Chris Hemsworth is Thor

[THOR]

Not many of these superhero flicks had that going for them.

Really? Most superhero movies have some marque names, even if it is in smaller roles....



Superman : Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando, Glen Ford

Batman: Jack Nicholson, Kim Bassinger, Billy Dee Williams

Batman Returns: Michelle Phifer, Danny Devito, Christopher Walken

Batman Forever: Jim Carey, Tommy Lee Jones, Nicole Kidman,
Chris O'Donnel, Drew Barrymore

Batman and Robin: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thruman, Alicia Silverstone

Batman Begins: Liam Neeson, Ken Watanabe, Katie Holmes,
Gary Oldman, Tom Wilkinson, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine

The Dark Knight: Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman,
Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine,

Spider-Man: Willem Dafoe, James Franco, Kirsten Dunst

Spider-Man 2: Alfred Molina, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco

Spider-Man 3: Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Hayden Church

X-Men: Halle Berry, Sir Ian Mckellan, Patrick Stewart

X-Men 2: Halle Berry, Sir Ian Mckellan, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman

X-Men 3: Halle Berry, Sir Ian Mckellan, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman

X-Men 4: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber

Iron Man: Robert Downey Jr, Terrance Howard, Gywenth Paltrow,
Jeff Bridges

Hulk: Eric Bana, Jennifer Connolly, Nick Nolte

Hulk 2: Edward Norton, Tim Roth, Liv Tyler, William Hurt

Catwoman: Halle Berry, Sharon Stone......yes it is a putrid movie...

Daredevil: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrel


Thor currently has : Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston.....

 

[Chewy]

Thor currently has : Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston.....

and Kenneth Branagh

 

[jaymes_e06]

I say it's a good thing. Break the mold and henceforth the cycle of voilence.

 

[jaymes_e06]

well the biggest name from the 1st spiderman was the chick who played mj, and the only huge star x-men had was patrick stewart.

Halle Berry wasn't a big star then?

 

[louiebling$]

and Kenneth Branagh

Exactly.... the fact that he is directing this makes me the most confident in this film.

 

[Saint]

i think you miss my point you just read the last sentence.

the real guy how look foolish is the fatass young kid clapping keyboard all day instead of playing outside with friends computer all day is not good for you shape is not good for health and hearth

you love supeheros , be you heros not a hingsinght lad

go outside is sunny outside is sping now
everybody can improve himself . body and mind

be in shape

Stop fantasize and dreaming on your heroes. Try to become it your own hero .
stop being jealous of those how do all the possible efforts to become your heros

You're an presumptuous clown, making crude and baseless (not to mention insulting and judgmental) generalizations about the lifestyles of the people on this board. So no, the problem is not that I "missed your point," the problem is that your point was foolish.

 

[Keyser Soze]

i think you miss my point you just read the last sentence.

the real guy how look foolish is the fatass young kid clapping keyboard all day instead of playing outside with friends computer all day is not good for you shape is not good for health and hearth

you love supeheros , be you heros not a hingsinght lad

go outside is sunny outside is sping now
everybody can improve himself . body and mind

be in shape

Stop fantasize and dreaming on your heroes. Try to become it your own hero .
stop being jealous of those how do all the possible efforts to become your heros

The funny thing is that you make this condemnation of people spending their time posting on superhero message boards.... by posting on a superhero message board.

 

[RockSP]

Oooh, I don't know about that. Incredible Hulk has Norton, Tyler and academy award winner William Hurt. Iron Man's got Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges and RDJ. Wolverine's got a bunch of stars too. Recently, only Watchmen didn't have some big names.

Really? Most superhero movies have some marque names, even if it is in smaller roles....

Superman : Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando, Glen Ford

Batman: Jack Nicholson, Kim Bassinger, Billy Dee Williams

Batman Returns: Michelle Phifer, Danny Devito, Christopher Walken

Batman Forever: Jim Carey, Tommy Lee Jones, Nicole Kidman,
Chris O'Donnel, Drew Barrymore

Batman and Robin: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thruman, Alicia Silverstone

Batman Begins: Liam Neeson, Ken Watanabe, Katie Holmes,
Gary Oldman, Tom Wilkinson, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine

The Dark Knight: Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman,
Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine,

Spider-Man: Willem Dafoe, James Franco, Kirsten Dunst

Spider-Man 2: Alfred Molina, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco

Spider-Man 3: Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Hayden Church

X-Men: Halle Berry, Sir Ian Mckellan, Patrick Stewart

X-Men 2: Halle Berry, Sir Ian Mckellan, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman

X-Men 3: Halle Berry, Sir Ian Mckellan, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman

X-Men 4: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber

Iron Man: Robert Downey Jr, Terrance Howard, Gywenth Paltrow,
Jeff Bridges

Hulk: Eric Bana, Jennifer Connolly, Nick Nolte

Hulk 2: Edward Norton, Tim Roth, Liv Tyler, William Hurt

Catwoman: Halle Berry, Sharon Stone......yes it is a putrid movie...

Daredevil: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrel


Thor currently has : Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston.....

I should've clarified that I was talking about the newer flicks, not the old Superman and Batman flicks. Some of the people named above are decently known or even well known but they don't make or break these superhero movies. Alfred Molina, Eric Bana? People went to see Iron Man, Spider-Man and X-Men, etc. because they wanted to see flicks about Iron Man, Spider-Man and X-Men. Jackman wasn't a name until X-Men, so he hardly counts. RDJ who was never a huge box office draw owes his career revival to Iron Man. And no one on this planet said "Oh Willam Dafoe and James Franco are in Spiderman...I wasn't going to go but now that I know they are in it..."

 

[Chewy]

And no one on this planet said "Oh Willam Dafoe and James Franco are in Spiderman...I wasn't going to go but now that I know they are in it..."

Willem Dafoe and James Franco may have said that

 

[RockSP]

^And their mothers...maybe.

 

[Microchip]

I don't think anyone thinks it's a bad thing that Thor doesn't have huge stars in it (yet), just a strange thing, and possibly a bit unsettling for the B.O.

 

[gerber]

Really? Most superhero movies have some marque names, even if it is in smaller roles....



Superman : Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando, Glen Ford

Batman: Jack Nicholson, Kim Bassinger, Billy Dee Williams

Batman Returns: Michelle Phifer, Danny Devito, Christopher Walken

Batman Forever: Jim Carey, Tommy Lee Jones, Nicole Kidman,
Chris O'Donnel, Drew Barrymore

Batman and Robin: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thruman, Alicia Silverstone

Batman Begins: Liam Neeson, Ken Watanabe, Katie Holmes,
Gary Oldman, Tom Wilkinson, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine

The Dark Knight: Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman,
Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine,

Spider-Man: Willem Dafoe, James Franco, Kirsten Dunst

Spider-Man 2: Alfred Molina, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco

Spider-Man 3: Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Hayden Church

X-Men: Halle Berry, Sir Ian Mckellan, Patrick Stewart

X-Men 2: Halle Berry, Sir Ian Mckellan, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman

X-Men 3: Halle Berry, Sir Ian Mckellan, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman

X-Men 4: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber

Iron Man: Robert Downey Jr, Terrance Howard, Gywenth Paltrow,
Jeff Bridges

Hulk: Eric Bana, Jennifer Connolly, Nick Nolte

Hulk 2: Edward Norton, Tim Roth, Liv Tyler, William Hurt

Catwoman: Halle Berry, Sharon Stone......yes it is a putrid movie...

Daredevil: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrel


Thor currently has : Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston.....

That's absolutely overdoing it. You think ANYONE on the planet said "Well I wasn't gonna see Batman, but if BILLY DEE WILLIAMS is in it..." or "Dude, Spiderman sucks...wait, an actor from Freaks and Geeks is in it?!? I'm in."

You think anyone went to Batman Forever just to catch Chris O'Donnell?

 

[Chewy]

Lord knows I only saw Batman Begins because of Ken Watanabe

 

[FaT_tONle]

I gotto agree with some of the negative feedback here regarding the cast... even if they get Hopkins or someone of that level for Odiin... that's going to be like 10-20 minutes worth. And you can't sell a film with an actor like that alone. They need come younger blood still in their primes. Something like what LOTR had... Davies, Wenham, Bean, Mortenson, Mckellan... those level guys.

 

[BlackLantern]

Sean Bean makes any film just a bit better

 

[scatterax]

Really? Most superhero movies have some marque names, even if it is in smaller roles....



Superman : Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando, Glen Ford

Batman: Jack Nicholson, Kim Bassinger, Billy Dee Williams

Batman Returns: Michelle Phifer, Danny Devito, Christopher Walken

Batman Forever: Jim Carey, Tommy Lee Jones, Nicole Kidman,
Chris O'Donnel, Drew Barrymore

Batman and Robin: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thruman, Alicia Silverstone

Batman Begins: Liam Neeson, Ken Watanabe, Katie Holmes,
Gary Oldman, Tom Wilkinson, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine

The Dark Knight: Heath Ledger, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman,
Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine,

Spider-Man: Willem Dafoe, James Franco, Kirsten Dunst

Spider-Man 2: Alfred Molina, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco

Spider-Man 3: Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Hayden Church

X-Men: Halle Berry, Sir Ian Mckellan, Patrick Stewart

X-Men 2: Halle Berry, Sir Ian Mckellan, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman

X-Men 3: Halle Berry, Sir Ian Mckellan, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman

X-Men 4: Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber

Iron Man: Robert Downey Jr, Terrance Howard, Gywenth Paltrow,
Jeff Bridges

Hulk: Eric Bana, Jennifer Connolly, Nick Nolte

Hulk 2: Edward Norton, Tim Roth, Liv Tyler, William Hurt

Catwoman: Halle Berry, Sharon Stone......yes it is a putrid movie...

Daredevil: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrel


Thor currently has : Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston.....

well, by your standards everyone will see thor because Chris Hemsworth was in startrek.

 

[scatterax]

Lord knows I only saw Batman Begins because of Ken Watanabe

hahahahaaaaahahahahhahhhhhhaahahaa

exactly.

 

[WillardNation]

if hemsworth is as big as the guy who played marcus in terminator salvation, I'll be happy.

He really wasn't in the greatest shape though, you could tell he had a bit of a gut.

 

[Vartha]

well, by your standards everyone will see thor because Chris Hemsworth was in startrek.

Not really, there are plenty of us that'll see it simply because it's a THOR movie.

 

[THOR]

That's absolutely overdoing it. You think ANYONE on the planet said "Well I wasn't gonna see Batman, but if BILLY DEE WILLIAMS is in it..." or "Dude, Spiderman sucks...wait, an actor from Freaks and Geeks is in it?!? I'm in."

You think anyone went to Batman Forever just to catch Chris O'Donnell?

I think a few members posting on this board are 20 years old, or perhaps younger, and so do not know who was considered a "star" back in 1978, 1989 or even 2001....Chris O'Donnel was a star back in 1995, with roles in School Ties, Scent of a Woman, The Three Muskateers, Circle of Friends and Mad Love. So yes I think Chris O'Donnel was a draw for some audience members. All of the actors I listed have been in movies, and are known to the general movie going audience, some more than others. When Marlon Brando signed on for Superman, you had the biggest movie star in the world in your film. The same thing with Jack Nicholson doing Batman. The point being that Katie Holmes, Ken Watanabe and James Franco ARE names compared to Tom Hiddelston and Chris Hemsworth....


Kenneth Brannagh is a name, not a huge draw, but a recognized movie actor, and I am sure he will play a small role in the movie as well. My feeling is they need to get Angelina Jolie/Monica Bellucci to play Hela, and perhaps names for the Jane Foster and Sif roles, with Natalie Portman a good choice for Jane Foster, and Rhona Mitra for Sif. The Lord of the Rings did not have a huge name, as Sean Connery passed on the Gandalf role, but you still knew a lot of the actors in the movie: Cate Blanchet, Liv Tyler, Sean bean, Sir Ian Mckellan, Elijah Wood etc....

 

[MilkmanDan]

well the biggest name from the 1st spiderman was the chick who played mj, and the only huge star x-men had was patrick stewart.

There's been numerous superhero films since the first X-Men and Spider-Man, so the novelty value is probably gone. It may be harder to get the audience excited about another comic book movie. Especially one that isn't based on a character as iconic as Spidey. Many of the newer superhero films like The Incredible Hulk, Iron-Man and even Dark Knight had ensemble casts of well-known actors.

Not really, there are plenty of us that'll see it simply because it's a THOR movie.

True, but there's also plenty of people who aren't fans of the character. A reasonably famous actor can help to attract those kind of audience members by promoting the movie in magazine interviews and talk-shows and by having a name that catches your eye when you see it on a movie poster or a DVD-cover. And it's better for a movie to have at least one actor the audience knows can be trusted to give a solid/enjoyable performance.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I think all it'll take to perk people's ears up about Thor is marketing. The moment someone utters "the next big superhero blockbuster" in 2011, Thor will start getting attention. Then Hemsworth and Hiddleston will be known as "those guys in the Thor movie," just as Chris Pine is now known as "Kirk from that new Star Trek movie" even though he was almost totally unknown before.

 

[Chris Wallace]

I am reserving judgement until I see him in the costume.

 

[chamber-music]

Sean Bean makes any film just a bit better

For Real Yo

I think all it'll take to perk people's ears up about Thor is marketing. The moment someone utters "the next big superhero blockbuster" in 2011, Thor will start getting attention. Then Hemsworth and Hiddleston will be known as "those guys in the Thor movie," just as Chris Pine is now known as "Kirk from that new Star Trek movie" even though he was almost totally unknown before.

Before Star Trek Chris Pine was the guy from the Linsey Lohan movie to me or McFlys manager

 

[Chewy]

I think a few members posting on this board are 20 years old, or perhaps younger, and so do not know who was considered a "star" back in 1978, 1989 or even 2001....Chris O'Donnel was a star back in 1995, with roles in School Ties, Scent of a Woman, The Three Muskateers, Circle of Friends and Mad Love. So yes I think Chris O'Donnel was a draw for some audience members. All of the actors I listed have been in movies, and are known to the general movie going audience, some more than others. When Marlon Brando signed on for Superman, you had the biggest movie star in the world in your film. The same thing with Jack Nicholson doing Batman. The point being that Katie Holmes, Ken Watanabe and James Franco ARE names compared to Tom Hiddelston and Chris Hemsworth....


Kenneth Brannagh is a name, not a huge draw, but a recognized movie actor, and I am sure he will play a small role in the movie as well. My feeling is they need to get Angelina Jolie/Monica Bellucci to play Hela, and perhaps names for the Jane Foster and Sif roles, with Natalie Portman a good choice for Jane Foster, and Rhona Mitra for Sif. The Lord of the Rings did not have a huge name, as Sean Connery passed on the Gandalf role, but you still knew a lot of the actors in the movie: Cate Blanchet, Liv Tyler, Sean bean, Sir Ian Mckellan, Elijah Wood etc....

Ok, but Chris Hemsworth has 4 movies coming out between now and Thor's release, with the potential for more after he finishes fillming Thor. Public awareness will be higher for him then than it is now.