Official Thor Casting Thread

[bunk]

It's okay. Maybe your statements will be a accurate next time.

 

[Sawyer]

to this news.

 

[anrrd_2]

What type of odin are they going for anyway? The eternally youthful god-of-gods? Or the older, wiser type? I say russel crowe for the first...anthony hopkins for the latter

http://www.superherohype.com/news/thornews.php?id=8799
totally called it!!!!

 

[NEXUS 6]

Rupert Friend for Balder

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Oh I'll tell you what's dumb. Claiming to like something just because it's popular at the time and never bothering to look at things objectively. If you knew anything about acting as an artform you would quickly realise that most of those people are woefully overhyped. The sad part is that they are preventing other talented actors from getting a much deserved break into the mainstream, however brief it may be. As an aside, you want the audience to be entirely focused on the story and the characters instead of the 'star power' of the actors playing said characters .

Or... people could just disagree with you and actually think Hopkins is a good actor.

 

[Aeltri]

Erm, I already said that he is a decent actor . To summarize my concerns:

1. He has already been cast in similar fatherly/mentor type roles before.
2. Again, overexposure and suspension of disbelief when one sees *the* Anthony Hopkins as a Norse god .
3. Odin is a voice driven character and AH sounds a bit nasal making him comparatively unimposing...as if his lack of stature wasn't enough!

These might seem like minor details to you, but no one can say that they are unimportant.

 

[cerealkiller182]

Do you just expect every actor to play only one character than retire? Hes not even that overexposed. Frankly looking at his filmography, the Hannibal movies are really the only thing that has given him universal appeal. Some actors keep getting roles because they are popular and bring in dough, no question. But most of Hopkins work has been under the radar. World's Fastest Indian, Fracture, and Hearts of Atlantis werent necessarily breaking box office records. Even his roles in studio pictures are very under the radar like Bad Company. And if you think they were going to find an older actor who HASNT played a father/mentor role, you are going to be searching for a long LONG time.

 

[anrrd_2]

Erm, I already said he is a decent actor . Thing is he has already been cast in similar fatherly/mentor type roles before. Main thing is overexposure and suspension of disbelief when one sees 'Hannibal' as a Norse god . Secondly, Odin is a voice driven character while AH sounds a bit nasal making him rather unimposing. They might seem like minor details to you, but no one can say they are unimportant.

have you seen "The Edge"? Sir Phillip Anthony Hopkins most certainly can sound imposing. He has perfected the art of the soft spoken maniac, but he can still turn up the volume when needed.

Do you just expect every actor to play only one character than retire? Hes not even that overexposed. Frankly looking at his filmography, the Hannibal movies are really the only thing that has given him universal appeal. Some actors keep getting roles because they are popular and bring in dough, no question. But most of Hopkins work has been under the radar. World's Fastest Indian, Fracture, and Hearts of Atlantis werent necessarily breaking box office records. Even his roles in studio pictures are very under the radar like Bad Company. And if you think they were going to find an older actor who HASNT played a father/mentor role, you are going to be searching for a long LONG time.

its like saying Liam Neeson should not have been cast for Zeus in "Clash of the Titans"

 

[chiefchirpa]

Liam Neeson should not have become Zeus. He should have become Dr Strange.

 

[Antonello Blueberry]

Liam Neeson should not have become Zeus. He should have become Dr Strange.

Liam Neeson should be the co-star of my movie.

 

[TheCorpulent1]

Erm, I already said that he is a decent actor . To summarize my concerns:

1. He has already been cast in similar fatherly/mentor type roles before.
2. Again, overexposure and suspension of disbelief when one sees *the* Anthony Hopkins as a Norse god .
3. Odin is a voice driven character and AH sounds a bit nasal making him comparatively unimposing...as if his lack of stature wasn't enough!

These might seem like minor details to you, but no one can say that they are unimportant.

I kind of don't think they're that important. Thor is going to be a fun popcorn movie, just like every other Marvel movie has been. People got over the fact that Megan Fox and Shia LeBouf basically played high school versions of themselves in Transformers, so I'm sure Anthony Hopkins playing Odin won't be too obtrusive. I think you're overestimating the average movie viewer's connoisseurship.

As for your other two points, maybe Hopkins gets cast in fatherly roles because he's good in them. No reason he shouldn't be cast in one again. And his voice seems just fine to me. I bought him as a Viking king in Beowulf and I'm sure if a director tells him to make his voice boom, he's a good enough actor to make his voice boom.

But to each his own. If Hopkins ruins the movie for you, you have my sympathy. I'm personally pretty happy with the casting.

 

[Brian Braddock]

Wholeheartedly agree Corp - if we lived in a world were actors shouldnt play a role similiar to one that they've played in the past, Clint Eastwood would only ever have played the one cowboy role and one cop role.

 

[Webhead2006]

yea most actors either like sticking to roles they can play well, or they get typecasted and stuck playing those type of roles.

 

[Wolvieboy17]

Agreed with you all. Hopkins is great casting as Odin. If you don't like the casting of Hopkins as Thor because you don't like Hopkins, fair enough, everyone is entitled to their opinion, and everyone likes different qualities in an actor, but to flat out deny that Hopkins doesn't have the look or ability to portray him is just ignorant, and being blinded by fanboyism (which is happening alot in the Captain America threads as well)

 

[Webhead2006]

totally and getting folks of hopkins creditability is a major plus. You would never expect someone like him to be in a comic book movie.

 

[cerealkiller182]

Liam Neeson should not have become Zeus. He should have become Dr Strange.

I dont see how being Zeus could stop him from being Strange

 

[Wolvieboy17]

totally and getting folks of hopkins creditability is a major plus. You would never expect someone like him to be in a comic book movie.

Totally. Also, a highly experienced, qualified british thespian + an experienced shakespearian director can only ever equal a good thing.

 

[Chewy]

I think by the time we see a Doc Strange movie Neeson will be too old

 

[Wolvieboy17]

Whatever happened to Billy Crudup for Dr Strange?

 

[Brian Braddock]

Dr Manhattan and Dr Strange?

 

[TheCorpulent1]

I think by the time we see a Doc Strange movie Neeson will be too old

Sooooo... Ancient One?

 

[cerealkiller182]

Sooooo... Ancient One?

that'll work

 

[Webhead2006]

well isnt doctor strange on marvel's studios film slate post 2012?/

 

[Gamma Goliath]

okay so since it seems like we'll get some of this movies story on earth, will hemsworth be both thor and donald blake, i guess he could just wear a wig as thor and go wigless as donald blake, also does any body thi nk some camera tricks are necissary to make hemsworth appear smaller as d. blake, or maybe a little larger as thor.

 

[Ace of Knaves]

Donald Blake isn't in it at all.