Official Thor Casting Thread

[ANTOINE X]

I'm blonde and norwegian...but I'm only 5'10" ...blame that on my sicilian side I guess.

well I m 6'' anyways if you wanted to do Thor you re too small but in every day world you and me are standard size t:

 

[KangConquers]

well I m 6'' anyways if you wanted to do Thor you re too small but in every day world you and me are standard size t:

Hahahah.

I mean, I'm all for a big Thor...but I'd much rather have McKidd than Triple H. Triple H is a terrible choice.

 

[odiin]

Hahahah.

I mean, I'm all for a big Thor...but I'd much rather have McKidd than Triple H. Triple H is a terrible choice.

Not to mention the fact that McKidd is only 2 shorter than Triple H to begin with. Two freaking inches! You won't even NOTICE the difference. Then again, it wouldn't surprise me if some of the people here don't actually WATCH movies, but rather sit intensively for an hour and a half doing nothing by concentrating on the difference in height between the actors in a film.

 

[carrrnuttt]

I just don't want the movie to settle, when there are other possibilities. Here's one I found rummaging through Google:

http://www.martinvoll.com/

Actor

Martin graduated from East 15 Acting School in 1999. He has since appeared in the feature film Sitting Ducks, directed by BAFTA-winner Gerald Fox, and the shorts The Video Tape and Meli Melo. He also hugely enjoyed working with Dom Joly on a small part in a special edition of Trigger Happy TV.

His theatre credits include the male lead in Jon Fosse's A Summer's Day at the Palace Theatre and Apsyrtus/King Pelias in a tour of Medea with Amazonia Theatre Company.

And according to this, he's multi-lingual, and based in the UK: http://www.voiceovers.co.uk/martin.voll/noshock.html

If that guy is anything near 6' tall, I'd prefer someone like him over either the director's or Marvel's choices.

And I am sure there are more like him we don't know about, toiling in obscurity, waiting for a call from Valhalla.

 

[odiin]

So basically you just found a random guy and you liked his face so therefore he's a great actor and the right person to lead a 100+ million dollar blockbuster film.

 

[carrrnuttt]

So basically you just found a random guy and you liked his face so therefore he's a great actor and the right person to lead a 100+ million dollar blockbuster film.

If I can find this random guy free of charge from my desk at work, what do you think the studio can find, with thousands of agents wanting their business?

It's not just his face either. It's in combination with his background as a theater and voiceover actor. It's just a bonus that he happens to also be Norwegian, and I am sure can do the accent well (duh). I can't judge his chops with what little I know, but studios do casting calls exactly for this reason.

I want them to look, not settle.

 

[ANTOINE X]

If I can find this random guy free of charge from my desk at work, what do you think the studio can find, with thousands of agents wanting their business?

It's not just his face either. It's in combination with his background as a theater and voiceover actor. It's just a bonus that he happens to also be Norwegian, and I am sure can do the accent well (duh). I can't judge his chops with what little I know, but studios do casting calls exactly for this reason.

I want them to look, not settle.

I have no problem with unknown actors,Tobey did it , Christopher reeve did it why not some one for Thor. I always said that they should focus their money on directors and producers more instead of the actors: actors are too expensive these days and do not guaranty a blockbuster.

 

[jaguarr]

Here: IF "ADVENTURES IN BABYSITTING" CAN FIND AN AWARD-WINNING, 6'4" "THOR", WHY CAN'T THE ACTUAL THOR MOVIE?

Yeah, and that guy was a master thespian who could carry an entire film on his shoulders.

The Superman franchise found TWO actors the proper height for Superman, one 6'3" (Routh), the other 6'4" (Reeves). If you want to count Tom Welling, he's 6'3" also. Dean Cain is only 6' tall, but Superman can get away with thet much better than Thor can, you'd think.

You keep referencing Routh as a great find. He has the unique gift of looking like Christopher Reeves but he's one of the stiffest actors I think I've ever seen. For that reason, he's not that great of a find. He was way out of his league and even painful to watch at times in that film because he was so obviously uncomfortable and unnatural in what he was doing. Looks alone shouldn't drive a character casting choice.

All that said, I'm not sold on this guy yet. I'm not against him doing the film at this point. I think he could probably do it, but is he ideal? I don't know. At least they aren't getting Michael Clark Duncan to do it.

jag

 

[jaguarr]

I just don't want the movie to settle, when there are other possibilities. Here's one I found rummaging through Google:

http://www.martinvoll.com/

And according to this, he's multi-lingual, and based in the UK: http://www.voiceovers.co.uk/martin.voll/noshock.html

If that guy is anything near 6' tall, I'd prefer someone like him over either the director's or Marvel's choices.

And I am sure there are more like him we don't know about, toiling in obscurity, waiting for a call from Valhalla.

He looks like Lars Ulrich, not Thor. Give him a call if they make a Metallica bio-pic.
jag

 

[carrrnuttt]

He looks like Lars Ulrich, not Thor. Give him a call if they make a Metallica bio-pic.
jag

Wow.

• I don't give a flying you-know-what about the actor I posted. It's a simplified example of conducting a search and getting closer to a goal. So you disparaging the actor I posted in no way invalidates the simple premise I am after: LOOK, and not SETTLE.
• Are you, and the other "settlers" in this thread somehow scared of the prospect of some unkown actor in this movie?
• Is it too far-fetched an idea that in a world of millions of starving actors there is a perfect Thor out there that can satisfy at least a major portion of the character's requirements, AND can act, and we just don't know him yet?

 

[jaguarr]

I don't think anyone's saying that they should just stop looking, carrrrrrrnuttttttt. If a suitable lead popped up out of nowhere, the producers would probably be open to it. But I think some folks aren't saying that this guy is the worst fit for it, either. It's just a rumor at this point, anyway. No need to get your panties in a twist.

But, seriously, if you're going to support your point by posting pictures of possible Thor's, find guys that look like Thor at least because your whole argument is that the lead in this film should look exactly like Thor. Posting pics of guys that look like Lars Ulrich sort of goes against the grain of your argument and just serves to illustrate that it's not an easy task to find a decent actor that actually looks like Thor.

jag

 

[dpm07]

This guy's forehead is waaaay too big. I agree. He could play Lars Ulrich in a Metallica bio-pic. Does anyone know if they are making a Metallica film? If so, I'd definitely audition this guy.

 

[iamthunderbeast]

This is a joke... but JOHAN HEGG of Amon Amarth!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Hegg
dudes like 6'7" or something, a real life norsemen and has the speach capibilities of dolph lundgren, haha.

 

[KangConquers]

So basically you just found a random guy and you liked his face so therefore he's a great actor and the right person to lead a 100+ million dollar blockbuster film.

Watch out, Carrrnuttt is going to flame you, than douse you with some piss and moan.

Because you know, the look is more important than the actor to him. He's probably going to question my IQ, question whether I can put my own pants on, or insult me in other ways.

Carrnuttt, your choice sucks. Sorry. Here's your consolation prize kid.

it'll make life not hurt so much anymore, okay.

 

[carrrnuttt]

Watch out, Carrrnuttt is going to flame you, than douse you with some piss and moan.

Because you know, the look is more important than the actor to him. He's probably going to question my IQ, question whether I can put my own pants on, or insult me in other ways.

Carrnuttt, your choice sucks. Sorry. Here's your consolation prize kid.

it'll make life not hurt so much anymore, okay.

LMAO

You're basically pissing and moaning about me pissing and moaning. And I apologize, but your insecure rant about your college degree qualifies you more as as a "kid" than me pwning (yes, NOT a word) you regarding what is a word or isn't.

I flamed you, because your first responses to my suggestions were just a wee bit condescending, like you are the supreme authority on all that is Thor. You and your "degree" needs to unloosen (yes, that is a word) like a relaxing sphincter, which you certainly are playing the role of.

My choice is insignificant. Yours is too. Yes, even with your degree. I am simply imploring the people whose choices do count to conduct a more thorough "look-see" prior to settling on their first choices.

If you want to interpret that as me favoring looks over acting ability, then that's your own flawed deduction. I find it even funnier that my latest suggestion, a theater trained Norwegian actor (Thor IS a Norse God, isn't he?), is being disparaged for his looks.

 

[KangConquers]

The difference between my flaming and yours is you're getting all puffy faced and pissy. I'm actually having a good time with it.

As for your choice, and my choice. They don't matter; you're correct. Basically, what we're down to is Triple H and Kevin McKidd. Those are what the studio and the producer respectively want.

Now...as much as I'd love that perfect Thor, it's not happening. So who would you prefer between Trips and McKidd?

 

[carrrnuttt]

The difference between my flaming and yours is you're getting all puffy faced and pissy. I'm actually having a good time with it.

This is what happens when someone gets uppity with me at 2:00 in the morning, whilst I suffer from insomnia.

And don't start misrepresenting yourself now - you got just as crotchety as I was. I'm just less averse to saying what's on my mind than most.

As for your choice, and my choice. They don't matter; you're correct. Basically, what we're down to is Triple H and Kevin McKidd. Those are what the studio and the producer respectively want.

Not really. What the director wants is a good movie. What the studio wants is a profitable one. Vice versa is also applicable, but I'd say those are each's priorities.

The Director: Personally, I think Vaughn is simply settled on a good, Caucasian actor that can look Nordic enough. I understand he'd want an actor that he feels can convey his feel for the movie, but if this is how this director is "feeling" Thor, shouldn't we as fans be offended? Shouldn't he at least try to find a more appropriate role-player?

Marvel: Besides seeing Thor in his stature, Marvel is seeing dollar signs with Triple H, seeing as how popular wrestling is. You've already conveyed enough of the worry we face with him as Thor, so no need to reiterate it.

Now...as much as I'd love that perfect Thor, it's not happening. So who would you prefer between Trips and McKidd?

Who says it isn't happening? Especially when the title of the article introducing the director's choice has a question mark at the end, and Marvel might still change its mind, if the fans let them know they don't like their choice.

I don't have a preference. I don't like either equally. If I had a preference, the tangent I went on in this debate would have been completely different.

 

[srh1son]

WRONG! Did YOU know about Routh before he was cast as Superman? Did most of the world know anything about D'Onofrio before he became "Thor"?

D'Onofrio already had his moment to shine a year before "Adventures in Babysitting" in "Full Metal Jacket" as Pvt. Pyle.

I think more people probably remember him as the recruit who kills his drill instructor and himself than as a blonde mechanic some girl mistakes for a comic book character. Hell, more people saw "Men in Black" when he played the farmer taken over by an alien than either of those two films.

 

[Arkady Rossovich]

That seems like a good choice,but before anything final is done..there should be more searching.

 

[odiin]

That seems like a good choice,but before anything final is done..there should be more searching.

That's all well and good, but keep in mind that they start filming in winter.

 

[ANTOINE X]

what about Kevin sorbo is only 6.3ft but thats better than 6ft. We will have to voice over for a Norwegian accent.

 

[odiin]

what about Kevin sorbo is only 6.3ft but thats better than 6ft. We will have to voice over for a Norwegian accent.

Please tell me you're joking.

Kevin Sorbo is cheesy as all hell, that's about the same as suggesting Fabio.

As for the voice dub? wtf, dude, forget about it. Unless a character is CG or under heavy make-up they're not going to hire one person for the body and then another for the voice, that's ridiculous and would look, and sound ******ed.

 

[ANTOINE X]

Please tell me you're joking.

Kevin Sorbo is cheesy as all hell, that's about the same as suggesting Fabio.

As for the voice dub? wtf, dude, forget about it. Unless a character is CG or under heavy make-up they're not going to hire one person for the body and then another for the voice, that's ridiculous and would look, and sound ******ed.

Well he s not my first choice but lets not exaggerate things here we don t really need an oscar winner to do Thor. Thor he s not that complex.

 

[odiin]

I can assure you, that was no exaggeration on my part. Sorbo is a joke.

 

[ANTOINE X]

Thomas Welling he s also 6ft3 ?....nah!Forget it!