The Official Thor News and Set Pics Thread

[Blackman]

Asgard in the far reaches of space/Asgardians as aliens is...iffy
but this movie is still looking good

[marcvader]

Finally something. Maybe this pic will give someone else the courage to show us what they got.

[Son of Coul]

Sounds good to me. Sounds like Marvel's gonna stick to their theme of simple story- deep characters, just how I like it. Remember KISS (keep it simple, stupid!)

[Sebastos]

Hey, guys.

Listen out, a reconized brazillian research site, affiliated with ResearchNow.com, published detailed synopsis of Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger to see how's the public's interest in those movies. It provided basic Plot Outlines from both films, so, I figured I'd share it with you.

Here's Thor's Plot details:

. Asgard is located in the far reaches of space.

. The Asgardians are cosmic beings with powers beyond human comprehension.

. Thor is Asgard's greatest warrior and son of Odin, the ruler of Asgard. His legacy is to inherit the throne, but his arrogance and futility lead Odin to fear he lacks the skill to do so.

. Loki, Thor's half-brother, manipulates him so Odin furiously strips him away of his powers and banishes him to Earth.

. Here, he's found by Jane Foster, a beautiful cosmology student who always believe there was something out there, beyond the stars, humanity just couldn't explain.

. Thor and Jane grow closer. He learns humilty and respect with her and she learns to have faith with him. Thor also becomes fond of the group of humans which he interacts with, including Professor Andrew Ford and cosmology student Darcy Williams.

. Back on Asgard, Loki unites with the Frost Giants of Jotunhein and prepares to invade both Asgard and Earth.

. When Thor learns about Loki's plans, he tries to return to Asgard, but Loki sends a creature know as "The Destroyer" to preventing him from suceeding. Besides finding his way back to Asgard, Thor also has to protect his human friends from the monster.

Interesting.

[Canis Sapiens]

Asgard in the far reaches of space/Asgardians as aliens is...iffy
but this movie is still looking good

I know it's mostly semantics, but the term "cosmic beings" seemed a lot more... i don't know... close to mythology than "aliens". I'm feeling it's a good way to find a balance between the mythological and the scientific aspects of the Asgardians.

[Iceman]

As long as Disney don't want their name plastered all over the character & start meddling with what at the moment is looking like a successful production, I'm more than happy with their behind the scenes involvement.

I can do without it being introduced as "Disney's 'Thor' "!

"OK Mike... we now own you so you gonna be doing things a lil different from now on. Take this DVD it has some dance moves that some of our execs came up with. I want you to study these moves and learn them perfectly cause these are the steps you gonna be doing from now on, ok? No more of this Moonwalking crap. And jumping on your toes? And this constant spinning? Really? Come on Mike that's stupid just follow these steps from now on.

Come back tomorrow we'll have a talk about your singing cause you hitting them notes a bit to high, our company feels more comfortable with you using more of a Barry White tone..."
lol

[Son of Coul]

I didn't know who the Destroyer was so I wiki'd up his ass and found him for non comic readers- pretty sweet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destroyer_%28Thor_character%29

[Sebastos]

I didn't know who the Destroyer was so I wiki'd up his ass and found him for non comic readers- pretty sweet: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destroyer_%28Thor_character%29

Maybe the role Joseph Gatt will portray? Or was it confirmed he'd be someone else?

[Aesop Rocks]

So they kind of forgot the most important thing....

THOR GETTING HIS POWERS BACK.

I want to see Thor get his powers back and I want it to be beautiful.

[RetroNaz]

So when Thor is depowered and sent to earth he literally is just man? No strength or hammer or anything?

[Sebastos]

^ Looks that way.

Was it confirmed which role Joseph Gatt would play?

[Son of Coul]

Hey, guys.

Listen out, a reconized brazillian research site, affiliated with ResearchNow.com, published detailed synopsis of Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger to see how's the public's interest in those movies. It provided basic Plot Outlines from both films, so, I figured I'd share it with you.

Here's Thor's Plot details:

. Asgard is located in the far reaches of space.

. The Asgardians are cosmic beings with powers beyond human comprehension.

. Thor is Asgard's greatest warrior and son of Odin, the ruler of Asgard. His legacy is to inherit the throne, but his arrogance and futility lead Odin to fear he lacks the skill to do so.

. Loki, Thor's half-brother, manipulates him so Odin furiously strips him away of his powers and banishes him to Earth.

. Here, he's found by Jane Foster, a beautiful cosmology student who always believe there was something out there, beyond the stars, humanity just couldn't explain.

. Thor and Jane grow closer. He learns humilty and respect with her and she learns to have faith with him. Thor also becomes fond of the group of humans which he interacts with, including Professor Andrew Ford and cosmology student Darcy Williams.

. Back on Asgard, Loki unites with the Frost Giants of Jotunhein and prepares to invade both Asgard and Earth.

. When Thor learns about Loki's plans, he tries to return to Asgard, but Loki sends a creature know as "The Destroyer" to preventing him from suceeding. Besides finding his way back to Asgard, Thor also has to protect his human friends from the monster.
Quoting for next page

[RetroNaz]

^ Looks that way.

Was it confirmed which role Joseph Gatt would play?

Not that I usually believe what I read on IMDB, but it currently has him listed as blank.

[Sebastos]

Yeah I saw that aswell, so guess not. But him being The Destroyer would be a good bet.

[Son of Coul]

Found this-http://screenrant.com/joseph-gatt-thor-villain-cast-rob-41344/
He says he's playing a villain, but won't say who, so it seems likely.

[Chewy]

If "the Destroyer" is referring to the Destroyer armor, they wouldn't exactly need an actor for it. It's just a magical suit of armor.

[Sebastos]

Found this-http://screenrant.com/joseph-gatt-thor-villain-cast-rob-41344/
He says he's playing a villain, but won't say who, so it seems likely.

Didn't see this before, thanks. Lots of interesting things to point out, they think he could be Skurge. Gatt also says his character will give Thor a lot of trouble.

[Aesop Rocks]

If "the Destroyer" is referring to the Destroyer armor, they wouldn't exactly need an actor for it. It's just a magical suit of armor.

maybe hes voice acting.

[Sebastos]

maybe hes voice acting.

From Gatt's interview:

Do you get to wear your own Asgardian outfit? Do you get any cool weapons?


Yes, My costume is awesome and i get some seriously mean weapons!!!!

[RetroNaz]

http://www.**************.com/images/users/uploads/8558/,joseph_gatt_EXECUTIONER.jpg

Looks good for the part of the Executioner...

[Sebastos]

^ Yes. :up:

[Spider-Vader]

Why would a god use human weapons?

[Aesop Rocks]

Weapons are weapons. lol

[RetroNaz]

Why would a god use human weapons?

lol sometimes it's best to leave the brain at the door when it comes to these things :hehe:

[Sebastos]

Again from the interview:


So there you have it. For obvious reasons, Gatt cannot reveal details of his character or the production as Marvel is keeping things appropriately secretive but from what we gather from his responses, the rumors online and Joe’s background and expertise, we can take a stab at who he may be playing.
Let’s look at what we know:

He’s a villain
Action-oriented role
Gives Thor lots of trouble
Has scenes with Loki
Has sweet weapons
Is an Asgardian warrior

[RetroNaz]

I've heard talk of people bringing up Gatt for the role of the Absorbing Man and a Frost Giant too.

But I'm really hoping he's the Executioner.

[Sebastos]

The Executioner would be so awesome.

[Webhead2006]

yea the executioner seems more likely one.

[b4thetrailercom]

http://www.beforethetrailer.com/2010/02/thors-first-picture-taken-on-set-feb-25/

Its not much, but its a start. If anyone has better pictures taken from the set of Thor or will be taken pictures, send us an email at admin@beforethetrailer.com As we get more and better pictures we will post them.

[Brian Braddock]

Why would a god use human weapons?

I dunno - ask Ares.

[TheCorpulent1]

The gods never bothered to develop projectile weapons and you can only throw an axe once. ;)

[RetroNaz]

Who the F wouldn't want to rock out with a couple of machine guns while the other idiots are running at you with swords and stones lol

[TheCorpulent1]

Well, in general, things in Asgard are usually bulletproof or at least resistant.

[Raiden]

Tweets from Jaimie Alexander (who plays Sif in Thor):

so happy that my friend @ZacharyLevi stopped by set yesterday for a visit. If you haven't seen the tv show "CHUCK"...you're missing out!
:Feb. 24th


is back in her Asgardian armor ;)
:Feb. 25th

So I guess Thor is still filming. Btw, it's very cool that Levi (who had auditioned for a role in Thor before he dropped out due to NBC ordering extra eps of Chuck) dropped by for a visit. :up:

[Vartha]

from Marvel Movies Face Book account,
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c331/Vartha1/Thor/movie%20images/24233_329868168404_689128404_349013.jpg

[UnkillableMick]

I've heard talk of people bringing up Gatt for the role of the Absorbing Man and a Frost Giant too.

But I'm really hoping he's the Executioner.

If they include the Executioner, it's more likely Enchantress will be in it. And I'm all for that! :up:

[piccolo]

Thor on earth with no powers, meeting a girl and falling love sounds like a recipe for cliche. I hope its not too much of the movie.

[Figs]

Are those supposed to be chunks of ice?

If so, maybe fans will get their wish and there just might be some frost giants in the film.

[piccolo]

The chunks of ice are definitely making it look like there will be some frost giant action. Since the majority of the movie is set in asgard its hard to imagine they leave them out altogether.

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, the idea of Thor without frost giants just seems unthinkable to me. But who knows what the movie people are prioritizing.

[Figs]

The chunks of ice are definitely making it look like there will be some frost giant action. Since the majority of the movie is set in asgard its hard to imagine they leave them out altogether.

Wasn't there a report saying one of the recent scenes they were filming was some battle with Thor and some other Asgardians on the beach? It could be against Frost Giants. They could always shoot from the beach looking on at the ocean using some CGI for fog and possibly snow while they use those ice blocks for them to stand on in semi shallow water possibly.

I can't wait to see pics of some actual semi-finished scenes.

[TikkiEXX]

i wonder if the sets and costumes will have a sci-fi bent. theyve stated that Asgardians are technologically advanced. im down with Techno Vikings if they can make it look cool. just a thought.

[Webhead2006]

why wouldnt they still be filming we known they been filming the past month at their studio space and will be moving to new mexico soon for other part of filming that last to april i thinlk it is.

[TheCorpulent1]

i wonder if the sets and costumes will have a sci-fi bent. theyve stated that Asgardians are technologically advanced. im down with Techno Vikings if they can make it look cool. just a thought.
I would not like to see that. I don't care how they explain it; the Asgardians should still look like old-world Vikings wielding magic, as far as I'm concerned.

[Raiden]

I would not like to see that. I don't care how they explain it; the Asgardians should still look like old-world Vikings wielding magic, as far as I'm concerned.

I agree. It's okay if people like Stark only questioned Thor and other Asgardian's magic and interpret it as advanced technology, but I want the truth to be that they are immortal beings who can utilize magic on a daily basis. Marvel should not be concerned about making Asgardians, since we have having movies out like COTT that featured Olympian gods in the story.

[TikkiEXX]

just a thought. i didnt meant that theyd be using laser guns or anything like that. i meant how the costumes and stuff would look. its just that in some of the older comics Asgard looks a bit futuristic in a Vikingish way and i always thought that was cool.

[Khemik@L]

I wish you all could see how awesome Idris looks as Heimdall :)
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Man I can't wait for some pics of these guys in there Asguardian Suits.

[Son of Coul]

The only thing that throws me off a lil' is that Don Payne seems pretty involved and did a draft. This is the guy that wrote "My Super Ex-Girlfriend," "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," and some pretty terrible Simspons episodes. I'm not concerned and hold great confidence in Feige and Branagh, but it's still a little surprising.

[RetroNaz]

Well it still has the chance to be a good looking, well directed pile of badly written crap.

[Webhead2006]

well was that guy the last person to touch the script? plus i am sure kenneth will director a good movie. As for suits i too cant wait to we see them.

[RetroNaz]

well was that guy the last person to touch the script? plus i am sure kenneth will director a good movie. As for suits i too cant wait to we see them.

Man I'm so excited to see the suits!

[superkong 500]

There's a couple of things that worry me. First I know Thor is a God and is invulnerable to many things but I just hope there's some Asgardian enemy/ies that can offer him a physical challenge. I dont want him to be Superman if you know what I mean. Even when he's at the peek of his power, I want him to get hurt, it would be boring to see him just taking everyone down without ever geting a scratch. There would be no challenge there, nothing to overcome. If the filmakers have to depower him a bit to achieve that I have no problem with it.


Another thing is the frost giants, I want to see them as part of the earth invasion army that Loki brings with him but I'am afraid it won't happen.

[TheCorpulent1]

There are plenty of things in Asgard and in space that can physically harm Thor. Less on Earth, but there are still some major threats that he's gotta work to beat.

[Khemik@L]

There's a couple of things that worry me. First I know Thor is a God and is invulnerable to many things but I just hope there's some Asgardian enemy/ies that can offer him a physical challenge. I dont want him to be Superman if you know what I mean. Even when he's at the peek of his power, I want him to get hurt, it would be boring to see him just taking everyone down without ever geting a scratch. There would be no challenge there, nothing to overcome. If the filmakers have to depower him a bit to achieve that I have no problem with it.


Another thing is the frost giants, I want to see them as part of the earth invasion army that Loki brings with him but I'am afraid it won't happen.

I'll agree you dude. I think that is one of the good things that they did in the Incredible Hulk. I've heard a critic say that although he liked the Movie he felt Hulk was a bit weak in the final fight against Abom. He observed that in the comics no one can touch the Hulk but in the movie he seem to be struggling against Abom (Not a direct quote I'm just paraphrasing).

He does have a point and the fan in me would have love to see Hulk mop the floor Abom from start to finish, but after thinking about it, it was smarter to have the Hulk intially slighty weaker than Abom because it makes his victory all the more triumphant. Something about our human nature loves rooting for the underdog or for the guy that has to overcome a great challenge.

It's one of the mistakes the first Hulk film by Ang Lee made. Throughout the movie there was no REAL antagonist and Hulk was virtually untouchable the entire movie and so in the end the viewer did not have a chance to root for him and come along side him in a journey as he tries to overcome some great obstacle.

So yea I wouldn't mind them sacrificing a lil bit of Thor's power just for the sake strengthening the challenges he has to face. He can still mop the floor with his enemies but at least have some cuts and bruises to show for it

[Brian Braddock]

Sorry, I know I'm being pedantic here but in the comics, the Abomination is more powerful than the Hulk. It's just that his strength level is set at a specific point, whereas Hulk get's stronger the angrier he gets.

Most Hulk/Abomination fights consist of a preliminary stage of Hulk getting his ass handed to him, then Hulk getting stronger and beating A-Bomb senseless. This is what I thought the movie got right; sure, Hulk wasnt as powerful in the showdown at 1st because he had been given that anger suppressent from Stearns, but then he 'burned through it' and became strong enough to beat the Abomination.

Anyways, in terms of de-powering the main hero - it's a big, no, a massive, 'no-no' for me. I've had this discussion on the Superman boards. As a fan I've have waited years to see these guys on screen, and we want to see them in presented properly all their glory, not some nutured half-measure. I totally understand the arguement against having a hero who cant be beat and agree that would be boring, but the answer for me lies not in depowering the hero but empowering the bad guys to be a viable threat.

I still want to see a Thor capable of levelling mountains on screen, not merely being able to break a few boulders, just so the audience can beleive that he can get hurt.

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, I don't see why we can't have a full-power Thor and still have him face serious challenges. It's not like Thor is the absolute most powerful character in the entire Marvel universe or anything. He's been overwhelmed by large numbers of trolls, challenged purely in strength by frost giants, challenged in power by the Absorbing Man, challenged in fighting skill by the Executioner, etc. Plenty of legitimate threats without turning Thor into a wuss.

[Khemik@L]

Sorry, I know I'm being pedantic here but in the comics, the Abomination is more powerful than the Hulk. It's just that his strength level is set at a specific point, whereas Hulk get's stronger the angrier he gets.

Most Hulk/Abomination fights consist of a preliminary stage of Hulk getting his ass handed to him, then Hulk getting stronger and beating A-Bomb senseless. This is what I thought the movie got right; sure, Hulk wasnt as powerful in the showdown at 1st because he had been given that anger suppressent from Stearns, but then he 'burned through it' and became strong enough to beat the Abomination.

Anyways, in terms of de-powering the main hero - it's a big, no, a massive, 'no-no' for me. I've had this discussion on the Superman boards. As a fan I've have waited years to see these guys on screen, and we want to see them in presented properly all their glory, not some nutured half-measure. I totally understand the arguement against having a hero who cant be beat and agree that would be boring, but the answer for me lies not in depowering the hero but empowering the bad guys to be a viable threat.

I still want to see a Thor capable of levelling mountains on screen, not merely being able to break a few boulders, just so the audience can beleive that he can get hurt.

I totally agree with you on that point. When I say sacrifice some of his power I'm not saying making him weaker in terms of what he can do. Well now that I read it I think it does sound like that is what I'm saying. Think I used the wrong words :doh: OK I think we are saying the same thing really make the bad guys stronger. Basically what I don't want a Steven Siegel Thor where the bad guys are so insignificant they can't touch him. But more of a Van Damme or Stallone, Thor where they bad guys can hurt him a lil.

But in terms of his feats of strength like the example you give most definitely don't dumb that down that why we have CGI so go crazy with that pull no punches. But have a Villian who can match his strength man not like all the Superman movies where he is always fighting mostly against humans. There's no point in that

[Khemik@L]

Personally I'm hoping the Fights in Thor are close to a Dragon Ball Z Scale. In particular a Super Saiyan battle

[piccolo]

The movie is supposed to open with a battle scene, right? Thats probably your frost giants right there.

[night0205]

i heard that the frost giants come later, when they join up with Loki.

[RetroNaz]

I don't mind Thor keeping his powers on earth, just as long as they can still find a way for him to learn humility.

[Aesop Rocks]

double.

[Aesop Rocks]

http://www.**************.com/fansites/GulfCoastAvengers/news/?a=15339

Yeah! For different reasons. But essentially, every hero has the same appeal. Your hero is supposed to have an honest soul and truth, purity and justice. Obviously THOR is Thor. And Chris Hemsworth, I mean honestly, it’s pretty daunting just talking the way Thor talks and Chris, the second he opened his mouth I almost passed out. He’s just so perfect. Obviously he’s a physically beautiful person but you just buy every word he says. You completely believe him, he’s got this amazing quality about him. And Woody playing Defendor couldn’t be more honest or more truthful and justice is his thing. So essentially heroes are all the same, except for like, Tony Stark, who’s kind of a dick [laughs].

They do sound like completely different beasts to me.

[TheCorpulent1]

^Kat Dennings is the quoted party there, FYI.

[HUMANIMAL]

I don't mind Thor keeping his powers on earth, just as long as they can still find a way for him to learn humility.
thrown to earth without mjolnir...and recieving it only after he has been worthy.

[Iceman]

Thor, Frost Giants & Trolls!! What else does this film need?

[RetroNaz]

thrown to earth without mjolnir...and recieving it only after he has been worthy.

That works :up:

[Sebastos]

From Stan Lee on twitter:

And wouldja believe I just got a call from the THOR set! They wanna shoot me on Thursday! (I hope they were referring to my cameo!)

[TheCorpulent1]

thrown to earth without mjolnir...and recieving it only after he has been worthy.
That's what I figured. He'd be thrown to Earth, turned human, and he could only regain his godhood by finding Mjolnir. Or a cane that will turn into Mjolnir, if they're feeling particularly faithful to the comic.

[Khemik@L]

From Stan Lee on twitter:

And wouldja believe I just got a call from the THOR set! They wanna shoot me on Thursday! (I hope they were referring to my cameo!)

I guess this means his Cameo is gonna be in Asgard and not on Earth then

[Vartha]

From Stan Lee on twitter:
heh I hope it's for the guy he played in Hulk that got Gamma poisoning.

[Webhead2006]

yea its always fun to see where stan pops up. Cant wait to see what type of character he is.

[Chewy]

I guess this means his Cameo is gonna be in Asgard and not on Earth then
Yeah, probably. Dennings and Portman have both stated they haven't even started filming their scenes yet.

[TheCorpulent1]

They head to New Mexico in March, right?

[Webhead2006]

yup

[Khemik@L]

Heh well I guess they gonna make him the God of something lol complete with Asgardian armour, if so that should be fun.

[Droogoonie789]

Jaimie Alexander posted this on her twitter an hour ago:

"working hard on a Saturday :) photo shoot for THOR :) woop :)"

[TheCorpulent1]

Ooh, photo shoot means pictures that may be used for promotional material. First look at Sif, at least, possibly coming soon? :awesome:

[Khemik@L]

:awesome: HELL YEA!!!! Photo shoot is different from Movie Stills. Photo Shoot does mean Promotional Material :awesome: BRING IT ON!!!!!:awesome: Finally :awesome:

[TikkiEXX]

oooh photoshoot. so pics on Monday? lol

[TheCorpulent1]

Who knows? Could be for a magazine or poster that comes out in 6 months, for all we know. :csad:

[marvelboy10]

Oh Yeah !!!!!!

I'm sure we will have some picture monday !!!!!!!

[Carlo Comicus]

I want pics!!!

[Silvermoth]

When I see the new Thor pics, hopefully of everyone in costume, I just might die of nerdgasm.

[TikkiEXX]

When I see the new Thor pics, hopefully of everyone in costume, I just might die of nerdgasm.
make that multiple nerdgasms. lol

[Matt Mortem]

There are gonna be so many nerdgasms that my Monitor is going to be sticky

[Sebastos]

Jaimie Alexander posted this on her twitter an hour ago:

"working hard on a Saturday :) photo shoot for THOR :) woop :)"

Can't wait for pics!

[Webhead2006]

sweet a photo shoot coming. Man i hope we get to see something anything soon.

[Sebastos]

If it were Monday, then great way to start of the week. :awesome:

[louiebling$]

If it were Monday, then great way to start of the week. :awesome:
Don't Forget that's Cap Casting Deadline too :awesome:

[Droogoonie789]

don't forget that's cap casting deadline too :awesome:

cmon krasinski!!!!

[Judson Caspian]

Can't wait to see the asgardian costumes.

[Carlo Comicus]

cmon krasinski!!!!

Krasinski???:doh:

I hope in Vogel.

[Brian Braddock]

C'mon guys, let's not bring the Krasinski/Cap debate here, eh?

The Cap casting thread is bad enough at the moment, without it spreading over to this place too. This thread is a serene sanctuary away from all that ****, for me at least.

[TheCorpulent1]

For real. I try to keep this forum as controversy-free as possible. :oldrazz:

[Lobo]

Probably helps that Thor has such an incredibly kick ass cast.

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, there's been very little that actually merits complaining on Thor so far. But it's not like that's stopped the other movies' forums from exploding now and then.

[Chewy]

The "controversy" has, for the most part, remained in that ridiculous Idris Elba thread and can therefore be easily avoided :yay:

[Droogoonie789]

Haha sorry, not tryin to create a fight. I haven't even been over to the Cap casting thread, I didn't realize there was such a controversy.

[Aesop Rocks]

First look at Chris Thorsworth!! :awesome:

[Vartha]

jaimie alexander posted this on her twitter an hour ago:

"working hard on a saturday :) photo shoot for thor :) woop :)"

oh yeah!

[Spider-Vader]

*Drools* Please be Monday, please be Monday, please be Monday!

[RetroNaz]

Okay, I can't stand another minute in the Captain America casting thread. Coming in here for a cool drink and to chill with all you civilized people ;)

[louiebling$]

Okay, I can't stand another minute in the Captain America casting thread. Coming in here for a cool drink and to chill with all you civilized people ;)
Yea I go in there to see if any other news has come up but all I get is JK Bashing and stupid pointless factless bickering.

[JP]

I hope some of you don't get your hopes up for Monday!

[louiebling$]

Yea I highly doubt we will see pics 2maro.

[Webhead2006]

oh yea cap and supes boards the past few days been a pain in the butt to keep up with posts lol. But thats for those boards. As for Thor so cant wait to see first look on everyone.

[RetroNaz]

It's hard not to get hopes up, but I'll certainly prepare for the worst (nothing).

[Keyser Soze]

I hope some of you don't get your hopes up for Monday!

Yeah, you know what it's like. "Wouldn't it be cool if we got photos on Monday?" becomes "Gee, I really hope we get photos on Monday" becomes "I'm thinking we're going to get photos on Monday" becomes "We're definitely getting photos on Monday" becomes "We were told we'd be getting photos on Monday." Then when no photos appear on Monday, we start hearing "Screw Marvel, they lied to us! They promised us photos on Monday!"

[Aesop Rocks]

Hahahaha. It's almost inevitable when you word it like that. :p

I think we'll get them by the end of the week.

[RetroNaz]

And then we'll get people (like in the Cap thread) that will refuse to watch this film and bag out every single aspect of it lol.

All because of that damn picture Marvel promised us ;)

[marcvader]

Where the photos at?

[RetroNaz]

For now, this will have to do

http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/uploads/MattHawes/2009-04-02_172821_thor-tvmhulk-thor.jpg

[JP]

Yeah, you know what it's like. "Wouldn't it be cool if we got photos on Monday?" becomes "Gee, I really hope we get photos on Monday" becomes "I'm thinking we're going to get photos on Monday" becomes "We're definitely getting photos on Monday" becomes "We were told we'd be getting photos on Monday." Then when no photos appear on Monday, we start hearing "Screw Marvel, they lied to us! They promised us photos on Monday!"
HAHA, that's what ALWAYS happens. Truer words have never been spoken.

[TikkiEXX]

For now, this will have to do

http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/uploads/MattHawes/2009-04-02_172821_thor-tvmhulk-thor.jpg
lol. wait a sec.. is that Thor from the old Hulk TV show? i vaguely remember an episode where he showed up..i think. haha. his costume doesnt look half bad. the furs kind of cool and the dude definately looks Thorish.

[marvelboy10]

http://www.**************.com/images/users/uploads/7601/Thor%20Cameo%203.JPG (http://www.**************.com/images/users/uploads/7601/Thor%20Cameo%203.JPG)

http://www.**************.com/fansites/BrentSprecher/news/?a=15305 (http://www.**************.com/fansites/BrentSprecher/news/?a=15305)

THOR CAMEO IN IRON MAN 2 ??????

[TheCorpulent1]

Well, the guy's certainly tall.

[Son of Coul]

nah.

[Matt Mortem]

Nah, I don't think thats Thor. If Thor were to be in IM2 it would be a better cameo than that

[Canis Sapiens]

As much as I'd love for it to be a Thor pic, I believe it's just a random prisoner.

And as far as we know, the prison scene is set in France. I don't think Thor would have any business in there.

[Iceman]

Yeah, you know what it's like. "Wouldn't it be cool if we got photos on Monday?" becomes "Gee, I really hope we get photos on Monday" becomes "I'm thinking we're going to get photos on Monday" becomes "We're definitely getting photos on Monday" becomes "We were told we'd be getting photos on Monday." Then when no photos appear on Monday, we start hearing "Screw Marvel, they lied to us! They promised us photos on Monday!"Too true :csad:

For now, this will have to do

http://www.byrnerobotics.com/forum/uploads/MattHawes/2009-04-02_172821_thor-tvmhulk-thor.jpg:awesome:

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THOR CAMEO IN IRON MAN 2 ??????Wow, guess some guys REALLY wanted their Thor pictures today :woot::woot:

[Chewy]

Indeed. So I was wondering, did you ever think you were going to be involved in Marvel’s….one of Marvel’s biggest super hero movies with Thor?

DENNINGS: No. I mean I had hoped. I mean it’s the kind of thing as a little kid that you want to do, you know? I mean my brother had all those comic books and he had action figures and I grew up with that stuff. So yeah, it’s almost like wanting to be a Princess. It’s like you want to be a superhero, too. It’s incredible. It’s such a dream. I really can’t believe I’m in this movie. I’m so excited. I’ve been thinking about it. It’s almost like when little kids know they’re going to Disneyland and they get really excited and start counting the days. That’s how I am.

So, I mean I know filming has started but have you shot your scenes yet or is that still coming up?

DENNINGS: No. All my stuff is towards the end, yeah, towards the end of the shoot.

Okay.

DENNINGS: Yeah no, I just can’t wait. Everytime…I remember when I had fittings like before I left I had a bunch of fittings and a bunch of hair and makeup tests and I was so excited. I would wake up like an hour or two early. Because I mean it’s Kenneth Brannagh man. I mean he is one of the greats. One of the legends.

Absolutely. You can only really think of him with something….Thor is so different and getting the guy who directed Hamlet.

DENNINGS: Yeah. I mean, it’s such an incredible idea. I mean he is the…first of all besides being obviously one of the greatest living actors, he’s the nicest man. The nicest, most wonderful man. I’m just so excited. I’m like everybody.

So I take it, are you a comic book geek?

DENNINGS: Yeah, totally. Totally, yes, yes, yes.

Have you sort of…is your character in the comics?

DENNINGS: No. She’s not. She’s a new invention. Yeah.

Okay. I believe I read, and correct me if I’m wrong, that your character is a friend of Natalie Portman’s character?

DENNINGS: Yeah. Yeah. I don’t know how much I can say.

Okay. Are you actually a god in the film?

DENNINGS: I can’t tell you… Can’t tell me? Can’t tell me anything? Okay.

DENNINGS: No, I can’t tell you.

That’s fine. Are you prepared to go to Comic-Con with this movie?

DENNINGS: Oh God. If they need me to go, I’ll go. I don’t know if I’m going to have to go but if they…believe me I will do anything. I will follow Thor anywhere.
Excellent. Excellent.

DENNINGS: I hear Comic-Con is crazy.

It’s absolutely insane. I went last year and the "Iron Man" panel alone was just insane.

DENNINGS: Oh God.

Just one of the craziest moments ever.

DENNINGS: I can only imagine.

Yeah. So, is Thor going to be, do you know if it’s going to be a long shoot? I mean when are you planning to shoot and are you doing any movies in between?

DENNINGS: I just did…they started shooting in January, I believe. And I did a film…I just got back from doing another one. So yeah, I did one in between, but I am….yeah Thor is a very long shoot, but again, it has to be a long shoot. It’s an epic.

Right. Have you seen sort of any of the costumes or anything because a lot of people are wondering, you know, this one is so different from “Iron Man” or even “Captain America” because it’s taking place between two different worlds? It’s sort of like a weird mix of "Lord of the Rings" and “Spiderman” almost. At least that’s what it seems like from the plot synopsis.

DENNINGS: I don’t know, you know? I’ve seen some amazing, amazing things. And listen believe me, I’ve been where you are and wanting to know stuff because, you know, it’s Thor. It’s part of all of our childhood. But the thing is, I signed maybe 25 confidentiality agreements about this kind of thing.

Right, right. Okay.

DENNINGS: So I understand and I feel your pain, but I can’t tell you anything.

No, no I don’t want to press you on that. I definitely know they’re trying to keep it under wraps and I think you kind of have to.

DENNINGS: Listen to me, listen to me. It’s going to be worth every moment of waiting. I promise.

Matt: Okay. When they moved it back from this year to 2011, a part of me died inside.

DENNINGS: I know. Believe me like I’ve got so many frantic like fan-boy questions and I’ve been like “I understand. I’m so sorry. I wish I could say more, but I can’t.” But I assure you, like it far surpassed any of my wildest fantasies about what this movie could be. I mean it far surpassed it. It’s just going to be glorious.SOURCE (http://www.collider.com/2010/03/01/kat-dennings-exclusive-interview-talks-defendor-thor-twitter-daydream-nation-more/)

[TheCorpulent1]

As much as I'd love for it to be a Thor pic, I believe it's just a random prisoner.

And as far as we know, the prison scene is set in France. I don't think Thor would have any business in there.
"You think this Uruz rune on my belt stands for France?!" :hehe:

[Canis Sapiens]

:pal:

[Spider-ManHero12]

Can't wait for the photos! :up:

[Scarecrow_King]

i'm so sick of actors or directors that are working on a comic book movie saying "oh, yeah, i've been a fan my entire life!".

most of the time its untrue and they're just trying to give themselves more credibility than they have when it comes to the source material.

[piccolo]

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THOR CAMEO IN IRON MAN 2 ??????

Wow.

You are desperate for anything, arent you.

[Webhead2006]

yea it isnt thor it was debunked to be one of two guys hired to play some prisioner role in the film. i dont have their names off hand. As for picks sure it would be nice if we get something. i am sure if their is going to be any characters in costumes during location shooting they will release something official prior to the location move, if not then we get an early peak then on any spy shots. But i am sure we are bound to get something between now and april.

[Keyser Soze]

Can you remember the excitement from those first spy pics of The Joker on-set during filming of The Dark Knight?

[TheCorpulent1]

i'm so sick of actors or directors that are working on a comic book movie saying "oh, yeah, i've been a fan my entire life!".

most of the time its untrue and they're just trying to give themselves more credibility than they have when it comes to the source material.
That's a bit cynical. It's not impossible that Kat Dennings might've read comics or might still read comics. There's less of a stigma attached to them for adults in her generation, after all.

[Iceman]

i'm so sick of actors or directors that are working on a comic book movie saying "oh, yeah, i've been a fan my entire life!".

most of the time its untrue and they're just trying to give themselves more credibility than they have when it comes to the source material.They should have to come here for a test of their "knowledge" as soon as they claim that :woot:

[marvel_freshman]

Here is a tweet from Jaimie Alexander that brings me to the following theory...

is off to train....must get even more fit before heading off to Santa Fe !!!
about 3 hours agoI thought only the earth portions of the film (http://**************.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=15417#) would be filmed in Santa Fe, revolving around Natalie Portman'shttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2_bing.gif (http://**************.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=15417#), Kat Dennings's, & Stellan Skarsgard's characters. But with Jaimie's character, Sif an asgardian, going to Santa Fe too, that makes me believe that Marvel will be shooting some portions of Asgard in Santa Fe, New Mexico as well. What do you think?

[Chewy]

Sif and the Warriors Three went to Earth in the first draft

That may have changed in the rewrites, though, so who knows

[marvel_freshman]

Yeah I remember that. I really hope they don't consider the idea of asgardians being able to go to earth just like that.

I prefer they have to go through different obstacles, or go through the other worlds to get to earth. Something that doesn't make it so simple.

Or since this period in the film will have Thor possibly being the first asgardian to come to earth, maybe they CAN have it easy to go the earth from asgard. Then because of Loki sending the frost giants, at the complete end of the film have Odin close some Chasm or something blocking access.

I just thought about something. If frost giants do indeed invade earth, and some asgardians like warriors three and Sif come to earth they would help take care of the frost giants, while Thor goes to Asgard. Hint the Avengers sub-plot,"Not every hero can fight alone".

Which is also used in Iron Man 2 with War Machine.

[Son of Coul]

And Captain America with The Invaders!

[Scarecrow_King]

That's a bit cynical. It's not impossible that Kat Dennings might've read comics or might still read comics. There's less of a stigma attached to them for adults in her generation, after all.

I'm not saying that it's impossible for some of these people to actually be into comics. But EVERY SINGLE one of them? :whatever:

I don't think i've ever read an interview with someone involved in a comic book movie where they admitted never having picked up a comic before being hired.

[RetroNaz]

Hey guys, does anyone have the draft of the Thor script still? Am I allowed to ask for a pm regarding it?

If not, please ignore the request and consider my wrist slapped.

[marvel_freshman]

Edited Post

[RetroNaz]

nathan.tenaglia@justice.tas.gov.au

:) Thanks dude!

[RetroNaz]

double post

[lixdexia]

I'm not saying that it's impossible for some of these people to actually be into comics. But EVERY SINGLE one of them? :whatever:

I don't think i've ever read an interview with someone involved in a comic book movie where they admitted never having picked up a comic before being hired.
bale and ledger both admitted to having only a rough knowledge of their characters before begining in the batman movies.

[marvel_freshman]

(post)

[RetroNaz]

I tried sending it, but got a message saying:

Out of Office AutoReply (http://us.mc581.mail.yahoo.com/mc/showMessage?sMid=0&&filterBy=&.rand=712502403&midIndex=0&mid=1_1266953_AILsjkQAAEarS4yLPAa%2FYjeqx6Q&f=1)
Whats up with that? DO you have another email I can send it to.

Nah that's fine thanks dude, I got it.

that's just my work out of office reply as I'm currently on long service leave :)

[Iceman]

I still have a copy. What's your email?What did you think of the script? Also does it not spoil the film for you?

[Scarecrow_King]

bale and ledger both admitted to having only a rough knowledge of their characters before begining in the batman movies.

okay, I know it does happen. But I'm not the only one seeing the trend lean the other way, am I?

[lixdexia]

okay, I know it does happen. But I'm not the only one seeing the trend lean the other way, am I?
no, you're not;and yes, it is irritating.

i'm just really curious to see how this movie turns out. i'm more familiar with the myths surrounding thor and only have a cursory knowledge of his comic history but however they chose to take the story it should be pretty interesting:woot:

[marvel_freshman]

What did you think of the script? Also does it not spoil the film for you?

It was great. If it weren't for the new Marvel Cinematic Universe, it would have been just another great god of war type movie. And I don't think too much is revealing because I have no idea what the new script looks like.

But I think the direction they are going now is a different approach and possibly better. The direction theyre going truly does redefine the comic book genre.

[Son of Coul]

It was great. If it weren't for the new Marvel Cinematic Universe, it would have been just another great god of war type movie. And I don't think too much is revealing because I have no idea what the new script looks like.
I read Feige refer to the movieverse with that a few times, so as horribly nerdy and borderline shameful it may be, I edited that Marvel Studios wiki article (since at the time is was titled "The avengers series") in a desperate attempt it'd eventually catch on just so I could type MCU rather than type out "Marvel's new interconnected movieverse" or something to that effect.

Hasn't really worked.

[TikkiEXX]

well i always refer to it as the Movieverse. it just sounds right. lol

[RetroNaz]

Whoa. If Thor plays out anything like this first draft then we are in for a hell of a movie.

And my excitement levels have reached much bigger than IM2 or Captain America.

[RetroNaz]

double

[Khemik@L]

Whoa. If Thor plays out anything like this first draft then we are in for a hell of a movie.

And my excitement levels have reached much bigger than IM2 or Captain America.

Well I don't even need to read the draft to carry my excitement above Iron man and Cap. The is just a atmosphere about this movie that forces my excitement level to epic heights. And I'm not even much of a Thor fan. Tell u what though I just might become after seeing this movie.

[ImWithTeamConan]

I didn't know anything about Dennings, pleasantly surprised to hear she's a comic book fan. GOD her and Jaimie's tweets about how awesome this movie is going to be are making me crazy.

[Webhead2006]

Yeah I remember that. I really hope they don't consider the idea of asgardians being able to go to earth just like that.

I prefer they have to go through different obstacles, or go through the other worlds to get to earth. Something that doesn't make it so simple.

Or since this period in the film will have Thor possibly being the first asgardian to come to earth, maybe they CAN have it easy to go the earth from asgard. Then because of Loki sending the frost giants, at the complete end of the film have Odin close some Chasm or something blocking access.

I just thought about something. If frost giants do indeed invade earth, and some asgardians like warriors three and Sif come to earth they would help take care of the frost giants, while Thor goes to Asgard. Hint the Avengers sub-plot,"Not every hero can fight alone".

Which is also used in Iron Man 2 with War Machine.
could see it working like this.

[UnkillableMick]

bale and ledger both admitted to having only a rough knowledge of their characters before begining in the batman movies.

Same with Anthony Hopkins.

[RetroNaz]

I don't think being a fan of the comic is important, as long as they understand and capture the essence of the character when portraying them onscreen.

[TheFuture]

So the script you guys have is no longer the script for the actual movie? Any chance I can see this bad boy? :oldrazz:

[Khemik@L]

I didn't know anything about Dennings, pleasantly surprised to hear she's a comic book fan. GOD her and Jaimie's tweets about how awesome this movie is going to be are making me crazy.

Yea Jaimie especially is the biggest tease. She keeps screwing with my mind :wall:

[piccolo]

These tweets from Alexander are starting to piss me off. Like a cocktease who rubs on top of your jeans for a month but won't take it out and do something.

[kedrell]

Can you remember the excitement from those first spy pics of The Joker on-set during filming of The Dark Knight?

I don't remember that but I do remember the vibe we had here when the spy shots of the Mark 3 battling Iron Monger on the freeway came out.

[Carlo Comicus]

soon, a new interview is coming... :D

[TheCorpulent1]

These tweets from Alexander are starting to piss me off. Like a cocktease who rubs on top of your jeans for a month but won't take it out and do something.
I'm pretty sure if she "put out" with any significant information, she'd be fired. Also, gross analogy. :o

[RetroNaz]

OMG these pics are unbelievable!

[Khemik@L]

soon, a new interview is coming... :D

Can you say who is being interviewed and can you give a hint as to how much new info is in the interview?

EDIT: Also how soon can we expect this interview?

[Khemik@L]

OMG these pics are unbelievable!

What pics? Don't you play with me :nono:

[RetroNaz]

What pics? Don't you play with me :nono:

Just checking out some Jaime Alexander pics. Why what were you thinking I was talking about? ;)

I deserve a freakin ban for that terrible display don't I? :hehe:

[Carlo Comicus]

Can you say who is being interviewed and can you give a hint as to how much new info is in the interview?

EDIT: Also how soon can we expect this interview?

I can't say, again.:word:

[Son of Coul]

These tweets from Alexander are starting to piss me off. Like a cocktease who rubs on top of your jeans for a month but won't take it out and do something.
Hehah, that IS a pretty gross analogy.

[piccolo]

I'm pretty sure if she "put out" with any significant information, she'd be fired. Also, gross analogy.

Yeah, and if a cocktease puts out too quick, she's a ****.

Not my problem.

[piccolo]

Hehah, that IS a pretty gross analogy.

I just want some action, man. And the tweets are some online blue-balls.

[Khemik@L]

I can't say, again.:word:

:argh: Damn you!!! Oh Well guess I'll just have to wait :facepalm:

[NickNitro]

Does anyone else think that the THOR storyline could follow closely to "THOR Age of Thunder" comic. I read it recently and feel that this is the direction I think they want to go with the movie. The beginning of the comic even has a big battle with the Ice Giants like I hear they said the movie will have (at least starting the movie off in an action sequence).

I just think that this comic could very well be the direction they want to go, and if so its a GREAT way to start the movie off. It really describes how Thor feels taken advantage of by the Gods and Odins outrage and cast of Thor to Earth.

[TheCorpulent1]

I don't particularly want them to follow Ages of Thunder. It's all right, but it's a comic with a very specific purpose, not the classic Marvel direction for Thor. I'd prefer they stay closer to the classic version.

Ages of Thunder wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, though.

[RetroNaz]

I'm hoping they stick close to the first draft script.

Although there's no sign of Natalie Portman's character or "earth" in our time.

[NickNitro]

Yea maybe its just that Im extremely new to comics (sad to say....no one hurt me) But i guess I should read the original storyline for Thor before I start saying stuff ha.

Retro I did not know that. Do you have a link at all to the first draft of the script? Id like to read it.

[RetroNaz]

Yea maybe its just that Im extremely new to comics (sad to say....no one hurt me) But i guess I should read the original storyline for Thor before I start saying stuff ha.

Retro I did not know that. Do you have a link at all to the first draft of the script? Id like to read it.

Yeah mate, got it on my laptop.

It's 7 or 8mb in size, so I'd have to email it.

[TheCorpulent1]

Yea maybe its just that Im extremely new to comics (sad to say....no one hurt me) But i guess I should read the original storyline for Thor before I start saying stuff ha.
Eh, everyone has their tastes. Ages of Thunder was about adapting stories from the myths into the comics through this idea of Ragnarok cycles, which was introduced a couple years before the mini itself. Basically, every time Ragnarok came and the gods "died," they were reborn in new but largely the same incarnations. So each incarnation was a little bit different and all of them are (in some cases, a lot) different from the standard Marvel versions. Thor's not usually as petulant as he is in AoT, Odin's not as much of a jerk, etc.

[TheFuture]

Thing about Thor in Ages of Thunder, I got the impression we were meant to think he was a douche but it was actually the other Asgardians who came off as the fools. I think in this film if they really want to portray Thor as a reckless warrior then Ages of Thunder is not the way to go.

[TheCorpulent1]

I thought everyone was a douche in Ages of Thunder. It was basically the Mad Men of Thor comics. :awesome:

[TheCorpulent1]

I thought everyone was a douche in Ages of Thunder. It was basically the Mad Men of Thor comics. :awesome:

[TheFuture]

I digged Thor's attitude, very moralistic, to me he was in the right.

[NickNitro]

Wow I really need to read more into these things before I say stuff haha :doh:. Glad I started a little discussion though.

[TheCorpulent1]

I digged Thor's attitude, very moralistic, to me he was in the right.
Eh, he was just being a petulant child, in my opinion. Especially with the golden apples situation.

[RetroNaz]

I'm hoping we get douche Thor at the start, who gets humbled and learns humility after he is depowered and banished to earth.

It will make his return as the god of thunder even more powerful and give his character some good growth.

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, he's definitely gotta be at least a little bit of a jerk initially to justify Odin's punishment.

[TheFuture]

Eh, he was just being a petulant child, in my opinion. Especially with the golden apples situation.

He was saving up for a rainy day IMO, he wasn't being reckless like the others and knew a bad day might come. Sure, he was being tough on the other Asgardians, but in my view he was trying to teach them a lesson in the perils of greed.

[TheCorpulent1]

But he was being greedy himself. They're family and they would die without the apples. It's like squirreling away money for your retirement while neglecting your mother's cancer, which could easily be cured with an expensive treatment. The fact that they were out of apples in the first place is a lesson enough; Thor was just being vindictive.

[ImWithTeamConan]

Just checking out some Jaime Alexander pics. Why what were you thinking I was talking about? ;)

I deserve a freakin ban for that terrible display don't I? :hehe:

Yes, yes you do.

[NickNitro]

Whether or not the story is sufficient for the movie all I know is I better be seeing A LOT of this. :woot:


http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/9241/373412-21355-129030-1-thor-ages-of-thunde_super.jpg

[RetroNaz]

question for everyone regarding suits:

would you rather see the "knight in shining armour" type look, or would you prefer more of a cloth look like the picture posted above me?

[NickNitro]

I really like the cloth look IMHO

[Aesop Rocks]

Reading this first draft, Hemsworth is literally going to be brilliant as Thor. :up:

[Khemik@L]

Wait for it .......
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[Khemik@L]

I posted this in the Avengers Forum but I think you guys would be interested in it too. This News is Front Page Worthy:

Now...:meanie: .... Wait for it....:awesome:
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Eric Eisenberg: 2010-03-02 15:48:15
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As much fun as Iron Man 2, Thor and Captain America should be as individual films, comic book fans have been waiting years for the granddaddy of them all: The Avengers. Many have expressed qualms about the film's prospects, fearing the possibility that such a crowded field will take away from the story, and have labeled it unfilmable. If done right, however, it has the potential to blow us all away, giving us the some of the greatest superhero characters of all time on the same screen. We are still two years away from the project, good or bad, but this latest development makes it feel so much closer.

Taking to his Twitter account, Joe Quesada, editor in chief of Marvel comics, tweeted:

"Definition of 'goose bumps.' Pressing enter and watching a screenplay entitled "AVENGERS" come out of my printer."


Less than a minute later, he said, "It's official, I have the greatest job in the world." Zak Penn, whose previous comic book movie experience ranges from X2 and The Incredible Hulk to Elektra and The Fantastic Four, has been attached to write the project for some time now, but this is the first announcement that has suggested that the script has been completed.

Unless we are reading this entirely wrong, this is huge news for the future of the Marvel film franchise, which now has solid footing past next summer's releases. Sure, it is probably only a draft and will undoubtedly go through some, if not many, rewrites, but physical form now exists for a screen version of one of the greatest team-ups in comics history. Up until now, the only insight to the writing process has been Penn saying, "It's hard to make a good movie. We all have the best intentions, and it still might suck," but that was almost nine months ago. We can hope that he has gotten something resembling courage and confidence since then and will bring us the Avengers film we all want.
SOURCE (http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Has-The-First-Draft-Of-The-Avengers-Been-Completed-17336.html)

[Chewy]

:awesome:

[Aesop Rocks]

:atp:

[Khemik@L]

Best believe Imma post this in Caps Forum and Iron Man's Forum. The Whole of Hype Must know this :awesome::highfive::applaud

[ImWithTeamConan]

OH MY GOD. I mean, I always knew we'd have the Avengers coming up, it had been announced and all that but geez, it just hit me after reading about the script: The Avengers are on the way.

Would've killed for an Avengers movie with Pine (but Krasinski for Cap would be okay), RDJ, Jackson, Renner (Hawkeye), Scarlett, Norton, and Hemsworth but I won't need to commit homicide to possibly see that on the bigscreen.


And I would definitely prefer cloth. Everybodys been saying Hemsworth is in amazing shape, lets not cover that all up in armor, let the definition show through the cloth. I'm more worried about the helmet than the costume.

[Iceman]

Good news! There's a hell of a lot riding on the quality of that little piece of work!!

[Sebastos]

I posted this in the Avengers Forum but I think you guys would be interested in it too. This News is Front Page Worthy:

Now...:meanie: .... Wait for it....:awesome:
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SOURCE (http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Has-The-First-Draft-Of-The-Avengers-Been-Completed-17336.html)

Fantastic news. :awesome:

[JP]

I wouldn't mind reading the first draft if anyone wants to share. :cool:

[Iceman]

question for everyone regarding suits:

would you rather see the "knight in shining armour" type look, or would you prefer more of a cloth look like the picture posted above me?I like both but slightly prefer the cloth look (more classic) at least for regular use. Nothing stopping him having a better armoured outfit for when he fights against something truly powerful! :cool:


It was great. If it weren't for the new Marvel Cinematic Universe, it would have been just another great god of war type movie. And I don't think too much is revealing because I have no idea what the new script looks like.

But I think the direction they are going now is a different approach and possibly better. The direction theyre going truly does redefine the comic book genre.Sounds great!

[Silvermoth]

Yeah mate, got it on my laptop.

It's 7 or 8mb in size, so I'd have to email it.

Could you possibly give a script synopsis? Maybe pm it to me, I don't really want to read the whole thing.

[Webhead2006]

nice that they now have first draft of avengers in. I agree like any script its probably going to go through a few rewrites with this writer, and maybe even more writers come in down the road. we are still well over a yr before avengers is going to even go into production. i am betting feb-april start date probably.

[piccolo]

Isn't Zak Penn the guy who wrote X3 and Spiderman 3?

.....

[Nirvana]

Hmmm, I'm interested in reading this Thor draft.

[TheCorpulent1]

question for everyone regarding suits:

would you rather see the "knight in shining armour" type look, or would you prefer more of a cloth look like the picture posted above me?
Cloth. I like the subtle message that wearing cloth as opposed to armor sends: Thor is so tough he doesn't need armor. :hehe:

[Webhead2006]

yes he did x3, he didnt do spidey 3. Sure x3 wasnt that great. But that was for fox and marvel studios is different. There is probably many things that have to be given the ok to do and strict studio stuff they want in script. Plus i believe i read somewhere he or others within the marvel studios films have had talks together to get things straight for avengers?

[TheCorpulent1]

The article says he also did X2, which is the best X-Men film so far. So at least we have a chance that he did a good job on Avengers...

[Son of Coul]

Given that all the comic writers, previous directors, very likely the actors, and head Marvel producers themselves will giving input, I doubt they'd let him **** anything up significantly anyway.

[afan]

question for everyone regarding suits:

would you rather see the "knight in shining armour" type look, or would you prefer more of a cloth look like the picture posted above me?


Cloth.......and may I add no fur!

[BoredGuy]

Zak Penn is the one thing that makes me really fear for the Avengers.

Not a single one of his wholly-written movies was above "POS" grade.

X2, he only had a story credit, so he could've just said "hey, wolverine should f*** up a bunch of soldiers" and got a credit....

He wrote Incredible Hulk, which was such a piece that Ed Norton rewrote the whole thing.

And the thing that makes me really truly hate him is all the BS he was giving us before X3 came out. He was on the boards, talkin it up, saying how Cyclops fans would be happy with his treatment. He's a f****** liar, so I don't trust him on this, the most important of all marvel films...

[Chewy]

I'm sure Marvel is going to hire writers to rewrite it ASAP

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, the first draft is almost never the shooting draft, right? Maybe they'll woo someone good over to do rewrites.

[Rock Sexton]

Zak Penn is the one thing that makes me really fear for the Avengers.

Not a single one of his wholly-written movies was above "POS" grade.

X2, he only had a story credit, so he could've just said "hey, wolverine should f*** up a bunch of soldiers" and got a credit....

He wrote Incredible Hulk, which was such a piece that Ed Norton rewrote the whole thing.

And the thing that makes me really truly hate him is all the BS he was giving us before X3 came out. He was on the boards, talkin it up, saying how Cyclops fans would be happy with his treatment. He's a f****** liar, so I don't trust him on this, the most important of all marvel films...

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[TheCorpulent1]

Jesus. That is not something you want to see unprepared. :dry:

[BoredGuy]

^oh you're hilarious. :o


It's not like I'm freakin out here, if they screw it up, they screw it up. I just can't understand why Marvel keeps giving this douche a chance when I'm sure there's quite a few people right here on this board who could write circles around him, so to speak...

[TheCorpulent1]

Is it Marvel or the studios? I can see why studios would keep giving him work: yeah, X-Men 3 sucked tremendously, but it put a lot of asses in seats and made a crap-ton of money.

[BoredGuy]

Very true, but it also hurt the franchise's prospects moving forward

[lixdexia]

Very true, but it also hurt the franchise's prospects moving forward
in an age where these franchises get overhauled every decade or so i doubt they worried about that too much

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, it's not like any of us are going to start avoiding X-Men movies because X-Men 3 was terrible. I think the studios recognize that the fanbases for these films are incredibly loyal, so even if they screw up one or two movies, they can always turn the tide and bring in more viewers later. Look at the Batman franchise.

[BoredGuy]

Yes, but I feel like Avengers is a different situation than either x-men or batman...

It's all building to this, ya know?? If they screw up the climax, it'll be much worse for the future of the series than B&R or X3.

Especially with a potential IM3, THOR2, and CAP2 to come out after Avengers.
To work, Avengers has to be the best film of them all....

[lixdexia]

Yeah, it's not like any of us are going to start avoiding X-Men movies because X-Men 3 was terrible. I think the studios recognize that the fanbases for these films are incredibly loyal, so even if they screw up one or two movies, they can always turn the tide and bring in more viewers later. Look at the Batman franchise.
indeed. when wolverine was leaked early someone attached to the film (an exec or producer...i don't recall the name or title) basically said "oh well, the folks who'll download are the same folks who'll pay to see it 5 times in the theater so it doesn't matter." granted he wasn't quite that cavalier about it but that was the general sentiment.

[lixdexia]

Yes, but I feel like Avengers is a different situation than either x-men or batman...

It's all building to this, ya know?? If they screw up the climax, it'll be much worse for the future of the series than B&R or X3.

Especially with a potential IM3, THOR2, and CAP2 to come out after Avengers.
To work, Avengers has to be the best film of them all....
nah. if the team up sucks they can still all go back to their individual franchises. the thing that worries me most right now is that the character i consider the anchor of the avengers (and my favorite) captain america, has the greatest chance of becoming a flop imo

[protocida]

Zak Penn is a good writer. X2 was great, X3 was awesome, Fantastic Four was entertainning and even Elektra had its good parts. I'm faithfull.

[BoredGuy]

Well, if you thought X3 was awesome and Elektra had good parts... then... well... I just don't even know what to say...

[TheCorpulent1]

Different strokes, my friend. Every movie appeals to someone. ;)

[protocida]

X3 was awesome. OK, it was not as good as the previous movie, but it's nowhere a bad movie. It has a solid cast, good special effects, awesome action scenes and is quite fainthfull to the comic books, except for Cyclops's death (Caused by James Marsden's scheduling conflicts. He was going to have a bigger role in the movie before it. Same happened to Rebbeca Romjin).

And I tough Elektra had some good parts, too. The Hand was nicely portraited, there was good action scenes and special effects (I especially like Tatoo's and Typhoid Mary's scenes). Not a great movie, but not a horrible one either.

IMHO, off course.

[JAK®]

Penn is really awful. His one good script is X-Men 2, and his input towards that is complimentary at best. X-Men 3, Fantastic Four and Elektra are some of the worst comic book movies ever made. Any quality that The Incredible Hulk had was in spite of the script.

I mean, let's review 'Fantastic Four', shall we? The four get their powers, discover their powers, become superheroes, and then for some reason Dr. Doom decides to beat them up.

Now I haven't seen it in a while, but I'm still at a loss exactly why Victor Von Doom decided to become a villain. They just needed someone to be 'evil' I suppose.

Zak Penn combines the worst of fan-written plots and studio-enforced scripts. All of the cliches and shallowness of fan ideas, with all of the stupid character changes shoved in.

[lixdexia]

Penn is really awful. His one good script is X-Men 2, and his input towards that is complimentary at best. X-Men 3, Fantastic Four and Elektra are some of the worst comic book movies ever made. Any quality that The Incredible Hulk had was in spite of the script.

I mean, let's review 'Fantastic Four', shall we? The four get their powers, discover their powers, become superheroes, and then for some reason Dr. Doom decides to beat them up.

Now I haven't seen it in a while, but I'm still at a loss exactly why Victor Von Doom decided to become a villain. They just needed someone to be 'evil' I suppose.

Zak Penn combines the worst of fan-written plots and studio-enforced scripts. All of the cliches and shallowness of fan ideas, with all of the stupid character changes shoved in.
i was soo excited for ff too... i love the thing and doom but damn.

wosrt scene? motocross johny:dry:

[piccolo]

So he wrote X3, one of the worst and most convoluted superhero movies of all time, failing miserably to coherently mesh a large cast of characters together (Avengers, anyone?),

Fantastic Four, an extremely average movie that raped and murdered the character of Doctor Doom

Incredible Hulk, which I would have slept through if I wasn't a rabid comics faithful enthusiast,

and Elektra, which....nuff said.

Somehow, an apparently minor story credit on X2, the one awesome movie on his resume, doesn't make up for the multitude of other crapfests.

Everytime I hear his name attached to a comic film, I cringe. And now its happened again. Well Zak, I hope you pull an ace out of your sleeve for this one. But he probably won't, as the preponderance of his work has been pretty awful. *sigh*

Oh well, nothing to do about it. Godspeed Zak.

[protocida]

Victor Von Doom became Doctor Doom because, thanks to Reed Richards, he lost a fortune, while Reed became a rich celebrity; Lost his girlfriend, which Reed "stole" and was turned into a metallic monster with eletromagnetical powers while Reed and his family got superpowers and became worldwide icons.

[piccolo]

Why does marvel keep giving Penn work on these scripts? I know X3 did well money-wise, but it got killed in reviews, and would have made a lot of money no matter who wrote it, being part of the X-franchise.

Elektra was bad reviewed, and didnt make any money. The first Hulk did so bad they basically rebooted after one film. Fantastic Four didnt break any records. All of his movies so far are basically universally recognized as bad, with the exception of X2. I'm really curious as to how he keeps getting the work?

Who wrote Wolverine: Origins, by the way? With how craptastic that was, it felt like a Penn movie.

[JAK®]

Victor Von Doom became Doctor Doom because, thanks to Reed Richards, he lost a fortune, while Reed became a rich celebrity; Lost his girlfriend, which Reed "stole" and was turned into a metallic monster with eletromagnetical powers while Reed and his family got superpowers and became worldwide icons.
It came across on film that he just threw a tantrum. Another problem is that he barely had a plan. I mean, the climax was literally just a street brawl. No doomsday device, no hostages, Doom has powers now, so he's going to beat them up.

[That person]

I personally loved TIH. It would almost give me hope for Penn, but Ed Norton rewrote it. I hesitate to imagine what it would be like without his revisions.

[protocida]

It came across on film that he just threw a tantrum. Another problem is that he barely had a plan. I mean, the climax was literally just a street brawl. No doomsday device, no hostages, Doom has powers now, so he's going to beat them up.
He had a plan (Take the Fantastic Four down one by one), but it backfired when Ben decided to turn back into the Thing and Johnny managed to outsmart the missile.

[drax]

X3 was awesome. OK, it was not as good as the previous movie, but it's nowhere a bad movie. It has a solid cast, good special effects, awesome action scenes and is quite fainthfull to the comic books, except for Cyclops's death (Caused by James Marsden's scheduling conflicts. He was going to have a bigger role in the movie before it. Same happened to Rebbeca Romjin).

And I tough Elektra had some good parts, too. The Hand was nicely portraited, there was good action scenes and special effects (I especially like Tatoo's and Typhoid Mary's scenes). Not a great movie, but not a horrible one either.

IMHO, off course.

I'm 100% agree with you, I have taken a good moment with these movies too, he have done a very good job about incredible Hulk and X-men 2, with the influence of Marvel studio, I'm not really worried about his futur works for them.

[drax]

I personally loved TIH. It would almost give me hope for Penn, but Ed Norton rewrote it. I hesitate to imagine what it would be like without his revisions.

Well, Norton "rewrote it" is probably an exaggeration, I don't think he have taken 3 month (working all the days) or more for rewrite the script, he have probably changed some element but not completely the story, it's imo impossible because it's not his job (the author job, for a book or a movie is a really tough job), so imo I give more the credit for Penn for the script that Norton (despite that he have probably a really good influence in the story).

[Khemik@L]

You can't blame Penn for the failure of all those movies (TIH not included as it was not a failure IMO). He did not direct the movies he just wrote the stories, its not his fault the stories were executed horribly. And more importantly he does not have the last say as to what the movie will ultimately become the studios do.

I'm not defending Penn because I like him or something, I just trust Marvel. I think they have proven that they are not stupid and they know exactly what they want and they know how to make a good movie. And besides we still have 2 years to go if Zak wrote crap they can always fix stuff they don't like or scrap it completely and go at it again. They have to know why they hired him obviously something they see that we don't. I personally think that if they hire him although the movies he has written bomb then its gotta be that they see it was not his fault. Hell maybe he was one of the guys fighting the studios to change stuff that we end up not liking. Matter of fact I think I remember readung an interview where he says that was the case. He told the studios not to do something, they ignored him and did it anyway, then people hated it, and then jump on him for writting a terrible movie. Imma see if I find that interview and post it

[Son of Coul]

I'm thinking they just hired Penn because they find him to have a good sense of pacing and general script structure, due to his previous experience in the genre. I don't think they're relying on him for the story or dialogue. His dialogue's pretty cornball, except TIH and X2, his two successes. And like three other dudes wrote the script for X2 and I heard that most of Norton's rewrites were dialogue rewrites.

[Spider-Vader]

Incredible Hulk, which I would have slept through if I wasn't a rabid comics faithful enthusiast,


You serious? TIH was pretty exciting & had the best super hero fight IMO.

[Khemik@L]

Here is an Excerpt from the interview I was talking about:

CraveOnline: Have you fought with directors of your other comic book movies?

Zak Penn: Yes, and almost everything. Honestly, I get very passionate about it, probably too much so. I’m trying to chill out in my old age. I’ve been doing this a long time. I started very young. I had to learn the hard way that if you fight with people about everything, you’re just not going to be around through to the end. I was very candid I think with Fox about my frustrations with the direction on X-Men 3. Just forget about all the problems with adapting the comic. I just felt we set up this Jean Grey story and then they just didn’t let us finish telling it. The first half of the movie starts it and the second half of the movie doesn’t really pay it off. That was a big fight, a lot of yelling. Usually if you’re fighting with the director, you’re usually fired pretty quickly after that. That’s my experience. I’ve been on those kinds of movies. They don’t keep you around if you’re telling them that they’re ruining the movie.

CraveOnline: Was the X3 fight between you and the director vs. the studio?

Zak Penn: Very often. With Bryan that was quite often trying to help Bryan see his vision through.

CraveOnline: Have you ever been surprised how well something turned out?

Zak Penn: I actually thought X-Men 2 was better than I ever thought it would be. When we were working on it, I thought it’s too many characters. Fox is never going to let him do this. It’s too meditative. How are we going to get these scenes of these guys talking in a movie where they want action. I saw the final product and I was like, “Bryan, *****, I’m sorry. You were right about all that stuff.” Look, I’ve had far worse experiences on the spec scripts. I wrote Last Action Hero and I was fired the day they bought it. I wrote a script called Suspect Zero which is the only movie I’ve worked on that I’ve never seen just because it was so butchered. It hurts like ***** and it’s really hard to deal with. It’s particularly hard when people criticize you for the exact thing. You’ll beg them to change some scene and they won’t do it and then all the reviewers will gang up on you saying, “This terrible scene written by Zak Penn.” If they didn’t pay well, it wouldn’t be worth it but that’s the thing. It’s a damn good career and who are we to complain. It’s the price of doing business. The only movies I feel 100% about are the ones I’ve directed myself. If you’ve seen Incident at Loch Ness, that’s the movie I wanted to make. If you don’t like it, that’s fine but I don’t have any excuses.

SOURCE (http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/film/article/avengers-movie-update-with-zak-penn-80387/3)

[Khemik@L]

I'm thinking they just hired Penn because they find him to have a good sense of pacing and general script structure, due to his previous experience in the genre. I don't think they're relying on him for the story or dialogue. His dialogue's pretty cornball, except TIH and X2, his two successes. And like three other dudes wrote the script for X2 and I heard that most of Norton's rewrites were dialogue rewrites.

Exactly!! He is probably there to lay the overall general foundation and then other writers would come in and polish it up. Possibly why the First draft is finish so early so enough time would be there to fine tune everything.

[Son of Coul]

Yeah I'd go as far as to say it had the best final fight in a comic book movie. And the beginning stuff in Brazil was just as interesting and fun to watch as that was.

e: @Spider-Vader

[Sebastos]

Stan the Man via twitter:

Be assured, my brave Brigadiers, after shooting my Thor cameo tomorrow I’ll abandon my quest for stardom and lead you to glory once again

For Asgard! I now retire to gird my loins ‘gainst the forces of evil and humorlessness! Till it be morrow, my noble ones—Excelsior!

[Sebastos]

Double.

[ImWithTeamConan]

I'm not worried about Penn's first draft as much as I'm worried about Marvel noticing DC is getting their crap together and not letting Penn or somebody else rework the story till its ready and rushing the thing out there.

A good Avengers movie wouldn't be that hard.

But a great Avengers movie? Story needs to be epic.

Marvel needs to breathe and take their time, they are blazing a trail, better do it right.

[Webhead2006]

well hopefully with marvel in say with things, and the studio control, and all that will help make penn's script better. Plus like others have said this is only the first draft, the studio, marvel, and guys like jon fav and others who will have say in things will all probably have notes to give the guy on things to change/drop/fix. Plus who knows who else will have hand in writing the film.

And lix why do u think cap is going to be bad, is it just cause of the rumored casting. Cause we dont really have much to go by besides a few comments from joe and all that. For me i think cap will probably be fine. But we shouldnt castrate it before we know anything official and all that.


As for dc. They have a long way at getting things going with their characters. After al lthese years of sitting a nd doing squat really. I do with dc the best of luck with getting characters done right. But its still a long ways before we see more out of them.

[RetroNaz]

I really hope we get someone like Loki as the main bad dude for the Avengers flick.

[lixdexia]

oh no, it's not the casting (i'm really starting to dif the idea of krasinski as cap) it's johnston. guy's got a sketchy track record and all the little tidbits he keeps dropping don't exactly fill me with hope.