Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2

Raiden · 10-13-2011, 05:04 PM

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Marvel Studios announced today that Patty Jenkins will direct Thor 2, which will be released in theatres on Friday, November 15, 2013. Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman will return to star in the film along with Tom Hiddleston. Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige will produce the sequel to this summer's blockbuster Thor, which has grossed over $448 million worldwide to date.

Patty Jenkins previously directed Monster starring Charlize Theron, who won an Academy Award for her performance in the film. Jenkins, who received an Emmy nomination for directing the pilot of AMC's acclaimed series "The Killing," has also directed episodes of "Entourage" and "Arrested Development." Most recently, she directed "Pearl," one of the five short films that comprise Lifetime's original movie "Five."

In addition to Thor 2, Marvel Studios is currently scheduled to release Marvel's The Avengers on May 4, 2012, and Iron Man 3 which is slated for release on May 3, 2013.

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I'll take a wait-and-see approach, but unlike Kenneth Branagh I don't feel very confident about this choice. I hope Marvel made the right decision but I feel that there are much better candidates out there.

hatebox · 10-13-2011, 05:19 PM

I admire Marvel taking chances with directors, but this choice definitely raises an eyebrow.

Caboose · 10-13-2011, 05:21 PM

Well, it's certainly an interesting choice. Wait and see, I guess.

Ponyboy · 10-13-2011, 05:36 PM

Hey Monster was excellent... but I don't know if she's right for Thor. Hmm. I guess we'll find out.

Superhero 101 · 10-13-2011, 05:42 PM

I have a bad feeling about this

Liam_H · 10-13-2011, 07:00 PM

I'm all for it. I love when directors do something that's different. Hopefully its because Marvel saw something in her that makes her suited and not so they can push her around.

Gamma Burst · 10-13-2011, 07:59 PM

Nice choice! And great to know that Hiddleston and Portman are back!

terry78 · 10-13-2011, 09:00 PM

Not too shabby. Personally I hope she brings Enchantress on for the sequel. I want to see how they do her.

Giggity.

herolee10 · 10-13-2011, 09:15 PM

Didn't Chris Hemmsworth give some reassuring words about what he thought of her capabilities of being the director for this film?

Liam_H · 10-13-2011, 09:17 PM

He might've but what else would he have said?

Gamma Burst · 10-13-2011, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by herolee10

Didn't Chris Hemmsworth give some reassuring words about what he thought of her capabilities of being the director for this film?

Yeah, and Branagh did the same.

DarknessOfDeath · 10-13-2011, 10:02 PM

Branagh said some thing about Patty?? or about Chris? Man... *listens to the Thor soundtrack* I'm a little excited...

that there will be a Thor 2! Coming! yayness!

Gamma Burst · 10-13-2011, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DarknessOfDeath

Branagh said some thing about Patty?? or about Chris? Man... *listens to the Thor soundtrack* I'm a little excited...

that there will be a Thor 2! Coming! yayness!

About Patty.

He said:

Monster was, I think, an absolutely sensational film. I think that she’s a great talent. As a possibility in the mix, I think that’s a tremendous idea.

DarknessOfDeath · 10-13-2011, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Odinson

About Patty.

He said:

Monster was, I think, an absolutely sensational film. I think that she’s a great talent. As a possibility in the mix, I think that’s a tremendous idea.

Cool cool. I remember Chris commenting on Patty too but I forget what he said exactly.

BigThor · 10-13-2011, 11:50 PM

Like I said before, the only thing I'm worried about his ability to do action scenes.

She's already proven that she can get fantastic performances out of her actors and she handles drama very well.

herolee10 · 10-14-2011, 03:43 AM

I'm just still glad that we're getting the treat of seeing Thor for not two, but THREE freaking straight years in a row. Hell, it's almost like a trilogy in a way since it was the events of "Thor" that ended up imho, having the most impact leading into the Avengers itself.

Silvermoth · 10-14-2011, 07:11 AM

I'm so glad everyone's being so positive here! I'm also so glad Marvel is taking a chance. One of my major problems with the first Thor film is it felt too safe. It didn't take many chances and it just followed the rules. I'm sure Patty will take it to the next level and make an incredible Thor film!

Godzilla2000 · 10-14-2011, 09:49 AM

Why is everyone so glum here? I thought it was established that Kenneth Branaugh was going to be an executive producer on the sequel. I don't think he'd allow the quality to slip.

Anyways, considering the movie Monster is a character study of a real life person, Aileen Wuornos, who suffered a life of abuse and neglect which lead her to do some pretty violent acts, I'm pretty confident that we might see a lot of the plot dealing with Loki's continued descent into darkness with perhaps a drop of redemption at the end. I think they chose the right person to help guide that aspect of Loki's character in the sequel.

Tony Stark · 10-14-2011, 12:03 PM

It's an interesting choice. I'm not sure what to think of it, but she is an accomplished director. I hope that the deep character driven story from the first film is continued in this. As someone said, Marvel is taking chances and that's good. They've yet to make a bad film, so I'm going to trust Feige and company.

Gamma Burst · 10-14-2011, 12:11 PM

That's the spirit. I'm confident she can take Thor to the next level.

Splat · 10-14-2011, 02:24 PM

2 thumbs up to Marvel for thinking outside the box, looking forward to more info on this.

Boom · 10-14-2011, 08:30 PM

She's quite good at handling drama, and knows how to get the best performances out of her actors. See Monster and the episode of The Killing that she directed. Obviously her lack of experience with action scenes raises an eyebrow, but considering her resources I wouldn't be too particularly worried about that.

I'd say this is a solid pick-up

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BigThor · 10-14-2011, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Boom

She's quite good at handling drama, and knows how to get the best performances out of her actors. See Monster and the episode of The Killing that she directed. Obviously her lack of experience with action scenes raises an eyebrow, but considering her resources I wouldn't be too particularly worried about that.

I'd say this is a solid pick-up

.

Pretty much the same thing I said, I hope she's a quick study with action scenes because I was hoping for Thor 2 to have mind blowing fights.

DarknessOfDeath · 10-14-2011, 09:01 PM

I'm sure she'll get lots of help with the action. Isn't there a crew for that??

BigThor · 10-14-2011, 09:05 PM

Did Kenneth Branaugh get help with THOR's action?

10-13-2011, 05:19 PM	#2
hatebox Side-Kick Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,337	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 I admire Marvel taking chances with directors, but this choice definitely raises an eyebrow. __________________ - Dear Chris, please edit TDKR to include longer shots than you normally have.

10-13-2011, 05:21 PM	#3
Caboose Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Belgium Posts: 256	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 Well, it's certainly an interesting choice. Wait and see, I guess.

10-13-2011, 05:36 PM	#4
Ponyboy I'm the real Peterman. Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Wellington, NZ Posts: 2,856	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 Hey Monster was excellent... but I don't know if she's right for Thor. Hmm. I guess we'll find out. __________________ www.WelcomeToBoneville.com

10-13-2011, 05:42 PM	#5
Superhero 101 DESI Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 6,490	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 I have a bad feeling about this __________________ Summer 2013: Iron Man 3 8.5/10 Star Trek Into Darkness 9/10 Fast And Furious 6 Hangover III Man of Steel The Wolverine

10-13-2011, 07:00 PM	#6
Liam_H Side-Kick Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: California Posts: 6,074	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 I'm all for it. I love when directors do something that's different. Hopefully its because Marvel saw something in her that makes her suited and not so they can push her around. __________________ Spill.com A Couple of Cold Ones...Let's Do This...The League of Extremely Ordinary Gentlemen...The Loading Bar......movie reviews with 100% funny

10-13-2011, 07:59 PM	#7
Gamma Burst Banned User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Avenger's Mansion Posts: 8,629	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 Nice choice! And great to know that Hiddleston and Portman are back!

10-13-2011, 09:00 PM	#8
terry78 I'm laughing internally Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 53,679	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 Not too shabby. Personally I hope she brings Enchantress on for the sequel. I want to see how they do her. Giggity. __________________ It's better to be seen than viewed. ----------- Who the **** makes a movie and while planning it is like, "you know what this needs...is some Greg Kinnear."

10-13-2011, 09:15 PM	#9
herolee10 Ultimate Hero Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,659	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 Didn't Chris Hemmsworth give some reassuring words about what he thought of her capabilities of being the director for this film?

10-13-2011, 09:17 PM	#10
Liam_H Side-Kick Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: California Posts: 6,074	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 He might've but what else would he have said? __________________ Spill.com A Couple of Cold Ones...Let's Do This...The League of Extremely Ordinary Gentlemen...The Loading Bar......movie reviews with 100% funny

10-13-2011, 10:02 PM	#12
DarknessOfDeath Lost in the darkness... Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In Jean Grey's(The White Phoenix of the Crown)arms Posts: 25,901	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 Branagh said some thing about Patty?? or about Chris? Man... listens to the Thor soundtrack I'm a little excited... that there will be a Thor 2! Coming! yayness! __________________ "Mutation...it is the key to our evolution. It is how we've evolved into a single cell organism and into the dominate species of the planet. This process is slow, taking thousands and thousands of years but every few millennia, evolution leaps forward.” – Jean Grey, X-Men II: United; played by Famke Janssen. Please read my fan fic of X-Men III Here. :)

10-13-2011, 11:50 PM	#15
BigThor God of Thunder Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: United States Posts: 12,348	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 Like I said before, the only thing I'm worried about his ability to do action scenes. She's already proven that she can get fantastic performances out of her actors and she handles drama very well. __________________ CAPTAIN AMERICA, THOR, IRON MAN, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, BLACK WIDOW, AND HAWKEYE THE AVENGERS Spider-Man - It's the end of the world, I'M FREAKING OUT...why aren't you freaking out? Captain America - Because I can hear it. Spider-Man - Hear what? Captain America - ....thunder *cue Thor's grand entrance*

10-14-2011, 03:43 AM	#16
herolee10 Ultimate Hero Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,659	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 I'm just still glad that we're getting the treat of seeing Thor for not two, but THREE freaking straight years in a row. Hell, it's almost like a trilogy in a way since it was the events of "Thor" that ended up imho, having the most impact leading into the Avengers itself.

10-14-2011, 07:11 AM	#17
Silvermoth Side-Kick Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 4,635	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 I'm so glad everyone's being so positive here! I'm also so glad Marvel is taking a chance. One of my major problems with the first Thor film is it felt too safe. It didn't take many chances and it just followed the rules. I'm sure Patty will take it to the next level and make an incredible Thor film! __________________ Mutant and proud

10-14-2011, 09:49 AM	#18
Godzilla2000 Angel Of Death Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Gotham City Posts: 4,534	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 Why is everyone so glum here? I thought it was established that Kenneth Branaugh was going to be an executive producer on the sequel. I don't think he'd allow the quality to slip. Anyways, considering the movie Monster is a character study of a real life person, Aileen Wuornos, who suffered a life of abuse and neglect which lead her to do some pretty violent acts, I'm pretty confident that we might see a lot of the plot dealing with Loki's continued descent into darkness with perhaps a drop of redemption at the end. I think they chose the right person to help guide that aspect of Loki's character in the sequel. __________________ - There's nothing better than a good lie. http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7...5pw9o1_500.jpg Last edited by Godzilla2000; 10-14-2011 at 09:56 AM.

10-14-2011, 12:03 PM	#19
Tony Stark Armored Avenger! Join Date: May 2002 Location: In a cave with a box of scraps Posts: 6,357	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 It's an interesting choice. I'm not sure what to think of it, but she is an accomplished director. I hope that the deep character driven story from the first film is continued in this. As someone said, Marvel is taking chances and that's good. They've yet to make a bad film, so I'm going to trust Feige and company. __________________ “Some people call me a terrorist. I consider myself a teacher. Lesson number one: Heroes....there is no such thing.” The Mandarin

10-14-2011, 12:11 PM	#20
Gamma Burst Banned User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Avenger's Mansion Posts: 8,629	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 That's the spirit. I'm confident she can take Thor to the next level.

10-14-2011, 02:24 PM	#21
Splat Side-Kick Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 625	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 2 thumbs up to Marvel for thinking outside the box, looking forward to more info on this.

10-14-2011, 08:30 PM	#22
Boom I got nothin' Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sitting on the nitpicket fence Posts: 28,110	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 She's quite good at handling drama, and knows how to get the best performances out of her actors. See Monster and the episode of The Killing that she directed. Obviously her lack of experience with action scenes raises an eyebrow, but considering her resources I wouldn't be too particularly worried about that. I'd say this is a solid pick-up . __________________ "I had no idea a ninety-year-old man could cave in my chest cavity like that."

10-14-2011, 09:01 PM	#24
DarknessOfDeath Lost in the darkness... Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: In Jean Grey's(The White Phoenix of the Crown)arms Posts: 25,901	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 I'm sure she'll get lots of help with the action. Isn't there a crew for that?? __________________ "Mutation...it is the key to our evolution. It is how we've evolved into a single cell organism and into the dominate species of the planet. This process is slow, taking thousands and thousands of years but every few millennia, evolution leaps forward.” – Jean Grey, X-Men II: United; played by Famke Janssen. Please read my fan fic of X-Men III Here. :)

10-14-2011, 09:05 PM	#25
BigThor God of Thunder Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: United States Posts: 12,348	Re: Patty Jenkins Confirmed to Direct Thor 2 Did Kenneth Branaugh get help with THOR's action? __________________ CAPTAIN AMERICA, THOR, IRON MAN, THE INCREDIBLE HULK, BLACK WIDOW, AND HAWKEYE THE AVENGERS Spider-Man - It's the end of the world, I'M FREAKING OUT...why aren't you freaking out? Captain America - Because I can hear it. Spider-Man - Hear what? Captain America - ....thunder *cue Thor's grand entrance*

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