Official Thor Casting Thread

[SNIKT1950]

kevin nash would never ver be considered by Marvel. Fox isnt making this film MARVEL is

You don't know that.

 

[Still A ThorFan]

You don't know that.

We do know that.

 

[marcvader]

Dude, Conan and Thor are two totally different characters all together. Conan required very little dialogue from its lead. Thor is royalty and educated not some child slave from some village trained to be a pit fighter and thief.

 

[marcvader]

Dude, Conan and Thor are two totally different characters all together. Conan required very little dialogue from its lead. Thor is royalty and educated not some child slave from some village trained to be a pit fighter and thief.

 

[cerealkiller182]

Bottom line is THERE IS nobody else that fits that description.

I do not see how that is at all possible. Is he the biggest name that looks like? Maybe and really the only reason why you are suggesting him. You cant possibly think that he is a good actor.

I go back to my post on John Milius.

Judging by what you're saying, you would have said the same thing about Arnold 30 years ago.

Look what happened to that guy...

Arnold is more popular than DaVinci.

Arnold was successful in a decade where explosions trumped acting talent.

Since Conan Arnold made Terminator series (iconic character), True Lies (pretty good flick, great script), Predator (iconic not because of him), and a line of guilty pleasures and crappy action movies. He was successful in a time when Van Damme and Seagal were still getting work.

 

[Rust]

Too bad Russell Crowe's too old and doesn't look like the picture below right any more. That could've been a roman version of THOR. Crowe would've had the intense and tempered look and acting the role requires.

Oh well...

 

[Iron_Stark]

You don't know that.

Actually yes we do, Kevin Feige came out and pretty much said "No" to wrestlers as superheroes, when asked about the rumors about Cena as Captain America.

 

[Ronny Shade]

UGh. Russell crowe is great and all, but...not Thor.

 

[broblacksteel]

lol at some of these suggestions......u guys are sooo off it's hysterical now...thnx for the laughs though.... dont worry we will get our THOR before the end of the year....BUT until then keep the comedy up!!!

 

[SNIKT1950]

Actually yes we do, Kevin Feige came out and pretty much said "No" to wrestlers as superheroes, when asked about the rumors about Cena as Captain America.

Its not written in stone.

I do not see how that is at all possible. Is he the biggest name that looks like? Maybe and really the only reason why you are suggesting him. You cant possibly think that he is a good actor.

I know Kevin can act.

Just needs a break is all.

Arnold was successful in a decade where explosions trumped acting talent.

Since Conan Arnold made Terminator series (iconic character), True Lies (pretty good flick, great script), Predator (iconic not because of him), and a line of guilty pleasures and crappy action movies. He was successful in a time when Van Damme and Seagal were still getting work.

That's besides the point.

Milius' choice was a good choice.

The film was truly epic and that had nothing to do with 1981.

Like Thor, Conan required a specific kind of actor that was more a physical presence than an acting powerhouse.

THOR needs that presence and if they decide to turn their backs on that, the film will end up being ridiculous.

This is a mythological character, they gotta treat him like one.

 

[marcvader]

I've noticed one common trait amongst fans that promote wrestlers for leading roles, they choose to ignore the facts.

 

[Ronny Shade]

Thor needs to have a mystique about him. Something that Conan never really needed. Conan is a dirty earthy brawly dude. Thor is a godly heavenly brawly dude. He needs to convince us that he knows something we don't. Somewhere between a cockiness and a wide-eyed prophetic visionary.

 

[cerealkiller182]

I know Kevin can act.

Just needs a break is all.

Based on what

That's besides the point.

Milius' choice was a good choice.

The film was truly epic and that had nothing to do with 1981.

Like Thor, Conan required a specific kind of actor that was more a physical presence than an acting powerhouse.

THOR needs that presence and if they decide to turn their backs on that, the film will end up being ridiculous.

This is a mythological character, they gotta treat him like one.

Thor is a god not a barbarian. He has to be regal but brutal, honorable but needing (and later exhibiting) humility, heavenly but war torn. While I think Russel Crowe is a bad choice i would liken the performance of Thor to Crowe's performance of Maximus in Gladiator, a role where Crowe had immense physical presence but not an abundance of physical size which I assume you think are synonomous. Nash has physical size but not a lot of physical presence. He seems to just blend in especially in The Longest Yard the only movie where he had an actual role.

 

[tamron]

Crowe put on all of that weight for Body of Lies. I'm sure for the right role, he'd get back in Gladiator shape.

Not saying Thor is the right role, just saying Crowe didn't let himself go for no reason.

 

[louiebling$]

You don't know that.

So your sayin Kevin Nash is on the same level as RDJ, Norton,and SLJ??

 

[Ronny Shade]

Crowe put on all of that weight for Body of Lies. I'm sure for the right role, he'd get back in Gladiator shape.

Not saying Thor is the right role, just saying Crowe didn't let himself go for no reason.

I think Russell Crowe is just a fatass when he doesn't need to be in shape for a role.

 

[Ronny Shade]

I think the Dolph would have been good but he's in his fifties.

He was never the best actor but he wasn't horrible. And he had a quality about him.

 

[SNIKT1950]

Nash has physical size but not a lot of physical presence. He seems to just blend in especially in The Longest Yard the only movie where he had an actual role.

His roles in The Punisher, The Longest Yard and DOA: Dead or Alive were the best things about those films.

That's gotta say something, when a guy that keeps getting small roles is really good at them while other wrestlers that are getting lead roles (Cena, Kane, Austin) are just showcasing how TERRIBLE they are.

So your sayin Kevin Nash is on the same level as RDJ, Norton,and SLJ??

No, not at all.

Downey is an Academy Award Nominee (Chaplin), Norton is an Academy Award Nominee (American History X) and Jackson is an Academy Award Nominee (Pulp Fiction) that turned into a crappy actor that will do just about anything.

The reason I vouch for Kevin is because I know he possesses an intelligence he can bring to this character other men of his stature cannot.

He's a package deal, but a gamble in the end because he carries the wrestling stigma.

He's a surprisingly good actor, but unless someone gives him a lead, he will never get a chance to prove that.

Kevin's also a talented writer and big fan of revenger westerns and classic epics like BEN-HUR and Quo Vadis?

 

[Metamorpho1977]

I think the Dolph would have been good but he's in his fifties.

He was never the best actor but he wasn't horrible. And he had a quality about him.

Dolph Lundgren should be Ymir.

 

[cerealkiller182]

Crowe put on all of that weight for Body of Lies. I'm sure for the right role, he'd get back in Gladiator shape.

Not saying Thor is the right role, just saying Crowe didn't let himself go for no reason.

Oh I knew that and wasnt considering it I just dont think Crowe would make a good Thor. Now that I think of it though maybe Balder.

 

[SNIKT1950]

Dolph Lundgren should be Ymir.

Agreed.

*1980s Dolph woulda been the perfect old school Mighty Thor.

Nash is lookin more like Ultimate Thor.

Anybody else here think the shirt he's wearing here might be a clue?...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwfBk5pz4iE

 

[cerealkiller182]

His roles in The Punisher, The Longest Yard and DOA: Dead or Alive were the best things about those films.

That's gotta say something, when a guy that keeps getting small roles is really good at them while other wrestlers that are getting lead roles (Cena, Kane, Austin) are just showcasing how TERRIBLE they are.

He was practically born to play The Russian. I already admitted that.

He was definitely not the best part of The Longest Yard. I thought the team actually had great chemistry especially between Burt, Adam, and Chris. He was probably the worst wrestling actor in the whole movie actually.

DOA should never be used as an example of acting talent no matter who or what you are talking about. The movie sucked.

I dont see why good small roles means anything. It doesnt. The only reason he was even in The Longest Yard is because Sandler likes pro-wrestling and is always working them into his movies.

You seem to just ignore everything I say and just respond with "But hes good because I say he is" backing it with no evidence but a filmography filmed about a guy written to not talk and just hit things and 2 meathead roles and someone think he can get the combination of grace and brutality a Norse god would exhibit.

 

[SNIKT1950]

You seem to just ignore everything I say and just respond with "But hes good because I say he is" backing it with no evidence but a filmography filmed about a guy written to not talk and just hit things and 2 meathead roles and someone think he can get the combination of grace and brutality a Norse god would exhibit.

Where exactly are you getting this from?

I have a copy of Ultimate Thor right in front of me and the take on the character is pretty action oriented like something out of 300 sans the gore.

I don't know what your expectations are for this film but I can assure you they won't go into any dramatic depth.

Norton's original Hulk movie is lost in translation and what remained was an action movie with the soul of something darker.

Iron Man was VERY light and Favreau was aiming for that in hopes of bringing in the masses.

THOR is most probably gonna be somewhere in between those two films, Branagh or not.

I liked your comparison to Gladiator, but see that's a REAL film.

Not an action film that places a Norse God in the world of MARVEL.

Your sentiments on this film lead me to believe you will be dissapointed with it, and those sentiments are making you very strict on the casting.

Conan was more serious than this will probably turn out to be, and Arnold was doing what you call "Meathead" roles at that time.

Don't tell me Thor is a 180 to Conan because they are both ridiculously larger than life mythical characters that dress funny and carry enormous weapons Kevin McKidd and Brad Pitt would need a crane to lift.

 

[cerealkiller182]

Where exactly are you getting this from?

I have a copy of Ultimate Thor right in front of me and the take on the character is pretty action oriented like something out of 300 sans the gore.

I don't know what your expectations are for this film but I can assure you they won't go into any dramatic depth.

Norton's original Hulk movie is lost in translation and what remained was an action movie with the soul of something darker.

Iron Man was VERY light and Favreau was aiming for that in hopes of bringing in the masses.

THOR is most probably gonna be somewhere in between those two films, Branagh or not.

I liked your comparison to Gladiator, but see that's a REAL film.

Not an action film that places a Norse God in the world of MARVEL.

Your sentiments on this film lead me to believe you will be dissapointed with it, and those sentiments are making you very strict on the casting.

Conan was more serious than this will probably turn out to be, and Arnold was doing what you call "Meathead" roles at that time.

Don't tell me Thor is a 180 to Conan because they are both ridiculously larger than life mythical characters that dress funny and carry enormous weapons Kevin McKidd and Brad Pitt would need a crane to lift.

Are you Tim Rothman? If your not you should work for Fox, I bet they'd love you over there.

No wonder you think wrestlers should be put into place, you think all these heroes are just going to be busting heads and not much else.

Iron Man had dramatic depth. Not only did you see a man create a suit of armor to fight injustice but you saw an American CEO find a heart and soul rearrange his priorities to fix a mess he inadvertently made.

Nortons Hulk got cut to crap, but theres a financial issue as well as Nortons tendency to run amok when he gets a firm grip on a project like he did with Hulk and pissing off the rest of the creative team. Who knows the kind of politics involved in the end cut of that movie? A few things you can gather though. Unfortunately it was put into place more as a lead in to Avengers and Captain America instead of a good character piece, but the character is still able to shine through just a little (although not good enough). Instead there was decisions made by an inexperienced and young movie studio that wanted to distance itself from a dramatic heavy Ang Lee project that had a lot of bad reception despite Lee being on the right track but just missed the mark a little.

Branagh is very similar to Norton in his ability to grab hold of a project and make it his own. The difference is he is in a position to actively take charge rather than a lead actor who thinks he can do whatever he wants (while I love Norton he does seem to be a bit of a ***** when it comes to creative control)

And where Im getting the sentiment of grace and brutality is the actual Norse mythology that inspired 616 Thor, not the mess of Ultimate Thor which was obviously inspired by Troy and 300.

 

[Chewy]

With Branagh directing Thor will not be a wrestler. No chance. Which is one of the reasons I love the choice so much.