Thor Casting Poll

[Freedon Nadd]

Ya he's been mentioned before War, don't get me wrong I dig HHH he was my favorite wrestler back before I stopped watching wrestling. But at his very BEST day he is a 'C' rate actor. Thor is 6'6" and 600 lbs according to Marvel because he has muscle tissue and bone tissue MUCH stronger and dense than any human and even most mutants. In the comics that would just mean for every "pound" of weight you would see Thor get it would actually be more like 3 pounds of muscle on him because of his density or some crap like that. And to translate that into our "real" world you'd still need somone at MINIMUM 6'3" and around 260ish pounds of muscle.

Anyway back to the wrestler thing...I'm sticking by my guns, casting a role based on stuntmen like wrestlers is ok for secondary characters. But it is RARE for a main character to successfully pull off a role with their limited acting ability and lot's of them come with giant ego's. Remember Mr. Nanny with Hulk Hogan? Ya with the exception of Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) most are going to automatically come off as corny ESPECIALLY as a main character. As secondary they are ok like the guy who was Sabertooth and the guy who played the Russian hitman in the new Punisher movie (Kevin Nash).

Casting stuntmen just rarely works...never know; you could do a screen test with him and a couple others and see if he could pull it off. But I'd still put my money on an actual actor...OTHER than Brad Pitt, Karl Urban or the entirety of the Lord of the Rings cast which seems to be the consensus for ALL roles these days or something.

 

[dpm07]

Jean Paul Levesque has built his career around being a bad guy in the ring, and he's become so typecast at it in his acting career in Wrestling. I can't see him making the transition to the big-screen or getting the mainstream to buy into him as a good guy.

Karl Urban isn't as big, but he's still pretty good size, and among the other actors in Hollywood, he measures up well. He could hit the weights for a few months and get some good tone to him. I'd rather see him do this than have someone who just looks the part. Urban has the best balance of looks and acting skill to pull off the role credibly.

 

[MR.Fixit]

How can you guys say Dolph Lundgrens a bad actor and shouldnt be thor but put Triple H in the mix?And Karl Urban isnt much better.Hes ok,but he was terrible in Riddick

 

[Metamorpho1977]

Then, the perfect solution to Vladimir Kulich is this

Vladimir as Odin
Karl Urban as Thor
Jason Isaacs as Loki

 

[TRWalter Kovacs]

vin diesal thor
jude law loki
odin sir ian mckellen

 

[Freedon Nadd]

Ok here's my thoughts on it:

Odin: James Cosmo (Hamish's father from Braveheart, he's 6'3" too!)

Thor: Vladimir Kulich (perfect fit for Thor, 6'5" and 230 pounds, just have to gain another 20 or 30 or so.)

Loki: I like the idea of Jason Isaacs; good pick! I was thinking of Carey Elwes (Although I'd like him as the Green Arrow) just give him a goatee and black hair. He has that charm and devious smile that Loki could have.

Again I'm just biased cause I think Vin Diesel is a ****ty actor, and that Karl Urban is too small (I don't mean height I mean frame and bulk.)

 

[Still A ThorFan]

Saddly, too true. Still, I don't see why Thor should be a 20 something pretty boy. He's a melenia old warrior who's seen countless allies die around him over the centuries. Even if you're ageless, you carry psychological scars that are very visible on your face. Trauma makes young men look old. Thor should carry the weight of age.

I wouldn't want a 15 year old kid playing Thor either, just look at the new Superman, but remember Thor has muscles coming out of his ass, Vladimir at 50 wouldn't look too good. A very fit man in his 30's or early 40's would do the trick. I feel out of all the Marvel characters Thor and Odin are the most difficult to cast.

Yes, Karl Urban might do. But I think go with a no name from Europe. There is someone out there.

 

[MR.Fixit]

Why do you guys keep saying Karl Urban?He's ok.

 

[dpm07]

Why do you guys keep saying Karl Urban?He's ok.

He's a good actor, and would do a great job. He's built pretty good, and his star is on the rise. Maybe you don't feel he'd be great, but apparently quite a few people do feel he'd be the right man for the job.

 

[The Geek Vault]

I wonder who would play loki?

 

[herakles]

CAst Vladimir Kulich as Odin and have Ray Stevenson as Thor ! or how about Clive Owen as Thor?

 

[herakles]

I wonder who would play loki?

Ioan Gruffudd as Loki?

 

[Philly Phanboy]

Johann Urb.

I saw this guy on Entourage. He's pretty tall and must have some Scandinavian blood too. Now somebody find a bigger version of that picture of him.

 

[Lobo]

Johann Urb.

I saw this guy on Entourage. He's pretty tall and must have some Scandinavian blood too. Now somebody find a bigger version of that picture of him.

This is the best pic of him i could find

 

[Eddie Dean]

He looks good, but I've never seen him act.

 

[Sentinel X]

Damn Straight

Though if not him it should definitely be Chyna

your avatar is SICK!!



disturbingz

 

[tamron]

Urb certainly has the look. Look at his filmography, it's interesting to note that he played a character named "Travis Thorson" on The Mountain.

 

[BT18]

that dude is the best physical match i've seen thus far and has the perfect background (he's been in enough projects to have paid his dues, he was raised in Scandanavia but moved to New York in his late teens, nothing embarassing in his resume). Anyone got his height?

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Artie Lang....du'h

 

[Dr. Fate]

Brad Pitt cannot play Thor.

 

[FVD]

Go for an unknown out there in Sweden, Finland, Norway etc who fits Thor's attributes. As long as it's not Pitt I'll be glad. Though somehow I can kinda see Owen Wilson as Donald Blake.

 

[r8hitman]

Viggo as Dr. Donald Blake and HHH as Thor.

 

[Philly Phanboy]

Viggo as Dr. Donald Blake and HHH as Thor.

I really like the idea of Viggo playing Loki instead, based on his role in The Prophecy.

As for HHH or any other wrestler for that matter, I'd be disappointed if they were involved. I'd sooner see a LoTR take on the movie rather than turning the material over to a cast made up of long haired wrestlers.

 

[Dr. Fate]

Go for an unknown out there in Sweden, Finland, Norway etc who fits Thor's attributes. As long as it's not Pitt I'll be glad. Though somehow I can kinda see Owen Wilson as Donald Blake.

Gotta be at least 6'2" and just brawny enough that he'll look larger than life even without lifts in his boots.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Vladimir Kulich would be better served as Omega Red. He's too wrinkled to play Thor, who has always been drawn hansdomely.

Agreed.