Official Thor Casting Thread

[TheCorpulent1]

Michael Pitt is the only other actor whose name I remember.

 

[JP]

Eva Green.

 

[Sasquatch]

Thanks. Now I know I've never seen it.

 

[Chewy]

It was probably Sunshine Cleaning that made me dig Clifton Collins, Jr. I liked the way he took a role that was pretty dumb on the page and made it into something I could latch onto without feeling totally manipulated. It was fun seeing him stand around menacingly in Star Trek (again, the script) and so now I'm really curious as to what the hell he might be doing in Kenneth Branagh's Thor.

The actor posted two messages in the last 24 hours about the film, via Twitter. First, "Studying my ass off for THOR, gonna be a late night, well worth the loss of sleep!" then "...hitting THOR hard this mornin!" Suggests there's an audition today for Branagh's picture. But for what role? I'm not going to assume that Collins doesn't take his work seriously, but if he's really got to research the role there's the implication that it's more sizable than some run of the mill antagonist. But he's not exactly the Asgardian type, right?

Hopefully bringing these to wider attention won't hurt his chances. I'd like to see him get the role and develop into a reliable character actor (in a decade or so, the guy is going to have an awesome face) and not have to sit around following country music luminaries and David Faustino on Twitter.

Thanks to Justin for pointing this out.

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[Lobo]

Hogun?

http://www.exposay.com/celebrity-photos/clifton-collins-jr-wonderland-movie-premiere-1AU0EL.jpg

 

[TheCorpulent1]

That's the only character he looks like that I could come up with off the top of my head. But he's not any of the ethnicities the casting call listed.

Maybe he's auditioning for a makeup-intensive role? Like a troll or a giant or something?

 

[Canis Sapiens]

I believe it's Fandral (with dyed hair or a wig, it could work). Or maybe a viking in the Midgard sequence. They're looking for an asian for Hogun, so I don't think that's the case.

 

[Chewy]

Maybe he's auditioning for a makeup-intensive role?

Malekith?

 

[Lobo]

Just thought this might be interesting to some, Wizards old Thor casting calls

http://www.immortalthor.net/castingcall.html

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I believe it's Fandral (with dyed hair or a wig, it could work). Or maybe a viking in the Midgard sequence. They're looking for an asian for Hogun, so I don't think that's the case.

I guess I could see him as Fandral with a dye-job.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Clifton Collins Jr is actually one hell of an actor. Am I thinking of the right guy when I say he was the killer in Capote? Though Philip Seymour Hoffman got all the praise in that film (deservedly so, it was an Oscar-worthy performance), Clifton Collins Jr acted his ass off in his role. Really underrated actor.

 

[louiebling$]

Clifton Collins Jr is actually one hell of an actor. Am I thinking of the right guy when I say he was the killer in Capote? Though Philip Seymour Hoffman got all the praise in that film (deservedly so, it was an Oscar-worthy performance), Clifton Collins Jr acted his ass off in his role. Really underrated actor.

i 100% agree he is really underated.. every performance ive seen he was fantastic in.

 

[Octoberist]

heck yeah Clifton Collins Jr is underrated. Jeez, he even played a Mexican druglord in Crank 2. He's amazing.

 

[cerealkiller182]

Cliff Curtis is better

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

I'd like an unknown actress with dark hair and blue or green eyes (think a young Courtney Cox maybe) cast in the role of Lady Sif. And as a Scandinavian goddess, striking good looks would be nice.. not to mention acting chops.

Not crazy about Natalie Portman, but I suppose she would make a decent Jane Foster.

 

[Chewy]

It'd be funny if Collins was cast, considering he and Hemsworth were both cast in Trek at the same time

 

[Still A ThorFan]

I believe it's Fandral (with dyed hair or a wig, it could work). Or maybe a viking in the Midgard sequence. They're looking for an asian for Hogun, so I don't think that's the case.

How do you know they want an Asian Hogun?

 

[Lobo]

How do you know they want an Asian Hogun?

It was in the casting call for Hogun. http://spoilertv-movies.blogspot.com/2009/05/thor-official-casting-call-for-hogun.html

 

[He-Man]

Not Asian but I can see it.

 

[ArmsHeldOut]

We'll see..

 

[Canis Sapiens]

Not Asian but I can see it.

Yeah, me too. He'd be a fine Hogun.

 

[Brian Braddock]

Not Asian but I can see it.

Wasnt he the drug dealer in Rules of Attraction?

If it is him, he over-acted terribly in that one.

Of course, as thats the only thing I've seen him in - it may have just been a one off.

 

[He-Man]

Wasnt he the drug dealer in Rules of Attraction?

If it is him, he over-acted terribly in that one.

Of course, as thats the only thing I've seen him in - it may have just been a one off.

Yeah that was him. He was also in 187 with Samuel L. Jackson.

 

[Keyser Soze]

To get a sense of Clifton Collins Jr's acting ability, here's an excerpt from Capote:

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[Chewy]

Wasnt he the drug dealer in Rules of Attraction?

If it is him, he over-acted terribly in that one.

Of course, as thats the only thing I've seen him in - it may have just been a one off.

You haven't at least seen Trek? For shame