The "Easter Eggs/References" Thread (Spoilers)

[IronMan]

We exchange Easter eggs that have emerged in Thor

Cosmic Cube in Post Credit scene

[herolee10]

Stellan Skarsgård's character mentioning Bruce Banner's character in the film.

[Joker Brand X]

Boom Tubes
;-)

[Lord]

I think there was a reference to the Ant-Man, in least in the script, something about Pym.

[IronMan]

1.Hawkeye Cameo in the Thor and possibly Black Widow
2.Tony Stark is mentioned

[kirbyfan]

I read in one review about an eye in the sky? Could this be a reference to the Watcher?

[R_Hythlodeus]

I read in one review about an eye in the sky? Could this be a reference to the Watcher?
No, That's a reference to a certain purple archer

[beyond_death]

Donald Blake being used as Thor's "fake" identity.

[IronMan]

Donald Blake is a ex-boyfriend Jane Foster
Are there any references to Captain America?

[The Impaler]

The Eye of Agamotto in Odins trophy room

[Lord]

But was there any reference to Henry Pym the Hant-Man? I think there was but i'm not shure.

[The Impaler]

I just got out of a showing minutes ago and I cant remember one.

I remember the eye, a reference to banner, Hawkeye, the cube and obv sheild and fury

[CoulsonFan]

http://collider.com/kevin-feige-interview-thor/64309/

Odin’s Vault is a big part of Thor and it also figures prominently into other Marvel movies. Feige says, “Odin’s vault which is where a number of the most dangerous relics of the nine realms are kept.” He went onto say, “There are a couple of key McGuffins kept in here which lead to the story of the movie and even the story of other movies.” We need to figure out what the stuff in the vault is.
It's got the Eye of Agamotto, which we'll see again in Dr. Strange. They made the Infinity Gauntlet and showed it at Comic-Con, but I've seen people say they didn't see it in the film?
Description of two other items from a different thread:
I also got a slightly better look at the treasure room. Here's what I can describe...

The first thing is a circular thing that KINDA resembles the Havok from X-Men's chest emblem. (Not saying there's any connection to him, just trying to describe how it looks). It's like a metallic kind of dark grey, stone and the rings are a bright blueish.

The second thing is a big slab of stone or something, kind of tallish, with a tablet or something with writing inscribed on it.

And again, the eye of Ag. looks AWESOME. The "stone slab" might be toughest to figure out, but the circular thing sounds like we should recognize it as some character's emblem or weapon or some kind of cosmic artifact. Is it related to the Kree? Skrulls? Guardians of the Galaxy? Is it something from an "Ultimate" comic?

[The Morningstar]

Was the Infinity Gauntlet there?

[IronMan]

Was the Infinity Gauntlet there?

Infinity Gauntlet will be in Thor, because at Comic Con 2010 has been shown as a prop for the movie Thor


Really Eye of Agamotto is shown in the film?

Dr. Selvig knew Bruce Banner as he worked at Culver University
Dr. Selvig was a colleague Dr.Hank Pym
It seems that Loki will get the Cosmic Cube, and probably cause them Skrull

[IronMan_MarkV]

Can some explain what the Bruce Banner reference is?

[Alientraveller]

Selvig is talking about SHIELD and how ruthless they can be when they descend on the town and remove Jane's research. He mentions the disappearance of a radiation expert he knew as an example of their nefariousness.

I didn't catch the Pym reference. Nor did I see the Infinity Gauntlet.

[TheLoneCreature]

Removed.

[Captain Villa]

Was the Infinity Gauntlet there?

I didnt see it and it was not referenced in the movie.

[Vartha]

Can some explain what the Bruce Banner reference is?
Erik explains to Jane as SHIELD removes all her equipment that the same thing happened to a certain Gamma scientist

[RaZaTrOn]

I was pretty annoyed that they took out the Hydra line and just said 'some groups'.

The Pym/Banner references were very subtle. As a matter of fact the 'Pym' reference could be towards anyone however i'm going to assume it's about Hank.

The Hawkeye cameo was awesome, a lot better than i thought it would be.

And the relics, i would love to find out what they are. Glad the Infinity Gauntlet wasn't there otherwise it would have to be explained how, if it was used in a future film got out of Asgard.

[TheLongestDay]

The stone relic looked like "Tablet of Order and Chaos" from Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions :)

[The Impaler]

Think I have them all

The Eye of Agamotto /Infinity Gauntlet /cosmic cube in Odins trophy room

Hawkeye/ SHIELD

Banner reference

Pym reference could be the colleague Selvig was going to email before realising SHIELD took his laptop?

Stan Lee/JMS cameos

[antonydavanzo]

Think I have them all

The Eye of Agamotto /Infinity Gauntlet /cosmic cube in Odins trophy room

Hawkeye/ SHIELD

Banner reference

Pym reference could be the colleague Selvig was going to email before realising SHIELD took his laptop?

Stan Lee/JMS cameos There is no cube in Odins room. Its the casket of winters. And I really did not see the infinity gauntlet. Maybe I missed that?

[RaZaTrOn]

There is no cube in Odins room. Its the casket of winters. And I really did not see the infinity gauntlet. Maybe I missed that?



I didn't see it and i was looking for it.

I did notice that there was a glow coming from one of the sections like that off a flame but you couldn't see anything else. It'd be the last one before the Casket of Winters on the right hand side as you are coming in.

[CoulsonFan]

I also got a slightly better look at the treasure room. Here's what I can describe...

The first thing is a circular thing that KINDA resembles the Havok from X-Men's chest emblem. (Not saying there's any connection to him, just trying to describe how it looks). It's like a metallic kind of dark grey, stone and the rings are a bright blueish. OK, think I might have this one.

Is it a Kree Omni-Wave Projector?

http://i.imgur.com/oZkS5.jpg
This is an image from the Kree-Skrull War, which we're basically certain is the source of the Avengers film's plot.

[Obi-Ron]

...the Kree-Skrull War, which we're basically certain is the source of the Avengers film's plot.

What do you base that on?

[Mysteryman]

What do you base that on?
Rumors mostly.

[Obi-Ron]

:whatever:

[UnionJack]

The only ones I caught this time around were
- Hawkeye.
- A general mention of a scientist, Banner.
- Cosmic cube, after credits.

[shogunrua]

Just came back from Thor and I've noticed:
- the cosmic cube in the after credits scene
- hawkeye obviously with Nick Fury
- the reference to Bruce Banner
- ok and I see that like some of you, I thought it was the eye of Agamotto in Odin's trophy room

No infinity gauntlet

[djkris]

This was known, and pretty obvious:
Coulson seeing the Destroyer and another agent asks him if it's one of Stark's.

"I don't know, he never tells me anything!" :)

[Bren]

The "stone slab" might be toughest to figure out

I really would love to know what this is!

[CoulsonFan]

MY SOURCES CONFIRM: Infinity Gauntlet's visible in the background when Destroyer's shooting up the Frost Giants.

[Bren]

My niece said that she spotted the gauntlet when the camera panned 'behind' the eye of agamotto - she saw it PAST the characters.

I guess I'm just going to have to watch the entire film again, just to make sure of the above ;)

EDIT: just shown her a pic of the gauntlet from Comic Con, she's not so sure anymore. She, surprisingly ;) , wants to watch the entire film again, just to make sure hehehe

[gildea]

I thought the tablet was the tablet of time

[Terence Hill]

Yah, the Infinity Gauntlet is visible when the Destroyer shoots the other two frosty goons. Just as the one guy is about to explode, you can see the Gauntlet behind him and to the left of the screen. Hahahaahaah

[Vartha]

interesting here you go guys, Fiege mentions what's in Odin's tomb
http://collider.com/kevin-feige-interview-thor-avengers-iron-man-3-ant-man-doctor-strange/88459/#more-88459

[Terence Hill]

interesting here you go guys, Fiege mentions what's in Odin's tomb
http://collider.com/kevin-feige-interview-thor-avengers-iron-man-3-ant-man-doctor-strange/88459/#more-88459

Yeah but what sucks is that he only identifies one or two objects and even then he's vague. What does he mean by a sword that's eternal? Surtur's Twilight Sword?

He said, and other bloggers during their set visits, that there's 9 items in the vault... some of which may lead to other stories. If it's the Twilight Sword, that makes sense. It would be cool if someone in production would tell us what the other unseen objects were and post pics.

Otherwise, we can see maybe 4 objects in the movie and identify 3 of them (Warlock's Eye, Infinity Gauntlet & Casket of Ancient Winters). Clearly the Cosmic Cube - or "Tesseract" as it's called in the movies - is the one that's missing. He mentioned sword(s), as in several, so what were those? Some prop guy did an interview at comic-con last year that made one of them sound awesome.

Ugh, guess I gotta hope that the Art of Thor book sheds more light on things, once I find it. Hopefully there's at least a deleted scene on the Blu-ray with this stuff.

[Vartha]

Well yes, I'd have to see the sword to say yes it's the Twilight sword.I 'll show you the Actual sword the Twilight sword is based on.
Here's the Warlock's eye he mentions
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z321/Vartha2/Thor%20movie%20stuff/TheWarloksEye02sml.png
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z321/Vartha2/Thor%20movie%20stuff/TheWarloksEyesml.png

[Vartha]

The Twilight Sword is Based on an Actual sword called the Dybek sword.

OK THIS, is the actual sword in a museum

http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z321/Vartha2/Thor%20movie%20stuff/historicDybek.jpg


THIS is a Replica of that sword if it were complete (there are more parts to the above sword.)
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z321/Vartha2/Thor%20movie%20stuff/hs61853a_LRG.jpg

THESE are the way the parts of the hilt should separate.
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z321/Vartha2/Thor%20movie%20stuff/dybekparts.jpg

See when the found the sword, the Scabbard top was fused to the bottom of the hand guard and people thought it was part of the actual hand guard. The sword should look like this without the scabbard top.
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z321/Vartha2/Thor%20movie%20stuff/2105hi.jpg

[Vartha]

here's my drawing of the twilight sword
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z321/Vartha2/Thor%20movie%20stuff/TwilightswordofDoomdetail01sml.jpg

[Obi-Ron]

Does it sparkle? :awesome:

[dtud]

Billboards in the small town that says:

"Home of the Vikings" and "Journey into mystery". The last one being the slogan for either New Mexico or the small town.

[Spider - Man]

Well yes, I'd have to see the sword to say yes it's the Twilight sword.I 'll show you the Actual sword the Twilight sword is based on.
Here's the Warlock's eye he mentions
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z321/Vartha2/Thor%20movie%20stuff/TheWarloksEye02sml.png
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z321/Vartha2/Thor%20movie%20stuff/TheWarloksEyesml.png

So it's NOT the eye of agamotto.

[BrollySupersj]

I'm gonna bet that the Infinity Gauntlet is in the 20 extra minutes of footage that the DVD will get.

[misjuevos]

no mention of sleipnir? c'mon. sleipnir looks cool

[Vartha]

Just heard of a Cameo I didn't know about over on the Thor Message boards. WALT is actually in a scene with the Warriors III after the Battle and they're eating at the table.

[irapogi]

I'm gonna bet that the Infinity Gauntlet is in the 20 extra minutes of footage that the DVD will get.

yeah, maybe we'll see more of it, but the infinity gauntlet's already in the film btw. when the frost giants who invade during thor's ceremony get obliterated by the destroyer. just keep looking at the left of the screen. i think it while the first or second guy gets hit.

[Vartha]

Yeah there wasn't too much time to really get a glimpse at any of the other Items other than the Warlock's Eye.
The rest of the items have to be in the DVD.
The OTHER thing is Walt sits right NEXT to Sif while they're eating dinner after they return to Asgard. so you have THREE of the Thor writers in the movie. The Audience laughed pretty loud at Stan's cameo. lol

[DarthDaveBanner]

Sooo....there was a rumour a long time ago that Eric Kramer had a cameo, any truth to this?

[Ipodman]

My audience didn't react to any of the easter eggs :dry:

But one person behind laughed at the "stark" ref...

[Spider-ManHero12]

Seeing Hawkeye was just amazing, IMO. I also loved the reference to Bruce Banner.

[kedrell]

The Stark reference was the only easter egg which got a response at my screening as well.

[kedrell]

I'm guessing Hank Pym was supposed to be the colleague Selvig was refering to when he mentioned the one he could contact who's had dealings with SHIELD.

[Ipodman]

I'm guessing Hank Pym was supposed to be the colleague Selvig was refering to when he mentioned the one he could contact who's had dealings with SHIELD.

That's too far fetched imo....

[Drz]

I missed the Walter Simonson cameo, where was he suppose to be in? :(

[kedrell]

That's too far fetched imo....

From what I understand, it was in the script. But they never confirm it in the film.

[kedrell]

I missed the Walter Simonson cameo, where was he suppose to be in? :(

Isn't he the first guy who finds mjolnir on earth?

[kedrell]

Stan's cameo was also another thing that my audience DID react to.

[Spider-ManHero12]

The Stark reference was the only easter egg which got a response at my screening as well. really? my theater reacted to the Banner reference as well as the Stark reference.

[kedrell]

As I said in the rate & review thread, I had a lackluster crowd.

[Drz]

Isn't he the first guy who finds mjolnir on earth?

No, that was Joe Michael Straczynski who made Thor popular to modern audience. Walter Simonson is the guy who made Thor popular in 80s and pretty much defined how the character is done more or less. I just read this article and apparently he and his wife we're elderly Asgardians or something at the end of the movie when the heroes celebrated their victory.

[Vartha]

I missed the Walter Simonson cameo, where was he suppose to be in? :(
ok, Walt is sitting just to the RIGHT of Sif after they return to Asgard at the dinner table.

JMS is the FIRST guy to try to pick up Mjolnir

STAN if you completely missed it, is the Guy in the truck who tries to wrap a chain around Mjolnir and pull it out loosing the bed of his truck. THAT got alot of laughs.

[kaijunexus]

Vartha, I can't look at your avatar without hearing "what is love? baby don't hurt me. don't hurt me, no more..." in my head. lol

http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo267/yourmother348/snl.gif

[TomPiltoff]

My audience didn't react to any of the easter eggs :dry:

Yeah probably because they were grownups who don't have to actually physically react when they notice something.

[LuisTX85]

my crowd did react to the Stark&Banner references and Stan Lee&Furry's cameos!,I'm one who don't react much except laugh a bit and do a clap or two or just whisper them to my wife and vice-versa.

It's not cause I think it's mature or grown up to be serious But it's just the way I am and I am shy so I keep it to myself,I definitely had geek gasm's through out the movie in my head!!

[Vartha]

Vartha, I can't look at your avatar without hearing "what is love? baby don't hurt me. don't hurt me, no more..." in my head. lol

http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo267/yourmother348/snl.gif
hahahaha Glad it effects you in a good way. lol

[LostSon88]

When Coulson called for some 'eyes in the sky' and they cut to an agent grabbing a gun...only to put it down and grab a crossbow...

My crowd let out a big "ooh..."

We all knew EXACTLY who it was. :awesome:

[Vartha]

Yeah our audience weren't that knowledgeable, there were maybe two guys you could tell KNEW what was going on, but ALOT of these people had kids with and THEY all were excited! lol

[C. Lee]

I'm guessing Hank Pym was supposed to be the colleague Selvig was refering to when he mentioned the one he could contact who's had dealings with SHIELD.

I thought that was a reference to Banner.

[LuisTX85]

I thought that was a reference to Banner.

He did referenced Banner,But then he said he was going to E-mail a colleague who could help and who also knows about SHIELD!

Banner was someone he knew disappeared after SHIELD went looking for him or something like that

[Vartha]

I thought that was a reference to Banner.
The Script does refer to both..
Pym and Banner. Banner they never really say his name but a Gamma Scientist is rather Obvious. Eric DOES actually say Dr. Pym in the Script.

[Sgt.Pepper]

I read an interview with Skarsgård, where he confirmed that Pym was the colleague he was referring to.

I don't know where I read that interview but trying to find it is a *****. :cmad:

[Vartha]

I read an interview with Skarsgård, where he confirmed that Pym was the colleague he was referring to.

I don't know where I read that interview but trying to find it is a *****. :cmad:
Well I CAN'T post anything word for word from the Script, so if you can find what you're thinking about that can Help. lol

[CrypticOne]

Some guy beside me was telling his girlfriend that Renner was Green Arrow....

[meltdown28]

Some guy beside me said we have two more Avengers movies this year. Cap and Green Lantern.

At least he corrected himself real quick.

[Pac-Master]

When Coulson called for some 'eyes in the sky' and they cut to an agent grabbing a gun...only to put it down and grab a crossbow...

My crowd let out a big "ooh..."

We all knew EXACTLY who it was. :awesome:
That part was awesome.
I'm surprised how long they kept it on him.

[Vartha]

Some guy beside me was telling his girlfriend that Renner was Green Arrow....
lol:doh:

[SuperSoldier985]

STAN if you completely missed it, is the Guy in the truck who tries to wrap a chain around Mjolnir and pull it out loosing the bed of his truck. THAT got alot of laughs.
At the midnight show, which of course, was filled with geeks and nerds, went crazy at Stan Lee's cameo. It was just really well done I'd say

[SuperSoldier985]

When Coulson called for some 'eyes in the sky' and they cut to an agent grabbing a gun...only to put it down and grab a crossbow...

My crowd let out a big "ooh..."

We all knew EXACTLY who it was. :awesome:
I saw the movie for a second time today and I'm pretty sure Coulson even called him "Barton" too...I didn't hear it the first time.

[Figs]

I caught most of the references except two. I saw the eyeball thing from Dr. Strange. Forgive me, I don't remember what it's called.

What were the other two objects they showed in that same scene? One just looked like some kind of rock statue, I'll have to look closer this Sunday.

[Soup]

I'm not sure if this falls under this thread's topic but please help!

I've been looking for the image/cover where Thor is destroying the bifrost.

Was that part of the movie lifted from JMS run on Thor or The disassembled story?

I remember seeing the image either as a cover for a trade or issue, but I can't seem to dig it up!

Many thanks in advance :awesome:

[WarBlade]

Culver University connections.

I've been digging around and have turned up a common link between some of the scientific bigwigs in this film series. Culver University.

Bruce Banner, Betty Ross and Leonard Samson have all worked there. Erik Selvig worked there and the Thor movie site also states that Darcy Lewis was a student there as well.

[HighFivingMF]

Some guy beside me was telling his girlfriend that Renner was Green Arrow....

That reminds me of my friend kind of. Last year at Iron Man 2 we saw it with my girlfriend at the time. The after credits scene she said "Wait. I don't get it." my friend looked at her, "That hammer belonged to Thor, he's God son and lives in Heaven." :oldrazz:

[Pac-Master]

Some guy beside me was telling his girlfriend that Renner was Green Arrow....
:facepalm:

[Vartha]

I'm not sure if this falls under this thread's topic but please help!

I've been looking for the image/cover where Thor is destroying the bifrost.

Was that part of the movie lifted from JMS run on Thor or The disassembled story?

I remember seeing the image either as a cover for a trade or issue, but I can't seem to dig it up!

Many thanks in advance :awesome:
The only thing that comes to mind right this second is the Alexander Ross cover from I think the Earth-X books

[Rock Sexton]

I was a bit taken back by Selvig's comments about SHIELD coming in and making Banner disappear. That didn't happen in TIH so I worry now that Whedon is almost going to pretend TIH didn't happen in the Avengers.

[Soup]

The only thing that comes to mind right this second is the Alexander Ross cover from I think the Earth-X books

FOUND IT.

http://cdn.comicartfans.com/Images/Category_8290/subcat_15631/RossRagnarok2.jpg

THANK YOU VARTHA YOU SEXY BEAST.

I had a feeling it was Ross... gotta go with my instinct more often.

[Vartha]

heh you're welcome. I wanted that to be a poster, but it never happend. :(

[Duker Jay]

This is a page from the Art of Thor book. It shows the six artifacts that make an appearance (however briefly) in the film. There's also the Casket, obviously.

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/299/vaultm.jpg
The only things identified (in the book) are the Eternal Flame, the Warlock Eye and the Infinity Gauntlet.

[SuperSoldier985]

I was a bit taken back by Selvig's comments about SHIELD coming in and making Banner disappear. That didn't happen in TIH so I worry now that Whedon is almost going to pretend TIH didn't happen in the Avengers.
Well, just because it didn't happen in TIH, that doesn't mean it didn't happen at all.

He said Shield came in, and he never heard from him again...it could've just been something that happened sometime after Stark's conversation with Ross at the end...

[WildcatNC]

I was a bit taken back by Selvig's comments about SHIELD coming in and making Banner disappear. That didn't happen in TIH so I worry now that Whedon is almost going to pretend TIH didn't happen in the Avengers.

TIH didn't cover that part. He had been on the run for a while, (read disappeared) when the movie started. It was said that all the research had been seized and Betty managed to save that one thing. Most assume it was the military that seized it. I guess it was Shield. It never said that much at the time.

[UnionJack]

Some guy beside me was telling his girlfriend that Renner was Green Arrow....

Smoooth

[UnionJack]

I was a bit taken back by Selvig's comments about SHIELD coming in and making Banner disappear. That didn't happen in TIH so I worry now that Whedon is almost going to pretend TIH didn't happen in the Avengers.

It could be something that happened AFTER TIH but not shown, you never know Marvel might bring out a comic to tie on what happened after TIH to The Avengers.

[misjuevos]

i think it's more of the fact that the public doesn't know that banner is the hulk. so for the science community they only know that banner was working on gamma stuff then disappeared.

[Pac-Master]

By the way, I'd like to add that this is Stan Lee's best cameo in a Marvel movie yet, imo. It was just hilarious and so well received in the theater.

[spider_man_2]

And if you look closely during the scene at the diner when Thor smashes the coffee cup to the floor, right before he gets up to ask where the hammer was found, Stan Lee's pickup drives past in the street outside. A friend pointed it out to me. Marvel Studios' best film so far, hands down!

[misjuevos]

was that olivier coipel that looks at thor right after the sif simonson scene? some guy is show for like a second he turns his head to look at thor walk by couldnt really make out who it was.

[Doctor Jones]

In regards to the Banner reference, things could get embellished among them as well. Although with SHIELD I don't expect much embellishment.

[RaZaTrOn]

Regarding some people saying that the Infinity Gauntlet isn't in the Weapons Room. It is.

I saw it again today specifically looking for the Infinity Gauntlet.

When the Destroyer is blowing up the Frost Giants, the second blast shoots across one of the areas where the artifacts are kept. It's in their but it gets covered by the blast instantly. It's certainly a pause moment for the blu-ray/dvd.

[Manowar]

I liked that they referenced Thursday as Thorsday in that Myths and Legends book :)

[The Caped Knight]

I noticed

1- Eye of Agamotto, the Infinity Gauntlet appears when the Frost Giants attempt to take the Casket of Ancient Winters during Thor's Inauguration.
2- JMS is the 1st person to attempt to pick up the hammer Mjolnir in the desert.
3- Jane gives Thor Donald Blake's clothing attire, and Jane then gives Thor the alias name Donald Blake to Agent Coulsen .
4- Eric mentions Bruce Banner as the Gamma Scientist taken by S.H.I.E.L.D.
5- Hawkeye is the guard with the Bow when Thor attempts to get Mjolnir from Shield.
6- Stan Lee 's cameo as the guy ripping off his truck bed.
7- Thor refers to Jane that the nine realms is known as the Cosmic Tree of Life
8- When the Destroyer armor appears the agent refers to it as possibly being related to Tony Stark
9- The Avengers preview after the credits with Loki disguised as Erik Selvig meeting with Nick Fury who shows him the cosmic cube.

[Obi-Ron]

Here's an Easter Egg I spotted tonight: When the Warriors Three are attacking the Destroyer there is a wide shot of the town, and on a the right side of the screen is a billboard ad for a vacation trip that's called a "journey into mystery." :awesome:

[Duker Jay]

I noticed

1- Eye of Agamotto, the Infinity Gauntlet appears when the Frost Giants attempt to take the Casket of Ancient Winters during Thor's Inauguration.
2- JMS is the 1st person to attempt to pick up the hammer Mjolnir in the desert.
3- Jane gives Thor Donald Blake's clothing attire, and Jane then gives Thor the alias name Donald Blake to Agent Coulsen .
4- Eric mentions Bruce Banner as the Gamma Scientist taken by S.H.I.E.L.D.
5- Hawkeye is the guard with the Bow when Thor attempts to get Mjolnir from Shield.
6- Stan Lee 's cameo as the guy ripping off his truck bed.
7- Thor refers to Jane that the nine realms is known as the Cosmic Tree of Life
8- When the Destroyer armor appears the agent refers to it as possibly being related to Tony Stark
9- The Avengers preview after the credits with Loki disguised as Erik Selvig meeting with Nick Fury who shows him the cosmic cube.

No Eye of Agamotto. There's the Warlock Eye.

[C. Lee]

Not really an easter egg, but amusing....there's a sign in the town mentioning that it is the HOME OF THE VIKINGS.

[Asteroid-Man]

So I take it once Banner turns into the Hulk in the arctic, SHIELD comes in and takes him to their HQ? (All this off screen)

[Vartha]

Not really an easter egg, but amusing....there's a sign in the town mentioning that it is the HOME OF THE VIKINGS.
lol Yeah I saw that in one of the promo shots. The Town doesn't look big enough to have a sports team. lol

[LostSon88]

I was a bit taken back by Selvig's comments about SHIELD coming in and making Banner disappear. That didn't happen in TIH so I worry now that Whedon is almost going to pretend TIH didn't happen in the Avengers.

By the time we get to TIH, Banner had been on the run for 5 YEARS.

I don't think it'd be much of a stretch to presume that in those 5 years SHIELD eventually became involved in the Bruce Banner situation.

Just because it wasn't explicitly shown in the movie doesn't mean it didn't happen.

...must everything be spoon fed to the audience?

[CrypticOne]

They should show Hulk being captured in The Avengers.

[Robin91939]

Avengers should open with the team believing that they were brought together to bring in/take down the Hulk:

(After a large battle)...The Green Goliath, HULK, flies through a building, bringing it down. The blow from THOR's mighty hammer sending him flying. Smoke and debris fill the screen. Hulk lands, unconscious. Thor, lands beside his new teammates and Director NICK FURY.

THOR (amused)
This is the task you saw too great for the son of Odin?

STARK
Gotta' agree with Goldie Locks on this one. Seems like it was a one man mission, two tops.
(points at Barton)
Him and Eagle Eye over there could have easily--

BARTON (interrupting/correcting)
Hawkeye.

STARK
Right, Hawkeye--he and Hawkeye could have taken care of this, one, two, three. I really don't see the need to include the rest of us in this mission...

The dust begins to settle, Fury walks towards it and turns.

FURY
Mission?
(beat)
This was a recruitment. Team, I would like you to meet your newest member...

BRUCE BANNER, torn and tattered, emerges from the smoke, staggering.

FURY (Cont'd)
Dr. Bruce Banner.

That would be a great introduction to Hulk joining the Avengers.


-R

[darkslayer101]

Avengers should open with the team believing that they were brought together to bring in/take down the Hulk:

(After a large battle)...The Green Goliath, HULK, flies through a building, bringing it down. The blow from THOR's mighty hammer sending him flying. Smoke and debris fill the screen. Hulk lands, unconscious. Thor, lands beside his new teammates and Director NICK FURY.

THOR (amused)
This is the task you saw too great for the son of Odin?

STARK
Gotta' agree with Goldie Locks on this one. Seems like it was a one man mission, two tops.
(points at Barton)
Him and Eagle Eye over there could have easily--

BARTON (interrupting/correcting)
Hawkeye.

STARK
Right, Hawkeye--he and Hawkeye could have taken care of this, one, two, three. I really don't see the need to include the rest of us in this mission...

The dust begins to settle, Fury walks towards it and turns.

FURY
Mission?
(beat)
This was a recruitment. Team, I would like you to meet your newest member...

BRUCE BANNER, torn and tattered, emerges from the smoke, staggering.

FURY (Cont'd)
Dr. Bruce Banner.

That would be a great introduction to Hulk joining the Avengers.


-R

awesome opening but hulk is way stronger than that....the avengers should have some trouble takin him down

[Vartha]

Here's an Easter Egg I spotted tonight: When the Warriors Three are attacking the Destroyer there is a wide shot of the town, and on a the right side of the screen is a billboard ad for a vacation trip that's called a "journey into mystery." :awesome:
heh I'll have to look at the high res photos for that. I remember someone saying something about that before the movie was out.

[Robin91939]

awesome opening but hulk is way stronger than that....the avengers should have some trouble takin him down

This is an abreviated versions....ie: "after a long battle" I just didn't feel like writing out the whole battle, lol. Maybe a 5-10 minute struggle before he's taken down...

-R

[Vartha]

No Eye of Agamotto. There's the Warlock Eye.
yup This is what you saw, not the Eye of Aggamotto
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z321/Vartha2/Thor%20movie%20stuff/TheWarloksEye02sml.png

[Still A ThorFan]

In the town there is a billboard for a trip to Norway that says Journey into Mystery.

[tecnowraith]

Wasn't there a deleted scene in TIH DVD of Banner being the Arctic? I think that's the reference they are talking about.

[bubbadoom]

Here's an Easter Egg I spotted tonight: When the Warriors Three are attacking the Destroyer there is a wide shot of the town, and on a the right side of the screen is a billboard ad for a vacation trip that's called a "journey into mystery." :awesome:



I was wondering when someone was going to point out this one. You can see it in the trailer and in several scenes through out the movie [ long before the Destroyer shows up ] like when they establish the town and when Jane is in her garage/office/building thing she works out of.

[RealIrOnMaN]

Finally spotted the Infinity Gauntlet in Thor, when the Destroyer killed the Frost Giants! Sweet) I hope we will see more artifacts from Odin's Vault in the First Avenger: Captain America movie.

[Obi-Ron]

My guess is that Cap will take the cosmic cube from the Red Skull when he defeats him, and that's where Nick Fury got it.

[piccolo]

Was pretty mad at myself for not recognizing more of the things in Odins vault. Felt like I let down my own comic knowledge. :(

[SuperSAINT]

Finally spotted the Infinity Gauntlet in Thor, when the Destroyer killed the Frost Giants! Sweet) I hope we will see more artifacts from Odin's Vault in the First Avenger: Captain America movie.

When Ken keeps saying fans should keep there eyes open for what ISN'T in the vault - Is he referring to the cube?

[Vartha]

When Ken keeps saying fans should keep there eyes open for what ISN'T in the vault - Is he referring to the cube?
possibly, If you noticed in the scene with Thor as a kid Mjolnir is still IN the Vault. I hadn't thought to look then until it was too late too look.
Red Skull finds a Tomb/Vault of Odin's on Earth in First Avenger.

[SuperSAINT]

possibly, If you noticed in the scene with Thor as a kid Mjolnir is still IN the Vault. I hadn't thought to look then until it was too late too look.
Red Skull finds a Tomb/Vault of Odin's on Earth in First Avenger.

Cheers man - That's what I thought.

[marvelman2006]

does anyone think think thor should have came last and captain america first given the timeline and post credit scene? My wife just kept asking well what is that? I think if people would have saw cap first it would have made more sense.

[Vartha]

Not really. If you go by time line in the comics, Cap wasn't around when Thor, Iron-Man, Giantman wasp and Hulk got together. They find Cap in Ice. and I'm betting we see them as the ending Credits scene in Cap.

[marvelman2006]

that makes sense now, I really need to get up on my avengers knowledge by this years end.

[Vartha]

Look up Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes on you tube. It's an animated show that just started and follows somewhat close to the comic. The first season was pretty Thorcentric and it is in stores now for 15 bucks.

[marvelman2006]

awesome thanks man checking it out now

[Vartha]

Alot of us loved that show. I'm sure you'll get a great idea on what to expect. lol

[Blight616]

Found a site where some guy translates the runes on some of the artifacts in Odin's trophy room.

http://m.uk.io9.com/5800189/whats-in-odins-vault-plus-other-cool-stuff-from-the-art-of-thor/gallery/

[primemover]

I swear during the Destroyer scene there was an allusion to Terminator 2: Judgment Day when you see the chrome-like Destroyer slowly walking out of some flames :)

[Vartha]

Found a site where some guy translates the runes on some of the artifacts in Odin's trophy room.

http://m.uk.io9.com/5800189/whats-in-odins-vault-plus-other-cool-stuff-from-the-art-of-thor/gallery/
Those are some cool pics.

[blah]

I was a bit taken back by Selvig's comments about SHIELD coming in and making Banner disappear. That didn't happen in TIH so I worry now that Whedon is almost going to pretend TIH didn't happen in the Avengers.
I thought he was referring to Sterns, I remember he was somewhat of an expert on Gamma rays' effect on cells or some such thing. At the end of TIH, I remember him on a stretcher going into an ambulance-he could have been sent to SHIELD from there and neer been heard of again.

[Vartha]

I thought he was referring to Sterns, I remember he was somewhat of an expert on Gamma rays' effect on cells or some such thing. At the end of TIH, I remember him on a stretcher going into an ambulance-he could have been sent to SHIELD from there and neer been heard of again.
That could be an idea too, but, technically since Hulk took off Banner would be missing too. He was working on the Super Soldier formula.

[Blight616]

I like the Sterns idea.

[kedrell]

Either way it would still tie in to the Hulk.

[Aztec]

He was definitely referring to Banner. A Sterns reference just wouldn't make sense. It's been confirmed that Selvig worked at Culver with Banner. Besides Banner did go on the run from the government and their agencies in TIH, so it fits.

The Incredible Hulk has been confirmed X1000 to be in continuity.

[CoulsonFan]

Well I thought I was the cleverest nerd on the Internet for five minutes but I see that I was soundly beaten to the rune translations.

http://www.dailyblam.com/news/2011/05/13/marvel-releases-thor-movie-stills-featuring-the-infinity-gauntlet-other-cosmic-artif
My reply over here was this:


Rune translations:
Tablet:
THOSE
WHO SIT
ABOWE (ABOVE)
IN SHADOW

Is a reference to these rather obscure guys: http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix2/thosewhositthor.htm introduced first in X-Men/Alpha Flight by Chris Claremont back in '85, later used for the "final Raganarok" story that was Thor's 2004 "Avengers Disassembled" tie-in.
I'm not actually familiar with a tablet that would be connected to Those Who Sit Above In Shadow. Other than naming the group, I'm not sure what the significance of this as an artifact could be.

The text behind the Eternal Flame just says:
ETERNAL FLAME

Most puzzling: the text behind that "orb" says:
TUNING FORK

How that thing relates to a tuning fork, I have no idea. Note that the photos of the tablet and the Infinity Gauntlet were taken at the same alcove; you can make out the same patterns and "TUNING FORK" runes on the wall behind them. I suppose it's possible that the text doesn't relate to the "orb" either, but I'd think someone on set would have been thinking about that.

Counting the tablet and its connection to the 2004 story, Surtur's Infinity Sword, and the Eternal Flame (which Surtur needs to light his sword and burn the Nine Realms,) that's three objects in that room that point to Ragnarok, definitely influenced by the version told in Walt Simonson's great Thor run (which, I should note, was also where the Casket of Ancient Winters came from,) possibly influenced a bit by the more recent comics, hopefully influenced by the awesome comics on this theme from Kirby. A film featuring all the forces of Asgard taking on a Godzilla-sized Surtur could be pretty fantastic.

They might use the broken Bifrost as an excuse to confine this action to Asgard and all the realms other than Earth; the scale and stakes would otherwise logically demand the attention of SHEILD and the Avengers, in which case this would need to be the story of Avengers 2, not Thor 2. I think they probably don't want to have the team taking on Thor villains in every Avengers movie.

If Ragnarok is Thor 2, what could be Thor 3? Where can you go after that, other than introducing Thanos (already hinted at by the Gauntlet) or another high-level cosmic threat? My point: all signs in that room seem to point to a fight against Surtur starting Ragnarok in Thor 2.

[CoulsonFan]

My point: all signs in that room seem to point to a fight against Surtur starting Ragnarok in Thor 2.
Hint: so if you want that movie to happen, why not tell your friends to see "Thor" this weekend?

[Vartha]

Well I thought I was the cleverest nerd on the Internet for five minutes but I see that I was soundly beaten to the rune translations.

http://www.dailyblam.com/news/2011/05/13/marvel-releases-thor-movie-stills-featuring-the-infinity-gauntlet-other-cosmic-artif
My reply over here was this:


My point: all signs in that room seem to point to a fight against Surtur starting Ragnarok in Thor 2.
I was actually Translating that Last night at work!!! I forgot all about it.

[Bren]

HA, as soon as I saw the words 'Tuning Fork' I thought of Black Bolt hehehe.

[Vartha]

Well the last four letters translate to "FOSK" there's an acronym for fosk but not sure what it means
http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/FOSK

[Vartha]

Keep forgetting to post this easter egg. Even tho it'll be awhile for F4 to return to Marvel at least SOME things appear like the shape of the Ultimate Nullifier.
http://i1184.photobucket.com/albums/z321/Vartha2/Thor%20movie%20stuff/ultimateNullifiercompare.jpg

[Terence Hill]

HA, as soon as I saw the words 'Tuning Fork' I thought of Black Bolt hehehe.

Maybe that's the injoke? What if it's a capsule of Terrigen Mist? I mean, I have no idea, but there IS an Inhumans movie in development at Marvel Studios...

[Terence Hill]

Finally spotted the Infinity Gauntlet in Thor, when the Destroyer killed the Frost Giants! Sweet) I hope we will see more artifacts from Odin's Vault in the First Avenger: Captain America movie.

According to Collider during their set visit, there's only 9 items from/in Odin's weapons room. Once we identify that weird green orb table thingie, that makes 9.

1) Mjolnir (seen in prologue)
2) Infinity Gauntlet (seen when Frost Giants killed by Destroyer)
3) Eternal Flame (seen in prologue)
4) "Those Who Sit Above in Shadow" tablet (seen before Frost Giant attack)
5) Warlock's Eye (seen before Frost Giant attack)
6) Twilight Sword (seen before Frost Giant attack)
7) Casket of Ancient Winters
8) Cosmic Cube / Tesseract (missing item Feige keeps hinting at)
9) Whatever the orb table thingie is...

[Heretic]

Hulk Buster????????????????????????

I was reading an article on product placement in movies, and it explained that Acura is the official car of SHIELD. It says that Agent Coulson's car is the most expensive Acura ever made, but that's because most Acuras don't include a Hulk Buster sound cannon.

Did I miss this giant sound cannon, or did Acura just give us a spoiler of Avengers????

Here's the article:

Acuras are being used for the law enforcement agency S.H.I.E.L.D. starting in May. S.H.I.E.L.D. is a part of the upcoming Thor movie, which heads to theaters in May.

Acura is the official vehicle of S.H.I.E.L.D., a fictional law enforcement agency that now stands for Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division. Vehicles from Acura will receive up to two minutes of screen time in the movie.

Although the MDX, ZDX, RL, and TL were shot in various scenes of Thor, an Acura representative tells us that scenes with the newly refreshed 2012 TL sedan were left on the cutting room floor. Nevertheless, we can still tell you a few details about the 2012 S.H.I.E.L.D. TL with the Tactical Package sending the price with options to $227,085. The most expensive real Acura ever made was the NSX, which never carried an MSRP of $100,000 or more.

Without a doubt, this is the priciest Acura we’ve ever seen but, then again, most Acuras probably don’t have a roof-mounted Sound-Cannon called The Hulk Buster or anti-ballistic shielding body panels. A 9-speed HYPER-shift transmission is standard equipment, as are bulletproof hyper-traction tires and a steering wheel with palm-scan ID. Get all the details by clicking on the (fake) Monroney sticker image in this blog.

The car is also said to have a nitrous fuel-injection system and diamond quartz cross-drilled brake calipers that might be a good match for the blacked-out versions of the Acura accessory 19-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels. Using Paladium fuel, the power estimates are 234 miles in the city and 302 miles on the highway, far better than the regular front-wheel-drive TL’s 20/29 mpg city/highway. Of course, we see that actual Paladium use will vary depending on an agent’s driving skill and rank.

Thor arrives in theaters on May 6.

[RealIrOnMaN]

No, as far as I know, there won't be any Hulkbuster armor in The Avengers. Nuff said'

[BigThor]

No, as far as I know, there won't be any Hulkbuster armor in The Avengers. Nuff said'

I know I'm in the minority here, but I'm not a big fan of the Hulkbuster armor, I've always been a fan of Iron Man's normal form fitting armor.

Besides, what's the point of the Hulkbuster with Thor and the rest of the Avengers around, I don't want them to make Hulk overpowered (see Hulk Vs.).

[CoulsonFan]

I was reading an article on product placement in movies, and it explained that Acura is the official car of SHIELD. It says that Agent Coulson's car is the most expensive Acura ever made, but that's because most Acuras don't include a Hulk Buster sound cannon.

Did I miss this giant sound cannon, or did Acura just give us a spoiler of Avengers???? That's a reference to the part in Incredible Hulk when the army hits him with the sound cannons.

[PaJi]

A Quick note about Twilight/ Sword of Doom. Has no one realised that Twilight is over 1000ft long and therefore cannot be in Odins Armoury.
Kevin Feige never names Twilight what he says is
"There is a sword there that may or may not be eternal."
The first thing I thought of when I read this was The Infinity Sword, which the name suggests that it's eternal but was shattered into thousands of fractals one of which created Reptil. These fractals could be used to create a completely new Hero and/ or Villain.
Again this is just a theory but.... The Infinity Sword WAS made for Thor.
Check this out;

[Vartha]

Well in the comics there's the Twilight Sword AND the Odin Sword, both about the same length.
Can't see those pics by the way Paji, photobucket stinks these days with their sudden Bandwidth crud.

[Heretic]

That's a reference to the part in Incredible Hulk when the army hits him with the sound cannons.

So, you're saying that Acura...in an article hyping their brand new product placement deal with Thor...where they talked about creating a brand new Acura that was not used in the final version of Thor...that they were ACTUALLY talking about another vehicle...NOT made by Acura...in a movie that was filmed years before their deal was made????

What is the possible motivation for Acura to do that?

No...much more likely is that the Acura spokesman was telling the truth...they built a new Acura for Thor which featured a Hulk Buster sound cannon that was cut from the final Thor film.

[Vartha]

So, you're saying that Acura...in an article hyping their brand new product placement deal with Thor...where they talked about creating a brand new Acura that was not used in the final version of Thor...that they were ACTUALLY talking about another vehicle...NOT made by Acura...in a movie that was filmed years before their deal was made????

What is the possible motivation for Acura to do that?

No...much more likely is that the Acura spokesman was telling the truth...they built a new Acura for Thor which featured a Hulk Buster sound cannon that was cut from the final Thor film.
maybe making those huge speaker boxes for cars? :D

[Savage]

I know I'm in the minority here, but I'm not a big fan of the Hulkbuster armor, I've always been a fan of Iron Man's normal form fitting armor.

Besides, what's the point of the Hulkbuster with Thor and the rest of the Avengers around, I don't want them to make Hulk overpowered (see Hulk Vs.).

Oh I hope he's overpowered. I want a damn good Hulk vs Thor fight. Especially after watching Thor take down those frost giants and that beast. Looking at the Frost Giants now I can see Thor mistaking him for one or even a Troll and getting knocked on his ass for it.

[BigThor]

Oh I hope he's overpowered. I want a damn good Hulk vs Thor fight. Especially after watching Thor take down those frost giants and that beast. Looking at the Frost Giants now I can see Thor mistaking him for one or even a Troll and getting knocked on his ass for it.

I think we've seen enough of that in recent animation, it's getting kind of old really.

[sgaana]

Is it too obvious to mention that the name of the NM town, "Puente Antiguo", means "Ancient Bridge"?

I've been wondering about this since my first viewing. Can anyone else here speak to whether a connection between Asgard and the Bifrost, and New Mexico, has some roots in the comics anywhere?

I assumed that the Viking-esque Asgardian knotwork circle that got burned into the ground when Thor landed was simply a feature of anywhere that Bifrost connects... except that I don't recall seeing the same thing on the ground on Jotunheim. (Well, darn, I guess that means I need to go see the movie again!)

But it certainly made me wonder if the implication was supposed to be that Odin just had the Bifrost connect with a random place on Earth to cast Thor down to... and that random place was "middle of nowhere, New Mexico", or whether there was some "reason" behind that connection point. (On the other hand I guess the selection couldn't have been too random. Odin wouldn't have wanted Thor to land in the middle of the Arctic, or in the ocean. At the same time, Thor got dumped in a place at least 15 miles from nearest human contact and in a place where figuring out which way to walk to get to civilization wouldn't have been easy to figure out.)

I guess I just wondered if the town's name was the film's writers just messing with us, or not.

[Obi-Ron]

Is it too obvious to mention that the name of the NM town, "Puente Antiguo", means "Ancient Bridge"?


It's not obvious to someone who doesn't speak Spanish. :whatever:

[Vartha]

Nice I did not know that, that's a nice little easter egg there sgaana

[antsman41]

Does anyone think it is weird that SHIELD just lets Selvig (Loki) into their headquarters?

Don't they have security to recognize a fake person...?

[Moridin]

Does anyone think it is weird that SHIELD just lets Selvig (Loki) into their headquarters?

Don't they have security to recognize a fake person...?

I assume you're talking about the post-credit scene?

Well firstly that's really Selvig, not Loki posing as Selvig. Though Loki appears to influence Selvig during the scene.

Secondly, he was brought there by SHEILD, he didn't just wander in. And I don't thinks it's SHEILD's HQ (which would be the Hellicarrier?) just one of probably dozens of facilities they have scattered around the world.

[Verbal21]

I think we've seen enough of that in recent animation, it's getting kind of old really.

us fans, sure. But I think it'd be perfect for the general movie audience and I'm sure they'd all get a kick out of it. Thor hasn't really had any real competition, power-wise, on-screen yet anyway. He might've learned humility in his movie, but he hasn't really been beat down yet, so it'd be nice for him to get a little wake up call in that department. Plus, it's the perfect excuse for the Avengers to learn teamwork in the movie:whatever:

[sgaana]

us fans, sure. But I think it'd be perfect for the general movie audience and I'm sure they'd all get a kick out of it. Thor hasn't really had any real competition, power-wise, on-screen yet anyway. He might've learned humility in his movie, but he hasn't really been beat down yet, so it'd be nice for him to get a little wake up call in that department. Plus, it's the perfect excuse for the Avengers to learn teamwork in the movie:whatever:

Actually, been thinking about this a good bit; and have also been talking to some friends who really loved the movie, but who aren't terribly familiar with general comics. And I'm going to say... I disagree. I think Thor NEEDS to be shown as very powerful against the Hulk.

The thing is -- this movie wasn't a clear-cut primer on the power level of Asgardians or Thor in particular. It gave a few hints, and he looked completely badass in the fight scenes. But, when he was himself, his main opponents were other things that the GA has little way to judge in terms of how their power levels compare to other things the GA is actually familiar with. (Which is not necessarily the comics or any Avengers or Thor cartoons.)

Yes, the Frost Giants looked powerful, as did the Destroyer. But I don't think the GA can compare those opponents that well with, say, the Hulk. And the movie didn't have (or cut out) things like the Asgardians lifting stuff that would make an impression on the GA, like a car.

On the other hand, I'd say that if the GA has a sense of anything, it's the reputation of the Hulk in popular culture. Which, face it, the Hulk HAS a presence in popular culture. I would guess that people are generally aware of the Hulk as a character, and at least a very short brief of what his deal is (incredibly powerful, nearly unstoppable, "Hulk smash!", and "don't make him angry") -- I bet a lot of people could tell you at least that much (plus that he's green) if you stopped them on the street. It's not a detailed or nuanced view of the character, and it may not even be that accurate, but it's probably something the Avengers movie can count on.

Thor fighting the Hulk may be the first time the GA will see Thor's power in a context they can really understand. If they see the Hulk getting rocked by Thor, it will tell them faster than anything else how powerful Thor really is.

(Overall, I'm in favor of a pretty even fight that is interrupted before a real winner emerges. And I wouldn't mind at all if the point is made during it that the Hulk, in turn, is one of the toughest things Thor has ever encountered.)

[Vartha]

I assume you're talking about the post-credit scene?

Well firstly that's really Selvig, not Loki posing as Selvig. Though Loki appears to influence Selvig during the scene.

Secondly, he was brought there by SHEILD, he didn't just wander in. And I don't thinks it's SHEILD's HQ (which would be the Hellicarrier?) just one of probably dozens of facilities they have scattered around the world.
Right, Eric even says that he was brought there at the beginning of the scene.