The Official 'Thor' Thread

the eye patch looks lame...

So I'm thinking those guys that Thor is fighting look like SHIELD agents. Perhaps there's some sort of misunderstanding between Thor and SHIELD initially while Thor tries to recover Mjolnir on Earth. Then ultimately they both end up on the same page in time for Avengers.


Also, Heimdall looks epic.

Thoughts:
-First off I have to say that it's nice seeing Kevin Branagh in a recent interview.
-Chris really looks like a dude from Norse mythology.
-Anthony Thomkins' Odin looks cool. I was hoping for Brian Blessed as Odin (or Volstagg), but Hannibal definitely looks the part.
-I don't know how I feel 'bout the design. On one side I love how the room Odin, Thor, and Heimdall are standing in looks like Kirby's stuff, but on the other there's not enough medieval for me. It looks a bit too Steampunk-ish.
-Thor shouldn't be wearing leather pants. I know it's a silly problem, but he's a Norse god and it just bothers me. I also hope the studio isn't afraid to give Thor his helmet..it can be pulled off.
-Heimdall looks more like Loki than Heimdall to me, I'm sure Alba will be great though.

Looks good, can't wait for more info.

Kenneth Branagh and Anthony Hopkins.

^Well that's embarassing! I especially can't believe I put 'Kevin' instead of 'Kenneth.' That's what I get for not having coffee in the morning. Thanks for catching me on that.

Sif in action!
http://comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=19053

Warrior's Three costume details:
http://comicbookmovie.com/fansites/MarvelFreshman/news/?a=19258



On Joshua Dallas in costume as Fandral "the Dashing", ‘IndustryKiller’ says...
Fandral was dressed straight up Errol FLynn. A dark greenish blue, if I recall correctly, but it's some kind of blue hue color scheme. (Like Thor) he also has a cape and long sleeves. His hair is blonde like the comic and he also has the classic swashbuckler facial hair.

On Tadanobu Asano in costume as Hogun "the Grim"
Hogun (was) straight up Mongol, a dark blue (color scheme), whose armor has an almost samurai hint to it but there are no hanging cloths or leather like the comic. I didn't see a mongul helmet either as he had pulled back kind of samurai looking hair, nor does he have facial hair.

On Ray Stevenson in costume as Volstagg "the Valiant"
Volstagg, is a taller Ray Stevenson complete with fake fat suit and long ginger hair and beard, he looks pretty awesome. His suit is a maroonish red and it looks a little more like armor than the other two.

^^ Wow, that is nice.


Love the Kirby influence.

EPIC - cant wait to see the movie!

Very Kirby.

Here's a bit larger version:



WOW they look fantastic! Very Kirby, like you guys said. Thor looks badass with Mjolnir in hand, and Loki already looks mischievous. They will look even better on film. I just hope they all wear their patented head gear at some point in the film.

I think the still picture looks ok (just ok), but the armor just doesn't look like it will film well. With the previous Thor picture, i'm thinking this could end up being unintentionally funny and highly campy, a huge risk when trying to decide how to handle superheroes' costumes.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/07/thor-3d-captain-america-3d-comiccon-marvel-studios.html

Director Kenneth Branagh told the L.A. Times that he was initially hesitant to go 3-D on Thor because he felt it was all "math and physics" and way over his head, but he warmed to the idea:

"We came to feel that in our case 3-D could be the very good friend of story and character for a different kind of experience.

"It's another draft of the story that can reveal itself in a different way," he said. "I had a healthy degree of skepticism up front ... I've become somebody extremely excited about working with possibilities of doing it this way.

"A pretty careful conversation is what we've been having for quite some time about what we know has to be the most sensible decision: Is it led by story? Can this offer a different type of experience and exploit what we have in the story? It absolutely can ... we travel very long distances in the movie and the opportunity to export and exploit the journey of the hero is really offered up as a great potential enhancement here."

Thor stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Jaimie Alexander, Ray Stevenson, Rene Russo, Tadanobu Asano, Idris Elba and Sir Anthony Hopkins.

Thor opens May 6, 2011!

It seems like they know what they're doing with the 3D, unlike some recent post-Avatar films. Asgard could look amazing in 3D if done right.

I'd kind of like to see the Loki costume be a little bit more over-the-top. Not necessarily the giant horns, just something to make him look a bit more garish and insane.

Bigtymin504 wrote:I just hope they all wear their patented head gear at some point in the film.

I dunno. I've never cared for Loki's horn-hat. I don't know if that would translate well to film.

As for 3D, I'm not a big fan, but the idea of the Asgard scenes being 3D, with the rest of the flick in 2D, is pretty cool.

rwe1138 wrote:

Bigtymin504 wrote:I just hope they all wear their patented head gear at some point in the film.

I dunno. I've never cared for Loki's horn-hat. I don't know if that would translate well to film.

As for 3D, I'm not a big fan, but the idea of the Asgard scenes being 3D, with the rest of the flick in 2D, is pretty cool.

I love Loki's hat! It's his signature trait. I think they could tweak it a bit and make it work on film. The fact that Heimdall is wearing this...

gives me hope.


As far as 3D goes, I'm not a huge fan either now that Hollywood is exploiting it. But I do think it works great in certain circumstance, Thor probably being one of them. Not sure about Cap though.

Plus, for the time being it seems that if you want your movie to make the most amount of money it can, 3D is a must. All the top grossing films lately are in 3D, so I'm sure that weighed heavily in their decision.

I'm slightly worried, but I remain cautiously optimistic.

^Thor looks friggin awesome.

Bigtymin504 wrote:I just hope they all wear their patented head gear at some point in the film.

Ask and I shall receive!

From the LA Times.
http://comicbookmovie.com/fansites/Poniverse/news/?a=20200


Caption: Thor kneels before Odin (Hopkins) as Loki (Hiddleston), left, Frigga (Rene Russo), Hogun (Tadanobu Asano) and Fandral (Josh Dallas) stand on the steps

Wow. that's quite the setting. I'm getting more optimistic.

^Hm is that the Odinsword behind Odin's throne? Giggity.

Bigtymin504 wrote: