Official Thor Casting Thread

[Kirk Langstrom]

I'm surprised no one's commented on this suggestion.

Nathan Jones. 6'10" 350lbs of pure muscle. He'll make Routh's Superman look like a boy scout.

EDIT: Found a good vid of him on YouTube: http://youtube.com/watch?v=4vgUu6qebj0

This is the Absorbing Man. "nuff said!

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

IESB.net reports that newly named Thor director Matthew Vaughn is rumored to be considering Kevin McKidd for the role of the God of Thunder.
Just days after Matthew Vaughn was announced as director of the Thor adaptation over at Marvel Studios, a name has started floating around industry circles as a potential lead.
Looks like there may be another superhero coming out of HBO’s Rome. First it was Ray Stevenson who was announced as the new Punisher. Now, Kevin McKidd, Rome’s Lucius Vorenus, is being rumored as the new mighty Thor!
The Thor script was penned by Mark Protosevich and is said to very origin heavy. Origin of Norse Gods, origin of the Uru Hammer, origin of how Thor came to be basically, which makes a lot of sense considering the last time most saw Thor on the big screen was in Adventures in Babysitting!
McKidd is currently shooting Made of Honor with Patrick Dempsey and finished up Dylan based on the life of poet Dylan Thomas.
The IESB has not been able to get full confirmation on this casting as of yet, we'll keep you updated!
Marvel Studios is looking to start shooting on Thor by this winter in order to stay one step ahead of the looming writers’ guild strike.

 

[Whiskey Tango]

Here's a link to the page in the Vaughn thread with pics of McKidd.

http://forums.superherohype.com/showthread.php?t=281396&page=7

 

[Wolfman]

Kevin McKidd? No thank you. I don't mind if Karl Urban doesn't get the job, but I don't want this guy either.

Thor? Nope.

 

[pencilsong]

My pick for Thor

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[Nathan]

I don't really see Thor in him either.

 

[carrrnuttt]

This is the Absorbing Man. "nuff said!

Didn't even think of that:

Looks good to me.

 

[kedrell]

^Agreed, but he'd have been a better Juggernaut I think.

 

[carrrnuttt]

^Agreed, but he'd have been a better Juggernaut I think.

Don't even get me started. I despised their choice of Juggernaut for that disappointing movie.

I didn't even know what Nathan Jones' name was until this thread, though I've seen him play bad guy in a few movies, though I know there were much better choices for Juggernaut for the X-Men movie.

 

[kedrell]

^I was ok with it, just how I was ok with how they did the Thing in the FF films since I didn't see how they'd get a live actor who fits the bill so I had to accept some limitations if they weren't gonna go with CGI like the Hulk. That was until I heard about this guy. He literally is like the Juggernaut from the comics(height-wise at least, no one weighs 900lb.).

 

[carrrnuttt]

^I was ok with it, just how I was ok with how they did the Thing in the FF films since I didn't see how they'd get a live actor who fits the bill so I had to accept some limitations if they weren't gonna go with CGI like the Hulk. That was until I heard about this guy. He literally is like the Juggernaut from the comics(height-wise at least, no one weighs 900lb.).

Well, as much as some people seem to despise wrestlers as actors, for what Juggernaut did in that movie (nothing), they could have gotten someone who's actually taller than Wolverine, and more imposing than Sabretooth, such as Goldberg or Kane. The way I see it, pro wrestlers are pretty much actors anyhow.

But I digress. Back to Thor...

 

[jeaf7]

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=13360625

Mike OHearn...nuff said.

 

[Peyton Westlake]

Is Thor from Rome?
Date : [FONT=arial, verdana]August 14, 2007</B>[/FONT] Posted By : [FONT=arial, verdana]Kirby Kegar[/FONT]

Kevin McKidd, fresh from the TV series Rome, is rumoured to have snag the lead role in Thor, Matthew Vaughn’s film take on the classic Marvel comic, according to IESB.net.
If true, McKidd will be the second cast member from Rome to have scored a superhero gig in recent weeks – co-star Ray Stevenson was recently sworn in as the new Punisher.
Whatcha think? is this guy the Thunder God?

 

[ANTOINE X]

I dont know him very well.I saw him in rome he seems ok.

 

[Jordacar]

If his new show "Journeyman" gets picked up, then he'll be too busy.

 

[ANTOINE X]

Wait a minute the guy is only 6ft? (IMDB) that can t work

 

[odiin]

You probably should have checked the Matt Vaughn... or Karl Urban thread. We already know this dude.

and lawl at thinking 6 feet is too short to work. Don't be ridiculous.

 

[Mr. Socko]

He's got a pretty big head!

 

[carrrnuttt]

and lawl at thinking 6 feet is too short to work. Don't be ridiculous.

For Thor? 6 feet IS too short.

 

[KangConquers]

For Thor? 6 feet IS too short.

well, he's more like 6'1"...but still. Yeah it's a bit short.

But let's be honest, we're not getting any taller than 6'3", because it barely exists. The likelihood of finding someone the right age, height, and build for Thor who can act is damn impossible right now.

Vladimir Kulich could've done it 10 years ago. 6'5", built, blonde, and a good actor.

Karl Urban is only 6'2", which is that much different than 6'1".

 

[odiin]

For Thor? 6 feet IS too short.

And for a person? 6' 6" is outrageously tall, and that's who's going to be playing Thor, a person, not a drawing that you can draw as tall as you want. I laugh at the people who, for some reason consider height THE most important aspect of a character and will disregard anyone who isn't that tall regardless of acting ability or even looks, and then suggest some steroid freak wrestler.

The truth is, even if someone is like 5' 7" they could still play Thor, and play him well. It would be a shorter Thor, yes, but Thor nonetheless. By the way, comic book characters are all caricatures with rippling muscles weighing over 300 pounds and are 6' 3"+, but that's all it is, a caricature. When you translate that into the real world things aren't going to be nearly that extreme.

 

[ANTOINE X]

And for a person? 6' 6" is outrageously tall, and that's who's going to be playing Thor, a person, not a drawing that you can draw as tall as you want. I laugh at the people who, for some reason consider height THE most important aspect of a character and will disregard anyone who isn't that tall regardless of acting ability or even looks, and then suggest some steroid freak wrestler.

The truth is, even if someone is like 5' 7" they could still play Thor, and play him well. It would be a shorter Thor, yes, but Thor nonetheless. By the way, comic book characters are all caricatures with rippling muscles weighing over 300 pounds and are 6' 3"+, but that's all it is, a caricature. When you translate that into the real world things aren't going to be nearly that extreme.

I totally disagree this is prejudice to say that tall people cant act! Its Hollywood fault that always pick the same type of person. There s probably good tall actors out there but they will never get a chance because Hollywood thinks otherwise

 

[carrrnuttt]

When you translate that into the real world things aren't going to be nearly that extreme.

Of course. I mean, an eight-to-nine-figure Hollywood movie IS the "real world" right?

...

Even the TV show "The Real World" isn't the "real world".

As bad as the movie was, if they can find Routh from some TV soap, they can find a more appropriate Thor. I mean, Routh's casting was one of the few bright spots of that movie.

You're advocating "settling". C'mon. They found Emmy Award winning 6'4" Vincent D'Onofrio as a pseudo-"Thor" for the "Adventures in Babysitting" movie, for chrissakes.

 

[odiin]

I'm not saying that there aren't tall people that can act. I'm saying that there are only a few people that tall to begin with, fewer still who are actors, even fewer who are good actors, even fewer who look enough like Thor, and even fewer who would be willing to do it or have time free to.

Why limit the casting like that, and disregard someone who would do a great job just for a few inches of extra height that you will barely, if at all notice on screen?

 

[carrrnuttt]

Why limit the casting like that, and disregard someone who would do a great job just for a few inches of extra height that you will barely, if at all notice on screen?

Why limit the casting like that, and stop with someone less appropriate because he can act, when I guarantee that there is someone out there that CAN act, and has the stature?

And just so you know, the stars of this movie *I think* will have to show themselves in public, out of the movie and any sort of effects.

"Wait, THAT'S Thor?" "He looked bigger on-screen..."

Savvy?