Kenneth Branagh to direct Thor

[spider-neil]

it wouldn't bother me at all if the majority of this movie was set in asgard.

 

[Ion Kenshin]

i would hope for a healthy balance between the two TBH

 

[The Man of Steel]

sounds awesome i hope he gets it

 

[CaptainCanada]

I cant believe how many people feel Dr. Blake has no place in the thor movie...what do u expect...for Blake to appear in pt. 2? the avengers? or how about we put blake as a cameo in IM2 then NOT let him appear in THOR? wow, fanboys get so stuck on info (the old script from a yr ago) and seemingly CANT open up to the fact that Dr. Blake is part of thor's punishment to earth as a result of being banished from asgard. Get over it, BLAKE is the main reason for the rewrite due to he wasn't in the original script...

The script is being rewritten because it cost too much.

 

[Canis Sapiens]

I cant believe how many people feel Dr. Blake has no place in the thor movie...what do u expect...for Blake to appear in pt. 2? the avengers? or how about we put blake as a cameo in IM2 then NOT let him appear in THOR? wow, fanboys get so stuck on info (the old script from a yr ago) and seemingly CANT open up to the fact that Dr. Blake is part of thor's punishment to earth as a result of being banished from asgard. Get over it, BLAKE is the main reason for the rewrite due to he wasn't in the original script...ALSO having earth settings will save on the budget as well. (an all asgard movie is a total setup for failure due to it being too expensive $150 mill or more, plus it does NOTHING to set up thor to become part of the avengers...). BTW this director will kick ass with the dialouge scenes, this is right up his alley...

Maybe this part of an interview with Mark Protosevich will help you:

"It's going to be like a super hero origin story, but not one about a human gaining super powers, but of a god realizing his true potential. It's the story of a Old Testament god who becomes a new Testament god."


http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=101019

Yep. Right from the horse's mouth. Keep in mind that Thor's origin occurred thousands of years before Don Blake.

I know that many of you would love if Blake could appear in the movie, but, having read the first draft, it would not feel organic. He isn't needed. In fact, I think that the Don Blake thing, since the beginning in the comics, was just a writer's trick to adjust Thor to the superhero formula, giving him a weakness and a secret identity. It wasn't needed in the 60s comics, let alone in a movie that happens in Asgard, thousands of years ago...

And there's more (beware of spoilers):

Spoiler

Thor becomes human in the second act, a human in VIKING times, learning his humility lesson, so if Blake showed up later, it would be kind of redundant

Again, all of this is so integral to the story that any rewrite to include Blake would feel too artificial and change the very soul of the movie. Other sites have read a newer draft and said that there's no sign of Blake as well. I think the whole secret identity angle would just confuse the general public, they wouldn't know if Thor and Blake are the same person, separate entities, if Blake was Thor without memories, if they share the same body... too much trouble, IMO.

As for the cameo in Iron Man 2, this is pure speculation based on a Kevin Feige early interview (right after IM opening weekend) in which he said that THOR (not Blake) could appear in IM2. Later, Jon Favreau took time to deny that this Thor cameo would happen (he never denied the Nick Fury cameo, as comparison).

 

[Rust]

Sounds perfect to me. Let's first learn who THOR is and where he comes from. Then if there are sequels or if The Avengers happen introduce him there.
The first THOR-movie should deal with only THOR and should be set in Asgard and Midgard. No ******ed contemporary world setting.

 

[Canis Sapiens]

Sounds perfect to me. Let's first learn who THOR is and where he comes from. Then if there are sequels or if The Avengers happen introduce him there.
The first THOR-movie should deal with only THOR and should be set in Asgard and Midgard. No ******ed contemporary world setting.

I wholeheartedly agree!!!

Showing Thor in Asgard, with all those epic fights and mythological creatures, and then bringing him to 21st century New York would turn the film into an involuntary comedy.

 

[Rust]

I fear it could unfortunately. No seriously, I dont think it would be very smart to include Blake so early, if at all. Being a dane myself and loving my mythology, I never cared for the Blake-character in the first place and introducing him in the first film would be a confusing mess and just plain silly.
I also think it would remind me too much of that stupid parallel-world stunt they pulled in that Masters of the Universe-movie from the 80's.

 

[marcvader]

How about a "Highlander" type of treatment where he comes to Earth during the Viking era in human form and by the time Avengers comes around he's already been on Earth for a few hundred years and has taken up the Donald Blake persona in modern times

 

[spider-neil]

show thor in his own world first with all the grandeur and majesty that comes with asgard. trolls, dragons, giants the works. show that thor is different from every other marvel superhero in that he was BORN a superhero.

if blake 'must' turn up in this movie I would want it saved for the very last scene. i.e. hundreds of years after thor's exploits in asgard cut to blake in a cave with walking stick, whacks walking stick turns into thor, roll credits.

 

[Marz69]

How about a "Highlander" type of treatment where he comes to Earth during the Viking era in human form and by the time Avengers comes around he's already been on Earth for a few hundred years and has taken up the Donald Blake persona in modern times

This would work for me since I loved Highlander. But I love the humility aspect as it's a compelling part of his persona. Whether it be Blake or some other name is fine, but as long as this seemingly mortal part of him exists. Then he could live in modern times and be available in a believable way to work with the avengers.

As per the spoiler:

Spoiler

Thor becomes human in the second act, a human in VIKING times, learning his humility lesson, so if Blake showed up later, it would be kind of redundant

This would be the Blake character. I really want the alter ego but it doesn't have to be Dr Blake, it could be whomever (a viking) as long as The God is made mortal and the lesson is learned. And having it hapen in the 2nd act is perfect because that means a chunk of time is devoted to his growth.

 

[marcvader]

He could have whatever name or some danish equivalent of Donald or Blake and just uses Donald Blake in our times to fit in.

 

[chamber-music]

How about a "Highlander" type of treatment where he comes to Earth during the Viking era in human form and by the time Avengers comes around he's already been on Earth for a few hundred years and has taken up the Donald Blake persona in modern times

I too like this idea.

 

[Brian Braddock]

How about a "Highlander" type of treatment where he comes to Earth during the Viking era in human form and by the time Avengers comes around he's already been on Earth for a few hundred years

show thor in his own world first with all the grandeur and majesty that comes with asgard. trolls, dragons, giants the works.

Y'see - ^^^these two posts have just encapsulated why I'm excited about what we could see in this movie.

Highlander with Trolls, Dragons, Giants.

Imagine it - LOTR meets Superman.

The visual scope and potential of the Thor that we're gonna finally see up there on the big screen is truly, truly mouth-watering.

 

[chamber-music]

Giants are cool. There aren't enough movie giants. Branagh needs to make stuff happen!

 

[KangConquers]

Well at the end of the script

Spoiler

Thor is refered to as protector of Earth.

So I see his character evolving over 1,000 years to a God long forgotten by men, but still doing his duty. Having observed men's changes over the years, he'd be able to adapt, and develop the Donald Blake personality as a cover.

It'd be cool if Donald Blake was the latest in a series of secret identities so that he could keep a watch on humanity.

 

[Brian Braddock]

Chamber, Just imagine........................

 

[R_Hythlodeus]

Chamber, Just imagine........................

Transformer movie goes high fantasy? eurgh..

 

[Anubis]

You wanna know what the importance of Thor having a human side is, read "Death of Odin" through the "Reigning" of Thor's book. It's the same way Superman needs Clark Kent. To keep him grounded. It's the whole reason he sent him to Earth in the first place. I would however not bother with the 60 second rule. That has always blown.

 

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That's the HULK's father !!

 

[Ronny Shade]

I'm very excited about this Kenneth Branagh news. I just wanted everyone to know that.

 

[KangConquers]

I'm very excited about this Kenneth Branagh news. I just wanted everyone to know that.

duly noted.

 

[L0ngsh0t]

I think this is ultra intriguing-I'm not as sold as I was one Faverau for Iron Man, he was just perfect from the beginning but I think Kenneth could easily give us the Epic sized scope needed for this flick. I'm pumped

 

[Ronny Shade]

I'm way more sure about Branagh than I was about Faverau. He'll be very passionate about the project. And that's the best ingredient for a great film.

 

[nite-owl]

But he's been in other movies, not onky Shakespeare material--like Gingerbread Man, The Proposition or The Theory of Flight. He's gonna be in Valkyrie too.

Kenneth Branagh wasn't in The Proposition.