Kenneth Branagh to direct Thor

[[A]]

Kenneth Branagh wasn't in The Proposition.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120108/

owned.

 

[chamber-music]

Kenneth Branagh wasn't in The Proposition.

He was in a UK movie called The proposition not the Australian one with Guy Pearce and Ray Winestone.

 

[nite-owl]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120108/

owned.

My mistake I was thinking of the other Proposition the one Chamber-Music mentioned.

 

[[A]]

My mistake

it's ok

 

[Sarg92]

I don't read comics so I don't know much about the characters such as Thor but I think Favreau was saying in Avengers it would be difficult to have Thor fit into the modern world cos in his own movie it is set in Asgard.

Now I was thinking it could be pretty simple, I mean you could have Loki as the main villian in Avengers and Odin orders Thor to go to Earth and stop Loki, now when he gets to Earth the first thing he see's is Hulk smashing stuff up, creating havoc with Iron Man and Captain America attempting to stop him. Thor could think that Hulk is some ogre, troll, goblin, whatever that Loki has brought with him to Earth and then Thor helps to take down Hulk in which they learn that Hulk is not a villian and wants to be left alone etc... then you have the fight and such with Loki etc...

 

[Anubis]

You fit him in the same way they fit him in in the comics. Sent to Earth by his pops as a crippled doctor to learn how to stop being such a *****e bag.

 

[Still A ThorFan]

I don't read comics so I don't know much about the characters such as Thor but I think Favreau was saying in Avengers it would be difficult to have Thor fit into the modern world cos in his own movie it is set in Asgard.

Now I was thinking it could be pretty simple, I mean you could have Loki as the main villian in Avengers and Odin orders Thor to go to Earth and stop Loki, now when he gets to Earth the first thing he see's is Hulk smashing stuff up, creating havoc with Iron Man and Captain America attempting to stop him. Thor could think that Hulk is some ogre, troll, goblin, whatever that Loki has brought with him to Earth and then Thor helps to take down Hulk in which they learn that Hulk is not a villian and wants to be left alone etc... then you have the fight and such with Loki etc...

Well done. And can you imagine Thor and Hulk beating the hell out of each other on a big screen!? Of course Thor should get the upperhand.

And no Donald Blake. I don't want ER meets Superman.

 

[Ronny Shade]

I think Donald Blake is a good idea. Good role for Branagh to play.

 

[Sawyer]

I think Donald Blake is a good idea. Good role for Branagh to play.

Branagh is Loki.

 

[Chewy]

I'd rather see Branagh as Balder or Heimdall.

 

[hippie_hunter]

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...

With the success of Iron Man, I'd bet that Marvel is willing to spend a bit more money on the project to get it done right. Blake can easily be set up for a sequel.

And honestly, Marvel needs to push the Avengers back so that we can have sequels to Thor and the Incredible Hulk dammit

 

[[A]]

So.. tell me.. are we all happy about these Branagh news..? Looks that way.

 

[Bubastis]

Woah.
Cool..

 

[[A]]

And honestly, Marvel needs to push the Avengers back so that we can have sequels to Thor and the Incredible Hulk dammit

Yeah, I wish!

 

[Chris Wallace]

So.. tell me.. are we all happy about these Branagh news..? Looks that way.

Overall, I'd say yes.

 

[chiefchirpa]

With the success of Iron Man, I'd bet that Marvel is willing to spend a bit more money on the project to get it done right. Blake can easily be set up for a sequel.

And honestly, Marvel needs to push the Avengers back so that we can have sequels to Thor and the Incredible Hulk dammit

Thor has to proof the execs that it's a winner. Hulk needs more deliberations for the sequel, because it's nearly unprofitable.

I think Marvel is also jumping the gun with IM 3, for IM 2 can very well be a dud. But as long as they don't make the definite date, it's still ok.

 

[The Major]

And no Donald Blake. I don't want ER meets Superman.

It can work. Read JMS Thor run.

Blake being a doctor doesn't have to overwhelm the movie just like Peter Parker a being a photographer doesn't interfere that much with Spider-man's movies.

 

[Spade]

There isn't a good reason why we can't have a Thor sequel. If anything, this movie's gonna need a bridge to the Avengers extravaganza, and there's no reason with Protosevich's script to think that this won't make the cash for one.

 

[broblacksteel]

here's a question...IF/WHEN thor is successful.... he defeats loki, redeems himself by becoming the thunder god at the end of the movie, if blake is in it and gets the girl, odin is pleased, thor fights a huge frost giant, trolls, warriors/barbarians etc....tell me this....WHERE DO U GO FROM HERE WITH PART 2? (the wrecking crew? loki returns?)

I hope once the avengers get going marvel doesn't loose track of the solo properties (cap 2, thor 2, im3, ant-man) and concentrates more on avengers 2....since it will make like a billion dollars.... agree??

 

[hippie_hunter]

Thor has to proof the execs that it's a winner. Hulk needs more deliberations for the sequel, because it's nearly unprofitable.

The Incredible Hulk had a production budget of $150 million. It's worldwide box office was about $255.5 million.

Now before someone brings up the argument of most studios don't get most of the money in foreign box office, take into account that Universal itself or United International Pictures (which is a joint venture between Universal and Paramount) handled distribution for the Incredible Hulk in the largest markets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Russia, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Argentina, Norway, South Korea, Poland, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Taiwan, South Africa, Italy, Greece, Singapore, Germany so out of that $250 million, Universal/Marvel ended up getting about $200 million of it. That alone disqualifies the Incredible Hulk in unprofitable territory.

But lets not forget that Universal did sell distribution rights of the film to companies such as Sony in Spain and Japan, Paramount in France, Australia, and New Zealand, and other distributors in countries of Eastern Europe, China, India, etc.

Or all the licensing such as the Incredible Hulk toys by Hasbro, the Incredible Hulk video game by Sega, the Incredible Hulk book by Del Ray, and various other products such as clothing, calendars, lunchboxes, etc.

And to top it all off, the DVD and blu-ray

I think Marvel is also jumping the gun with IM 3, for IM 2 can very well be a dud. But as long as they don't make the definite date, it's still ok.

With the reception Iron Man got, it's pretty much a certainty that Iron Man 2 will not be a dud.

 

[FaT_tONle]

With the reception Iron Man got, it's pretty much a certainty that Iron Man 2 will not be a dud.

Marvel is a young studio and they are rushing things... too much of a good thing too fast is never a good thing. How do you come out on day four following IM's release and announce a slate as ambitious as this based on the opening weekend numbers? It's irresponsible, that's all there is too it. I get greenlighting IM2 although it was still way too early. They could have even announced Thor while they are at it... but bookmarking Captain America and for icing on the cake... announcing Avengers three days after Iron Man's release is just acting on a 100% drunk head. Marvel made promises that they potentially can not keep. If Thor and Cap underperform what then? Where is all this appeal that Avengers was supposed to have? I really hope Thor turns out to be gold. He has the potential. Marvel needs to get this right to get some respect so that people can start treating Marvel films seriously again. One franchise... as big as Iron Man is... will not be enough to carry an Avengers film and it certainly won't be enough to carry Marvel long term.

 

[Marz69]

I liked the pics. Just thought I’d bump it.

You fit him in the same way they fit him in in the comics. Sent to Earth by his pops as a crippled doctor to learn how to stop being such a *****e bag.

I don't care in which world he learns his lesson. As long as he does. I want Thor to be compelling. And I want it to be played by the same actor.

Well done. And can you imagine Thor and Hulk beating the hell out of each other on a big screen!? Of course Thor should get the upperhand.

I really hope we get a Thor-Hulk battle. Thay would be amazing.

And honestly, Marvel needs to push the Avengers back so that we can have sequels to Thor and the Incredible Hulk dammit

I hear ya. The avengers sounds really cool and all, but I’m more into Thor. As for the avengers, thor meeting Hulk should be made epic.

Does anyone know if Norton has signed on to do Banner in avengers.

 

[Chris Wallace]

I don't think anything's been finalized where Norton is concerned.

 

[Spade]

He's not committed. It's one of the negatives to his contract. He has no obligation to do an Avengers movie or another Hulk film, however unlikely the latter is.

 

[The Major]

here's a question...IF/WHEN thor is successful.... he defeats loki, redeems himself by becoming the thunder god at the end of the movie, if blake is in it and gets the girl, odin is pleased, thor fights a huge frost giant, trolls, warriors/barbarians etc....tell me this....WHERE DO U GO FROM HERE WITH PART 2? (the wrecking crew? loki returns?)

Thor's got a great rogues gallery.

There's the Destroyer, Hela, Enchantress, Surtur and numerous others.

The Wrecking Crew and Absorbing Man could even be interesting to see in movies depending how they're executed.

I hope once the avengers get going marvel doesn't loose track of the solo properties (cap 2, thor 2, im3, ant-man)

We'll probably get an Avengers trilogy, with the most popular franchises getting a movie or two between them, if its a success.

and concentrates more on avengers 2

I'd assume they want the Avengers movies sequels being done quickly so they keep the actors in as many movies as possible.

....since it will make like a billion dollars.... agree??

It might. It might not. Who knows with these things.