The Official Thor News and Set Pics Thread

[DCUmoviepage]

Ghsot Rider i s soo bad, but i like Nic Cage there.I hope a better movie and a new opportunity to Neverdine/Taylor kick ass with some comic book movie.Jonah Hex was a missing oportunity,"thanks" Warner for that.

[TheCorpulent1]

It surprises me how incredibly bad Warner Bros. is at developing DC's comic franchises besides Batman into movies. I mean, they're shockingly bad at it. Meanwhile, Marvel Studios pops up out of nowhere, with zero percent of the movie industry pull or experience WB has, and does it ten times better outside of the occasional flop.

[GoblinWhirlwind]

I don't know what's worse, Marvel recasting actors and rebooting movies left and right, or WB not doing a damn thing.

[Parker Wayne]

I don't know what's worse, Marvel recasting actors and rebooting movies left and right, or WB not doing a damn thing.

But Marvel hasn't rebooted a film that hasn't been made by themselves.

[scatterax]

dc not doing anything. at least with multiple versions we get to pic what we like better. even though it's left some what deluted w/ ramake after remake it's still better than nothing.

[GoblinWhirlwind]

I tend to agree, but when you get 3 different actors for one character... what's the point? If you really like one, it won't matter since they'll lose the job in a year. I'd rather have one actor for the long haul. Which hopefully is what WB intends to do... aside from the fact that we'll be on our 2nd Superman.

[S.A.A.D.]

DC is worse,much worse,they in general can't seem to even make movies that are at least just passable imo.

[TheCorpulent1]

I tend to agree, but when you get 3 different actors for one character... what's the point? If you really like one, it won't matter since they'll lose the job in a year. I'd rather have one actor for the long haul. Which hopefully is what WB intends to do... aside from the fact that we'll be on our 2nd Superman.
I don't know, it kind of boggles my mind that people are so annoyed at the Banner recasting. No one gives a s*** about Banner--maybe in his own movies but certainly not in Avengers. All any actor cast as Banner is gonna do is lend his face to the CG Hulk and maybe spout off a bit of super-science babble for a couple minutes before changing into said CG Hulk. Norton, Ruffalo, Bana, who the hell cares, really? Doesn't really make a difference to me. :o

[bunk]

I don't know, it kind of boggles my mind that people are so annoyed at the Banner recasting. No one gives a s*** about Banner--maybe in his own movies but certainly not in Avengers. All any actor cast as Banner is gonna do is lend his face to the CG Hulk and maybe spout off a bit of super-science babble for a couple minutes before changing into said CG Hulk. Norton, Ruffalo, Bana, who the hell cares, really? Doesn't really make a difference to me. :o

Basically. Probably the reason Norton and Marvel couldn't get on the same page to begin with.

[TheCorpulent1]

Norton: So, I've got some great ideas for what to do with Banner in Avengers...
Marvel Suits: "Do"? Ed, come on, we're not gonna "do" anything with Banner. You're gonna stand over here for a few minutes and give us some emotion references for the CG artists, and then you're gonna read this page, and that's it. You get to go home. The rest is all special effects and Lou Ferrigno yelling like a psychopath. So... see ya for Hulk 2! Or 3. I don't know, I lose track.
Norton: ... Well, f*** this.

[FaT_tONle]

But Marvel hasn't rebooted a film that hasn't been made by themselves.

And we are looking at a three year sample... TIH was a reboot for a character that was already done. It was on Marvel.

Norton: So, I've got some great ideas for what to do with Banner in Avengers...
Marvel Suits: "Do"? Ed, come on, we're not gonna "do" anything with Banner. You're gonna stand over here for a few minutes and give us some emotion references for the CG artists, and then you're gonna read this page, and that's it. You get to go home. The rest is all special effects and Lou Ferrigno yelling like a psychopath. So... see ya for Hulk 2! Or 3. I don't know, I lose track.
Norton: ... Well, f*** this.

Not to derail the thread, but since you already did... here's my take:

Marvel: Yo Norton, we want you back. Imagine announcing your name at CC with everyone else. Let's make it work this time around.
Norton: Sounds good. Wasn't completely happy with how it turned out last time but I more or less agree. Schedule is cleared up for a role. How much will my character be involved?
Marvel: Tough to say right now, meet with Wheldon, we will keep you posted?
(Two weeks later)
Feige: Yo Norton, um... you really ****ed us over good by not promoting TIH. You and LL's overextended cut would have cost us even more money. You acted like a diva on the set and talked **** about the studio after the film flopped... YOU'RE FIRED... SUCK IT!!!

[Parker Wayne]

And we are looking at a three year sample... TIH was a reboot for a character that was already done. It was on Marvel.

I was talking about with the original film (Hulk). It wasn't made by Marvel. You can't blame Marvel for wanting to reboot. They wanted to start over with a story they liked.

[sabetoonth]

Norton: So, I've got some great ideas for what to do with Banner in Avengers...
Marvel Suits: "Do"? Ed, come on, we're not gonna "do" anything with Banner. You're gonna stand over here for a few minutes and give us some emotion references for the CG artists, and then you're gonna read this page, and that's it. You get to go home. The rest is all special effects and Lou Ferrigno yelling like a psychopath. So... see ya for Hulk 2! Or 3. I don't know, I lose track.
Norton: ... Well, f*** this.
lol

[FaT_tONle]

I was talking about with the original film (Hulk). It wasn't made by Marvel. You can't blame Marvel for wanting to reboot. They wanted to start over with a story they liked.

I know what you were talking about... Marvel studios has been around for three years since making a film. It's too small a sample for anything let alone rebooting something you already did. And it doesn't excuse them for rebooting something five years later unsuccessfully especially when you had the rights indefinitely at that point.

[al35077]

Like I've said alot, I dont mind that norton got replaced even though i quite like his portrayel of the character. My problem is that it's still the same universe and we're not supposed to notice.

Studio suit: "Hey since when does bruce banner have a tan?"
Other suit: "Shh.... maybe they wont notice"

[Parker Wayne]

I know what you were talking about... Marvel studios has been around for three years since making a film. It's too small a sample for anything let alone rebooting something you already did. And it doesn't excuse them for rebooting something five years later unsuccessfully especially when you had the rights indefinitely at that point.

They wanted to tell it their way. Can't blame them for wanting right what they believed Ang Lee did wrong. It's their character.

[TheCorpulent1]

Like I've said alot, I dont mind that norton got replaced even though i quite like his portrayel of the character. My problem is that it's still the same universe and we're not supposed to notice.

Studio suit: "Hey since when does bruce banner have a tan?"
Other suit: "Shh.... maybe they wont notice"
I'm sure they expect you to notice, but what else are they supposed to do? Devote a whole movie to why Bruce Banner's face is different? The James Bond series has recast the title character like half a dozen times at this point. People will get over it.

[al35077]

You're right of course. But there were other ways of getting around it like having only the Hulk for example. I know it can't be changed. But i cant help wishing it went down differently

[herolee10]

I'm sure they expect you to notice, but what else are they supposed to do? Devote a whole movie to why Bruce Banner's face is different? The James Bond series has recast the title character like half a dozen times at this point. People will get over it.


true...though I do wonder....would it be possible and somewhat of a plausible solution to explaining the obvious change in appearance/actor by saying that Bruce had gotten plastic surgery to change his appearance in order to further help himself from being caught by anyone from the government? I've seen this plot device often used in some cases within other shows/films as a way of explaining the change of appearance for an character.

[al35077]

they did it in smallville iirc

[TheCorpulent1]

Eh, it'd be a bit tacky and unnecessary to me. Addressing it in the film at all would inevitably make it even more awkward.

[Vartha]

hmmmm Thing's Brow isn't big enough.......hehehe

[Parker Wayne]

Eh, it'd be a bit tacky and unnecessary to me. Addressing it in the film at all would inevitably make it even more awkward.

I like how they did the Rhodey change in Iron Man 2. They announced his name in the senate.

[Katsuro]

Like I've said alot, I dont mind that norton got replaced even though i quite like his portrayel of the character. My problem is that it's still the same universe and we're not supposed to notice.

Studio suit: "Hey since when does bruce banner have a tan?"
Other suit: "Shh.... maybe they wont notice"

Of course you're supposed to notice, you're just supposed to get over it. Cast changes happen a lot. After decades of James Bond and Batman being played by a bunch of different people, I'm sure most people get it by now.

[Ahura Mazda]

I think the recasting iof Hulk is not a real issue. the quality of the movie will be as well as the suiccess of Thor and Captain America. I hope the Hulk features more then Bruce Banner in the Avengers' movie.

[The_Mighty_Thor]

Norton: So, I've got some great ideas for what to do with Banner in Avengers...
Marvel Suits: "Do"? Ed, come on, we're not gonna "do" anything with Banner. You're gonna stand over here for a few minutes and give us some emotion references for the CG artists, and then you're gonna read this page, and that's it. You get to go home. The rest is all special effects and Lou Ferrigno yelling like a psychopath. So... see ya for Hulk 2! Or 3. I don't know, I lose track.
Norton: ... Well, f*** this.

Actually it was probably more like

Nortons agent -"Ed's quote is 6 mill"
Marvel suits - "WHAT??? He'll be on screen for less time than the extras in scene three! We'll give him 1.2 for his name!"
Nortons Agent - " Ed says F*** YOU!"

[NickNitro]

haha I love the Rhodey change in IM2 "Its me Im here get over it" That was a great way to bring in a new actor when others werent too happy about it....made me chuckle.

I dont think they have to bring up the change and I agree with Corp if they come up with some stupid story as to why BB changed his appearence I would actually dislike it even more. We just need to get over it.

Im sure if Edward Norton was a terrible Hulk we wouldnt mind the change at all....just unfortunate how it all played out but like in life..we must move on. No use in dwelling in the past.

[Doctor Jones]

Of course you're supposed to notice, you're just supposed to get over it. Cast changes happen a lot. After decades of James Bond and Batman being played by a bunch of different people, I'm sure most people get it by now.

I wouln't hope that much. I have no idea what the budget for this will be. But we all know there will be TONS of CG that has to be divided in the right way. And Hulk will be one of those things.

[Parker Wayne]

Actually it was probably more like

Nortons agent -"Ed's quote is 6 mill"
Marvel suits - "WHAT??? He'll be on screen for less time than the extras in scene three! We'll give him 1.2 for his name!"
Nortons Agent - " Ed says F*** YOU!"

I'm inclined to think it was more this than anything, but we don't know what really happened, but I honestly think it was more because of money and screen time.

haha I love the Rhodey change in IM2 "Its me Im here get over it" That was a great way to bring in a new actor when others werent too happy about it....made me chuckle.

I dont think they have to bring up the change and I agree with Corp if they come up with some stupid story as to why BB changed his appearence I would actually dislike it even more. We just need to get over it.

Im sure if Edward Norton was a terrible Hulk we wouldnt mind the change at all....just unfortunate how it all played out but like in life..we must move on. No use in dwelling in the past.

They don't need to make a big announcement or anything. Just clearly find a way to show thats it Bruce Banner without remarking on a different appearance.

[TheCorpulent1]

Hank Pym: I'm sorry, Director Fury, this problem just has me stumped. I've done my best but radiation isn't my field. I think we need to bring in a specialist.
Samuel L. Fury: Figured you'd say something like that, Dr. Pym. That's why I've been doing a little head-hunting. Managed to track down the world's foremost expert on radiation... Dr. Bruce Banner
(Enter: Ruffalo)
Pym: Wow, Dr. Banner, it's a real honor. Your paper on gamma radiation was just brilliant. I followed your career extensively until you dropped off the scene recently. What exactly happened, anyway?
Banner: That's, uh... kind of a long story.
Fury: And a classified one, Hank. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll let you two doctors do your thing.

[BizarroAids]

Fact: Talking Thor with Corp1, is like bible quoting with a nun. :o

(I'm just giving you peeps a heads up.)

[JeetKuneDo]

Of course you're supposed to notice, you're just supposed to get over it. Cast changes happen a lot. After decades of James Bond and Batman being played by a bunch of different people, I'm sure most people get it by now.
And those franchises actually were seen by a lot of people. With the Hulk, the group of people that would notice is much smaller.

[The Question]

I don't know, it kind of boggles my mind that people are so annoyed at the Banner recasting. No one gives a s*** about Banner--maybe in his own movies but certainly not in Avengers. All any actor cast as Banner is gonna do is lend his face to the CG Hulk and maybe spout off a bit of super-science babble for a couple minutes before changing into said CG Hulk. Norton, Ruffalo, Bana, who the hell cares, really? Doesn't really make a difference to me. :o

I don't see a reason to assume that Banner's screen time is going to be that small.

[GoblinWhirlwind]

I think the recasting iof Hulk is not a real issue. the quality of the movie will be as well as the suiccess of Thor and Captain America. I hope the Hulk features more then Bruce Banner in the Avengers' movie.

Yeah, that's what I was thinking the other day. Norton was the best thing about TIH, and it's stupid they got rid of him, but Hulk himself better damn well have alot more screentime than Banner in the movie anyway. And they need to actually make the CGI look good this time. Hulk looked completely convincing in Ang Lee's, but in TIH (especially during the campus battle) he looked little better than a good cutscene in a game.

[TheCorpulent1]

I don't see a reason to assume that Banner's screen time is going to be that small.
I was exaggerating. The point is that Banner isn't gonna be as important as the Hulk in Avengers, so it's not really a big deal that they're changing the actor. Swapping Rhodey out just before he took on the War Machine role was a much bigger deal in practical terms, yet they just rolled right past it and no one was too broken up about it. Assuming Ruffalo does a decent job, I doubt anyone will care much about Banner, either.

[Chewy]

Branagh's screening the film for the execs tonight

http://www.collider.com/2010/08/04/kenneth-branagh-interview-wallander-ii-faceless-killers-thor-screening-marvel-paramount/

[TheCorpulent1]

Haha, I like his answer to the "Thor = Shakespearean?" question. "Yes." I swear, some version of that question has been asked in literally every interview I've seen with Branagh. "So, you're mostly known for Shakespeare. Did that have any bearing on Thor/do you see Thor as a Shakespearean character?" If I were Branagh, I'd have gotten sick of that question long ago. Duh, a blind man can see that Thor is extremely Shakespearean. :o

Did not expect him to be a fan of Modern Family. That's awesome. :D

[ddddeeee]

Branagh's screening the film for the execs tonight

http://www.collider.com/2010/08/04/kenneth-branagh-interview-wallander-ii-faceless-killers-thor-screening-marvel-paramount/

I guess we'll have Quesada and Bendis talking about how it was the best thing ever tomorrow then.

[DCUmoviepage]

It surprises me how incredibly bad Warner Bros. is at developing DC's comic franchises besides Batman into movies. I mean, they're shockingly bad at it. Meanwhile, Marvel Studios pops up out of nowhere, with zero percent of the movie industry pull or experience WB has, and does it ten times better outside of the occasional flop.


Because,in the general,movie studios are STUPID.Anyone,for the best he is,sommetimes he made big bad idea because $$$.Warner dontshow correctly the potencial of their heroes,and now is running against time to show their heroes.Dark Horse already produced films long before Marvel,but thei position are most like exec.prod.Marvel producing their movies,putting they money, and having creative control over the material in the end.DC just adopted very late (for my sadness as DC fan),but in a different way:WB still puting the money,but DC have the crative decision power inside the film/series/etc.

[sabetoonth]

Haha, I like his answer to the "Thor = Shakespearean?" question. "Yes." I swear, some version of that question has been asked in literally every interview I've seen with Branagh. "So, you're mostly known for Shakespeare. Did that have any bearing on Thor/do you see Thor as a Shakespearean character?" If I were Branagh, I'd have gotten sick of that question long ago. Duh, a blind man can see that Thor is extremely Shakespearean. :o

Did not expect him to be a fan of Modern Family. That's awesome. :D
i like that show

[TheCorpulent1]

It's great. :up:

So wait, what does this screening actually mean? Branagh's finished editing the movie to its final cut? The effects can't all be done so quickly, right?

[Chewy]

Probably a very very rough cut. Scenes in order, somewhat trimmed up. I'd imagine almost all the effects will either be absent or incomplete at this point, wires will still be visible, and a lot of the lighting will still be off. Placeholder score if they even bother with music.

It'll mostly be to give the execs an idea of what they paid $150 million for.

[Megaton Sun]

Basically like the leaked Wolverine movie.

If the execs like the cut they might even dish out more money for the visual effects.

[The Question]

I was exaggerating. The point is that Banner isn't gonna be as important as the Hulk in Avengers, so it's not really a big deal that they're changing the actor. Swapping Rhodey out just before he took on the War Machine role was a much bigger deal in practical terms, yet they just rolled right past it and no one was too broken up about it. Assuming Ruffalo does a decent job, I doubt anyone will care much about Banner, either.

I'm not so sure about that. Knowing Whedon's style, I have a feeling Banner will be changing back and forth a lot for the sake of character drama.

[TheCorpulent1]

If anything, I hope he just makes the Hulk more intelligent and has him do whatever character development he wants as the Hulk. I'm so far beyond sick of the mentally deficient savage Hulk.

[Parker Wayne]

If anything, I hope he just makes the Hulk more intelligent and has him do whatever character development he wants as the Hulk. I'm so far beyond sick of the mentally deficient savage Hulk.

This. Hulk's not King Kong.

[The Question]

If anything, I hope he just makes the Hulk more intelligent and has him do whatever character development he wants as the Hulk. I'm so far beyond sick of the mentally deficient savage Hulk.

Well, I think the character development would be getting to that point.

[Rock Sexton]

Actually it was probably more like

Nortons agent -"Ed's quote is 6 mill"
Marvel suits - "WHAT??? He'll be on screen for less time than the extras in scene three! We'll give him 1.2 for his name!"
Nortons Agent - " Ed says F*** YOU!"


This nonsense again ......

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2268/liberalracegifig2.gif

[TheCorpulent1]

Well, I think the character development would be getting to that point.
Gray Hulk for Avengers. :up:

[Vartha]

lol

[Chewy]

Gray Hulk for Avengers. :up:
Red Hulk for Avengers. :awesome:

[TheCorpulent1]

Red Hulk for Avengers. :awesome:
31g0YE61PLQ

[Whiskey Tango]

Red Hulk for Avengers. :awesome:

You might as well let Jeff Loeb write the thing.

[Parker Wayne]

31g0YE61PLQ

:lmao: You're right. It shouldn't be Red Hulk

http://rookery3.aviary.com/storagev12/1453000/1453127_748d_625x1000.jpg

Pink Hulk FTW! :o

[TheCorpulent1]

You might as well let Jeff Loeb write the thing.

Best way to guarantee that I would not watch it. :up:

[Chewy]

You might as well let Jeff Loeb write the thing.
Well they did let Zak Penn write it :oldrazz:

Then again, Penn is responsible for the perfect "Renner as Hawkeye" casting and his stuff is all being rewritten by Whedon so I guess it all worked out :up:

[Whiskey Tango]

http://rookery3.aviary.com/storagev12/1453000/1453127_748d_625x1000.jpg

Hulk now grape flavored!

[Whiskey Tango]

Best way to guarantee that I would not watch it. :up:

Man, what a trainwreck that would be.

Well they did let Zak Penn write it :oldrazz:

ZING!

[TheCorpulent1]

Well they did let Zak Penn write it :oldrazz:

Then again, Penn is responsible for the perfect "Renner as Hawkeye" casting and his stuff is all being rewritten by Whedon so I guess it all worked out :up:
You know, I don't really know how I feel about Whedon as a writer of Avengers stuff. He hasn't actually written them in comics that I'm aware of. It's one thing to turn in a great X-Men run like Astonishing X-Men, but the Avengers are an entirely different beast. I'm sure he knows the material, but he might have funny ideas about them. I mean, Mark Millar knows Superman material pretty well but he's somehow convinced himself that Superman should be a godlike being who views humanity as little more than pets.

[bunk]

You know, I don't really know how I feel about Whedon as a writer of Avengers stuff. He hasn't actually written them in comics that I'm aware of. It's one thing to turn in a great X-Men run like Astonishing X-Men, but the Avengers are an entirely different beast. I'm sure he knows the material, but he might have funny ideas about them. I mean, Mark Millar knows Superman material pretty well but he's somehow convinced himself that Superman should be a godlike being who views humanity as little more than pets.

I would guess Whedon wouldn't do more than rework the dialogue a little and maybe change some of the pacing. I don't know how much control of the story he would have and the characters have to be consistent with the movies that proceed Avengers.

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, I'm sure his knowledge of the material and his experience with film/TV scriptwriting would result in something passable, at the very least.

[The Question]

You know, I don't really know how I feel about Whedon as a writer of Avengers stuff. He hasn't actually written them in comics that I'm aware of. It's one thing to turn in a great X-Men run like Astonishing X-Men, but the Avengers are an entirely different beast. I'm sure he knows the material, but he might have funny ideas about them. I mean, Mark Millar knows Superman material pretty well but he's somehow convinced himself that Superman should be a godlike being who views humanity as little more than pets.

I'm not worried. His talk about found families and finding one's self and bettering the world through community seems pretty spot on, and I don't think he'll write anyone OOC.

[S.A.A.D.]

I hope the Thor screening doesn't take a turn for the bad.

[Chewy]

But he will kill off Coulson

[The Question]

But he will kill off Coulson

Only after he falls in love.

[Surfer]

Wait a minute, I thought he said he was going to kill of Hawkeye :cwink:

Surfer

[scatterax]

:lmao: You're right. It shouldn't be Red Hulk

http://rookery3.aviary.com/storagev12/1453000/1453127_748d_625x1000.jpg

Pink Hulk FTW! :o

I always thought they should make an orange version of the hulk so his fights with the thing would be more even.

(looks left to right multiple times than fades into the shadows. try it, it works!)

[Aesop Rocks]

HE BETTER NOT KILL ANYONE. :cmad:

[scatterax]

the orange hulk?

[Haff]

For better or for worse. I'm just glad we are even getting a chance to see the Hulk again.

[scatterax]

amen to that. but seriously, in green. or else!

[DCUmoviepage]

I like to see Gray Hulk (an the classic green one) on Avengers,but please god,no Red Hulk or anything from Loeb running.

[Vartha]

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/08/05/thor-chris-hemsworth-sharni-vinson/

'Thor' Star Chris Hemsworth Is 'Beautiful' As God Of Thunder, Says Former Co-Star (http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/08/05/thor-chris-hemsworth-sharni-vinson/)

Posted 2 hrs ago by Kara Warner (http://splashpage.mtv.com/author/karawarner/) in Marvel (http://splashpage.mtv.com/category/marvel/)


With all the manly talk surrounding “Thor” (http://splashpage.mtv.com/tag/thor/) star Chris Hemsworth (http://splashpage.mtv.com/tag/chris-hemsworth/), there's enough testosterone in the collective conversation to fuel the spontaneous growth of a few new chest hairs.
All this is well and good of course, but Hemsworth’s “Home and Away” co-star/fellow Aussie Sharni Vinson recently took a moment to express a little girlish enthusiasm for the lesser-discussed 'Thor' conversation topics — namely Hemsworth himself and her reaction to him being cast as the God of Thunder.

"Are you kidding me? I saw the trailer the other day, Chris Hemsworth is doing our country so proud right now," Vinson told MTV at the premiere of her film, "Step-Up 3D." "He’s doing me so proud right now, he’s doing 'Home and Away,' so proud, and he couldn’t look or be any more fabulous. I love that guy."
And why is Hemsworth perfectly cast in the role?
“Look at him. Have you seen that man? He’s beautiful," Vinson stated bluntly.
"And he’s just such a great guy to work with, he’s so professional and he’s such a good actor and he’s so committed," she added. "He’s going to give that role his soul and that will all come across.”

[TheCorpulent1]

Haha, ladies love the thunder god. :cool:

[Surfer]

The green Hulk is the only one I want to see. If they need to make the Hulk more intelligent appearing they can do something more like this where his clothes are not all torn.

http://www.shaunriaz.com/opinions/wl1_2_dale_keown_hulk-sm.jpg

I think changing his colors from green to grey or god please no red Hulk, would seem inconsistent despite it perhaps being a part of the actual comics. I feel we already have enough inconsistencies with the actors playing Banner, and to make further changes to his appearance would just look plain bad. However, once again I feel that subtle changes to the clothing can be implemented to make him appear more intelligent if that is the direction they want to head with the Hulk character.

Surfer

[S.A.A.D.]

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/08/05/thor-chris-hemsworth-sharni-vinson/

'Thor' Star Chris Hemsworth Is 'Beautiful' As God Of Thunder, Says Former Co-Star (http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/08/05/thor-chris-hemsworth-sharni-vinson/)

Posted 2 hrs ago by Kara Warner (http://splashpage.mtv.com/author/karawarner/) in Marvel (http://splashpage.mtv.com/category/marvel/)


With all the manly talk surrounding “Thor” (http://splashpage.mtv.com/tag/thor/) star Chris Hemsworth (http://splashpage.mtv.com/tag/chris-hemsworth/), there's enough testosterone in the collective conversation to fuel the spontaneous growth of a few new chest hairs.
All this is well and good of course, but Hemsworth’s “Home and Away” co-star/fellow Aussie Sharni Vinson recently took a moment to express a little girlish enthusiasm for the lesser-discussed 'Thor' conversation topics — namely Hemsworth himself and her reaction to him being cast as the God of Thunder.

"Are you kidding me? I saw the trailer the other day, Chris Hemsworth is doing our country so proud right now," Vinson told MTV at the premiere of her film, "Step-Up 3D." "He’s doing me so proud right now, he’s doing 'Home and Away,' so proud, and he couldn’t look or be any more fabulous. I love that guy."
And why is Hemsworth perfectly cast in the role?
“Look at him. Have you seen that man? He’s beautiful," Vinson stated bluntly.
"And he’s just such a great guy to work with, he’s so professional and he’s such a good actor and he’s so committed," she added. "He’s going to give that role his soul and that will all come across.”

Ugh,I wish someone would have slapped her with a big trout.

[Surfer]

The ladies do love the Thunder God indeed.

Surfer

[Son of Coul]

Nice lengthy interview with the screenwriters.
http://www.collider.com/2010/08/05/thor-interview-screenwriter-ashley-miller-zack-stentz-interview-thor-comic-con-video-interview/

[Alientraveller]

That was great. It got a little annoying though that the interviewer was so concerned about Norse gods in the Marvel universe, I mean in sci-fi aliens and gods are pretty much the same thing. And I thought their comment about Iron Man was hilarious.

[Ahura Mazda]

Interesting, thanks for posting it.

[Avengers-Report]

Haha, ladies love the thunder god. :cool:

They sure do haha.

[RealIrOnMaN]

They explain how Thor isn’t a God but is a super powered alien that was worshiped as a God
They explain how Thor isn’t a God but is a super powered alien that was worshiped as a God
WARREN ELLIS AND HIS FREAKING THOR RUN! NNOOOOOOO!
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/6858/39715149.th.jpg (http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/6858/39715149.jpg)

[Avengers-Report]

Hulk vs Thor. Who wins?

[CanaryFan]

UUhhggg!

[Whiskey Tango]

Hulk vs Thor. Who wins?

Superman.

*runs*

[TheCorpulent1]

They explain how Thor isn’t a God but is a super powered alien that was worshiped as a God
They explain how Thor isn’t a God but is a super powered alien that was worshiped as a God
WARREN ELLIS AND HIS FREAKING THOR RUN! NNOOOOOOO!
http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/6858/39715149.th.jpg (http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/6858/39715149.jpg)
Meh, f*** them. As far as I've seen, their own views aside, they left it ambiguous in the movie so Thor's still a god to me.

[Surfer]

I don't know about Superman winning. If Brandon Routh and Chris Hemsworth were in a fight my money would be on Chris. :yay:

Surfer

Interesting Interview. I don't think that they were saying that Thor was not a god, but just that in order for Nordic Mythology to slip by the Christian Church they had to call them super powered beings. It related to a question and comment as to why they were not wearing what would be thought of as more authentic garb (such as chainmail), and I think they were trying to say that Thor's ties to the comics strangely enough are not that different to that of Norse Mythology itself.

Surfer

[RealIrOnMaN]

The only good thing about this interview is:

Thor + Walter Simonson and Jack Kirby + Thor movie >>> Marvel Studios

[The_Mighty_Thor]

I don't know about Superman winning. If Brandon Routh and Chris Hemsworth were in a fight my money would be on Chris. :yay:

Surfer

Give Chris the Hammer and it's over before it starts!:hehe:

[GoblinWhirlwind]

I don't know about Superman winning. If Brandon Routh and Chris Hemsworth were in a fight my money would be on Chris. :yay:

Surfer

Whoever gets Superman needs to get as massive as Hemsworth. For once, I want a truly powerful looking Superman. Reeve would've looked so much greater if he had Hemsworth's size.

[Vartha]

Nice lengthy interview with the screenwriters.
http://www.collider.com/2010/08/05/thor-interview-screenwriter-ashley-miller-zack-stentz-interview-thor-comic-con-video-interview/
I like it. I would rather have alot of the Asgardian life and powers left unexplained over knowing every little aspect of their powers.
Love the LotR reference to that as well, Tho I'll have to go back to the Prose Eddas and read what Snorri did write about them. It's been awhile.

Great find HP!

[Spider-Vader]

Whoever gets Superman needs to get as massive as Hemsworth. For once, I want a truly powerful looking Superman. Reeve would've looked so much greater if he had Hemsworth's size.

Agreed. Unlike Cap, I think Superman should be massive.

[Project862006]

how big are we asking for supes here because hemsworth is big but he is'nt gigantic hemsworth is about same size as dwayne johnson imo during shooting process atleast chris has gotten smaller since filming

the rock from Fast 5
http://www.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/fast_five_set_photo_dwayne_johnson_elsa_pataky_03. jpg

is that how big supes should be

[Kane52630]

This is the highest quality leak ever. These people were really, really close to the screen when they recorded this.

EDIT: Guys, I was kidding.

im still lawling

you sir bright up my mornings :hehe::hehe:

[Kane52630]

how big are we asking for supes here because hemsworth is big but he is'nt gigantic hemsworth is about same size as dwayne johnson imo during shooting process atleast chris has gotten smaller since filming

the rock from Fast 5
http://www.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/fast_five_set_photo_dwayne_johnson_elsa_pataky_03. jpg

is that how big supes should be

:up::up: cant wait to see Fast 5

[Microchip]

Wow. Dwayne Johnson for Superman! It's really time they tried a half-black, half-samoan Superman anyways.

[al35077]

I dont think he actually meant for him to be supes. just an example of a size range

[Spade]

I don't care how massive Superman is, though it'd help establish him as a farmer's son and a threat to his villains if his upper body was a bit buff. The main factor is presence. Reeve had it. Routh, who was larger during Returns, didn't. Nail the character's three personalities and you have the right actor.

[Aesop Rocks]

I think Superman should have that farm boy build. Just big enough to pass as "normal", but still pretty good in size.

But hey, this is a Thor section, so we'll save that for other places. :yay:

[SpiderByte]

Can we get off Superman, who was randomly brought up?

[bubbadoom]

At the risk of continuing the Superman topic, WHY would he be massive? He has alien superhuman strength, solar powered, not muscle powered. What could he possible do on Earth that would provide him with the proper work out to build the muscle mass being suggested?

I thought his build in the movies was just fine, if anything he should look underdeveloped.

[RetroNaz]

At the risk of talking about Thor in the Thor thread...REALLY can't wait for this flick.
I haven't been this excited for a film in a long while.
Infact, it seems I only ever really care about comic book films anymore.

[Vartha]

I WISH we'd get some official hi res pics at least! I mean they don't want us to post the trailer, FINE at least release some pics or get the SITE going with content.

[First Avenger]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVdbfug86nU&feature=related
Thor will fly in the movie

[Ahura Mazda]

That confirms that!!

[Vartha]

Yeah we knew he Flew, we didn't know HOW.
Is it via Mjolnir, his control over winds like Storm, or WHAT. All we know is that there's no spin on Mjolnir. :(

[Ahura Mazda]

I think they possibly meant there is no long spin like a helicopter but I think there probably will be a throw and therefore for a hammer you do need to give it forward momentum which does require something of a swing.

I think that Mjollnir will be involved in his flight just because he will gain his powers once he is able to use Mjollnir.

[Vartha]

I gotta find the interview with Chris. He actually holds his arm back when he says there's no spinning.
I know it was one of the many with him at SDCC or during SDCC. I don't think it was the MTV interviews. I could be wrong.

HERE it is his exact words are "this isn't going to work, let's try this" and hand gestures the spin.
it was the MTV interview

http://www.mtv.com/videos/movies/545242/thor-star-chris-hemsworth-talks-training-and-fight-scenes-for-the-film.jhtml#id=1644390

[Ahura Mazda]

I see where you guys are referring to that but his spinning was specifically in reference to fighting which I have to agree would have made no sense. That is not necessarily the case where flying comes into play. There will be some throw and some type of swing. I would bet on it.

[Vartha]

Yeah no doubt about the throwing, that was in the Trailer. We're looking forward to seeing the whole thing, as in Mjolnir returning. :D

Wish I could remember where else it was that mention no spinning. It was an article and not a video

[ddddeeee]

In The Ultimates doesn't he hold it back then throw it to fly? Maybe they'll do that.

[SpiderByte]

Yeah we knew he Flew, we didn't know HOW.
Is it via Mjolnir, his control over winds like Storm, or WHAT. All we know is that there's no spin on Mjolnir. :(

To be fair, the thing is pretty damn heavy.

[SpiderByte]

Thor's going strong, and GL has paid off now, with Poni's massive, massive leak. 26 leaked, final character designs, and storyboards.

Thor has a lot of potential. Since they've done enough that they can screen it with the execs, it's very well done. I know films spend a while in post production, but Marvel has a good year and a half just to fine-tune it.

[Aesop Rocks]

Ugh, I hope Portman and Hemsworth date.

[First Avenger]

Thor's going strong, and GL has paid off now, with Poni's massive, massive leak. 26 leaked, final character designs, and storyboards.

Thor has a lot of potential. Since they've done enough that they can screen it with the execs, it's very well done. I know films spend a while in post production, but Marvel has a good year and a half just to fine-tune it.

I wonder how that screening went.

[echostation]

where can we see the story boards????????

[SpiderByte]

Hack into Poni's computer.

[sabetoonth]

Ugh, I hope Portman and Hemsworth date.
uhmm out od curiosity why?

[Aesop Rocks]

why not?

[GoblinWhirlwind]

When everyone says Thor spins Mjolnir to fly, how exactly? Does he spin it around from the loop on the handle? Seems like a god should be able to fly without doing something stupid like that.

[Surfer]

This is the first time I had heard about the Thor flying being confirmed. This is really good news. Kenneth, seems like he is nailing the character of Thor in every possible way.

I am so excited about this movie. I just can't wait to see it.

Surfer

[The_Mighty_Thor]

When everyone says Thor spins Mjolnir to fly, how exactly? Does he spin it around from the loop on the handle? Seems like a god should be able to fly without doing something stupid like that.

He throws the hammer and it pulls him through the sky. He can will it to change direction but when he wants to hover he has to spin it over head like a helicopter blade. He also usualy spins it before he throws it to build momentum. Yes he swings it from the loop.

[bunk]

I always liked the "spinning" of the hammer. It's something uniquely Thor; best not to do away with it.

[Spider-Vader]

He should spin it atleast once in the movie, but not to fly. Maybe before he hurls it at a Frost Giant's or some other beast's head.

[Kurosawa]

Yeah we knew he Flew, we didn't know HOW.
Is it via Mjolnir, his control over winds like Storm, or WHAT. All we know is that there's no spin on Mjolnir. :(

He's been shown flying without it. Most of his powers and all of his physical and weather related powers work without it just as well as they do with it. It's the really crazy stuff, the God-Blast and the absorptions and teleportations that require Mjolnir.

Spinning the hammer and flying looks badass but I guess they couldn't pull it off, or maybe they couldn't pull it off without Helmsworth hitting himself with the hammer a lot. Prop or not I'd imagine that wouldn't feel too great.

[SpiderByte]

Yeah. Not to mention, in the comics, he spins it really fast. I highly doubt Hemsworth could pull that off, even with his absolute rippedness.

CGI wouldn't really work for it either, it'd look too artificial.

BTW, Kurosawa, what'd you think of the trailer?

[The_Mighty_Thor]

All he would have to do is start to spin it then they could cut to a different angle and they could show him spinning a cheap light weight one really fast. Once it's moving quick you would never know the difference. They should have had the hammer spin in the film.

Thor originally needed the hammer to control the weather then they changed it and said it just helped him channel his powers better. I've only ever seen him fly without the hammer when he had the Odin power.

[Whiskey Tango]

He also spins the hammer when traveling to other dimensions, and he's used it as a shield on numerous occasions. Not to mention when he does it as a wind-up before he nails somebody.

I can't imagine the effect would be that hard to do with CGI. He wouldn't even have to spin the actual hammer, just give him a weighted motion tracker on a string and let him whirl that about, filling in the detail later as needed. Flight is the only application where it might look weird, and that's not so much the hammer spin as it is the takeoffs and landings.

I really don't see why this effect should be that hard to accomplish (especially if there are also wind, rain and lightning fx at the same time):
http://i33.tinypic.com/214xpvo.jpg

[RetroNaz]

I reckon they'll probably introduce the move in a Thor sequel or save it for the Avengers if it's not in this flick.

[SpiderByte]

Retronaz. Is that who I think it is in your avatar?

[scatterax]

This is the first time I had heard about the Thor flying being confirmed. This is really good news. Kenneth, seems like he is nailing the character of Thor in every possible way.


well, maybe not EVERY possible way.:hehe:

[SpiderByte]

Wow. I would expect something like that from Aesop, but not you, Rax.

[Aesop Rocks]

Wow. I would expect something like that from Aesop, but not you, Rax.

Wait, what?

[Whiskey Tango]

well, maybe not EVERY possible way.:hehe:

http://i38.tinypic.com/af7gol.jpg

[RetroNaz]

Retronaz. Is that who I think it is in your avatar?

Yes bro...it is...up hiiiiiigh...

[Kurosawa]

Yeah. Not to mention, in the comics, he spins it really fast. I highly doubt Hemsworth could pull that off, even with his absolute rippedness.

CGI wouldn't really work for it either, it'd look too artificial.

BTW, Kurosawa, what'd you think of the trailer?

Would to say the trailer is Godly be too corny? I can't really think of any other fitting word. It's unreal to me...I knew Kirby's designs would look beyond awesome if they were ever done on film...but that trailer is even more impressive than I could have ever expected.

[SpiderByte]

Indeed it was.

I also liked how the only difference with Destroyer was a slightly darker shade of gray.

[Aesop Rocks]

Yes bro...it is...up hiiiiiigh...

...as a kiiiiiiite by then?

[Kurosawa]

Indeed it was.

I also liked how the only difference with Destroyer was a slightly darker shade of gray.

Destroyer looked great.

[Brian Braddock]

Sounds great too.

[SpiderByte]

I admit, when I saw Destroyer attack, I instantly thought of this:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1138/1309224953_bc74b5202c.jpg

[SpiderByte]

I also like how Branagh kept the cape bump in. Hell, that would the easiest thing to leave out without fans complaining, because it is literally a very tiny detail.

I also noticed the rainbow bridge. I liked how they had it have a more Aurora Borealis effect, rather than a straight-up rainbow, while still looking accurate. It's like a fusion of tech and magic, which is a great angle to go for this universe. It's much easier than to say they're gods, than dimensional beings, to fit in. Iron Man and Hulk have origins rooted in technology and science, and Thor has his, for this film, in sci-fi.

However, this means Marvel isn't quite ready to incorporate magic into it yet, which means it'll be hard to incorporate it in well. Dr. Strange will be under Disney, which has been starting to pick up on PG-13 movies since Pirates of the Carribean started out. Disney has a lot of money to spend on these films, and a character like Strange is a good way to do it, since Disney often is associated with magic. That, combined with a good story, could make for a great film. But, unlike Thor, it'll be nearly impossible to get around the magic angle for Strange.

[TheCorpulent1]

"Cape bump"?

The Destroyer's disintegrator looked awesome. It's almost a shame he just wasted it on some stupid cars. That thing could tear Thor himself apart in the comics if he took a direct blast for too long.

Also, there's nothing to say that they're not gods. They live in another dimension--like they do in the comics--and they have advanced technology--like they did in the comics back in Kirby's day, at least--but there's nothing we've seen so far that definitively tells us they're not gods. It's left ambiguous.

[SpiderByte]

That little lift in his cape that elevates it above his shoulders.

http://www.slashfilm.com/wp/wp-content/images/thor-first-image.jpg

http://www.majorspoilers.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04a/MarvelJuly08/THOR010.jpg

[SpiderByte]

"Cape bump"?

The Destroyer's disintegrator looked awesome. It's almost a shame he just wasted it on some stupid cars. That thing could tear Thor himself apart in the comics if he took a direct blast for too long.

Also, there's nothing to say that they're not gods. They live in another dimension--like they do in the comics--and they have advanced technology--like they did in the comics back in Kirby's day, at least--but there's nothing we've seen so far that definitively tells us they're not gods. It's left ambiguous.

It works better as ambiguous than if they actually flat out said they were gods.

[TheCorpulent1]

Not to me, but that's because if they leave it ambiguous, I will always think of them as gods anyway. It boggles my mind that people somehow "need" that sci fi alternative to label them mere aliens instead of the true gods of myth. It also detracts from Thor's mystique a bit. But whatever, ambiguity lets both camps be happy, so it was definitely the best way to go.

I see what you mean about the cape. I was surprised they included it too, but it looks great. :up:

[First Avenger]

Thor is as accurate as you can get him,and so are the others so far.I also like how Heimdall looks.

[Surfer]

This thread has died down a lot, ever since the unofficial release of the trailer on the web. I can't wait for it to be considered okay to start posting screen caps of the trailer. Does anyone have any ideas when that will be? I am hoping it will be okay to do so after it is packaged with the Blue Ray version of Iron Man 2, because this wait is killing me.

Surfer

[SpiderByte]

If it's with Iron Man 2, then it's go.

If not...then probably when the film comes out.

[TheCorpulent1]

Well, at least when actual trailers start airing. We won't have to wait all the way until the film's release.

[Surfer]

Thanks for the update guys. I'm just saying it can't come soon enough.:yay:

Surfer

[3rdEye]

This is my first post and I wanted to bring up something that may or may not have been touched upon. It deals with some footage from comic con in which Thor is laying on the ground and he says something like "Uhg this is Earth?" (I believe) What I noticed was that he looked to be wearing some green hospital scrubs, which could elude to the fact that Donal Blake is worked into the story since he's a doctor... Just a thought I'd like to hear what you guys think.

Edit: Nvm, I watched the trailer again and it shows him in green scrubs fighting off a bunch of nurses and doctors, so I'm assuming they find him naked after he reaches Earth and put him in scrubs?

[TheCorpulent1]

Not sure if that's necessarily connected to Blake, but we know he'll be in a hospital at some point. We see him there earlier in the CCI footage.

[sabetoonth]

its an alias he uses in this one i think

[Kane52630]

I admit, when I saw Destroyer attack, I instantly thought of this:

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1138/1309224953_bc74b5202c.jpg

yeah because horrible site memes are very funny :dry:

[SpiderByte]

The Destroyer has a laer coming out of his FACE.

It is the very DEFINITION of a Shoop-Da-Whoop.

[Figs]

This thread has died down a lot, ever since the unofficial release of the trailer on the web. I can't wait for it to be considered okay to start posting screen caps of the trailer. Does anyone have any ideas when that will be? I am hoping it will be okay to do so after it is packaged with the Blue Ray version of Iron Man 2, because this wait is killing me.

Surfer

Although I enjoyed IM2, I think i'm more excited for it to come out on Blu-ray because of the possible trailer than the actual movie. :hehe:

[SpiderByte]

I might even buy the Blu-Ray, and I don't even HAVE a Blu-Ray player!

....

They do work on computers, right?

[Kane52630]

The Destroyer has a laer coming out of his FACE.

It is the very DEFINITION of a Shoop-Da-Whoop.

sorry kid but I dont speak memes

what? lol

[Kane52630]

I might even buy the Blu-Ray, and I don't even HAVE a Blu-Ray player!

....

They do work on computers, right?

if you have a blu ray drive it will work on your computer

[sabetoonth]

they work on PS3s

[Vartha]

interesting mix of a review for the Comic "Thor:the Mighty Avenger" and movie
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129123218&sc=fb&cc=fp

[al35077]

Not to me, but that's because if they leave it ambiguous, I will always think of them as gods anyway. It boggles my mind that people somehow "need" that sci fi alternative to label them mere aliens instead of the true gods of myth. It also detracts from Thor's mystique a bit. But whatever, ambiguity lets both camps be happy, so it was definitely the best way to go.

I see what you mean about the cape. I was surprised they included it too, but it looks great. :up:

In the marvel universe it's quite hard to make them actual "gods" because there are so many groups. Just off the top of my head there are asgardians, the olympians, and the egyptian gods. they cant all be gods so its logical to make them extradimensional

[Surfer]

Why can't there be Asgardian, Olympian and Egyptian Gods? I don't understand the dilemma.

Surfer

[TheCorpulent1]

They can all be gods, actually, and they are. Earth just has a lot of gods. Obviously not everything from the myths about them is necessarily true, but they're all the gods of their respective myths and they all did most of the things in those myths and they're all still around today.

[Hush]

Can I make thread for Chris Hemsworths Birthday and call it the Thor Birthday Thread Corp? If you say No I will understand. I ask because well its Chris Hemsworths Birthday.

[TheCorpulent1]

Uh... I guess.

[NickNitro]

God or no God Thors gonna KICK SOME GODLY BUTT!

[Hush]

Uh... I guess.

Just didnt want it getting closed on the basis that it was un-needed.

[GoblinWhirlwind]

I might even buy the Blu-Ray, and I don't even HAVE a Blu-Ray player!

....

They do work on computers, right?

I've sorta considered going ahead and getting the Blu-Ray for a few movies coming out, and I don't have one either.

Don't they all have a DVD packaged with them?

[Karelia]

I've sorta considered going ahead and getting the Blu-Ray for a few movies coming out, and I don't have one either.

Don't they all have a DVD packaged with them?
Not all Blu-Rays are packed with a DVD unfortunately. Iron Man II will be though. I'm pretty sure Avatar was as well.

I was hoping Batman Under The Red Hood would come with a DVD, but it didn't. :csad: (Sorry for going off topic)

Still can't wait for this film. Everything looks great, hope they get the soundtrack right. :woot:

[TheCorpulent1]

Soooooo... kinda boring around here now. When do we think the next stuff will drop? Teaser by November or so?

[sabetoonth]

It needs to come out October 29 :o

[Vartha]

I hope sooner than that! I'm itching for new pics too! lol

[TheCorpulent1]

I'm okay on pics at this point. Maybe one or two more of Sif and the Warriors Three. But we've seen plenty of Thor, Odin, Loki, and the Destroyer. More than that and a couple of teasers and trailers, and I think we run the risk of being spoiled long before the film actually comes out. They can only show so much before release if they want people to actually have a lot of the movie left to look forward to.

[Vartha]

I would love to see Concept art on EVERYTHING but would settle for the Characters lol

[GoblinWhirlwind]

If the Thor footage is on the IM2 Blu-Ray, I'd imagine they might release a few promo pics with it. I want a shot of Thor with helmet on raising the hammer, like in the trailer.

[marcvader]

I'm good not seeing anything else. I want to see Cap stuff now.

[GoblinWhirlwind]

I just want Thor and Green Lantern.

[marvel_freshman]

I don't want to get banned, so I'm not gonna post a direct link to the pic, but there is a shot of what looks like Colm Feore's character from the THOR SDCC footage. Scroll down after you click this link to see what I'm talking about http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=402169&page=7

Ever since I saw the footage I believed it was a Frost Giant, but do you guys think is could be Thanos? We already know the Infinity Gauntlet will be in the film. What do you think?

[Vartha]

I don't think it's Thanos.
Where I can SEE that could be misleading and what we know about a sudden chill coming over the Throne room of that one shot, I'd say it was Frost Giants. POSSIBLY even Dark Elves seeing as we have seen a shot of the Casket of Ancient Winters.

Keep in mind we'll see a few things Odin has collected, to protect the universe.

[RealIrOnMaN]

Marvel Presentation – Thor & The Avengers

In the second "The First Avenger" clip we see Red Skull mentions Odin, the Norse God – and here’s Kenneth Branagh to tell us more about Thor!

Branagh: “We’ve been here this week working on the latest cut of Thor with Kevin Feige, head of Marvel. Our place was to start with trying to understand what die-hard fans would like, but to try to make the film available for people who didn’t know the comics, and not compromise either, which is an incredible challenge.

For me it was about the thrill of working on a massive canvas like this, and try to give people the experience of what it might be like to be a Norse god of thunder. One of the things is that you get intrigued by is the humanity of gods, and how much they’re like us. That might sound like nonsense on a Saturday morning, but that’s what we’ve gone for.”

We then saw the astonishing footage shown at Comic-Con, and welcomed back Feige, Branagh and Loki himself, Tom Hiddleston.

1) Question: Tom, how do you get into Loki, since he’s evil on the inside but good on the outside?

Tom Hiddleston: “I think there are some moments when he’s evil on the outside as well as the inside. I just thought in terms of, what is evil? I don’t think Loki starts out as pitch-black evil; he’s a troubled soul.

He’s the younger brother, the unheard voice in the family at Asgard, and he wants to claim his own place in the pantheon. His ambition is an ambiguous thing, he’s wrestling with demons. You don’t play evil, you play what he wants. He wants the love of his parents, he wants respect. The more obstacles in his way, the deeper he goes into a darkness from which he can never return.

2) Question: Kenneth, how did you get involved? Is there something Shakespearean here?

Kenneth Branagh: “It was the only comic I read growing up. I knew about Batman and Superman, but I had no idea of the depth of characters in the Marvel universe – there’s what, 2000? [Feige corrects him: it’s 7000]. I loved Thor from the front cover. I loved the primitive, wild quality that the character has, I loved the Viking, berserker element of it, and it’s been great to try to get that out of the performances here.”

The size of the problems and obstacles changes: if you live at the top of the universe and your name is Odin, they have a human dimension to their jealousies, problems etc, but their problems have massive repercussions across the universe, and Shakespeare does the same. Also, Shakespeare stole all his stories and used them better. Stan Lee too did a wonderful thing of taking Norse mythology and making it work in the modern world and making it fun – and funny. It’s been great to do that on a large canvas.”

3) Question: How has Thor developed over the years?

Feige: “In one version he was exiled to Earth in the Viking era. That was before we were our own studio, and the problem we had with it was that the back-and-forth, the dichotomy between worlds wasn’t as apparent. The fun of the comics is that he comes to this Earth in the present day.”

4) Question: The idea of magic and science being indistinguishable, is that how you make this work in the universe of Tony Stark?

Feige: “Yes. The biggest question I would get during the Iron Man 2 junket was how Thor would fit in to that, but this piece, contrasting science and magic, was structured to answer that.”

5) Question: Did Branagh’s approach differ when adapting a more contemporary form of literature like this?

“The truth is always paramount, truth in the story and characters. Here, I had to ask why is Thor, the comic, so successful? I think it’s because they use classical story arcs, the one here is the prodigal son story, the Odysseus story, he’s going on a journey where he must acquire wisdom through sacrifice.

It seems as though these myths have that inbuilt. They had it in 1961 when it started and they have it now. The fact that it’s a classical structure is irrelevant; the question is does it make you want to turn the page, is it exhilarating? And here, yes it was.”

6) Question: Directing Thor at the same time people are doing Iron Man and Captain America, how do you feel passing your character along to Joss Whedon?

Branagh: “I was shooting this at the time that Favreau was doing Iron Man 2, and Joe Johnston was around, so it was an incredibly friendly and supportive atmosphere. It was incredibly useful to have conversations with them that this one (Feige) doesn’t here. There was a collegiate feel; I spoke to Joss a while ago as well.

You feel like you’re part of the same thing. Even though I’m concentrating on getting this film finished, they keep me filled in on how this fits in. You’re the temporary guardian of something lots of people feel passionate about, so I’m very glad to have custody for a short time.”

8) Question: All the other Marvel films kept very faithful to the comics; why ditch Don Blake?

Feige: “We didn’t want to have two actors playing Thor in one film – even Stan and Jack had to drop that a couple of dozen films in.”

9) Question: The 3D looks spectacular. Were the sets designed to fit 3D?

Branagh: “We were definitely talking about that early on. There’s been some controversy about how to use 3D, whether to shoot in it. This is a conversion but 90% of our CG will be done in 3D. I was sceptical to begin with, but as the kind of shots and the kind of sets developed, I was converted.

Feige: And we had the time. This has been in the works for a long time – this is only August, and we have until May. And we think we have time to make it work.

Branagh: “Once you got into the science of it, that was fascinating too.”

9) Question: With Iron Man being such a success, is that going to be a template for further Marvel films, or will this be darker?

Feige: The larger Marvel thing is that we’re not going to put every one in a mould. That’s a classic Hollywood mistake, where you hit something and try to make everything else like that. But Thor’s a very different character.

Branagh: “We tried to make it bespoke to the particular demands of the story. Once you get actors involved, you get stuff you didn’t plan for.

Hiddleston: “Also, doesn’t Tony Stark live in Malibu? Thor lives in ASGARD!”

10) Question: How were you cast, Tom?

Hiddleston: “I was working with Kenneth in the Wyndham across the river, a Chekhov play called Ivanov. Everyone was thrilled when he said he was going off to do this.

I was dressed as a 19th century Russian doctor, and looked completely different. I remember going into his dressing room with an empty water cooler and pretending it was Mjolnir. And he said, don’t joke love, you never know! I’d planned to go to Los Angeles in January 2008, and Ken was already there setting up shop, and my agents called and said would I like to go in and read?

It was a very general piece, not very character specific. One was quite flirtatious, one emotional and one very martial and epic. I was tested for Thor, and put on about two stone of muscle. About two months later I was asked to lose it all again! But I did try on the wig! In a way it was quite good for the character to have had a go at being Thor and not be Thor. It was the first time I’d gotten this far down the line in a film like this. Ken took me out for breakfast and asked if I’d like to play the bad guy, and I was like, are you kidding?!”

11) Question: The Avengers originally got together because of Loki – will he turn up?

Kevin Feige: “Well, the great thing is that anybody we have the rights to could turn up. But that is a character at our disposal. Here’s the little teaser..."

We saw a Comic-Con teaser and then saw a specially recorded message from Joss Whedon, who wanted to thank “the person to our left” for being a fan. He’s in pre-production, “working on tiny details like the story” and promises "it’s going to be spectacular. Like, OMG!”

[sabetoonth]

Nice find, I leanred stuff.

[scatterax]

Loki and thor were both perfectly cast imo.

[sabetoonth]

I agree

[Vartha]

Marvel Presentation – Thor & The Avengers

In the second "The First Avenger" clip we see Red Skull mentions Odin, the Norse God – and here’s Kenneth Branagh to tell us more about Thor!

Branagh: “We’ve been here this week working on the latest cut of Thor with Kevin Feige, head of Marvel. Our place was to start with trying to understand what die-hard fans would like, but to try to make the film available for people who didn’t know the comics, and not compromise either, which is an incredible challenge.

For me it was about the thrill of working on a massive canvas like this, and try to give people the experience of what it might be like to be a Norse god of thunder. One of the things is that you get intrigued by is the humanity of gods, and how much they’re like us. That might sound like nonsense on a Saturday morning, but that’s what we’ve gone for.”

We then saw the astonishing footage shown at Comic-Con, and welcomed back Feige, Branagh and Loki himself, Tom Hiddleston.

1) Question: Tom, how do you get into Loki, since he’s evil on the inside but good on the outside?

Tom Hiddleston: “I think there are some moments when he’s evil on the outside as well as the inside. I just thought in terms of, what is evil? I don’t think Loki starts out as pitch-black evil; he’s a troubled soul.

He’s the younger brother, the unheard voice in the family at Asgard, and he wants to claim his own place in the pantheon. His ambition is an ambiguous thing, he’s wrestling with demons. You don’t play evil, you play what he wants. He wants the love of his parents, he wants respect. The more obstacles in his way, the deeper he goes into a darkness from which he can never return.

2) Question: Kenneth, how did you get involved? Is there something Shakespearean here?

Kenneth Branagh: “It was the only comic I read growing up. I knew about Batman and Superman, but I had no idea of the depth of characters in the Marvel universe – there’s what, 2000? [Feige corrects him: it’s 7000]. I loved Thor from the front cover. I loved the primitive, wild quality that the character has, I loved the Viking, berserker element of it, and it’s been great to try to get that out of the performances here.”

The size of the problems and obstacles changes: if you live at the top of the universe and your name is Odin, they have a human dimension to their jealousies, problems etc, but their problems have massive repercussions across the universe, and Shakespeare does the same. Also, Shakespeare stole all his stories and used them better. Stan Lee too did a wonderful thing of taking Norse mythology and making it work in the modern world and making it fun – and funny. It’s been great to do that on a large canvas.”

3) Question: How has Thor developed over the years?

Feige: “In one version he was exiled to Earth in the Viking era. That was before we were our own studio, and the problem we had with it was that the back-and-forth, the dichotomy between worlds wasn’t as apparent. The fun of the comics is that he comes to this Earth in the present day.”

4) Question: The idea of magic and science being indistinguishable, is that how you make this work in the universe of Tony Stark?

Feige: “Yes. The biggest question I would get during the Iron Man 2 junket was how Thor would fit in to that, but this piece, contrasting science and magic, was structured to answer that.”

5) Question: Did Branagh’s approach differ when adapting a more contemporary form of literature like this?

“The truth is always paramount, truth in the story and characters. Here, I had to ask why is Thor, the comic, so successful? I think it’s because they use classical story arcs, the one here is the prodigal son story, the Odysseus story, he’s going on a journey where he must acquire wisdom through sacrifice.

It seems as though these myths have that inbuilt. They had it in 1961 when it started and they have it now. The fact that it’s a classical structure is irrelevant; the question is does it make you want to turn the page, is it exhilarating? And here, yes it was.”

6) Question: Directing Thor at the same time people are doing Iron Man and Captain America, how do you feel passing your character along to Joss Whedon?

Branagh: “I was shooting this at the time that Favreau was doing Iron Man 2, and Joe Johnston was around, so it was an incredibly friendly and supportive atmosphere. It was incredibly useful to have conversations with them that this one (Feige) doesn’t here. There was a collegiate feel; I spoke to Joss a while ago as well.

You feel like you’re part of the same thing. Even though I’m concentrating on getting this film finished, they keep me filled in on how this fits in. You’re the temporary guardian of something lots of people feel passionate about, so I’m very glad to have custody for a short time.”

8) Question: All the other Marvel films kept very faithful to the comics; why ditch Don Blake?

Feige: “We didn’t want to have two actors playing Thor in one film – even Stan and Jack had to drop that a couple of dozen films in.”

9) Question: The 3D looks spectacular. Were the sets designed to fit 3D?

Branagh: “We were definitely talking about that early on. There’s been some controversy about how to use 3D, whether to shoot in it. This is a conversion but 90% of our CG will be done in 3D. I was sceptical to begin with, but as the kind of shots and the kind of sets developed, I was converted.

Feige: And we had the time. This has been in the works for a long time – this is only August, and we have until May. And we think we have time to make it work.

Branagh: “Once you got into the science of it, that was fascinating too.”

9) Question: With Iron Man being such a success, is that going to be a template for further Marvel films, or will this be darker?

Feige: The larger Marvel thing is that we’re not going to put every one in a mould. That’s a classic Hollywood mistake, where you hit something and try to make everything else like that. But Thor’s a very different character.

Branagh: “We tried to make it bespoke to the particular demands of the story. Once you get actors involved, you get stuff you didn’t plan for.

Hiddleston: “Also, doesn’t Tony Stark live in Malibu? Thor lives in ASGARD!”

10) Question: How were you cast, Tom?

Hiddleston: “I was working with Kenneth in the Wyndham across the river, a Chekhov play called Ivanov. Everyone was thrilled when he said he was going off to do this.

I was dressed as a 19th century Russian doctor, and looked completely different. I remember going into his dressing room with an empty water cooler and pretending it was Mjolnir. And he said, don’t joke love, you never know! I’d planned to go to Los Angeles in January 2008, and Ken was already there setting up shop, and my agents called and said would I like to go in and read?

It was a very general piece, not very character specific. One was quite flirtatious, one emotional and one very martial and epic. I was tested for Thor, and put on about two stone of muscle. About two months later I was asked to lose it all again! But I did try on the wig! In a way it was quite good for the character to have had a go at being Thor and not be Thor. It was the first time I’d gotten this far down the line in a film like this. Ken took me out for breakfast and asked if I’d like to play the bad guy, and I was like, are you kidding?!”

11) Question: The Avengers originally got together because of Loki – will he turn up?

Kevin Feige: “Well, the great thing is that anybody we have the rights to could turn up. But that is a character at our disposal. Here’s the little teaser..."

We saw a Comic-Con teaser and then saw a specially recorded message from Joss Whedon, who wanted to thank “the person to our left” for being a fan. He’s in pre-production, “working on tiny details like the story” and promises "it’s going to be spectacular. Like, OMG!”
I knew I saw that somewhere, Thanks Iron Man!

[maenalus]

It's good how they're showing Loki's progression into darkness, rather than just having him start out as pure evil. Coming on the heels of THE DARK KNIGHT, if they had just made him a chaos sowing trickster archetype, right off the bat, he would have looked like a Joker ripoff.

[The_Mighty_Thor]

It's good how they're showing Loki's progression into darkness, rather than just having him start out as pure evil. Coming on the heels of THE DARK KNIGHT, if they had just made him a chaos sowing trickster archetype, right off the bat, he would have looked like a Joker ripoff.

Cause a character who's been around for since the birth of Norse mythology could be based on the Joker!

It will be interesting to see the progression of how he turns on his family and people but I really don't think there was any chance of him being compared to the Joker regardless of how they wrote him.

[Aztec]

A SDCC interview from Fandango that I hadn't seen posted previously. Nothing too revolutionary but KB does talk about The Avengers connections in here:

http://www.fandango.com/commentator_comiccon2010:thorinterviews_349

[Surfer]

I don't think it's Thanos.
Where I can SEE that could be misleading and what we know about a sudden chill coming over the Throne room of that one shot, I'd say it was Frost Giants. POSSIBLY even Dark Elves seeing as we have seen a shot of the Casket of Ancient Winters.

Keep in mind we'll see a few things Odin has collected, to protect the universe.

Agreed. I see the image as being of a dark elf, possibly a Frost Giant, but not Thanos.

Surfer

[Project862006]

could it be Desak

[Surfer]

could it be Desak

I doubt it, but anything is possible. Right now everything is just speculation.

Surfer

[misjuevos]

could king of the frost giants who loki talks into attacking asgard, or loki's father maybe a flashback of how loki became odin's adopted son.

[Aeltri]

I don't think it's Thanos.
Where I can SEE that could be misleading and what we know about a sudden chill coming over the Throne room of that one shot, I'd say it was Frost Giants. POSSIBLY even Dark Elves seeing as we have seen a shot of the Casket of Ancient Winters.

They are rather heavyset and brutish so I am thinking those are Frost Giants. Elves are fine featured and willowy, barring a few exceptions. If the latter do make an appearance it's likely to be a very brief one. IMO we'll have to wait to see more of them until the sequel comes out. If they choose to adapt the whole casket storyline it will be nothing short of :awesome:...

[Whiskey Tango]

If they choose to adapt the whole casket storyline it will be nothing short of :awesome:...

Yes please. :up:

[Vartha]

I agree whole heartedly guys.
You have to figure there's probably plans of some kind if Loki's right there with what looks like the Casket. I mean Malekith made an appearance in the first draft of the script. Who knows what they have planned since Kenneth said there were to be alot of surprises.

[Whiskey Tango]

Check out this van. I wish I could find a pic from a better angle but it's still pretty awesome.

http://i33.tinypic.com/qxm6nc.jpg

I always wanted one of these cool airbrushed 70's era party vans ever since I was a kid.

[sabetoonth]

Someone steal me that van. :awesome:

[Vartha]

Check out this van. I wish I could find a pic from a better angle but it's still pretty awesome.

http://i33.tinypic.com/qxm6nc.jpg

I always wanted one of these cool airbrushed 70's era party vans ever since I was a kid.
Nice! Isn't that the Tales of Asgard animated piece we saw?
LOL I was just thinking about a friend of mine up north who does custom sign painting on vehicles and Store windows. I had a Magnetic sign for the hood of my car for the Renaissance Faire that was a Thor's Hammer pendant.

[TheCorpulent1]

I've always wished Marvel would make a little Mjolnir keychain. I'd buy two: one for an actual keychain and the other to hang from my rearview mirror. Fuzzy dice can't compete with the hammer of the gods. :hehe:

[MultiPurposePon]

I've always wished Marvel would make a little Mjolnir keychain. I'd buy two: one for an actual keychain and the other to hang from my rearview mirror. Fuzzy dice can't compete with the hammer of the gods. :hehe:

Well, you could always just use the Hasbro toy that's being released in conjunction with the film.

Might break your mirror, though

http://**************.com/images/users/gallerypictures/14409L.JPG

[TheCorpulent1]

Haha, yeah, I don't think I'll want that swinging around while I'm driving. Next thing you know I end up crashed in a ditch somewhere because I took a turn too hard and the thing swung around and broke my face. :D

[MultiPurposePon]

True. I think it would pretty funny if you get into an argument with another driver on the road and whip the hammer out of your car.

Shock value = ten

Tactical effectiveness = zero

[TheCorpulent1]

If only it actually shot lightning.

[The_Mighty_Thor]

I've always wished Marvel would make a little Mjolnir keychain. I'd buy two: one for an actual keychain and the other to hang from my rearview mirror. Fuzzy dice can't compete with the hammer of the gods. :hehe:

Pick up a toybiz Thor and make your own!

[TheCorpulent1]

Meh, I want a nice, hefty, metal keychain. The plastic hammers from the toys aren't gonna cut it for me.

[MultiPurposePon]

Meh, I want a nice, hefty, metal keychain. The plastic hammers from the toys aren't gonna cut it for me.

Well looky, looky what I found. You know it's good cause it's made in Taiwan. Trying to find a store that has them in stock.

http://homepage.mac.com/jjbeach/einheri/images/mjolnir.jpg

[TheCorpulent1]

Isn't that like a full-size replica of the hammer?

[Vartha]

Thor select being reissued for those who missed it the first time!
http://marvelousnews.com/index.php?catid=23&itemid=13435

[Vartha]

Isn't that like a full-size replica of the hammer?
Looks alittle customised. The handle's shorter than either the Factory-X or Diamond prop

[Vartha]

I've always wished Marvel would make a little Mjolnir keychain. I'd buy two: one for an actual keychain and the other to hang from my rearview mirror. Fuzzy dice can't compete with the hammer of the gods. :hehe:
I used to have a shirt pin of Mjolnir. I key chain would be cool.

[MultiPurposePon]

Isn't that like a full-size replica of the hammer?

Nope. It's only 8 inches tall. Perfect for a modified key chain/car decoration :awesome:

[TheCorpulent1]

8 inches is a bit big for a keychain, but I would totally hang that sucker from my mirror. :hehe:

[Vartha]

Nope. It's only 8 inches tall. Perfect for a modified key chain/car decoration :awesome:
I'd have to see more pics, the leather it self looks exactly the same gauge as the Factory X leather.

[TheCorpulent1]

I suspect someone actually cropped a bit of the handle out of the picture, so it probably is that same hammer. There's a top loop of the brown leather, three interior loops of brown leather going down the length of the handle, and a bottom loop of brown leather (not the thong). Look between the first two interior loops and the third: there's an awkward seam in the handle that looks like someone cut out a segment, plus that black section is bigger than any other.

[MultiPurposePon]

I don't know who would sell that Factory X one for $15, I paid $300 for mine. Let me get the link to the site that sold this so you can check it out.

[Vartha]

Yeah the HANDLE might be 8 inches long but I doubt the whole thing's 8 inches. I think it's a custom of the factory-x prop

[Vartha]

I don't know who would sell that Factory X one for $15, I paid $300 for mine. Let me get the link to the site that sold this so you can check it out.
We believe you saw it MultiPurpose, we're just saying that might be a scam be careful.

[Figs]

Not sure if someone already posted this.

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/08/17/thor-tom-hiddleston-loki-jotunheim/

Sounds pretty cool and i'm curious as to what he means by "big moves".

[Vartha]

Yeah that's been posted but worth the watch. We need to place the videos somewhere. There was some interesting stuff from the MTV interviews just before the Thor panel at SDCC.

[Guhndoi]

Is this an official teaser poster?

http://thumbnails28.imagebam.com/9357/d82d4893569824.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/d82d4893569824)

Found it at

http://www.movieposterdb.com/poster/fe63457d

[Chewy]

Nah, it was made by a poster here

[Guhndoi]

Oh ok, I thought so.

[sabetoonth]

No, its a manip by Hobo, go check out the thor manip thread to find it

[Vartha]

Is this an official teaser poster?

http://thumbnails28.imagebam.com/9357/d82d4893569824.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/d82d4893569824)

Found it at

http://www.movieposterdb.com/poster/fe63457d
hahaha Hobo's gonna love that! They're SELLING his art as a POSTER hahaha

[SpiderByte]

Most download, but the idea that people are willing to buy a real-life version of his poster is epic.

Having your work mistaken for the real thing is always a compliment: RottenTomatoes has JMC's GL poster for their Green Lantern entry.

[Vartha]

Nice!
Really wish I had photoshop.

[SpiderByte]

Other notes: This is real.

:lmao:

[RealIrOnMaN]

Big CBM interview with Lady Sif (Jamie Alexander) = http://**************.com/fansites/Poniverse/news/?a=21647

[hobo123]

Is this an official teaser poster?

http://thumbnails28.imagebam.com/9357/d82d4893569824.jpg (http://www.imagebam.com/image/d82d4893569824)

Found it at

http://www.movieposterdb.com/poster/fe63457d

lol awesome, like spiderbyte said having your work mistaken for the real thing is definitely a huge compliment

[Vartha]

lol awesome, like spiderbyte said having your work mistaken for the real thing is definitely a huge compliment
Bet we'll see that somewhere in a theater or out on a poster display.

[Vartha]

http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.13670....sletter08182010 (http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.13670.the_destroyer?utm_source=Newsle tter&utm_medium=Pulse254&utm_term=Link5&utm_content=ThorTheDestroyer&utm_campaign=Pulse254Newsletter08182010)
The Destroyer: A Retrospective
You saw it at Comic-Con, now get the full comics history of one of Thor's deadliest villains

Posted: 2010-08-18 00:00:00 Updated: 2010-08-18 18:28:22


By Marc Strom

The Destroyer at Marvel's San Diego Comic-Con 2010 booth
Behind Odin's massive throne at the Marvel Booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2010 stood two sliding doors that, when opened, revealed none other than the Destroyer, one of the most powerful entities to ever menace Thor and his fellow Asgardians.

While the Destroyer's role in the upcoming film remains shrouded in mystery, its history in the comics goes back more than 40 years! Fear not, True Beleivers, because we've got the highlights of its comics career just for you!

Loki's Plaything

The Destroyer, powered up
As revealed during its first appearance in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #118, Odin created the Destroyer as a last defense against an apocalyptic threat. Odin gave it so much power that none save the Allfather himself could possibly stop it, yet the Destroyer has no mind of its own. Instead, anyone who comes near the Destroyer when it lacks a host can take control of the monstrous weapon, leaving their own body an empty shell.

The mischievous Loki first arranged for an archaeologist with less-than-noble intentions to awaken the Destroyer in an attempt to stymie Thor. But the Trickster soon realized the Destroyer could very well kill Thor, an act that would lead to Loki's own death at the hands of an enraged Odin. In the end, Loki was forced to help Thor defeat the very threat he set upon the Odinson.

For more, read JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #118-119, collected in ESSENTIAL THOR, VOL. 1.

A Herald of Galactus

The Destroyer and Thor
The Destroyer would return a number of times, including once when the Lady Sif took possession of the weapon to protect a depowered Thor from the Wrecker. Thor soon offered it up to the world-devouring Galactus as a new herald in exchange for the freedom of his previous herald, Firelord. In the type of inspired insanity only Marvel can accomplish, the Destroyer served as a loyal herald, finding the High Evolutionary's Counter Earth and fighting against the Fantastic Four for that world's existence.

For more, read THOR #224-225 and FANTASTIC FOUR #172-175, the latter of which is collected in ESSENTIAL FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 8.


Earth's Last Hope

The Destroyer meets his fate
The Destroyer's destiny caught up with him as the Fourth Host of the Celestials--the very threat that Odin created the Destroyer to stop--came to pass a final judgment over Earth. In the climactic battle, Odin sends his own mind into the Destroyer, drawing upon the life energies of all those in Asgard until it grows to the size of the Celestials themselves. In a battle fierce enough to sear the eyes of any reader, the giant Destroyer takes up the Odinsword and dukes it out with the Celestials until they accomplish what not even the Mighty Thor could do: The total destruction of the Destroyer.

For more, read THOR #300, collected in THOR: THE ETERNALS SAGA VOL. 2.

Thor, the Destroyer

Thor inhabits the Destroyer
While a number of artists have drawn the Destroyer through the years, none have deviated too far from its original design, which also inspired the Destroyer from "Thor" seen at Comic-Con. The only significantly different design came from artists Walter Simonson and Sal Buscema, in a story penned by Simonson that saw Thor's mind transferred into the Destroyer shell as his real body was destroyed.

After the Fourth Host reduced the Destroyer to slag, Loki managed to rebuild it from the little metal left over. The villain hoped to defeat a weakened Thor with the weapon, but his plan backfired. The Son of Odin took control of the Destroyer himself after his own body had been reduced to nothing.

For more, read THOR #380-382, collected in THOR VISIONARIES: WALTER SIMONSON VOL. 5.

Thor-Killer

The Destroyer, deadly weapon
Dan Jurgens and John Romita, Jr. kicked off their epic run on the Asgardian Avenger's title with an event few thought possible: The death of Thor. The Destroyer, controlled by a man named Colonel Chase, unleashed its full power on Thor, leaving the Son of Odin's soul in Hela's grip until the mighty one managed to escape back to the mortal world.

Single-handedly defeating the entire Avengers, the Destroyer succumbed to Thor's second attack, an onslaught of thunder and brute force that could level nations. Later, Thor would ask for Colonel Chase's assistance in freeing the trapped Asgardians from the Dark Gods, which the military man would only agree to should the Odinson help restore the Colonel's mind to its proper body. After aiding in the final battle against the Dark Gods, Odin fulfilled Thor's end of the deal by transporting Chase's life essence to his comatose body.

For more, read THOR Vol. 2 #1-2 and #11-12, collected in "THOR BY DAN JURGENS & JOHN ROMITA, JR. VOLS. 1 and 2

[SpiderByte]

Bet we'll see that somewhere in a theater or out on a poster display.

If I do, I'll explain that it's not real to the manager....and ask if I can buy it.

[TheCorpulent1]

I just bought Thor by Dan Jurgens & John Romita, Jr. vol. 1 yesterday. Can't wait to reread that fight with the Destroyer. :up:

[Vartha]

I just bought Thor by Dan Jurgens & John Romita, Jr. vol. 1 yesterday. Can't wait to reread that fight with the Destroyer. :up:
I'm needing issue 2 to finish of that story.

[al35077]

It was a purdy sweet fight. a little short IMO

[Vartha]

Indeed it was a short fight from what I remember of it, about as long as the one with Balder in Destroyer in issue 5

[SpiderByte]

http://www.movieposterdb.com/movie/0800369/Thor.html

Third pic from the right.

[SpiderByte]

The site hobo's poster was on had that, and said it was used in very early promotion.

[TheCorpulent1]

I get a "no hotlinking" image.

[SpiderByte]

Fixed.

[Vartha]

Yeah I got the same thing tho I could see the thumbnail.

[The_Mighty_Thor]

I liked the one all the way to the right! that looked sweet!

[Vartha]

That was made here too TMT! lol
The Immortal Thor Boards had it up as the banner for awhile. lol

[TheCorpulent1]

Oh, right, that was the one that used the cover of Viking: Battle for Asgard as a basis. It did indeed look good.

[BruceWanner]

:lmao: You're right. It shouldn't be Red Hulk

http://rookery3.aviary.com/storagev12/1453000/1453127_748d_625x1000.jpg

Pink Hulk FTW! :o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k7vJ3zOpl8

[Guhndoi]

lol awesome, like spiderbyte said having your work mistaken for the real thing is definitely a huge compliment

Yeah no doubt!:up:

It was just too good for something to be released this early, but I wasn't sure. All of the best fan-art and manips I've seen all over the web, were made those who are members here at the Hype, (as I have found out over the last few weeks). Which is why I had to ask here. It's awesome man.

That was made here too TMT! lol
The Immortal Thor Boards had it up as the banner for awhile. lol

I am sure I seen an Avengers one on that site that I saw here aswell. I reckon there are a whole lot. (going to go have a looksie)

[Sawyer]

:lmao: You're right. It shouldn't be Red Hulk

http://rookery3.aviary.com/storagev12/1453000/1453127_748d_625x1000.jpg

Pink Hulk FTW! :o

Whoever decided to piss off Grimace just got ****ed up....

[SpiderByte]

http://**************.com/fansites/joshw24/news/?a=21733

....

Hiddleston is officially the perfect Loki.

[TheCorpulent1]

Yes indeed, Loki is very much a devilish character. :up: