyed it alot. I may have to go see it again. Proably the best superhero movie ive seen in a while.

**The Franchise** · 05-06-2011, 12:14 AM

I'm going to see this tomorrow at 10:45 AM.

mnchiefsguy · 05-06-2011, 12:52 AM

Just got back from watching Thor (in 2D). Pretty good flick, story was good but not great. Thought the casting was spot on. Was surprised the movie was as short as it was (it clocked in at about 1:55, with a good 8 minutes of that being credits.) Also, as with almost all of the Marvel Movies, stay tuned to the end of the credits, as their is an additional scene.

All in all, good but not great. Liked it better than Iron Man 2, but not nearly as much as Iron Man. Looking forward to Captain America though, that one has the potential to be the best one yet.

**Tribal Warfare** · 05-06-2011, 01:37 AM

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Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy

Just got back from watching Thor (in 2D). Pretty good flick, story was good but not great. Thought the casting was spot on. Was surprised the movie was as short as it was (it clocked in at about 1:55, with a good 8 minutes of that being credits.) Also, as with almost all of the Marvel Movies, stay tuned to the end of the credits, as their is an additional scene.

All in all, good but not great. Liked it better than Iron Man 2, but not nearly as much as Iron Man. Looking forward to Captain America though, that one has the potential to be the best one yet.

The movie was good and I would recommend it for a popcorn flick, but IMO the comedy was a bit forced and sometimes unneeded.

JD10367 · 05-06-2011, 05:48 AM

Seems like "Thor" is getting better reviews than expected and, much like "Fast Five", might be a surprise hit in terms of doing better at the BO than the experts thought it would. I think I'll catch an early afternoon show today.

keg in kc · 05-06-2011, 11:59 AM

Just saw it. I thought it was really good. Way better than any Thor movie had a right to be. A few (minor) beats in the final act were just a hair off for me, a couple of lines that didn't work and some musical cues I didn't like, but otherwise it was better than I expected it to be. And I went in expecting it to be good...

Spoiler!

Oh, and Kat Dennings. Good god. Where can I get me one of those?

**chasedude** · 05-06-2011, 12:32 PM

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Oh, and Kat Dennings. Good god. Where can I get me one of those?

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**The Franchise** · 05-06-2011, 01:53 PM

That was way better than I thought it was going to be. Definitely a must see.

Kat Dennings is now at the top of my list of hot chicks I'd give up an arm to bone.

DBOSHO · 05-06-2011, 04:24 PM

I dont get the denning love

Deberg_1990 · 05-06-2011, 04:30 PM

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I dont get the denning love

I dont either? With Portman around, id figure she would get more love??

keg in kc · 05-06-2011, 05:11 PM

I don't know, I just thought Kat looked amazing in the movie. I'd never really noticed her before.

05-16-2009, 04:43 PM
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	Branagh has chosen his Thor So sayeth Nikki Finke EXCLUSIVE: Chris Hemsworth Is 'Thor' EXCLUSIVE: Talk about spot-on casting. I've just learned that Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige and director Kenneth Branagh have chosen their THOR -- and it's Chris Hemsworth, who can currently be seen as "George Kirk" in J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot and also just snagged the lead in Red Dawn for United Artists on Thursday. (He's currently filming Joss Whedon's horror flick Cabin In The Woods for UA, and I heard the studio was so hot on him that it cast Hemsworth in the action pic.) The 25-year-old Australian hunk is a virtual unknown here in the United States. But he played "Kim Hyde" on 171 episodes of Home and Away, the successful Oz TV series chronicling the lives and loves of the residents of Summer Bay, a small Aussie coastal town. Hemsworth is repped by partner and co-founder William Ward at ROAR management and agent Ilene Feldman. Marvel Studios has scheduled Thor for a May 20, 2011, release. The way Chris Hemsworth got the part of Thor is one of those great Hollywood backstories that happens only once in a blue moon. Ward had found Chris during one of the manager's many scouting trips to Australia. Ward brought him to Los Angeles and really put him out there to casting directors and production executives. As for the major agencies, I hear CAA passed on the meeting, Endeavor took it but passed on repping him, and ICM was interested but dragged their feet. But Eileen Feldman got his appeal immediately. Chris had read for the part of Thor but wasn't given a test because a casting director had nixed him early on. I'm told Chris' younger brother Liam (who's also a ROAR client) then tested for the role of Thor, but Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige passed. Then, after a conversation with Ward ("You've got to reconsider Chris, he's your guy"), Feige decided to let Chris read again. And once Marvel put him on tape, it was "Oh my god". Branagh came to town last week and saw the Chris test and made the final casting decision today. What a week for Chris since, on Thursday, he just got cast as the Red Dawn lead. Brother Liam, who's only been in Los Angeles for 3 weeks and doesn't even have an agent yet, just got cast the male lead in Last Song opposite Miley Cyrus in the Disney film based on the Nicholas Sparks novel. Both brothers live in William Ward's guest house. Unreal! Thor's character, in a nutshell, is the Viking god of thunder who wears a winged helmet and speaks in King James Bible-style Olde English, as well as referring to himself in the third person as “the Odinson.” He wields a magic hammer, and can “fly” by throwing the hammer really hard and hanging on to it. Not only is there the movie Thor, but he'll also be interacting later with the likes of Iron Man and Hulk. Marvel tapping Kenneth Branagh is considered a smart move to elevate the pic since the UK helmer has so much experience with Shakespearean battle movies and has the ability to balance action with convincingly delivered old English. For months now, I've been tracking this Thor process though casting directors, agents and the like. Daniel Craig reportedly turned down the lead role. Other names reputedly in consideration were Rome’s Kevin McKidd and WWE champion Triple-H, who previously entered the Marvel universe as a villainous vampire in Blade: Trinity. And also a host of little knowns. (See my previous, Those Who Would Play Thor: Unknowns?) The following actors were tested: Charlie Hunnam (the British co-star of the F/X series Sons Of Anarchy); Tom Hiddleston (award-winning British actor and RADA graduate who played Winston Churchill's son in HBO's The Gathering Storm), Alexandar Skarsgard (Stellan's son who has appeared in the HBO Iraq War miniseries Generation Kill and vampire drama True Blood), Liam Hemsworth (offered a significant role in The Expendables after Sly Stallone saw his tape), and Joel Kinnaman (some Swedish-American dude). I'd heard Marvel wanted to finalize casting Thor this month. The pic's release was recently pushed back from July 16, 2010, to now May 20, 2011.
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mnchiefsguy MVP Join Date: Dec 2003 Casino cash: $3446206	Just got back from watching Thor (in 2D). Pretty good flick, story was good but not great. Thought the casting was spot on. Was surprised the movie was as short as it was (it clocked in at about 1:55, with a good 8 minutes of that being credits.) Also, as with almost all of the Marvel Movies, stay tuned to the end of the credits, as their is an additional scene. All in all, good but not great. Liked it better than Iron Man 2, but not nearly as much as Iron Man. Looking forward to Captain America though, that one has the potential to be the best one yet.
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05-06-2011, 11:59 AM	#85
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	Just saw it. I thought it was really good. Way better than any Thor movie had a right to be. A few (minor) beats in the final act were just a hair off for me, a couple of lines that didn't work and some musical cues I didn't like, but otherwise it was better than I expected it to be. And I went in expecting it to be good... Spoiler! I loved Loki in particular. Hiddleston played him completely straight, so he was a dramatic character and not a moustache-twirling wink-at-the-audience villain like he can sometimes be in the comics. There was subtlety and depth to him, and he wasn't just a trickster or evil for the sake of evil. I thought it was perfect. Oh, and Kat Dennings. Good god. Where can I get me one of those?
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The Franchise Most Valuable Villain Join Date: Dec 2006 Casino cash: $3025047	That was way better than I thought it was going to be. Definitely a must see. Kat Dennings is now at the top of my list of hot chicks I'd give up an arm to bone.
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05-06-2011, 05:11 PM	#90
keg in kc oxymoron Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: OP/KC/Whatever Casino cash: $9556299	I don't know, I just thought Kat looked amazing in the movie. I'd never really noticed her before.
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