Lady Sif Casting Thread (Jaimie Alexander)

[Lobo]

So, who'd be your ideal Sif?

http://i42.tinypic.com/kf5h4z.jpg

[Chewy]

Zooey Deschanel

[Canis Sapiens]

I'd go with Cobie Smulders

http://i30.tinypic.com/2ps3c4x.jpg

http://www.topnews.in/files/images/Cobie-Smulders1.jpg

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc107/bastardlybutta/bastardly-photos/album34/Cobie-Smulders-04210801.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn202/theworldofisaac/tn_cobie2.jpg


I think she's got the look, the talent and the right age (was born in 1982). Can't think of anyone better than her right now.

[Canis Sapiens]

My second choice would be Michelle Ryan:

http://www.topnews.in/light/files/Michelle-Ryan3.jpg

http://www.contactmusic.com/pics/m/nbc_party_3_180707/nbc_party_66_wenn1464525.jpg

http://www.ananova.com/images/web/157318.jpg

Yeah, she was in that bionic woman tv show that sucked, but it wasn't her fault. :cwink:

And she was Nimueh in the Merlin TV series, so she has some experience in fantasy. :word:

[zeptron]

LOL. I was thinking about making a casting thread for other Thor characters. But I was gonna wait until a Thor forum was put up.

Eh I might make one for Enchantress later on.

Oh and anyone who says Megan Fox for this will be shot on sight.

[Lobo]

Zooey Deschanel

Really? I see her more as a Harley Quinn type than a warrior.

I really like the Michelle Ryan suggestion :up:

[zeptron]

How about Rhona Mitra?

http://www.virginmedia.com/microsites/games/slideshow/lara-girls/img_6.jpg (http://www.virginmedia.com/microsites/games/slideshow/lara-girls/img_6.jpg)

[Marz69]

How about Rhona Mitra?

http://www.virginmedia.com/microsites/games/slideshow/lara-girls/img_6.jpg (http://www.virginmedia.com/microsites/games/slideshow/lara-girls/img_6.jpg)
Nice.

A definite NO to Michelle Ryan. She was awful in Bionic Woman. Katee Sackhoff was the only thing worth while on that show.

[Philly Phanboy]

So, who'd be your ideal Sif?

http://i42.tinypic.com/kf5h4z.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Target-33/Temp/r_hall_frost_nixon.jpg

How about Rebecca Hall (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0356017/)?

[Metamorpho1977]

How about Rhona Mitra?

http://www.virginmedia.com/microsites/games/slideshow/lara-girls/img_6.jpg (http://www.virginmedia.com/microsites/games/slideshow/lara-girls/img_6.jpg)

got my vote.

[Franklin Richards]

Everyone always suggests wrestlers for the guys. Who are the women of the WWE?

:D



:thing: :doom: :thing:

[Keyser Soze]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Target-33/Temp/r_hall_frost_nixon.jpg

How about Rebecca Hall (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0356017/)?

Rebecca Hall is a great actress. She was impressive in UK TV drama Red Riding, and managed to outact Scarlett Johanssen in less publicised roles in both The Prestige and Vicky Christina Barcelona. Plus, you know she'd be up for a comic book movie, as in a recent interview she said her dream role would be Catwoman. Though having said that, she might be more suited to a role like Selina - or perhaps even Carol Ferris in a GL movie - over a warrior-woman like Sif.

[TheCorpulent1]

I'm gonna go with Canis Sapiens and say Cobie Smulders. :up:

[Canis Sapiens]

Thanks, mate! :woot:

I think she's great.

[Canis Sapiens]

Nice.

A definite NO to Michelle Ryan. She was awful in Bionic Woman.


She's very good in her other roles. Trust me, she's a fine actress. And gorgeous. :oldrazz:

[TheCorpulent1]

She was good in Jekyll, although she didn't have much to do as the series went on. There's something about her that doesn't make me think Sif at all, but I wouldn't really mind if she were cast as Sif. Once she's in the Asgardian getup and has a sword in her hands, I'm sure she'd look enough like Sif to pull it off.

[Marz69]

She's very good in her other roles. Trust me, she's a fine actress. And gorgeous. :oldrazz:
I'll take your word for it since I've only seen her in BW. Amd she came across as awkward & naive. Rather weak for the role. She's probably better at other roles. And sorry man, but I don't find her attractive. But beauty is subjective. I'm sure there are women I find hot that you find unattractive as well. It's all good. :woot:

[Marz69]

I'll post some pics. I'm going with zeptron's choice as my 1st choice.

Rhona Mitra

http://www.celebritygossip.com/public/celebrity_pictures/rhona_mitra_765_14.jpg

I think Kate Beckensale is a good choice too & is more well known, which Thor may need.

http://i40.tinypic.com/20pex5i.jpg

An out of the box choice. Maybe better as wonder woman: Morena Baccarin

http://i42.tinypic.com/1z48w06.jpg

I haven't seen Rebecca Hall act. So I don't know. She has a good look though.

P.S. If Thor is young, we may need 18-22 year old actresses. But I can't hink of many young chicks. :huh:

[Eddie Dean]

What do you think of Gemma Arterton?

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/6622/bond22arterton2.jpg

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/9169/gemmaarterton11.jpg

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/4497/gemmaarterton18.jpg

[Chewy]

Really? I see her more as a Harley Quinn type than a warrior.
I'm convinced she could do both.

Great actress who also looks the part.

[Lobo]

I'll post some pics. I'm going with zeptron's choice as my 1st choice.

Rhona Mitra

http://www.celebritygossip.com/public/celebrity_pictures/rhona_mitra_765_14.jpg

I think Kate Beckensale is a good choice too & is more well known, which Thor may need.

http://i40.tinypic.com/20pex5i.jpg

An out of the box choice. Maybe better as wonder woman: Morena Baccarin

http://i42.tinypic.com/1z48w06.jpg

I haven't seen Rebecca Hall act. So I don't know. She has a good look though.

P.S. If Thor is young, we may need 18-22 year old actresses. But I can't hink of many young chicks. :huh:

Hall is a very good actress, but that's thing, they're looking for a 25yo Thor, according to the casting call. So Sif I'd presume would be in a similar age range.

I love Cobie, but she's preggo right now, and will be giving birth right around the time Thor starts filming, so she's be out.

[Keyser Soze]

Perhaps her newborn will have a shot at playing Thor, seeing that they're skewing young now?

[Lobo]

:funny:

[Eddie Dean]

Just to throw out a younger name, how about Lauren Cohan?

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3884/supernaturalseason3prom.jpg

[Chewy]

How is that a younger name? Isn't she basically the same age as everyone else mentioned in this thread? (Rhona Mitra/Kate Beckinsale aside....)

By the way, love "The Colonel" avi :funny:

[Vartha]

The more pics I see of Cobie Smulders the more I'd like her as Sif.
My original choice was Kristna Lokken but Corp pointed out she looks more like a Valkyrie and I agree.

[Eddie Dean]

How is that a younger name? Isn't she basically the same age as everyone else mentioned in this thread? (Rhona Mitra/Kate Beckinsale aside....)
I just checked on IMDB and she's a little older than I thought she was. Oh well.

By the way, love "The Colonel" avi :funny:
Thanks. :woot:

[zeptron]

Hall is a very good actress, but that's thing, they're looking for a 25yo Thor, according to the casting call. So Sif I'd presume would be in a similar age range.

I love Cobie, but she's preggo right now, and will be giving birth right around the time Thor starts filming, so she's be out.


25 year old Thor? :huh:

Where in the hell are they going to find a 20 something year old who has the presence of THE MIGHTY THOR !! Sorry. But I mean that is unrealistic even some of the sites like IGN said that, well they called it kiddy Thor casting or something like that.

That's not how I envision Thor. I imagine him as a guy in his early to mid 30s.. Doesn't seem like a 20 something will fit in with Edward Norton and Robert Downey Jr.

[Lobo]

Just because we don't know them, doesn't mean there isn't someone out there. Maybe they'll find the Thor actor on stage somewhere? I'm hoping Skars gets it, though.

[Canis Sapiens]

I love Cobie, but she's preggo right now, and will be giving birth right around the time Thor starts filming, so she's be out.


That's a shame. Maybe she can, I don't know, accelerate the pregnancy... there are a lot of people who were born after a 6 months gestation and were able to live a healthy and happy life.


:woot:

Just kidding, of course.

[chiefchirpa]

I don't think they're going to get an named actress for Sif because of budgetary contraint

British TV actress is a good likelihood. Anyone know a fetching 20-25 year old one?

[chamber-music]

Jaime Murray from Dexter and Hustle might work

Saffron Burrows from Bank Job, Troy and Deep Blue Sea might work too

[chiefchirpa]

My second choice would be Michelle Ryan:

http://www.topnews.in/light/files/Michelle-Ryan3.jpg


Yeah, she was in that bionic woman tv show that sucked, but it wasn't her fault. :cwink:

And she was Nimueh in the Merlin TV series, so she has some experience in fantasy. :word:

I hope not or I mean she can get another Marvel role given the chance: Jessica Drew (who's British) or Spider-Woman.

[chiefchirpa]

Jaime Murray from Dexter and Hustle might work

Saffron Burrows from Bank Job, Troy and Deep Blue Sea might work too

Isn't Saffron kind of old?

[chamber-music]

Anna Friel or Louise Lombard could work

[chiefchirpa]

Still older selections. I mean if Thor is going to be late 30's like Gerard Butler I'm fine with them.

[TheCorpulent1]

25 year old Thor? :huh:

Where in the hell are they going to find a 20 something year old who has the presence of THE MIGHTY THOR !! Sorry. But I mean that is unrealistic even some of the sites like IGN said that, well they called it kiddy Thor casting or something like that.

That's not how I envision Thor. I imagine him as a guy in his early to mid 30s.. Doesn't seem like a 20 something will fit in with Edward Norton and Robert Downey Jr.
Actually, an millennia-old god looking younger than the human members of the Avengers sort of fits. I'm sure there are actors in their mid 20s who have the kind of presence to pull Thor off. The problem is that they need the stage presence, the height, the build, and the voice all in one dude. That's gotta be pretty tough to find.

[kedrell]

Am I wrong in assuming that any chick who could do well as Wonder Woman would basically also be right in line to do well playing Sif?

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, pretty much. I imagine Wonder Woman would have darker features, since she's modeled after ancient Greeks, but hot and statuesque is hot and statuesque, really.

[broblacksteel]

Lady sif and enchanctress i think are going to be easy to cast, soooooo many females known and unknown that can act fit their looks, plus their is always hair dye and wigs... lol.

[Marz69]

Lady sif and enchanctress i think are going to be easy to cast, soooooo many females known and unknown that can act fit their looks, plus their is always hair dye and wigs... lol.
And blue contact lenses... Just had a Jessica Alba flashback. :cmad:

[3dman27]

Malin ackerman

[kedrell]

^Noooooooo. She was the worst part of Watchmen(acting-wise). Though she's sure nice to look at and did pretty well with the action scenes.

[Raivynn]

I'm really liking the idea of Rhona Mitra. Kristanna Loken would make a great Valkyrie or even Enchantress.

Morenna Baccarin is a great suggestion too, but isn't she signed up with the V reboot?

[Spider-ManHero12]

Cobie Smulders could very well work as Sif. I can just feel it, I don't know why.

[TheCorpulent1]

Rhona Mitra's kind of gross to me. Everything about her looks sort of artificial.

[Canis Sapiens]

Hey!

Now that Thor's release has been delayed, Cobie Smulders would have plenty of time to give birth to her child (she's pregnant right now) and get in shape to be cast as Sif.

Here's hoping...

[Lobo]

LOL I was about to post something similar.

[Canis Sapiens]

You know what they say... great minds...:oldrazz:

(even though it took me some time to figure this out) :woot:

[TheCorpulent1]

I've been catching up on How I Met Your Mother all week and she just keeps getting hotter in every episode. It's amazing.

[Canis Sapiens]

I've been catching up on How I Met Your Mother all week and she just keeps getting hotter in every episode. It's amazing.

Yeah, I just can't take my eyes off of the screen when she appears... Thor would be a very lucky guy (ok, lucky god) if she were cast. :oldrazz:

[Lobo]

Cobie is my main choice for Lois Lane in the reboot, but I'd be very happy with her as Sif, too.

[Canis Sapiens]

Cobie is my main choice for Lois Lane in the reboot, but I'd be very happy with her as Sif, too.

and Wonder Woman. Who wouldn't be happy with her as Wonder Woman?

[TheCorpulent1]

I'd prefer someone who looks a little more Greek as Wonder Woman. Darker features than Cobie, at least.

Then again, I wouldn't boycott the movie if she were cast or anything. I think she'd do a great job.

[Marz69]

and Wonder Woman. Who wouldn't be happy with her as Wonder Woman?
If we're talking about the Cobie chick, then it's a NO for me on wonder woman. Not at all what I have in mind for that role.

Maybe Lois lane would fit.

[TheCorpulent1]

You want to cast Lois Lane as Wonder Woman?

;)

[Marz69]

You want to cast Lois Lane as Wonder Woman?

;)
yeah, that wasn't quite written right. Unless there is an actress named Lois Lane. http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Confused/confused-8.gif :woot:

[Lobo]

and Wonder Woman. Who wouldn't be happy with her as Wonder Woman?

Me, I love Cobie, love Wonder Woman, but don't think she's right for it.

[Canis Sapiens]

I'd prefer someone who looks a little more Greek as Wonder Woman. Darker features than Cobie, at least.

Then again, I wouldn't boycott the movie if she were cast or anything. I think she'd do a great job.

All right. :csad:

[Canis Sapiens]

If we're talking about the Cobie chick, then it's a NO for me on wonder woman. Not at all what I have in mind for that role.

Maybe Lois lane would fit.

Okay.:csad:

[Canis Sapiens]

Me, I love Cobie, love Wonder Woman, but don't think she's right for it.

I see. :csad:

[Canis Sapiens]

Soooooo... let me rephrase it... Is there anyone in the world, besides me, that would like her as WW?


:csad::huh::cwink::woot:

[TheCorpulent1]

She wouldn't be my last choice, if it's any consolation. :)

[Lobo]

Nor mine, I'd not complain if she got it, she's just not in my top 10. I'd certainly prefer her to Megan Gale, though. :)

And, Canis, Cobie for WW has lots of supporters, take a look through the WW thread :)

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, I first heard about her because of people suggesting her for Wonder Woman. It wasn't until months after that that I actually sat down and watched How I Met Your Mother.

[Lobo]

And that show is awesome, or should I say Legen wait for it






dary.

[TheCorpulent1]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/thecorpulent1/Barney-Poster-barney-stinson-859281.jpg

lulz :cool:

[Lobo]

:lmao:

[Canis Sapiens]

:grin:

[Chewy]

Natalie Portman as Sif?

Right now, Marvel Studios and its newly hired director Kenneth Branagh are wrestling with the difficulty of casting Thor. Sure, there's a big push to cast Josh Hartnett either in the winged helmet and/or as nemesis Loki, which is ironic since Warner Bros once upon a time threw an amazing amount of money at him to play Superman but he refused. But my sources say there's an equally powerful lobby to cast an unknown. I've heard that, besides Hartnett, the following actors are being 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, and who's definitely visually right for the role), and Joel Kinnaman (some Danish dude). Meanwhile, I'm told Natalie Portman is in the lead for the female lead. (So I guess Marvel wants a wooden performance...)

SOURCE (http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/those-who-would-play-thor-knowns-unknowns/)

[Lobo]

That's certainly interesting. Thanks for that, in fact, you should give that news report its own thread :)

[Chewy]

Really? To me it makes more sense to keep all of these little casting reports in the casting threads until the cast is actually announced

[TheCorpulent1]

AAARGH, NO! Why must great news like Alex Skarsgard being the frontrunner for Thor be tempered with s***ty news like Hartnett for Loki and now Portman for Sif? Bleh. I had to go like 5 years with Spider-Man's movies being "good (except for Kirsten Dunst as MJ)." I don't want to have to mention qualifiers every time I talk about Thor's movie, too.

[Lobo]

Really? To me it makes more sense to keep all of these little casting reports in the casting threads until the cast is actually announced

Yeah i figure it's casting rumors for Thor, Sif, and Loki from a VERY reliable source, and names like Portman would get extra people interested.

[Marz69]

I'm told Natalie Portman is in the lead for the female lead. (So I guess Marvel wants a wooden performance...)

Just what I wanted, a toothpick running across the screen. :whatever: :waa:

Are there any other chick roles in the first film. I'd like to have something good to look at.

[Chewy]

The only female roles from the draft I read that I can recall are:

Sif, Karnilla, Frigg (Thor's mother), and Eiric(a viking commoner Thor befriends)'s wife

[Lobo]

I've had this thing forever, gonna read it tonight :)

[Philly Phanboy]

Natalie Portman as Sif?

Right now, Marvel Studios and its newly hired director Kenneth Branagh are wrestling with the difficulty of casting Thor. Sure, there's a big push to cast Josh Hartnett either in the winged helmet and/or as nemesis Loki, which is ironic since Warner Bros once upon a time threw an amazing amount of money at him to play Superman but he refused. But my sources say there's an equally powerful lobby to cast an unknown. I've heard that, besides Hartnett, the following actors are being 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, and who's definitely visually right for the role), and Joel Kinnaman (some Danish dude). Meanwhile, I'm told Natalie Portman is in the lead for the female lead. (So I guess Marvel wants a wooden performance...)


SOURCE (http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/those-who-would-play-thor-knowns-unknowns/)

Hartnett as Thor? :facepalm

Not sure what to make of the Portman rumor. If she is desperate to get a Marvel gig we might have to pool our funds and hire Jeff Gillooly to go after ScarJo. :hehe:

[Lobo]

I could live with it.

http://i42.tinypic.com/29onybc.jpg

[tamron]

Missy Peregrym
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h268/linuxalexa/missy-peregrym.jpg

Cobie Smulders would be good too.

[louiebling$]

I could live with it.

http://i42.tinypic.com/29onybc.jpg
i am also ok with this piece of news as well

[Canis Sapiens]

VERY left-field choice. I think she has the acting chops, she was great in every movie that doesn't have "Star" or "Wars" in its title :cwink:. I'm just worried she's too, you know, petite for the part. It doesn't help if Skars gets cast. Dude's gonna make her look like a midget.

[Mister Sinister]

So says Nikki Finke, who broke the Black Widow/Scarlett Johannson news (http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/those-who-would-play-thor-knowns-unknowns/)

[Mister J]

Hmm. The first two names that come to mind are Sif and Enchantress. I'd wager the speculation is about the former. Nat's great, but I don't really see her as either. Maybe some random chick connected to Blake in Midgard.

[Ahura Mazda]

I think as well that she would be a bit too petite for what should be a warrior woman.

[Canis Sapiens]

Hmm. The first two names that come to mind are Sif and Enchantress. I'd wager the speculation is about the former. Nat's great, but I don't really see her as either. Maybe some random chick connected to Blake in Midgard.

If they go with a script not so different from the 1st draft, there'll be no Enchantress... or Don Blake. If not Sif, maybe the viking woman... or Loki's lover.

[Lobo]

From what we've heard, Blake has been added, and appears towards the end.

[Lobo]

What are you guys preferences for Sif's costume? I'm partial to the Son of Asgard one. I think it would translate well to film. I'd cover her midriff, though.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/AnubisGOD/Marvel/THOR_SON_OF_ASGARD_3_Adi_Granov.jpg

[Marz69]

The only female roles from the draft I read that I can recall are:

Sif, Karnilla, Frigg (Thor's mother), and Eiric(a viking commoner Thor befriends)'s wife
There aren't a lot of chicks. I guess it's up to Karnilla to look hot & actually fill out a costume. Hopefully she'll be in amazonian proportions.

[Marz69]

What are you guys preferences for Sif's costume? I'm partial to the Son of Asgard one. I think it would translate well to film. I'd cover her midriff, though.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/AnubisGOD/Marvel/THOR_SON_OF_ASGARD_3_Adi_Granov.jpg
If NP is chosen, she won't be able to fill out the costumel. She is one of the skinniest women in hollywood. She looks anorexic. Best bet would be to cover up the bones & hope the camera plus the added clothes will fill her out.

[The Sage]

It could work, but Portman would have to eat and get herself a trainer for this role.

[bapi]

No, I don't Natalie. Wrong choice.

[marcvader]

I'd like Sif being near 6' to Thor's 6'4". I envision the Aesir as tall healthy people.

[TheCorpulent1]

That's part of why I like Cobie Smulders for Sif. She's like 5'9". Respectable warrior goddess size.

Also, people putting that pic of Sif next to Portman and saying she looks all right should probably be aware that that's Sif as whatever the Asgardian equivalent to a teenager is. Meaning she's like half a foot shorter than she'll grow up to be and her figure hasn't filled out completely. For comparison, here's what Thor (who's a little older than Sif) looks like in that period, by the same artist, no less:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/thecorpulent1/Thor/250px-Thor_Son_of_Asgard_TPB.jpg

Not a scrawny lad by any means, but certainly not as big as we'd like to see Thor on the screen.

[bigsams50]

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/03/17/natalie-portman-to-join-thor-cast-josh-hartnett-up-for-lead-role/

A big NO to female loki, and to Hartnett as Thor

[R_Hythlodeus]

I think this is already under discussion in the Lady Sif thread, but nevertheless Natalie is a big YAY!!! whatever role she might be considered

[Matt Mortem]

I like the idea of Natalie Portman as Sif. Sure, she's not super tall or busty like all the drawings of Sif, but I'd rather see someone with her acting chops in the role than someone who looks like the page, but falls short in the acting category

[R_Hythlodeus]

I like the idea of Natalie Portman as Sif. Sure, she's not super tall or busty like all the drawings of Sif, but I'd rather see someone with her acting chops in the role than someone who looks like the page, but falls short in the acting category
quoted for truth

[TheCorpulent1]

Meh, there are so many tall actresses who fit the role physically and are still good actresses that I can't help being disappointed that Portman's even being considered. I still favor Smulders, but I would be cool with tamron's suggestion of Missy Peregrym, too. She seems to be a decent actress in Reaper.

Also, since Lobo asked earlier, I'd favor the Son of Asgard costume for movie-Sif, as well. True, she only wore it as a kid, but her adult costumes have all been pretty terrible. I'd say give her a nice winged headdress to go along with the costume and she'd be set.

[marcvader]

Portman is munchkin that is a problem.

[R_Hythlodeus]

Portman is munchkin that is a problem.
ìm not a big fan of dungeon crawling either

[Lobo]

That's part of why I like Cobie Smulders for Sif. She's like 5'9". Respectable warrior goddess size.

Also, people putting that pic of Sif next to Portman and saying she looks all right should probably be aware that that's Sif as whatever the Asgardian equivalent to a teenager is. Meaning she's like half a foot shorter than she'll grow up to be and her figure hasn't filled out completely. For comparison, here's what Thor (who's a little older than Sif) looks like in that period, by the same artist, no less:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v71/thecorpulent1/Thor/250px-Thor_Son_of_Asgard_TPB.jpg

Not a scrawny lad by any means, but certainly not as big as we'd like to see Thor on the screen.

I was posting that more for face, and costume.

[3dman27]

alyssa milano as sif?

[TheCorpulent1]

Could work, I guess. Not anywhere in my top 10 picks for her, though.

[Marz69]

Meh, there are so many tall actresses who fit the role physically and are still good actresses that I can't help being disappointed that Portman's even being considered.
Exactly. So many women would be better suited for Sif that can act. This choice is really bad.

[Chewy]

The female lead in this movie is Sif. If Portman is up for the female lead, she's up for Sif. I have no idea why so many movie "news" sites are complicating this with mentions of Jane Foster, Enchantress, and a female Loki

[WeaponXProject]

I think this is good news if she is cast. She is a talented actress when approaching the right role.


Actually she was my Betty Ross choice before I found out Liv Tyler was doing it.

[Negrotigre]

The female lead in this movie is Sif. If Portman is up for the female lead, she's up for Sif. I have no idea why so many movie "news" sites are complicating this with mentions of Jane Foster, Enchantress, and a female Loki

I think I'd rather have the enchantress in the movie.

[Marz69]

Please let Marvel come to their senses. She doesn't fit the role, she's not that good an actress & she's ugly.

There are so many better choices that NP.

[Brian Braddock]

Disagree.

On both the looks and the talent.

Portman as Sif would be awesome.

[Chewy]

Natalie Portman is a lot of things, but ugly ain't one of them

[TheCorpulent1]

I think this is good news if she is cast. She is a talented actress when approaching the right role.


Actually she was my Betty Ross choice before I found out Liv Tyler was doing it.
She'd be fine as any normal woman in the Marvel universe, really. But Sif? The Asgardian equivalent of an Amazon? Eh.

[FaT_tONle]

Someone mentioned Rebecca Hall earlier... she seems to have a bigger "build" than Portman and she has done roles with substance. I'd go somewhere in that direction.

[Keyser Soze]

There is no doubt that Natalie Portman is an incredibly talented actress. But considering her two weaknesses are a lack of physical presence and trouble with accents... casting her as a Nordic warrior woman doesn't seem like the wisest of ideas.

[p4poetic]

Now I hate to be predictable but...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/floetic_justice/post-1896-1184204263.jpg

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/9097/freshlucylawlessk025328.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/AnubisGOD/Marvel/THOR_SON_OF_ASGARD_3_Adi_Granov.jpg

http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/2377/lucyusmagazine109735446.jpg

[Chewy]

Except she's 40

[louiebling$]

and doesnt look like that anymore :down

[Canis Sapiens]

Except she's 40

More MILF than Sif! :oldrazz:

[Rac]

I love Portman so I'm okay with her as Sif.

and doesnt look like that anymore :down
She looks better now.

[THOR]

Natalie Portman would make a great Jane Foster, but at 5 feet 3 she is a little petite for Sif. Rhona Mitra at 5 feet 6 makes more sense to me in the Sif role, looks buff, and has already shown sword skills in Underworld. With Donald Blake now in this Thor movie, it makes sense to have Jane Foster be a part of the movie.

[FVD]

I love Portman too but sorry she's too short. Alyssa Milano too for that fact. There are some taller women out there come on already. Taylor Cole, Cobie Smulders, Rebecca Hall, Alana de la Garza, Kristanna Loken the list goes on...

[p4poetic]

and doesnt look like that anymore

Except she's 40

And Robert Downey Jr. is 43...

and Edward Norton is about to be 40.

Dye her hair jet Black and she'll still look the same, or pretty close. Its not like she has wrinkles or anything. Her hair is light brown again now, and she looks just like she did before she played Xena.

1992

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/floetic_justice/xenasigns/lucylawlesskp9.jpg

1995

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/6966/themedvd0387060607.png

2005

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/425/45cc0f82840aa3128107666.jpg

[Lobo]

^She's too old now, and if they're going after names like Natalie Portman, she's got less than 0% chance. They'll get an actress mid 20's to go along with Skars or whomever else may get cast as Thor.

[TheCorpulent1]

I kind of wouldn't want Lucy Lawless as Sif anyway. She's Xena. That's all people are gonna see if she plays another sword-wielding chick in leather armor.

[Hypestyle]

hmm... Keira Knightley? she's familiar with using a sword already, heh-heh-heh....

[Humphrey Bogart]

^^^
You still have the exact same problems you have with Portman. No matter how good the actor/tress is, if they don't fit the part they don't fit they part. Neither of them do.

[Marz69]

And Robert Downey Jr. is 43...

and Edward Norton is about to be 40.

Dye her hair jet Black and she'll still look the same, or pretty close. Its not like she has wrinkles or anything. Her hair is light brown again now, and she looks just like she did before she played Xena.
I agree Lucy Lawless still looks great as seen on BSG.

BUT c'mon, she's too old for the role of Sif when Thor is to be 20-30 years old. Unless he likes older women & I can't blame Thor if he find Lawless hot, but Hollywood won't go this route.

What do you guys think about going outside the race. Maybe asian. Or is this just wrong. :wow: :woot:

Someone like Grace Park she's 5'9"



http://imgcash6.imageshack.us/img135/6335/graceparkeric2a.jpg

I still prefer Mitra as the best choice.

[TheCorpulent1]

Thor is actually a bit older than Sif if we're going by the comics. He meets her when he's a young teenager and she's still a fairly small child.

As for casting someone from another race, I wouldn't flip out or anything, but they're supposed to be Norse gods and, as far as I know, Norse people were all white, descended from the Germanic tribes that wandered the European continent.

[Lobo]

^Then why does Hogun always look Asian to me? :huh:

[TheCorpulent1]

Because he's from Skornheim. He's been accepted as an Asgardian but he's really not one. Same deal as Beta Ray Bill only much earlier, basically.

[Lobo]

Gracias, mi amigo.

[Lobo]

Pitt and Portman to star in Artifacts http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001353.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Does this take her out of the Sif running?

[TheCorpulent1]

I sure hope so. Depends on whatever the release date for that movie is, though. They could make that movie from start to finish long before Thor even starts filming, given that it's a romantic comedy, probably without much in the way of post-production.

[Lobo]

Since all that has been posted it Sons of Asgard Sif, and that's still my costume of preference, here's a pic of Adult Sif

http://i44.tinypic.com/25ul5qd.jpg

[TheCorpulent1]

I've been trying to redesign Sif's costume all day. I love the character, but all of her adult costumes were pretty lame. About the only element I like on them is the boots.

Comicvine has a really cool fan redesign in Sif's picture gallery, though: http://www.comicvine.com/sif/29-7200/lady_sif_of_asgard_by_spiderguile/105-504878/?offset=22

[Canis Sapiens]

Since all that has been posted it Sons of Asgard Sif, and that's still my costume of preference, here's a pic of Adult Sif

http://i44.tinypic.com/25ul5qd.jpg

That reminds me of Kirby's New Gods A LOT. I would prefer something... not so alien/futuristic.

[Lobo]

Well, both Thor and New Gods is very Kirby.

[Canis Sapiens]

Yeah, I know. :oldrazz: Wasn't The New Gods his attempt to create something Thor/Asgardian-like for DC?

I could swear I've heard it somewhere...

[topdog1]

I love Portman too but sorry she's too short. Alyssa Milano too for that fact. There are some taller women out there come on already. Taylor Cole, Cobie Smulders, Rebecca Hall, Alana de la Garza, Kristanna Loken the list goes on...

Are fans really hitting this height thing again? After all the "Hugh Jackman is too tall" crap of yesteryear, you'd think people would learn.

Portman outclasses every name on that list put together. Forget comic book narrow minded bias.

[TheCorpulent1]

Wolverine not being a midget is not the same thing as Sif being 5'4". Wolverine was just arbitrarily short in the comics. Sif is tall for a pretty specific reason: she's a warrior goddess. It'd be nice if she came off even remotely realistically, and Natalie Portman's tiny frame doesn't really convey that.

Besides, I don't even think Portman's that great an actress. She's good, but there's nothing particularly dazzling about her acting that automatically puts her above any of the other names I've seen. All she has over them is name recognition.

[tamron]

I would prefer something... not so alien/futuristic.

I agree. I would something that looks more medieval, something along the lines of Jen-Tai from the old 16-bit fighting game WeaponLord.

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/5361/jentaiconcept.jpghttp://img3.imageshack.us/img3/1668/jentai.jpg

Obviously, a little more armor should be added, less flesh exposed. But I love the fur on the shoulders and the ram horn helmet.

[marcvader]

Name recognition is going to be vital for the Sif role i believe along with Loki and Odin. Portman though? Nah.

[Marz69]

And Skars is 6'4". Do we really want a 1 foot height deficiency for a warrior goddess.

[marcvader]

I agree. I would something that looks more medieval, something along the lines of Jen-Tai from the old 16-bit fighting game WeaponLord. http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/5361/jentaiconcept.jpghttp://img3.imageshack.us/img3/1668/jentai.jpg Obviously, a little more armor should be added, less flesh exposed. But I love the fur on the shoulders and the ram horn helmet. Too fetishy and over the top even with less skin shown.

[TheCorpulent1]

I'm not a fan of the helmet, but I'm all for incorporating fur into all of the movie's costumes. Fur looks awesome and it makes sense on characters who wander around in snow 90% of the time.

[p4poetic]

I kind of wouldn't want Lucy Lawless as Sif anyway. She's Xena. That's all people are gonna see if she plays another sword-wielding chick in leather armor.

Well, not if she changes her accent. :woot: Not the Xena one I mean.

[TheCorpulent1]

Eh, I guess. Still not a favorite for me, though. Too big an age gap between her and Skarsgard or any of the other actors being considered for Thor.

Now, if Karnilla's in the movie, that's another story. Lawless would be perfect for her.

[Lobo]

Karnilla IS in the script.

[TheCorpulent1]

Awesome. :up:

[louiebling$]

Eva Green is my choice,She's a Talented actress looks the part :up: and She's GORGEOUS :up:
http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo266/Matt_VT_Fan/22075368_Eva-Green-1.jpg
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k131/Ikwileenbeurt/Eva_Green_3.jpg
http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg202/r_s1188/Eva%20Green/l_5817f3a9776ee3c026f97506352a4524.jpg

http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo261/8-2-B-4-9-5/01AnotherLadySif.jpg

[TheCorpulent1]

Never would've thought of her, but she would be good. :up: She's also a little on the short side, though.

[Canis Sapiens]

Eva Green is my choice,She's a Talented actress looks the part :up: and She's GORGEOUS :up:
http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo266/Matt_VT_Fan/22075368_Eva-Green-1.jpg
http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo266/Matt_VT_Fan/22075368_Eva-Green-1.jpg
http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo266/Matt_VT_Fan/22075368_Eva-Green-1.jpg
http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo261/8-2-B-4-9-5/01AnotherLadySif.jpg

I'd cast her. And then I'd marry her. :oldrazz:


Great choice!

[marcvader]

She's so beautiful. I forget about her all the time. Does anyone know her hight?

[louiebling$]

Never would've thought of her, but she would be good. :up: She's also a little on the short side, though.
Yea but there arent alot of Tall Talented women in the industry right now... and IMO i woulds take Talent over Height.At lease for a character like Sif whos Height doesnt change the Character completly.

[kedrell]

She can stand on a box, if necessary. Height fixed.

[louiebling$]

She's so beautiful. I forget about her all the time. Does anyone know her hight?
IMDB has her at 5'6 :csad: man Corp you were right she is short :down... i couldnt tell in Casino Royale.

[Brian Braddock]

She's so beautiful. I forget about her all the time. Does anyone know her hight?

Listed as 5'6" on most sites.

[louiebling$]

Hey!!! i said it First :cmad:........ Have At THEE!!![/THOR]

[kedrell]

So get her a 6-8 inch box and presto, 6ft tall Asgardian goddess. ;)

Do you think RDJ was as tall as Paltrow in IM? She's like 3 inches taller than him in real life.

[Marz69]

Jessica Biel:

Star Power, 5'8", physically fit and can do action believably

http://imgcash4.imageshack.us/img207/9339/jessicab001.jpg

[kedrell]

^And is Jessica Alba/Katie Holmes all over again in the acting department. Pass.

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, she doesn't convey any sense of nobility to me.

[louiebling$]

Eva>Jessica :o

[marcvader]

and thats a fact jack!

[Carlo Comicus]

Amy Adams= Jane Foster.

[Lobo]

^What does that have to do with the casting of Sif?

Anyway, what about LeeLee Sobieski? She's 5'10, isa good actress, has a great body, and decent face.

[Marz69]

Anyway, what about LeeLee Sobieski? She's 5'10, isa good actress, has a great body, and decent face.
That could work. She's a talented actress. She was brilliant in Joan of Arc. Kind of gives me the vibe of a young Cate Blanchette.

[ice79]

What do you guys think of Adrianne Palicki?
she's the first and only tall actress I can think of.

she's 5' 11" (1.80 m) and 26yrs old.
I've only seen her in tv's Friday Night Lights in which she's excellent.

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn204/iceicky/PicImg_The_Alzheimers_Associations_.jpg
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn204/iceicky/PicImg_Adrianne_Palicki_at_3919.jpg

She towers over mere mortals :woot:
http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn204/iceicky/PicImg_BCBGMaxAzria__Backstage_f125.jpg

[FVD]

IMDB has her at 5'6 :csad: man Corp you were right she is short :down... i couldnt tell in Casino Royale.

That would have been because Daniel Craig isn't that much taller himself standing at around 5'9". But for Eva as Sif I wouldn't complain in the least. :)

[TheCorpulent1]

Sobieski would be decent, but I don't think she looks like what I'd picture Sif looking like.

Palicki was in Smallville, so I'm biased against her already. :o I guess she wouldn't be the worst pick ever, but I wouldn't jump for joy if she were cast.

[Lobo]

Don't hold Smallville against her, she went on to star in an awesome show FNL, and because of SV I refused to watch Supernatural during its frist season because I thought Ackles sucked so bad, but he is awesome in Supernatural, which is also a very good show.

[Ahura Mazda]

Just one thing why do they have Sif's hair as black in the young pictures given she only got black hair until her blonde hair had been shaved off by Loki and then replaced by golden ropes that truned black later on.

[TheCorpulent1]

When that happened keeps changing.

[Ahura Mazda]

I see - I am just excited to see the movie if it is done properly in any case.

[Marz69]

I've never heard of Adrianne Palicki, so I can't say anything about her acting. I don't think she'll have much recognizeability factor. Look-wise, she's tall, the right age and is very HOT. :cwink: Her face kind of looks a little like the chick from Terminator 3.

[Philly Phanboy]

Jessica Biel:

Star Power, 5'8", physically fit and can do action believably

http://imgcash4.imageshack.us/img207/9339/jessicab001.jpg

I question if Jessica as Sif would work (just because of her hero in Blade role) but maybe if she got the Karnilla role it would work better because it is kinda casting against the normal goodie goodie roles she gets. :yay:

[TheCorpulent1]

I've never heard of Adrianne Palicki, so I can't say anything about her acting. I don't think she'll have much recognizeability factor. Look-wise, she's tall, the right age and is very HOT. :cwink: Her face kind of looks a little like the chick from Terminator 3.
She looks like a younger, whiter Eva Mendes to me.

Which isn't a bad thing at all.

[Lobo]

Adrianne Palicki :grin:

Ugyt7rq_my8

[TheCorpulent1]

Heh, nice.

[Chewy]

Hell no to Biel

Possibly to Eva Green. Although I don't see what makes her all that different from Portman

[TheCorpulent1]

She's a better actress to me.

[Lobo]

Hell no to Biel

Possibly to Eva Green. Although I don't see what makes her all that different from Portman

Having boobs?

[louiebling$]

She's a better actress to me.

Having boobs?
:up: Right-o

[kedrell]

Sobieski would be decent, but I don't think she looks like what I'd picture Sif looking like.

Palicki was in Smallville, so I'm biased against her already. :o I guess she wouldn't be the worst pick ever, but I wouldn't jump for joy if she were cast.

I guess I'm lucky I stopped watching Smallville after the good season 3 was followed with the poor season 4.

[R_Hythlodeus]

So...are there any news about the possible Portman casting yet or ist this still a rumor?

[Jerkofwonder]

I hope Portman is Sif. I guess I am along in this. She just has the perfect look to me for a Norse Goddess.

[marcvader]

a midget norse goddess.

[Jerkofwonder]

a midget norse goddess.
I don't think a goddess has to be tall. I'd see gods and goddess's as the ideal form of each gender. And I myself prefer petite woman. So while Thor and Fandral and such will be tall and strong. I'd rather the goddess's be beautiful and elegant, but still warriors. It is supernatural, so they don't need visible muscle to be strong.

[marcvader]

I get what you mean but these are norse gods and goddesses and norse or scandinavian types are generally tall and just feel Sif who is paired with Thor shouldn't be petite.

[Nivek]

I see Portman more as Hel. Closer to her body type.

Lady Sif... Lena Heady, maybe in Heels. Sif needs to be a statuesque brunette.

[TheCorpulent1]

Funny, given that Hela is like 12 feet tall. Unlike her daddy, she ain't no runt giant. ;)

[Nivek]

Sif should be about 6'3", right?

[Nivek]

Funny, given that Hela is like 12 feet tall. Unlike her daddy, she ain't no runt giant. ;)

??

In the Simonson run and most Thor comic's I've read, she's not that tall. Is that how they are showing her recently, tapping into her and Fenris being a bit odd at birth? And the Runt Giant was Scourge the Executioner?

Sorry, I'm a little out of date on my current comics Thor mythology.

[marcvader]

I really don't see Portman as an Asgardian period. I doubt her name would have ever come up as a casting suggestion for any role in Thor had it not come out in a rumor.

[Chewy]

Sif should be about 6'3", right?
She SHOULD be, but there's absolutely no way the actress who is selected will be any taller than 5'10" or thereabouts. And that's a maximum.

[TheCorpulent1]

Sif should be about 6'3", right?
More like 6' or 6'1". Thor himself is only 6'6".
??

In the Simonson run and most Thor comic's I've read, she's not that tall. Is that how they are showing her recently, tapping into her and Fenris being a bit odd at birth? And the Runt Giant was Scourge the Executioner?

Sorry, I'm a little out of date on my current comics Thor mythology.
Hela can change her height, I believe. Sometimes she's super-tall, sometimes she's normal-size. I prefer her super-tall, though. She rules the afterlife, after all. Gotta be imposing.

Her father, the runt giant, is Loki. Her mother, Angrboda, was a normal giant, I think. Not too sure on that, though.

[Colossal Spoons]

Hel is always portrayed as a huge woman when I see her lol

[Lobo]

Most of my comics with Hela she is about 11-12 feet tall.

[kedrell]

I don't think a goddess has to be tall. I'd see gods and goddess's as the ideal form of each gender. And I myself prefer petite woman. So while Thor and Fandral and such will be tall and strong. I'd rather the goddess's be beautiful and elegant, but still warriors. It is supernatural, so they don't need visible muscle to be strong.


I'd agree with that in regards to the Olympian gods and goddesses but not with the Norse deities.

[Jerkofwonder]

I'd agree with that in regards to the Olympian gods and goddesses but not with the Norse deities.
Norse goddess's weren't that big. Especially not Sif. She wasn't any kind of warrior in the mythology. Not saying she shouldn't be a warrior because she is in the comics. But don't cite the mythology on her being taller and more athletic.

[marcvader]

It's not a stretch to think that the gods and goddesses from a region known for taller people on average would resemble the ones their worshipped by.

[Jerkofwonder]

I've never heard anywhere that norse women were considered tall. The men yes, but there is nothing in any of the myths or stories about Sif that would suggest she was tall.

[marcvader]

It is a known fact, look it up, that the Scandinavian region accounts for some of the tallest people on average in the world, the Danes average 6'. The people of Denmark, Sweden, Norway etc are direct decendants of the Norse.

[TheCorpulent1]

I've never heard anywhere that norse women were considered tall. The men yes, but there is nothing in any of the myths or stories about Sif that would suggest she was tall.
There's nothing in the myths to indicate that Sif was a warrior, either. The Marvel version is very different from the mythological version, and the Marvel version is very tall.

[chiefchirpa]

Biel looks older than she should be. Lena Headey is old by Alex Skarsgard standard. Portman is short.

The ideal Sif to me is:
- Looks about the same age as Thor, and if Skarsgard is Thor then she should look younger than 30 because Skarsgard younger looking face.
- Taller than the average height. Above 5'7" is fine.
- Preferably pale complexion in contrast with the black hair.

Eva Green is okay if not her skinny body. Right now she's more like Female Loki

[Jerkofwonder]

There's nothing in the myths to indicate that Sif was a warrior, either. The Marvel version is very different from the mythological version, and the Marvel version is very tall.
I know and said this. I just said don't cite the mythology and say Portman is a bad choice. Because she is not, based on the mythology.

[FaT_tONle]

Thor needs at least one commercial hire... I am not even sure Hartnett is that guy... that's why I think they will try to land a big name for the female lead.

[Brian Braddock]

I can see the logic in that;

Dont have a problem with it either, to be honest.

[Thunder_god]

I saw a Masters of Horror episode (Right to Die) recently, and one of the actors was this very striking brunette named Julia Anderson. She hasn't done a whole lot, but her acting was certainly passable in the episode I saw, and she really struck me as the embodiment of Marvel's Sif.

T

[RachelDawes]

Has anyone suggested Anne Hathaway yet? :oldrazz:

[TheCorpulent1]

Nope. She's hot, but she never even comes to mind when I think "Sif."

[kedrell]

I saw a Masters of Horror episode (Right to Die) recently, and one of the actors was this very striking brunette named Julia Anderson. She hasn't done a whole lot, but her acting was certainly passable in the episode I saw, and she really struck me as the embodiment of Marvel's Sif.

T

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1020630784/nm1365460

If she's got the chops then I could definitely see that.

[Lobo]

Since she's gaining momentum in the WW thread, I figure I'll suggets her for sif, as well.

Bridget Regan 5'10, beautiful, talented, and kicks ass already on legend of the Seeker

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/705/28833881.jpg

[kedrell]

^I'd be more than pleased with her as long as she can act well.

[Lobo]

She can, though she is my current choice for :ww: I figure by the time Thor starts up, Cobie Smulders will have given birth months ago, and be ready :D

[Philly Phanboy]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/Target-33/Temp/HallSif.jpg

I'd still go with Rebecca Hall.

She may be a bit skinny but even then is still a more believable female warrior matchup to Skars' Thor than Portman would be. Portman is maybe a better fit as Jane Foster. :up:

[Canis Sapiens]

I could live with her. She's a good actress, has a beautiful face and has been making the right choices is her last roles.

[Brian Braddock]

Since she's gaining momentum in the WW thread, I figure I'll suggets her for sif, as well.

Bridget Regan 5'10, beautiful, talented, and kicks ass already on legend of the Seeker

http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/705/28833881.jpg

You beat me to it, Lobo.

Was just about to post a suggestion on here if there hadnt been one already. Needless to say, I wasnt surprised when I saw that you were the poster.

:woot:

[marcvader]

^^^ Good enough actress? Never heard of her.

[anrrd_2]

selma blair for the win!

[marcvader]

She's a munchkin.

[JP]

Rhona Mitra is so wooden, and man-ish. I wish Hypesters would stop suggesting her for everything. :(

[TheCorpulent1]

Here, here. I wouldn't really want to see Rhona Mitra in anything, to be honest.

[Brian Braddock]

Here, here. I wouldn't really want to see Rhona Mitra in any clothing, to be honest.

Fixed.

:woot:

[TheCorpulent1]

She's been naked in some movies, I think, if you're really that interested. :oldrazz:

[Brian Braddock]

Ah, in that case all I can say is God bless the guy who came up with Google images.

:D

[Lobo]

Haha, God DID bless him, made him a multi billionaire.

As for Sif, since the Portman rumor, we've not heard a single other name mentioned. Does anybody else she think she already has the role?

[Chewy]

Yeah, until we hear something else I'm gonna operate under the assumption that Portman and Hartnett are one signature away each from having their respectively rumored parts. It's odd that we've heard so many names for Thor and only one each for Sif/Loki

[tamron]

I don't think it's odd. They went after names for those roles so they could get a relative unproven as Thor.

[Chewy]

I don't think odd is the right word. I just mean that it seems likely they'll get the roles, otherwise we probably would have heard more names in the mix, like we did with Thor.

[MilkmanDan]

Ah, in that case all I can say is God bless the guy who came up with Google images.

:DWell, when it comes to movie actresses, I can think of at least one very thorough website that specializes in those type of pictures. I'd name it, but I doubt the good people who run superherohype would approve that sort of advertisement here. :woot:

[TheCorpulent1]

No. No, sir, we would not. :oldrazz:
I don't think odd is the right word. I just mean that it seems likely they'll get the roles, otherwise we probably would have heard more names in the mix, like we did with Thor.
Maybe they're waiting until they have a Thor cast before they move on to other roles. After all, everyone else in the movie needs to play off of the actor in Thor's role.

[ArmsHeldOut]

Cobie Smulders is a great choice for the role of Sif. She's certainly got the right phenotypic traits (e.g., dark hair, bluish eyes, tall, germanic looking); equally important, Cobie can act. For some reason, I always pictured her as Jessica Drew AKA Spider-Woman.

Here's another nice close up shot of the beauty:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Cobie_Smulders%281%29.jpg/498px-Cobie_Smulders%281%29.jpg


So Branagh, if you're reading.. you need to get on that. Lock this woman down! lol

[Matt Mortem]

wow, that Colbie lady definetly has a Jessica Drew vibe, just from that one picture. I'd rather see her as Spider-Woman, though if she did get Sif I wouldn't ***** about it.

[MilkmanDan]

Someone suggested Missy Peregrym in another thread:

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/858/bsmissyperegrym.jpg

I think she has a good look for the role. She's pretty in a believable warrior-woman kind of way. And based on what I've seen of her work on "Heroes" and the positive reviews she got for "Stick it", she seems to be a decent actress. I have never seen "Reaper", though.

[ArmsHeldOut]

Someone suggested Missy Peregrym in another thread:

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/858/bsmissyperegrym.jpg

I think she has a good look for the role. She's pretty in a believable warrior-woman kind of way. And based on what I've seen of her work on "Heroes" and the positive reviews she got for "Stick it", she seems to be a decent actress. I have never seen "Reaper", though.

Missy's not bad looking, but aside from having dark hair, she doesn't really resemble Sif.

[Matt Mortem]

I like Missy alot in everything I've seen her in (I even saw Stick It) but she just doesn't seem like Sif to me. I'm not sure why, but I'm just not digging it as much as Portman (though Portman is kinda little)

[TheCorpulent1]

Almost anyone would be better than Portman to me. Besides her being tiny, I'd always see Natalie Portman instead of Sif. Cobie Smulders is my favorite right now, but I'd like Missy Peregrym too.

[Kurosawa]

Almost anyone would be better than Portman to me. Besides her being tiny, I'd always see Natalie Portman instead of Sif. Cobie Smulders is my favorite right now, but I'd like Missy Peregrym too.

I could kinda buy Natalie Portman as Karnella...I think playing a villianess would be good for her, and I think she'd do well.

But yeah, no shrimps for Sif please.

[RachelDawes]

Almost anyone would be better than Portman to me. Besides her being tiny, I'd always see Natalie Portman instead of Sif. Cobie Smulders is my favorite right now, but I'd like Missy Peregrym too.

When I heard Portman was being considered for Sif my gut feeling was that she would be the wrong choice. I rarely have that kind of reaction to casting rumors, the last time being when Hartnett was said to be in the running for Loki.

[ArmsHeldOut]

It's kind of annoying that there's basically just one image of Sif floating around the net (unless you REALLY go all out to search for her). Sif's not this little girl. Fans of Thor have a pretty clear image of what the adult Sif should look like and it's not this teenager with braids. That's where all the support for Portman is coming from. Portman has a very young look to her much like Katie Holmes did in Batman Begins. Thing is.. Sif actually grew up.

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, I've mentioned that before when people post the Son of Asgard Sif picture. She's the Asgardian equivalent of a teenager in that, not the full-grown goddess she'll presumably be in the movie.

[RAMORE]

I'd go with Cobie Smulders

http://i30.tinypic.com/2ps3c4x.jpg

http://www.topnews.in/files/images/Cobie-Smulders1.jpg

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc107/bastardlybutta/bastardly-photos/album34/Cobie-Smulders-04210801.jpg

http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn202/theworldofisaac/tn_cobie2.jpg


I think she's got the look, the talent and the right age (was born in 1982). Can't think of anyone better than her right now.


I think this is a good choice but i've never seen her act any good?

[TheCorpulent1]

She's convincing as a Canadian ex-teen pop star and TV news anchor in How I Met Your Mother. Not sure whether she can do epic goddess or not, but she has a great look for Sif.

[Project862006]

my guess is someone from the uk lol

[Lobo]

^Gemma Arterton?

[RAMORE]

I would be ok with Biel myself. Mitra just gets play for her banging body but she's not a very good actress.

[Project862006]

but she easily can play a warrior

[Chewy]

And Biel is?!?

[TheCorpulent1]

Rhona Mitra looks really fake to me. I don't find her attractive at all.