Thor release date official: June 4th 2010!!!

[Rust]

But Thor can be an almost silent character, really. He's more like the Terminator or Conan where most of his character comes from his ability and physical presence. He is the big guy in the room of little men. He doesn't have nearly the character that Iron Man does, and he's more of a bruiser than anything else. There's no love story with him, no complex character development, just the honor of battle and all that jazz.

True and that's cool, but he's no HULK either. He has to show emotions, believable anger and repressed anger and if he's a main-character, then expect him to be more outgoing than in the comicbook. He will have enough lines to demand a good actor.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

He's almost 50 years old and it's not gonna happen. Not a good idea to say this is just more of a physical role. You don't know that.

Conan is about as deep as Thor needs to be, with a bigger budget and better special effects/fights. Thor is like Predator or Dolph Ludgren films. It should be fun to watch, have some good one-liners, but be minimalist with dialogue and story. Ultimately this is going to be a less character driven story, especially when he crosses over into Avengers.

 

[Rust]

Conan is about as deep as Thor needs to be, with a bigger budget and better special effects/fights. Thor is like Predator or Dolph Ludgren films. It should be fun to watch, have some good one-liners, but be minimalist with dialogue and story. Ultimately this is going to be a less character driven story, especially when he crosses over into Avengers.

That's why it should be more based on the real norse mythology and mentality thus adding more substance, edge, nuances and most important, humor.
I dont believe a THOR-movie can't be relevant and dramatic.

 

[The Man of Steel]

He's almost 50 years old and it's not gonna happen. Not a good idea to say this is just more of a physical role. You don't know that.

i agree, that'll never happen

 

[jsf]

what about the guy from 300, the guy who played king leonitus

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

He's almost 50 years old and it's not gonna happen.

Agreed. If they were gonna use 50 year olds, then for that matter , Vladimir Kulich (13th Warrior) should be the first and only choice.

 

[TheVileOne]

Conan is about as deep as Thor needs to be, with a bigger budget and better special effects/fights. Thor is like Predator or Dolph Ludgren films. It should be fun to watch, have some good one-liners, but be minimalist with dialogue and story. Ultimately this is going to be a less character driven story, especially when he crosses over into Avengers.

How do you know? Most Dolph Lundgren films are terrible. That would be a bad standard to measure this movie by.

This is supposed to be a comic book super hero movie. I'm not going to get into Conan, but I imagine this role will require more than just a guy that's big.

Having minimalist dialogue doesn't mean cut back on story and character either.

 

[Vartha]

Thor's a bit diiferent than Conan, Muller wouldn't work, Muller's too old and the SCRIPT not Vaughn calls for a younger Thor in the Thor Movie. I think Karl Urban fits for the Thor movie and Matthew G Taylor for Avengers since it's hundreds of years later.

 

[Vartha]

Agreed. If they were gonna use 50 year olds, then for that matter , Vladimir Kulich (13th Warrior) should be the first and only choice.

Vlad would make a GREAT older Thor, if not an Odin. Tho Brennden Gleason would make a Great Odin or Volstagg.

 

[Katsuro]

Okay so what? Other than his skin color, why can't he be Thor?

Decent acting Check.
Physique check.

???

It's not even about the change from the comic, but just from the fact that its unbelievable. Thor is a viking, so he should be played by someone who looks Scandinavian.

There's no reason that Nick Fury or Kingpin being black was unrealistic or wrong. Nothing about the history of those characters says they have to be white. They're both American, and an American can be white or black.

Thor is Scandinavian, so he has to be white, unless you make Thor not Scandinavian. It'd be like making Storm white, and keeping her African heritage intact. Or hell, it'd be like making Black Panther white.

 

[Canis Sapiens]

Thor is Scandinavian, so he has to be white, unless you make Thor not Scandinavian. It'd be like making Storm white, and keeping her African heritage intact. Or hell, it'd be like making Black Panther white.

QFT!

 

[Bren]

Again, coming from a non-expert, I was thinking that Thor could be introduced in the Avengers film wearing his 'traditional' 616 attire.

Then have enough chirps from Tony Stark (in my idea of the film they won't like eachother much), with agreement from Capt. America, makes Thor say 'stuff it' and change into his Ultimates kit. His opinion is such that it's his way of fitting in (he's humanly naive) but keeping some aspects of his 'heritage'.

Whatcha think?

 

[chiefchirpa]

^ It could work, but leave out the old 616 attire. New 616 is better. But I could see where the disagreements come from. All characters come from different "sides" and these sides could go against each other.

Iron Man - Tech
Thor - Myth & Magic
Hulk - Nature
Captain America - Humanity

 

[Bren]

^ It could work, but leave out the old 616 attire. New 616 is better. But I could see where the disagreements come from. All characters come from different "sides" and these sides could go against each other.

Iron Man - Tech
Thor - Myth & Magic
Hulk - Nature
Captain America - Humanity

Got an example of new vs old kit? As I said, I'm not an expert (simply because we hardly ever get comics where I live). But either way, having him 'dressed down' for his original taste in clothing would be a culture shock for a god hehehe

Otherwise, I think your comparisons of abilities and strengths are brilliant. You could really highlight Capt. A's leadership abilities when coordinating strikes with all these abilities!

 

[DJ Kornphlake]

Classic look:

New look:

 

[Bren]

Thanks!

Still kinda prefer the classic, but I like the chainmail if (when) he goes into battle.

*edit - Can't imagine why Thor would be happy to have beaten DD (obviously Herc is another story). I mean, isn't that like an adult fighting a toddler?

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

Thor's a bit diiferent than Conan, Muller wouldn't work, Muller's too old and the SCRIPT not Vaughn calls for a younger Thor in the Thor Movie. I think Karl Urban fits for the Thor movie and Matthew G Taylor for Avengers since it's hundreds of years later.

This guy has the build. Can he act?

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

Vlad would make a GREAT older Thor, if not an Odin. Tho Brennden Gleason would make a Great Odin or Volstagg.

Vlad as Odin FTW!

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

^ It could work, but leave out the old 616 attire. New 616 is better. But I could see where the disagreements come from. All characters come from different "sides" and these sides could go against each other.

Iron Man - Tech
Thor - Myth & Magic
Hulk - Nature
Captain America - Humanity

Wouldnt the Pyms be nature?

 

[Kirk Langstrom]

Thanks!

Still kinda prefer the classic, but I like the chainmail if (when) he goes into battle.

*edit - Can't imagine why Thor would be happy to have beaten DD (obviously Herc is another story). I mean, isn't that like an adult fighting a toddler?

That wasnt actually the real Thor....

 

[Vartha]

This guy has the build. Can he act?

Yup He's been in several movies,
Resident Evil, Cinderella man, Gothika , to name a few.

 

[Vartha]

Wouldnt the Pyms be nature?

I would think the same whereas Hulk would be forces of energy.

 

[Raiden]

Classic look:

New look:

Classic is better, but I also like his Ultimate look.

 

[NoirMan82]

Conan is about as deep as Thor needs to be, with a bigger budget and better special effects/fights. Thor is like Predator or Dolph Ludgren films. It should be fun to watch, have some good one-liners, but be minimalist with dialogue and story. Ultimately this is going to be a less character driven story, especially when he crosses over into Avengers.

Sorry, but I have to back VileOne here. What you suggest would be the WORST way to do Thor. Thor isn't Conan. His isn't a mute brute with bloodlust and a big sword. Thor is bombastic, charismatic, smart, fun-loving, and a bit arrogant. When you have a character like that, the story must be character driven. From what I've of the script, it's very character driven.

It's all about Thor and his transition from being an arrogant, thrill-seeking demigod to being the God of Thunder he is today. Even LOTR was character driven and had an overall moral about greed and power. Thor has to aspire to be more than just big guys killing things.

 

[Vartha]

Thor's 6 6, so's Matthew.
Voice can be editted, look at the Surfer in FF, that's not the actor's voice.