THOR (July 16, 2010)

[FaT_tONle]

Here's some wild speculation on my part - elmayimbe from latinoreview recently got a Thor scoop, and there's a certain 6'4" actor who has been making the press rounds for a movie that is about to open to over $50M this weekend. Is there a connection?

Just a thought

Clive Owen... The International... I have brought him up many times in the past... not my first choice but a name nonetheless.

 

[Marz69]

Here's some wild speculation on my part - elmayimbe from latinoreview recently got a Thor scoop, and there's a certain 6'4" actor who has been making the press rounds for a movie that is about to open to over $50M this weekend. Is there a connection?

Just a thought

Jared Padalecki?

 

[Chewy]

Fat TOnie, that's actually not who I was referring to (Padalecki), but it's a good call and I'm surprised I'd never thought of Owen as Thor before.

 

[Marz69]

Oooh, oooh, I guessed right. I had to think about it for a minute.

 

[FaT_tONle]

Padalecki is young... not even thirty. Not too sure about that choice. I think they need to go older.

 

[broblacksteel]

sorry but NOPE to clive owen, especially after THE INTERNATIONAL flops this weekend.... it will barely make $10mill (www.boxofficemojo.com) ... NOT a good look for someone to lead a $130mill plus movie like thor....

The announcement would be funny..."Star of the recent flop the international... Clive Owen will wield the hammer of the might thor for marvel"

 

[Chewy]

Most of RDJ's post-rehab pre-IM films didn't make much money at all.

 

[broblacksteel]

very true about rdj... whoever brought up padelcki, hmmmm... interesting choice... yeah i'm for mckidd, but that's an interesting choice also in case they want to go under 30

 

[Marz69]

Friday 13th made more than the International. But Clive is still a better actor than Jared or has at least more chance to prove himself. Jared may have his fanbase, but I think the brand name of Friday 13th had a lot more to do with it.

Having said that, I like Clive. Very good actor. But I wouldn't rush to see him. He's a deep introspective type actor but not vibrant. I wouldn't be upset if he got Thor. But Thor would be different than I envisioned.

However, even though I think Clive is a stronger actor, I think Jared would fit Thor better. I can actually see it.

 

[Chewy]

Padalecki's the same height as Skarsgard... similar build, probably slightly bigger... a few years younger, and probably slightly more well known (Only slightly )

 

[Marz69]

I think Jared is much more well known than Skars, especially after this weekend.

 

[WillardNation]

hmm, Padalecki looks a little young. although I could probably look past it and be completely fine with him as Thor.

 

[yoshimura]

So there is no reason to think it can't flop either? All I am saying is we will probably see Thor again in Avengers 2 before Thor 2. Success of Avengers has little bearing on the solo franchises. Thor is almost 90% Asgard... probably will have little to do with the Avengers universe. I just don't see a sequel happening based on potential.

Having a Thor movie 90% in Asgard will be a break from typical comic book movies, which is a good thing. A fantasy/comic book genre is definitely franchise material.

 

[ZeroCorpse]

Here's my question to the casting directors and producers:

Is Thor going to sound like a man from the United Kingdom, or are you going have the balls to cast him as a Norse god with a Norse accent, as he always should have been?

Look, I accept that through Asgardian magic, Thor's ancient Proto-Norse language is understood by listeners no matter what language they speak... But I think it's going a bit too far to have Thor sound like a Briton. If he's going to have ANY accent, then it should be a Norse accent.

They will, of course, not do this. They'll make him sound like King Arthur, and not like a Scandinavian. To me, that's being entirely untrue to the character.

 

[sabetoonth]

that is so right, he should have the kind of accent , you instantly think, vikings!
an idea, what about the lead viking from the 13th warrior? or the journey man guy?

 

[Brian Braddock]

that is so right, he should have the kind of accent , you instantly think, vikings!

See below.

an idea, what about the lead viking from the 13th warrior?

Vladimir Kulich's too old.

His accent was spot on for Thor though. It would be awesome if the actor cast was allowed to portray Thor was that accent.

or the journey man guy?

Kevin McKidd is in with a shout, by all accounts.

I still want Skarsgård though. Of course, I guess whomever is cast will get my support.

 

[ZeroCorpse]

Here's another one:

If Thor sounds like British royalty with a proper British accent, then why don't the "lower" Asgardians have cockney accents?

They just miss the mark entirely by making Thor sound British.

 

[broblacksteel]

well thor is in the right hands, with brannagh's theater background, i am sure all the actors will HAVE to have good acting chops and be able to do a different speech pattern if needed... I just want to see a frost giant get sent flying through a mountain or THOR summon lightning while fighting at the SAME time... (geek moment over)

When i think about it Mckidd is a better ACTOR than all of the actors mentioned who are over 6'0 tall and in the end dont we want the BEST ACTOR for thor? Not who's 6'3, or who has the size etc... we want thor to be taken seriously and be respected as a character. Height can be enhanced (angles), muscle can be worked on (3mths), but ACTING chops take time to develop and NOT 3 mths time... (second rant over). Is it MARCH YET??!!

 

[Keyser Soze]

From the other thread:

Thor is hardly the only character of foreign descent to be portrayed speaking in an English accent. Simply look at any Shakespeare adaptation, stories set all over Europe, yet the characters almost always talk in English accents. English accents have long been a cinematic shorthand through a whole range of historical epics and fantasies. It's an all-purpose accent that seems to fit into a whole range of contexts.

 

[broblacksteel]

btw, THE INTERNATIONAL... FLOPPED HARD!! barely made $10 mill, the budget was $50 mill, so on the heels of that, IF clive owen was a contender i think that went out of the window...

 

[Brian Braddock]

well thor is in the right hands, with brannagh's theater background, i am sure all the actors will HAVE to have good acting chops and be able to do a different speech pattern if needed... I just want to see a frost giant get sent flying through a mountain or THOR summon lightning while fighting at the SAME time... (geek moment over)

Totally agree.

When i think about it Mckidd is a better ACTOR than all of the actors mentioned who are over 6'0 tall and in the end dont we want the BEST ACTOR for thor? Not who's 6'3, or who has the size etc... we want thor to be taken seriously and be respected as a character. Height can be enhanced (angles), muscle can be worked on (3mths), but ACTING chops take time to develop and NOT 3 mths time... (second rant over). Is it MARCH YET??!!

I've been a fan of McKidd since Trainspotting but I'm not so ready to say he's a better actor than Skarsgård, just yet.

Skars has really been impressing me in Generation Kill. I just wish I could undersand Swedish so that I could watch all his other stuff and make a more 'informed' judgement.

I mean, surely we're not judging acting talent by how many American productions an actors been in, are we?

 

[GL's Light]

Clive Owen with long blond hair.

 

[FaT_tONle]

Forget Skarsgard... the chances are probably 1/100 at best. At the same time I don't want that young stud all-american type either... are we only basing the Padalecki choice on his height? I doubt he has the range to pull off Thor. Height isn't that important anyhow... considering they wanted Daniel Craig... who would have been an awesome choice IMO.

 

[SuperKoala]

it's hammer time!

 

[WillardNation]

^^^that should so be the tagline for the movie!