Odin

[Chewy]

with a poll!



My choice is Brian Blessed

 

[Chewy]

Oops, forgot an "Other" option. Would a mod minding adding one?

 

[Marz69]

Can you add Anthony Hopkins, please. t:

And maybe even Sean Connery

 

[Marz69]

And make it multiple choice too. lol

 

[Chewy]

What's the point of Multiple Choice polls? I don't see one

 

[Marz69]

Because we may have more than one choice, like in the Thor poll. It's about which candidate is liked by the most people.

 

[marcvader]

This has to be one of the toughest polls i've had to choose from, seriously. Too many great choices. Chewy be damned!

 

[Ratcrawler]

Sadly, I only know Brian Blessed as Clayton from Tarzan. But I loved his voicework in that.

 

[Lobo]

Brian Blessed, though I'd be fine with Branagh, or Stellan.

 

[Lobo]

What's the point of Multiple Choice polls? I don't see one

Because people can think more than one actor can do well in a certain role.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Brian Blessed is actually not a bad choice, IMO.

 

[Raivynn]

Stellan for the All-Father t:
Vladimir Kulich would be my next choice.

 

[DocHoliday]

I actually like Stellan for the role...He is underrated as the mentor type. He was very good in Good Will Hunting.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Stellan Skarsgard is my top pick.

 

[Mister Sinister]

Kenneth Branagh will probably get it, but Stellan would be cool as well.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

As fun as it might be to see Stellan as Odin if Alexander Skarsgard is cast as Thor, Vladimir Kulich just exudes "Odin" so much that I can't think of anyone who would be better in the role.

 

[Eddie Dean]

How can we forget John Rhys-Davies?

 

[TheCorpulent1]

He would also be great for the voice alone. Although I think I would prefer to see him as Volstagg if we had the choice. His voice can be used for great comedic effect.

 

[Canis Sapiens]

You know what I've been thinking?

According to that AICN scooper (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/40410), Odin has a very small role in the movie. Having read the first draft, yeah, I kinda agree with that. He has like 10-15 minutes of screen time.

It sort of reminded of the Marlon Brando situation in Superman: The Movie.

What if they're thinking big, I mean, really big, for the Odin part? Alexander Skars is not really well known, so it fits getting a huge star for a small but important part, just like Donner did with Brando in S:TM.

Just a thought... but it could happen. My question is: who is that big of a name today?

 

[Marz69]

You know what I've been thinking?

According to that AICN scooper (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/40410), Odin has a very small role in the movie. Having read the first draft, yeah, I kinda agree with that. He has like 10-15 minutes of screen time.

It sort of reminded of the Marlon Brando situation in Superman: The Movie.

What if they're thinking big, I mean, really big, for the Odin part? Alexander Skars is not really well known, so it fits getting a huge star for a small but important part, just like Donner did with Brando in S:TM.

Just a thought... but it could happen. My question is: who is that big of a name today?

Anthony hopkins or Sean Connery coming out of retirement. I think that's as big as you get. Marlon is rather untouchable.

 

[Canis Sapiens]

Anthony hopkins or Sean Connery coming out of retirement. I think that's as big as you get. Marlon is rather untouchable.

I hear ya. If they could get Connery back to work, the movie would get a lot of mainstream attention.

 

[Marz69]

I hear ya. If they could get Connery back to work, the movie would get a lot of mainstream attention.

That's been my Odin point. Splurge on this role even if it's short like Marlon/Superman and I believe the audience will increase.

 

[Bren]

Honestly, if the name wasn't an issue (but it probably will be), then Kulich is the best option. I mean, he was damn near mortal Thor in 13th warrior anyway and the best thing about the film - So since he's too old to be Thor, make him Thor's pappy!

But they will need a name, so how cool would it be if Connery was interested and chosen. So cool. I can dream can't I?

 

[Canis Sapiens]

Yes you can!t:

 

[The Question]

As fun as it might be to see Stellan as Odin if Alexander Skarsgard is cast as Thor, Vladimir Kulich just exudes "Odin" so much that I can't think of anyone who would be better in the role.

Honestly, I wanted Kulich as Thor initially. I know, he's in his 50s, but I always thought Thor's face, regardless of his immortality, should show the weight of age.

In any event, I would go for Stellan, simply because from what I've seen of his acting, I think he could pull of the subtly manipulative, *****e bag, what Loki would be if he were true Neutral instead of Neutral-to-Chaotic Evil, controlling father side of Thor which is, by far, my favorite aspect of the character.