Official Thor Casting Thread

[Artistsean]

I don't mind if they go with an unknown, but they should go with an actor like Sean Bean or Gerard Butler. Someone with the ability to act, but with the physical appearance they have. Someone who can be bulky and look rugged (not Brad Pitt.)(and not a wrestler.)
Maybe someone who could speak sort of Shakespearean without making it sound silly.

 

[Ronny Shade]

So basically they need a European.

 

[Chewy]

Brad Pitt would be a MUCH better choice than Gerard "He was in 300 so he should be in everything else!" Butler.

 

[Ronny Shade]

Brad Pitt and Gerard Butler would both be bad.

 

[Chewy]

Agreed, although I think Brad Pitt would do a better job than the Karl Urbans and Gerard Butlers that come up every 5 posts.

 

[Project862006]

kevin is a terrible actor #1 and if you have followed his wrestling career you know he has had numerous knee surgeries wont be able to move lol

 

[Ronny Shade]

If we got Brad Pitt it'd end up like Interview with a Vampire.

 

[Chewy]

Pitt's had some great performances (Twelve Monkeys, Se7en, Jesse James, etc). I could see a Kenneth Branagh directed Thor starring Brad Pitt either being great or hammy as hell.

Not to mention the somewhat hilarious prospect of a CG Brad Pitt fighting a CG Edward Norton in The Avengers.

 

[Ronny Shade]

I always felt Pitt failed as a leading man. Great character actor,tho

 

[Metamorpho1977]

Pitt's had some great performances (Twelve Monkeys, Se7en, Jesse James, etc). I could see a Kenneth Branagh directed Thor starring Brad Pitt either being great or hammy as hell.

Not to mention the somewhat hilarious prospect of a CG Brad Pitt fighting a CG Edward Norton in The Avengers.

The first rule about CG Brad Pitt fighting CG Edward Norton, is you never talk about CG Brad Pitt fighting CG Edward Norton.

 

[Ronny Shade]

The first rule about CG Brad Pitt fighting CG Edward Norton, is you never talk about CG Brad Pitt fighting CG Edward Norton.

You never put it on film, either

 

[SNIKT1950]

I don't mind if they go with an unknown, but they should go with an actor like Sean Bean or Gerard Butler. Someone with the ability to act, but with the physical appearance they have. Someone who can be bulky and look rugged (not Brad Pitt.)(and not a wrestler.)Maybe someone who could speak sort of Shakespearean without making it sound silly.

I don't see any logic to this.

Thor isn't Shakespearean at all.

We're talking about a 7 foot tall Scandinavian wardog.

A larger/blonder version of Leonidas.

A cockier shade of the Maximus character.

He is certainly NOT some TROYish poet pretty boy with a European passport.

kevin is a terrible actor #1...

You base that entirely on his wrestling career so its an unfair verdict.

If Kevin had done some leading roles where he proved to be a terrible actor, then I wouldn't be vouching for the man's acting talents.

...and if you have followed his wrestling career you know he has had numerous knee surgeries wont be able to move lol

This is something I brushed over earlier and its a really bad misconception.

Kevin may have had a few (NOT 20) knee repairs done throughout the years, but they haven't crippled him.

He's very mobile, never hesitates to hit the mats at full force and trains for hours at a time.

Kevin may be 50, but physically he's 10 years younger.

The injuries are more of a gimmick for Kevin than a reality.

Without that gimmick, Kevin would be impossible to take down, so they use it as his kryptonite. Its gotten really pointless though.

Brad Pitt and Gerard Butler would both be bad.

I agree with this a great deal.

To this day I don't understand why people think ANYONE that participated in TROY and 300 is automatically a good candidate for THOR.

Brad Pitt was a poor achilles in my opinion.

I really didn't like what Petersen did with that film.

I call it "The Pretentious Epic".

Karl Urban isn't even a good actor as far as I'm concerned.

Pathfinder certainly doesn't raise my confidence in his ability to play Thor in any way.

Gerard Butler was great as Leonidas, but that's it.

It was it was it was.

His looks are completely wrong for Thor.

In the end, all these guys are little.

And no matter how you look at it, its an issue.

At least for me.

 

[KangConquers]

I don't see any logic to this.

Thor isn't Shakespearean at all.

We're talking about a 7 foot tall Scandinavian wardog.

A larger/blonder version of Leonidas.

A cockier shade of the Maximus character.

He is certainly NOT some TROYish poet pretty boy with a European passport.



You base that entirely on his wrestling career so its an unfair verdict.

If Kevin had done some leading roles where he proved to be a terrible actor, then I wouldn't be vouching for the man's acting talents.



This is something I brushed over earlier and its a really bad misconception.

Kevin may have had a few (NOT 20) knee repairs done throughout the years, but they haven't crippled him.

He's very mobile, never hesitates to hit the mats at full force and trains for hours at a time.

Kevin may be 50, but physically he's 10 years younger.

The injuries are more of a gimmick for Kevin than a reality.

Without that gimmick, Kevin would be impossible to take down, so they use it as his kryptonite. Its gotten really pointless though.



I agree with this a great deal.

To this day I don't understand why people think ANYONE that participated in TROY and 300 is automatically a good candidate for THOR.

Brad Pitt was a poor achilles in my opinion.

I really didn't like what Petersen did with that film.

I call it "The Pretentious Epic".

Karl Urban isn't even a good actor as far as I'm concerned.

Pathfinder certainly doesn't raise my confidence in his ability to play Thor in any way.

Gerard Butler was great as Leonidas, but that's it.

It was it was it was.

His looks are completely wrong for Thor.

In the end, all these guys are little.

And no matter how you look at it, its an issue.

At least for me.

First off you obviously know nothing about Wrestling; Kevin Nash's bad knees have cost companies tons of money, and have put him out during pushes, forcing them to fudge their way into new scenarios. He was supposed to feud with kane during Summer 2002, but then he TORE HIS KNEE RUNNING! He didn't fall...he ran...stumbled and was out of action for 8 months. That's not a gimmick; that's a physical limitation.

Any man over 6'6" who's an athlete will have knee problems past a certain age; Nash is lucky he can even walk.

On top of all this, the guy can't act worth ****. Hell, he can't wrestle worth **** either. He's a big washed up overrated loser.


I'd rather have Napolean Dynamite as Thor than Kevin Nash.

Also, P.S. Thor is 6'6", not 7'. And he's only 5" taller than Iron Man in the comics, who's currently being played by someone 5'8". You can do a 6'2" Thor.

 

[SNIKT1950]

First off you obviously know nothing about Wrestling

No, I guess 3 years of doing wrestling shows from Atlanta to Portland doesn't qualify me as a guy who knows a thing about wrestling

Kevin Nash's bad knees have cost companies tons of money, and have put him out during pushes, forcing them to fudge their way into new scenarios. He was supposed to feud with kane during Summer 2002, but then he TORE HIS KNEE RUNNING! He didn't fall...he ran...stumbled and was out of action for 8 months. That's not a gimmick; that's a physical limitation.

Yes, Kevin's had some injuries but nothing like what the media would have you believe. I say this from seeing Kevin in action up close.

The stuff regarding the companies is completely off your radar, trust me.

Any man over 6'6" who's an athlete will have knee problems past a certain age; Nash is lucky he can even walk.

This is just an irrational and quite ridiculous statement.

On top of all this, the guy can't act worth ****. Hell, he can't wrestle worth **** either. He's a big washed up overrated loser.

This is childish and juvenile.

I'd rather have Napolean Dynamite as Thor than Kevin Nash.

How old are you?

Also, P.S. Thor is 6'6", not 7'. And he's only 5" taller than Iron Man in the comics, who's currently being played by someone 5'8". You can do a 6'2" Thor.

I think here you're just trying to correct me, but I'll say this, Hugh Jackman is 6'3" at a pretty big 220.

I find the idea of a smaller Thor than Wolverine pretty ridiculous.

Even though the two will never cross paths, general audiences should be able to say "The guy playing Thor is the biggest. Even bigger than the Wolverine guy."

Also, if you're gonna discuss casting choices for Thor with me, great.

If you're gonna be immature and make absurd/offensive comments don't expect a reply from me.

 

[Brian Braddock]

If you were to go that route and compare almost any future casting choices for Marvel characters against Jackmans' height; they are all gonna seem small, relatively speaking.

Just because Singer cast an actor who was taller than the character he was portraying shouldn't mean that other directors have to have 'he needs to be taller than Jackman' in the back of their minds when casting their films.

As you've just said, Jackman's Wolverine will never be seen alongside Thor on screen; so to make the statement that as he's 6'3", the actor cast for Thor needs to be taller is kinda redundant.

Personally, I'd prefer a younger guy (because the script requires it), of Scandinavian descent, who has a decent and credible body of acting work behind him.

With that, I'm still sticking with Alexander Skarsgard.

 

[Wolfman]

TOO OLD!!! And CAN'T ACT!!!

Let's not suggest any wrestlers, please.

 

[SNIKT1950]

If you were to go that route and compare almost any future casting choices for Marvel characters against Jackmans' height; they are all gonna seem small, relatively speaking.

Well see the only character that I believe should be naturally taller than Jackman and just a hell of alot bigger, is Thor.

Banner, Stark, Capi, Pym, etc...All smaller than Wolverine.

An Asguardian War God just sounds like something larger than life, something larger than Wolverine.

Personally, I'd prefer a younger guy (because the script requires it), of Scandinavian descent, who has a decent and credible body of acting work behind him. With that, I'm still sticking with Alexander Skarsgard.

Honestly I like your choice.

Not completely, but I kinda see where you're going by picking him.

He's got the right stature, his acting is good enough and he's got the Scandinavian heritage.

Plus he's got the AMAZING Stellan Skarsgard for a dad.

What I don't like about him, is the very lean physique that wreaks of Brad Pitt in TROY.

Small yet defined arms, very compact torso, a wide back with no volume...

I honestly think he'd look too delicate in the outfit.

He isn't menacing AT ALL and looks like the guy Stark and Banner would pick on t:

For me Thor needs to be the muscle of the group, that's what he was in the comic since The Hulk kept leaving.

TOO OLD!!!...

I dissagree.

As I've said before, Kevin may be 50, but he looks 35.

Ultimate Thor looks to be in the same age range as Kevin.

A man with some mileage, but not worn out, that has a great deal of character in his mug.

Scary yet charming.

And CAN'T ACT!!!

Once again, you base that completely on his body of work in the wrestling arena - and I understand how by doing that he would automatically be disqualified for playing Thor.

I've said it here many times, most wrestlers ARE in fact very bad actors.

Kevin doesn't fit in that category.

He is an anomaly amongst them.

A guy that despite being surrounded by those guys for 20 years, somehow managed to create some genuine acting skills.

If given the opportunity, Kevin could prove himself as an actor and surpass people's generally negative attitude towards the idea of him leading a film.

Steve Austin had his chance. Kane had his chance. John Cena had his chance. Triple H had his chance.

All WWE, All failed attempts at acting.

If Kevin gets a chance, I don't see him failing.

 

[Vartha]

People THERE WON'T be ANY WRESTLERS. Look for the artical in this thread, they are going the SAME route as Iron Man with Thor's Roll.
There is only ONE wrestler who even comes CLOSE to looking in his 20's and thats the Edge.

GIVE IT UP no wrestlers will be Thor. MAYBE an Asgardian but not the major roll.

 

[Brian Braddock]

Snikt, In terms of his build - I've no worries;Skarsgard can just load up on whey protein and creatine and get himself into a gym pronto.

In terms of Nash's acting outside of wrestling, apart from playing the Russian in 'the Punisher', I havent seen him in anything but, as one of the few people who have seen 'D.O.A'; I can at least confirm that Nash does do a very, very good Hulk Hogan; so much so that I'd be intrigued to know if Terry Bolea has actually seen it and what his thoughts are of it.

 

[Brian Braddock]

People THERE WON'T be ANY WRESTLERS. Look for the artical in this thread, they are going the SAME route as Iron Man with Thor's Roll.
There is only ONE wrestler who even comes CLOSE to looking in his 20's and thats the Edge.

GIVE IT UP no wrestlers will be Thor. MAYBE an Asgardian but not the major roll.

As I said, I could see Nash as Heimdall; but certainly not Thor.

Definately not the lead in a multi-million $$$$ adaption of one of Marvels most popular characters.

 

[SNIKT1950]

People THERE WON'T be ANY WRESTLERS. Look for the artical in this thread, they are going the SAME route as Iron Man with Thor's Roll.

I think you meant to say "Role" correct?

Then again you spelled "article" wrong too.

Anyway, Iron Man required a normal human being inside the suit, not what is supposed to be a mythological entity.

To compare casting options for Tony Stark with those of Thor is irrational.

There is only ONE wrestler who even comes CLOSE to looking in his 20's and thats the Edge.

Edge has ZERO personality, but he is a pretty big dude with somewhat decent moves.

Kevin's bigger, and a heck of alot more interesting.

Plus, he can act too

GIVE IT UP no wrestlers will be Thor. MAYBE an Asgardian but not the major roll.

I know its too much to ask to put Kevin aside from that label of just being another wrestler.

That's why I kinda know where you're coming from with this opinion.

Snikt, In terms of his build - I've no worries;Skarsgard can just load up on whey protein and creatine and get himself into a gym pronto.

I'm thinking roids.

LOTS of very expensive roids

In terms of Nash's acting outside of wrestling, apart from playing the Russian in 'the Punisher', I havent seen him in anything but, as one of the few people who have seen 'D.O.A'; I can at least confirm that Nash does do a very, very good Hulk Hogan; so much so that I'd be intrigued to know if Terry Bolea has actually seen it and what his thoughts are of it.

I know Kev and Hogan are really good friends, so it was definitely a nod to Hogan by mocking his ridiculous Hogan Knows Best persona.

That Hogan bit in DOA is really (like most of Kevin's films) the only good thing about that movie.

*I posted some vids of Kevin that'll crack you up a few pages back, give them a look.

Definately not the lead in a multi-million $$$$ adaption of one of Marvels most popular characters.

You know, I think this may be the best thing Kevin has going for him in regards to this role.

MARVEL could get him for very little money and that's definitely an upside to what they had to drop on Norton and Downey.

No studio will ever pass up a chance on saving a buck as long as the product can deliver.

 

[spider-neil]

I'm amazed with the suggestion of wrestlers, absolutely amazed.
a wrestler would have fit the build of batman far better than bale but can you imagine the difference in quality of BB if a wrestler were cast. goodness gracious me.

thor is an incredibly complex character, he is someone who has been alive for hundreds of years, has almost no peers in regards to raw power, is a prince of asgard, the most powerful weapon created, so you have character to has extreme arrogance (a god complex LOL!) and over the course of this movie he has to learn humility and how to treat lesser people with dignity and respect and some people think that range of emotion can be pulled off by...a wrestler.

 

[SNIKT1950]

I'm amazed with the suggestion of wrestlers, absolutely amazed.

And again I proceed to clarify I am not advocating for the wrestling community's ability to act (doesn't anyone actually go back and read through the thread? t.

I am vouching for Kevin Nash's ability to act.

No other wrestler's.

thor is an incredibly complex character, he is someone who has been alive for hundreds of years, has almost no peers in regards to raw power, is a prince of asgard, the most powerful weapon created, so you have character to has extreme arrogance (a god complex LOL!) and over the course of this movie he has to learn humility and how to treat lesser people with dignity and respect and some people think that range of emotion can be pulled off by...a wrestler.

All the qualities you described, Kevin can pull off.

Alot of other regular looking actors can pull it off too, but why not have the package deal?

Kevin can project great depth when encountering loss.

And to add to that he displays some of the greatest on-screen menace I've seen in years.

This is an immensely powerful man with frightening qualities.

The audience, specially those unfamiliar with him, would be in awe of his fury.

That's a quality Skarsgard definitely lacks.

No threatening or menacing qualities to him.

 

[captaintass]

In terms of Nash's acting outside of wrestling, apart from playing the Russian in 'the Punisher', I havent seen him in anything but, as one of the few people who have seen 'D.O.A';

Nash was the best thing in the 'Longest Yard' remake.

 

[andy3395]

i think that HHH would be fantastic as thor, but he would need to practise thors way of speaking!