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Mark Protosevich's brilliant THOR script to be directed by STARDUST's Matthew Vaughn!!!
Hey folks, Harry here... The week before I got married, I got a whole host of scripts. About 20 to be exact and in and amongst those was the latest script by Mark Protosevich (I AM LEGEND, JOHN CARTER OF MARS)... THOR. I'm a huge THOR geek. Even got that Mjolnir replica they issued a few years back - and I constantly hope a burglar breaks into my house so I can smash his face with my uru hammer. (joke... kinda). So when this script hit... I'm a huge fan of Protosevich... worked with him for quite some time on John Carter and he's a great guy to work with... intensely passionate about the material he's working on... and I kinda hate that I didn't get the script from Mark, cuz when he turned in his draft on JOHN CARTER - it came accompanied with a soundtrack cd he had made (that looked like Mars) that was made up of the music he was listening to, as he wrote the script. Richard Kelly does this too. Anyway - I sat down and dove into the script. This isn't a Donald Blake, doctor on vacation story. Instead, this is a genuine TALES OF ASGARD story. In the first few pages the creation of everything takes place... the origin of the gods, their universe and how midgard (that's are place in the universe) came to be. It has Thor and Loki as brothers - the best of friends... and it shows how that goes bad. The origin of the uru hammer, Thor being thrown from Asgard to being a mere mortal... it's a HUGE story - easily the most awesome script that a MARVEL project has ever had. About 3 weeks ago, I heard they were talking to Matthew Vaughn... I'm a huge fan of Matthew's STARDUST. However, I'm sure Matthew knows this... but the tone of STARDUST and this THOR script are very very different. There can be no tongue in cheek, no broad comedy... this is an intense story or deception, quests and battles amongst gods. Protosevich channeled all the best from Kirby's universe and I hope to Odin that they take their visual cue from his work. This has the chance to literally kick everything we have coming up's ass. It's an epic step forward in ambition for Matthew Vaughn - I know MARVEL loves this script - I just hope they allow this project to live up to its potential. Now they have the hardest task of all... finding Thor. Me - there's a half crazed part of me that wants Ernest Borgnine to play ODIN - ala his Ragnar from THE VIKINGS. But that's probably just me.
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THOR!! Sif? Mmmmm......Sif.....
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Ok, already over it.
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Karl Urban. Is there anyone else besides an unknown out there?
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Oh wait....never mind....
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Maybe too close to his Pathfinder crapfest, but he'd be better than some blond douche like Jason Lewis or Paul Walker.
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Jason Issacs. Nuff said.
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Jason Isaacs. I are a college graduate.
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I'm just wondering if most non-comic readers (or AD&D players) are even going to understand the complexity of the backstory on this. No matter how brilliant the script is, Marvel (or whoever distributes this) is going to have a hell of a time finding an audience for this. ??Pseudo?? Out.
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Just commit 5 minutes to thinking about it... it will work.
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Yeah I agree- it is complex. You should touch on this, and just do the Don Blake thing. There's gonna be 2-3 sequels unless they completely fuck this thing up- you can gradually bring in all of Asgard over time. Besides, who out there doesn't want to discuss casting Jane Foster?? Mmmmm....Jane....
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Please don´t.
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http://www.alicia-logic.com/capsimages/LOTR_King222KarlUrban.jpg
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Vladimir Kulich from 13th Warrior, he is a bit older and I don't see Thor looking younger or even late twenties early thirties, he needs to look ageless... and Vlad has that look, but if not he could do Odin quite nicely too, granted a little age enhancing techniques. But I would love to see him handle Mjolnir
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They need the mechanic from Adventures in Babysitting
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It'll be interesting to see what approach the director takes -- the Frank Miller's 300 visual approach, LOTR or something entirely new.
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he played Thor in Adventures in Babysitting...I think hes too old now.
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a Marvel Comics Thor movie. We need to see him on Earth, and yes I would like to see Donald Blake or at least Jane Foster. The pedigree on this is excellent though. I actually have high hopes. Why couldn't they have waited on DD, FF and X-Men too? At least DD and X-Men are ripe for a total overhaul.
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Just kidding. <p>sorry for even putting it out there.
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That's asking too much from a MARVEL flick, Harry...
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Watch Fellowship of the Ring, and pretend he's not a pussy. Always loved Thor, both as an Avenger and in his solo series, but I NEVER thought I'd see a big budget movie revolving around him. Woot! Looks like that Avengers movie is getting closer by the day.
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Just to see his face bashed with that hammer.
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You beat me to it. Ah that sweet crash I had on Elizabeth Shue because of that movie... D'onofrio as Thor! PS: The grammar in that article even hurt me, Harry. And I don't speak English!
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Legends of the Fall... Could work
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medieval action things. If some of it is Earthbound, and I'd like it to be, there should be a mixture of old-school "huge horned helmet thing on my head" Loki and Ultimates emo kid Loki.
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I could completely belive this 6' 5" actor asThor. Check out pics at www.vladimirkulich.com or check out this clip: http://tinyurl.com/2wmok2
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Any more horrible ideas you dummies have for Thor or Loki? Here's some ideas to help you along: Vin Diesel, Jean Claude Van-Damme, Tom Cruise, anyone in LOTR- just because they had long hair before doesn't mean they are right, Stallone, any wrestler- past or present, I'm sure you guys will add more
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THAT would be a movie!
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Why can't DC/Warners get it together and make Wonder Woman, Flash, Green Lantern, etc? Losers.
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i personally am of the opinion that VINCE VAUGHN should stick to comedies and not try his punacious hand at directing films. i, as a prominent member of the small community of overly smart film scholars am of the opinion that actors should not try their hand at directing because their skill are different in vastness. actors are mainly able to only make emotions of other characters telling them what to do. this is not what directors do, and judging by the idiots on this bored...none of you know what a director does which is why you are all stupid. a director makes what is on the picture and stuff, which is not what an actor does and therefore VINCE VAUGHN, who was brilliantly funny in that one movie with the two cops who were in ROYAL TENENBAUMS (brilliant filim). what do your guys's think?
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Because I went nuts for the 400th issue of Thor with the big showdown with Seth and the Black Pyramid and Surtur. That's how epic comic book fights SHOULD be!
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What? Harry said the script was humorless, right?
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...than to see DC go down the Marvel path of the last couple of years where they rush out so many mediocre to downright crappy films just to get the properties out there. Yeah, Marvel has been making far more money at the box office, but they haven't been making very many good films, and to me it's that latter factor that's most important.<p>I mean, as things currently stand, since 2005, DC has given us Batman Begins, V For Vendetta, Constantine and Superman Returns, all films that I'm personally more than happy to have on my shelf, whereas over the same period since 2005 Marvel has given us Fantastic 4, Fantastic 4: Rise Of The Silver Surfer, X-Men: The Last Stand, Ghost Rider, Elektra, Man Thing and Spider-Man 3, hardly an impressive list of films, quality wise, in my opinion. More isn't better, better is better, and right now Marvel needs to be focussing less on more, and more on better. <p> To be fair though, Marvel's future does seem brighter, and some of the stuff Marvel have in the works looks pretty strong, quality wise, particularly Iron Man, but also Wolverine and Hulk both having lots of potential to get Marvel movies back on track, quality wise. DC, likewise, has some strong looking upcoming releases, with Dark Knight and Watchmen in particular both looking very promising. And of course both companies have tons of projects in various stages of development which may, or may not, happen. Still, hopefully in future both Marvel and DC movies will be maintaining a focus on quality over quantity, but I guess we'll just have to see how things play out.
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Will anything that you 'have worked on' actually see the light of day sometime? ..
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Apparently they're rushing to get shooting before the end of the year because of some Hollywood talent strike. But if the script is half as good as Harry says it is and with Marvel involved it should already be better than X3's rush job.
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Vaughn left X3 for that very reason.
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This dude loves Thor and has been acting for years. Give it to him. yes fanboy casting.
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it's a perfect movie the ultimates, because ou have an action packed movie that introduces characters without their origins, allowing the origins to be told in future movies. make iron man, then avengers with Cap being the main guy then do a cap and a thor movie. MARVEL THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE!!!!
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Do you think you could become prosegenius? Because your posts are nearly unreadable. And you're not really saying anything about film and/or film directing that has earned you your user name.
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if they go wrestler route its hhh
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Aug. 10, 2007, 1:37 a.m. CST
too bad the perfect thor just got cast as the punisher
by JeanLuc Dickhard
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The Vladimir Kulich bandwagon. The man was superb in 13th Warrior. I like the idea of Thor as an older, grizzled warhorse type.
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Please ! He is the only one.
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Clancy Brown as Loki! Fuck yes.
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...Oi, you, sort it out or i'll 'it you wive me 'ammer...
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I'm a huge Marvelfan but I have to agree with you fully. I've never cared much for DCs titels, but there movies are the better ones. So far.
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Another talentless hack. Another crappy movie.
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Crispin Glover anyone?
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Didn't they see what rushing product out or de-funding it because it's "just superheroes" did to the first and last X-Men, or to Daredevil or FF or any number of others? How many times can they do this and not learn? Anyway, I hate when people offer up fucking wrestlers for roles. Come on, just because they have the muscles doesn't mean they can act the part. I would be fine with Viggo in the role. Very happy with that actually. I think he's a perfect choice, but probably would not take it given fear of being typecast as a 'fantasy warrior'. I would also prefer a Cap-centric film to be an Avengers film - I think you can intro him and focus the first film around him while still making it an Avengers movie. I think it's the way to go, with a mix of elements from both the original Avengers and the Ultimates.
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i never liked the comics, i mean come on a film about some dude with a big fucking hammer... yeah class.
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...but then again who is blonde, blue-eyed, 6ft 5in and as wide a car?! As someone said earlier if they go down the wrestler root they could do a lot worse than HHH. Blade 3 aside he can act and he would absolutely nail the look. Just imagine him in his Wrestlemania Conan attire, but with Mjornir in his hands rather than a sledgehammer. You could surround him by a cast of serious actors and it could work. Ray Stevenson would be good too, but I doubt he'll be Frank Castle and Thor! Just please don't let it be Matthew Vaughan's mate Vinnie Jones. I don't hate the man or anything, but that would be the kiss of death for this franchise. So I'm definitely seeing HHH. Cast Clancy Brown as Odin too.
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i dislike the notion that those old time comic book artists were actually talented when it came to the actual task of illustrating the pages with great feats of action. they were great men in the realm of story telling but in the visual realm, not so much. i pretty much hate all comic book artists from before the mid-80's when comic book art started filling up with extremely talented and gifted illustrators.
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Nuff said.
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I always think Zakk Wylde looks like Thor. The Ultimates version at least. Think about it, he could write the feme toom, sing the feme toon too.
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Chris Rock as Loki. Morgan Freeman as Odin. Omar Epps as Baldur the Brave. Jessica Alba as Jane Foster. Eddie Murphy in a fat suit as Volstagg. Samuel L. Jackson as Hogun the Grim. Owen Wilson as Fandral The Dashing. Jorge Garcia as Ego, the Living Planet. Kristen Johnston as Fafnir the Ice Giant. With Yun-Fat Chow as the Radioactive Man.
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Man, I'm so thor I can't even pith.
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the script doesn't have any action or spectacle in in, as Stardust shows Vaughn hasn't the first clue how to film such things.
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...that was hilarious. The idea of Rob Liefeld being a better storyteller than Will Eisner makes my brain giddy.
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As long as its not the sawyer dick from Lost. Brad Pit looked the part in Troy, but the guy's an idiot. No one really stands out. Hoepfully they'll pick someone relatively unknown.
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but he did a ... wtf did he do ... Levi's(?)commercial? the vast majority still suck at drawing but the field really did attract some incredible talent. for the longest time, illustrators stayed away from comic books. i blame the fifties for the decades of suckage.
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...is going bald for god's sake... i really don't want to see a poor furry bastard on someone's head ever again, especially after seeing the dead animal they superglued to nicolas cage's head in Ghost Rider...
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Vaughn is going to be innundated with copies of the 13th warrior and Pathfinder as anyone that played a viking in those tries to get a part. If they have the ropier elements of the comic, like the warriors 3, dennis storhoi is a must for fandral the dashing, btw(herger the joyoues from 13th warrior)
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What the fuck are you talking about, Darwinwins? Do you have eyes?
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With his long golden locks and cod Shakespearian language, he was always the girly Marvel character kids hated. I didn't know anyone who considered him the best superhero. This movie will cost too much money and sink at the box office because of the downright unlikeability of humourless Thor. I was first introduced to him (and for that matter the rest of the Avengers) during Secret Wars and was always baffled as to why the writers spent such a lot of their time with no-marks like Captain America, Iron Man and Thor as the centre of the story when Spiderman, Ben Grimm and Wolverine were all far more engaging and clearly more popular. I have a suspicion all these Avengers movies will tank.
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If not it's not a superhero movie...which might be what they're aiming for, but then LOTR aside sword'n'sorcery doesn't have such a good record at the box office. <p>Also, I can't imagine Thor being enough of a bankable property to get the budget required to do Kirby's art justice.
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...was his theme tune from the sixties cartoon show. "THE MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHTY THOOOOOOOOR!" Apart from that though, the character has nothing going for him .
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On his own, Thor isn't a very strong character, which is probably why he's struggled to sustain his own series since the 1980s. He needs to be offset against the "being tied to a mortal" thing or the present day and the Avengers. I don't think setting it in Viking times surrounded by other gods is the best route to go.
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forgive my ignorance but aren't all these characters from Viking mythology anyway. So if you you wanted to see a movie about Thor in Viking times featuring Loki and Odin then that doesn't make it a Marvel movie any more than Clash of the Titans is. The Donald Blake storyline is the thing that makes this a marvel adaptation so of course it must be central to the story.
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Watch Walking Tall. He's got range, true story!
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You don't understand comics. 'Nuff Said!
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Only joking. Coincidentally enough I was watching "The Incredible Hulk Returns" on TV yesterday afternoon and they had Thor played by an actor called Eric Kramer. Obviously I'm not suggesting Eric should return to play Thor but I was amazed to find out that this actor later went on to play Bear in "American Wedding"
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For years I've been hearing various people (Harry included) all-but fellate Mark Protosevitch's I AM LEGEND script (presumably the one for Ridley Scott starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. I'm going on record as saying that that script was an atrocity, on-par with the much-vaunted Sam Hamm drafts of BATMAN and WATCHMEN. I wouldn't trust Mark Protosevitch to write my grocery list.
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Would be a fairly obvious casting but he is the man for the role.
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MJOLNIR. Always wondered how it was pronounced.
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Shia LaBeouf as Loki!
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Hulk think Thor a drippy whore. Hulk think Thor look like girl.
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go to Earth on this one and keep it in Asgard. I am tired of the Earth kid looking in awe at stuff and trying to understand everything.
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By saying "Hulk think Thor look like girl" I totally implied that I think Jesus "must be a girly fag too!" <p>You're fucking sharp as a marble.
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We already knew he was attached. Useless post, mate. And again, I refuse to have anything more to do with this site until that piece-of-shit Rush Hour 3 trailer disappears. Selling your souls like this... How much did they pay you to review their silly, silly pile of hackshit over and over again? Well, I hope it was worth it. You make me sick...
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Have you met Jesus? You'd have thought he'd have had a haircut at some point during the last 2000 years. Also, has he been to see The Bourne Ultimatum yet, and if so, what did he think of it?
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-as its focusing more on the old legends and not so much on the glossy superhero...i would like to see Viggo Mortensen in the role if he could stop being so soft-spoken for once... Vaughn is a great choice and has proved with Layer Cake that he can do some serious gritty stuff, as well as the fantastic stuff like in Stardust.
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That movie was very Asgard-like. Maybe a little too claustrophobic, though. Need to create large airy spaces like in Brokeback Mountain and LOTR.
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So sayeth Steven Spielberg, so let it be done.
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Erm, hang on...
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Thus far, he's the only guy I can think of. I think they should go cast guys from England, Ireland, Australia and so forth. Guys with accent and the size for the job.
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I worship Kirby. So I hate to say it, but I don't think this is a character for the movies. It's painfully dated, and I REALLY don't think it'll grab much box office.
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It's MATTHEW (with two T's) and FAVREAU (with an A). Also, it's MISTAKE (without an N). Just thought I'd help you out, buddy. Oh, and filmgenius is being stupid on purpose.
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one of two ways depending on the part of scandinavia your from: Mih-yoll-ner or Mee-Yoll-neer or they could always mix and match em. Classical Languages... what a major ...
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surely a Thor movie can be a hit. It'll depend on the execution of the movie as well as a good marketing campaign.
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. . . and telling them they're a bunch of panty wastes.
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...easily the most awesome script... Meaning, of course, it will never see the light of day!
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So he can wipe the floor with whatever soap actor himbo they pick for Thor.
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youngify him! He's a great actor and he made Buliwyf one of the alltime great badass characters. The quiet power, the respect and awe of everyone around him... so fucking awesome.<br> <br>I was really into the Thor comics growing up. Thor vs. Surtur would be really cool to see.
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I THINK BECKHAM COULD PULL IT OFF BUT IT'S A BIG QUESTION WHETHER HE CAN ACT OR NOT, MARVEL AND PARAMOUNT REALLY HAS TO GO WITH A NO NAMER LIKE BRANDON ROUTH IN SUPERMAN FOR THIS ONE
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...but only if he can lose that accent.
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god of metal http://tinyurl.com/2zs6mq
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... has seeped into this Talkback as well. May the lords of Asgard help us.
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Did somebody say that already?...ok how about Pegg for Thor and Nick Frost for Loki? Come on, you'd pay to see that wouldn't you?
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From next year on he will be the only actor in Hollywood. If he decides not to take it however, David Bowie would be good. Have you seen my hammer man? Its pretty far out man.
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Nicholas Cage will play Thor, and Rob Zombie will direct the Hellraiser remake. <br><br> You all know that Hollywood could sink so low — we've already had Michael Bay's Transformers.
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The leader of the ridders of Gondor actor...was it Faromir? He was in Riddick as well as the general of the army...I cant remember his name for the life of me...I think he would be great!
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Aug. 10, 2007, 9:08 a.m. CST
OUR SPY CATCHES THOR IN A PIZZA HUT DELIVERY UNIFORM
by BringingSexyBack
Always makes a good disguise.
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We need this movie so they can make the Avengers movie.
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Shia better have one on in my presence cuz his ass is sweet for my meat.
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cuz his opinion is from God herself.
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or will it be THOR LIFTS AND CATCHES THINGS?
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Gotta have a dance number.<br> <br>
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and no Jimmy and the big black man sub-plots, thank you.
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who was suggested by someone earlier in the TB. He would make a great Thor.
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cuz he can't get his own movie, and that makes me sad.
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and you call this a geek site?
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I'm the Son of Odin and I will bitchslap your ass back to Midgard!
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She looks like a slightly older Jennifer Aniston, but with big tits. Nice.
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Just cuz.
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Yeah, I'm sure there would be cries against it...but we are most certainly at a point, with the options of special & visual effects today, to digitally add an actor's face/head to a physical performer's body. (Just look at the STAR WARS prequels.) We may even be at a point today that...we could even mo-cap a computer generated body, along with all actors on a blue (or green) screened stage. (Just look at the mo-cap work in Peter Jackson's "KING KONG" and the "LORD OF THE RINGS" trilogy.) Just how much are they going to computer generate? And how stylish will this be, ...because, as we know, CGI is a wonderful place for artists to have room for creative freedom. (Just look at "300".) ...So, there is much to think about, in terms of how this picture should be visually interpreted. And if I could live the dream of making such a flick, I would do as I've mentioned above. The movie budget would stretch much further with the heavy use of CGI ...and there would be no need of finding a body builder who can be the complete package. --But then, there is one last possibility, as there is the option to dub the voice. Hmmmmmm.... decisions, decisions. Fun stuff, indeed.
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be directing this. Despite if it's any good, it looks like Stardust is going to bomb, and if that happens, I doubt Vaughn will be given another fantasy project. But who knows, Thor has never been that popular (even when Walt Simonson made the charcter relevant back in the '80s), so maybe whoever's behind the movie will take the risk. Now that most of the top tier and a lot of the mid tier Marvel characters have gotten films, does anyone think there's a chance for a Hawkeye flick???? Or how about Cloak and Dagger???
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It's "panty waists", not "panty wastes". I did not need that visual...
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Just stir in some cherry puree.
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http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/tripleh/photos2/sledgehammerphotos/
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That's all.
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You guys are totally right. I just recently read that I Am Legend script and I was seething over the hack job that was made of it. It was dog shit. Robert Neville sailing off into the sunset on a tug-boat with a vamp woman and two vamp kids to live happily ever after in the dawn of a 'new world'. Utterly dreadful. I have no doubts that the upcoming Will Smith version will be an equal shit-fest seeing as how it's been shot by that arsehole who butchered Hellblaizer and vomited it out as Constantine.
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JOUKO AHOLA! JOUKO AHOLA! THOR! And Stellan Skarsgard for Odin. Bill Moseley for Loki. Or some Euro, who knows.
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HE'D BE GREAT! WRESTLERS MAKE THE BEST ACTORS!
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Harry...I know you're a few ounces lighter on the spooge these days, but dude! I'm pretty sure you meant "OUR place."
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always talking bullshit. fuck you
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McKinleys Highs Mascot. From freaks and geeks. Stick that Head on him and let him g!
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Decent choice and cool twist on the character but I still say Gunter Schlierkamp, not only does he look like Thor but he supposedly can act.
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Just do the motion capture thing.
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So I guess 80% of people in Metal bands are girl fags? You fucking idiots.
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How the fuck is Thor dated? It's fucking mythology you fucking dumb cint.
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I'm here to listen and help.
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They have GOT to use a Hammer song as the theme. How could they not?
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James Marsden as Loki. Somebody needs to give him a juicy film role and he will no doubt do it justice. Relationship between Spike and Angel was sooo close to Loki and Thor, especially in 1st season on Angel.
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If Kevin Feige had any Brains, he'd realize an Avengers movie after Iron Man would be perfect as it could be used as a springboard for different movies. Ultimates was set up that way, as you would a movie. No Captain America Origin but he's a key figure so you understand him straight away and leave a world war 2 movie open, Thor is introduced without a background and leaves it open for his own pre Avengers movie. THINK MOTHERFUCKERS! Also Rhythm and Hues for HULK is fucking ridiculous, they suck mega balls at CGI particularly Organic CGI, only Weta and ILM can come close to organic CGI.
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I love Ultimate Alliance. When is the sequel coming out?
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I always talk like this. I'm fucking Messi and I am here to party. Autobots theme = Happy time.
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Brutus from the Rome HBO series - he has the craggy look and sneering ability that defines Loki. Thor I will have to ponder on ...
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Okay you fucking bitch cunt.
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He looks like Thor. Funny guy too.
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That's more fucking like it dumb cunt.
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Bongo123 can eat the shit too. cunce.
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Aug. 10, 2007, 11:47 a.m. CST
Catherine Zeta-Jones Douglas as an Asgardian woman
by BringingSexyBack
She has that Asgardian look and needs a hit movie.
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He kinda looks like a turd.
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I guess you have some sort of attraction to her, but bitch is no actress, she's a celebrity/movie star, oblivious to what is 'good acting' and how 'acting in an independant film with a meaty role gives you respect', she wasn't brought up like that. Children of Men would probably make her menstruate for eternity out of sheer shock at the awesomeness.
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Gotta eat ARRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH
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You know it fuckers.
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She used to be pretty hot, and you can't deny her MILFness, but I don't consider her any great actress. Like you said, she's a movie star. She doesn't even attempt to broaden her horizons. But she's married to Michael Douglas so she doesn't really have to anyway. She's bagged a rich man, that's all that counts. Also, Scarlett Johanssen should be in this, with her Nordic look and big rack and all.
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Thor doesn't make it in his own title because he ain't "gritty" enough for the rank and file of humanity. He anchors the Avengers as a strong moral force and the go-to guy in battle. If there is ever a movie, it will probably succeed no matter what, because the rank and file morons of America eat this least common denominator crap marvel is feeding us up. A truly great Thor movie could be made starting in ASgard with some backstory, link up to the modern world and have Thor mingle with mortals to learn a love for Midgard, and finally having Loki or Hela assault Thor in Midgard. I'd love to see Thor fight some frost giants etc. in New York. Maybe a battle with Sutyr.
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You know you want it.
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Just have Michael Bay cast a harem!
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will sell any movie. I've seen more pics of Megan Fox under the hood than fucking Optimus Prime. Michael Bay knows what's up. He do.
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Aug. 10, 2007, 11:59 a.m. CST
Bluejack if you made that movie I would def see it
by BringingSexyBack
but knowing Hollywood, they will fuck it up somehow.
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Its funny 'cause it's true.
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This was not a typo. This is actually how his brain "works" while he talks. Frightening.
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I know you're reading this. Do not do a Thor movie. Do not do a Captaim America movie. Do not do a Nick Fury movie. Introduce all these characters in the Avengers movie. Then do spin-offs, if viable. Thank you.
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that's what I was saying. Look at the ultimates, the set up is perfect, start it off with cap rushing into that parachute mission and it's so fucking perfectly anchored. The only one that needs a set up is Iron man that's it, Cap, Thor, Nick Fury should all be introduced in an Avengers movie, and then they get their own movies.
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I think Orlando Bloom would be good as Loki.
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This IS Thor http://imdb.com/gallery/granitz/3608/Events/3608/JoshHollow_Vespa_5992692_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Holloway,%20Joshv
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Are you completely daft?!?! Why are you posting over here when I addressed your "dare" over in Quint's Talkback?<P>What's wrong with you? Pick a Talkback and STAY WITH IT!
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Yay!
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Kinds of Marvel Fans...Those who like Thor. And....those who don't get it. I am firmly in the latter camp. I like the Ultimates take on Thor, but there's something about the hair metal hair, and the giant buttons on his shirt, and stuff...I don't know...Also, if I'm not mistaken, Loki and Thor are half-brothers, and that's the problem. Loki is constantly jealous of Thor. Best Thor ever? Thor in the Sandman series. "You're THOR?! YOU'RE THOR?! I'm tho thor I can hardly PITH!" <p>Loki's costume in the comics is borderline retardiculous. Swear to God, I see a guy dressed like Loki, I'm going to be looking for the parade of half-nekkid firemen and the float shaped like a dong.<p>Excelsior! Or something.
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Why? 1. It's vikings. Vikings have never been made succesfully in movies, except the Icelandic movie The Raven Flies. 2 Vikings never look good on film. For some reason filmmakers have never succeeded to make vikings look cool. They tried on The Pathfinder and they do look bad ass over there but that film bombed. 3. The Pathfinder bombed. 4 Thor looks like a pussy. They would have to do a massive re-design on his looks because nobody and I mean nobody looks good with a metal helmet with wings on it. 5. Thor has very few fans.
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Come on, how can that not be good? It's not a viking movie, it's about Norse Gods. Check out the cutscenes in the Marvel Ultimate Alliance game. Even Loki looked badass when he had his giants attacking Asgard. This movie CAN rock if done right. And make sure to throw in some hot girls (Michael Bay Rule)
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You know some suit has thought of it.
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IRON MANs coming (w/ Sam Jackson Nick Fury no less!) , HULK getting a reboot, THOR on the horizon, all we need is CAPTAIN AMERICA (I don't think we need a stand alone GIANT MAN or WASP movie, really, they can just be shoe-horned in) and then we'll have everyone we need for the bestest superhero movie EVAR -- AVENGERS! or... ULTIMATE AVENGERS!
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This is a movie about Gods, not just a buncha guys with long hair and furry loin cloths. This is bigger than your standard Viking movie.
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He'd be a perfect Steve Rogers. Just take the whole Jason Bourne thing and Captain America it up. It would totally work and be totally great (hopefully).
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adrien brody is loki. matthew mcconahey is thor. oprah winfrey is odin. megan fox is my chained up naked popcorn slave girl. (-it could work. :)
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and you'll witness a Pavlovian response in the form M-O-Ms' total meltdown...So for the sake of humanity DON'T! I beseech thee or you'll fan the embers of his wrath!
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Wow. Well, I think if you were to go back and re-read Quint's TB, you'd find that I (and several others) rode in on a completely different bandwagon. It was called the "Hey Look, Memories-Of-Murder is Having a Meltdown" train.<P>Try not to let those posts mature too long. The longer they sit, the more potent they become...
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Can we just have a small Maia Brewton cameo? She played Sara in "Adventures In Babysitting" I think it'd be awesome!
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Hell, why not. He was mentioned for Conan. The hair color is wrong, but a dye job would fix it; or better yet, let him keep his natural hair. It would fit the viking look better anyway.
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HAIL RAGNAR"S BEARD!!!!
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Sure he looks the part but he can also act. Just watch the beach landing scene in Troy again. He IS Thor in that moment.
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I think that Sean Bean would be a great choice
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GOOD CHOICE!
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coherent sentence? Flee Brethren! Forsooth, Ragnarok tis' nigh!
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Or Sean Bean, I agree with Sopilito there. Please, no American actors.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDr57ajoTlU <p>Take out those wacky spaces
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRvNyzS9gyo <p>Remove wacky spaces
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then kindly have another country make this movie. USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA
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...and no XXX. Been there seen that. But XOXO, hadn't see that.
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is pushing up the Justice League Movie (w/o Batman) ahead of Man of Steel? Seems clear Marvel is going for an Ultimates movie. Could there be a race going on here?
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Daniel Day Lewis as Loki! Michael Gambon as Odin! But here's the big important question -- who will play Volstagg????
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cuz Johnny Ahab selected none USA USA USA USA actors! oh my!
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When I was twelve years old, they were the only real reason to buy a Thor comic. Squirt!
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Luke can play Loki Owen can play Thor Ben Stiller can be Odin
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he's a good friend
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then kindly pick an ancient american mythology instead of a scandinavian one. oh there isn't one? oh well, there you go.
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Old Man Coyote. Among many others.
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Kevin Nash CAN act as seen in The Longest Yard. Plus Thor needs to be huge....someone earlier said he was too big, I disagree. He had great comedic presense in Logest Yard, and every comedic actor will tell you that its harder to comedy for them than drama. All playing thor consists of is spouting norse jibberish, kicking ass with a hammer, yelling, drinking Asgardian mead, and having lightning strike at his will. its the actor they get to be the normal man who needs to "act"....all the thor persona needs to do is whoop ass. http://kevinbigsexynash.com/pics/superbrawl3.jpg I think Nash is the logical choice.
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As always I'm overwhelmed by your keen since of diplomacy and non-judgmental objectivity when discussing serious cenema, thus I will I will lay down my sword as a gesture of peace and offer my serious contribution to the pressing matter of casting a thespian of aryan descent to pick-up "The Mighty Hammer of Thor" and utter "By Odins' Beard, I'll Smite Thee Down with Mine Hammer Mjoiner, You Vile Spawn of Evil!" I choose YOU! M-O-M! Who else could bring the GRAVITAS this most coveted role so deserves. How's that for an olive branch?
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LOL no seriously... we need like a buffed up orlando bloom, or maybe even brad pitt like 10 years ago,... and Gerard Butler has already shown he has what it takes to be a fuckin superhero.... maybe david wenham, or dare I say Russel Crowe (another guy that would have been good 10 years ago) ... PLEASE NO FUCKING BRAINDEAD BODY BUILDING RETARD OR WRESTLER... THEY MAKE LOOK THE PART ALREADY BUT I WANT AN ACTOR WITH PATHOS AND SHAKESPEAREAN QUALITIES... not some fucking brain dead retard.
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I meant James Marsters, NOT Marsden. Marsden would be wrong, wrong, wrong! But Marsters would be perfect. Clasically trained actor, with lots of combat experience. If you don't know who he is - he played Spike on Angel and Buffy and Brainiac on Smallville.
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DONT LISTEN TO THESE FUCKING 4 YEAR OLDS... IF YOU WANT THIS TO BE GREAT DONT GIVE US A DUMB FUCKING BODY BUILDER
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HE KNOWS HOW TO MAKE A GOOD SUPERHERO.. HE WAS GIVEN THE WORST SCRIPT EVER FOR PUNISHER BUT STILL MADE US BELIEVE WE WERE SEEING THE PUNISHER IN ACTION AND HE TURNED DOWN A SHITTY SEQUAL!! HE DESERVES THIS!
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is the thought of Harry trying to stealthly creep up on a burglar in the middle of the night with a Thor hammer. Imagine the story that burglar would have to tell all his burglar buddies.
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Watch Braveheart. He plays Argyle Wallace. He looks just like Odin! He even has a cataract on one eye - it really completes the Odin-esque appearance. Here's a pic: http://www.hotflick.net/pictures/Brian_Cox_002.html Not the best, but the only one I could find.
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Thor got to be some real white boy. Viggo's best suggestion so far.
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like when he was a assassin preacher in that scifi thing...he's perfect.
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I don't think anybody reads the TB's this way down, but I gotta say Joaquin Phoenix would make an excellent Loki. He already played a similar role in Gladiator. He'd be a natural as the god of mischief.
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I think there is a great myth movie out there without the comic connect. about a third of marvel movies suck ass. this pains me as i am an old school marvel fan
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What studio is going to release this movie. This guy has one Brit hit layer cake and Stocking Barrels? But Swept Away should have ended his run. Stardust the critics gave that 75 percent. Is everyone on crack. I mean that movie showed how inept one could direct Robert DeNiro. Thor the mighty thor in the hands of the Star Dust director. God, give my comic book and Xbox game. I see an Electra, Daredevil failure.If you are going to have a Thor movie have an established director from either the Batman films or X men films direct it. Thor, oh my God, this guy will have twinkle dust coming off the hammer.
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and tossed it around like a toy...hulk smash.
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I pity da loki
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'The hammer doesn't fit your honor!'
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'Once I'm able to lift this hammer with my stubby t-rex arms ill smite thee!!'
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'I AM THOR! LOVER OF CHILDREN ALL OVER THE WORLD!'
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He's got the nose for it. Russell Crowe for Thor and Guy Pearce for Loki! LA CONFIDENTIAL reunion!
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Heard the only makeup they need were the horns on his head. Everything else was natural. Image shaving that hairy back and ass? Jason Biggs as Loki!!!
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Come on everyone, don't we all know you can't be both brainy AND muscular? Thor will not be played by an intelligent former wrestler, okay? I think Mads Mikkelsen could be Thor, Crispin Glover as Loki.
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Trying to think of anyone as Thor adn coming up blank. Hey what about Eric Bana! Woudn't that be funny as shit.
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Ever hear of Stan Lee?
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better be the soundtrack to this movie. then again, it should have been featured in 300. that movie was a Manowar album come to life.
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in the neck, then pulled it out and kept fighting. Can't remember the actor or character name, but he's the only other guy I can think of that looks tough enough.
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Just get a guy from the nearest gym who has long blode hair. Or the actor that played Thor on tv in that Incredible Hulk episode.
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Truly a nice guy and the real deal for those of you who have not had the pleasure of meeting Harry before. <BR> <BR> I am very happy for both him and his beautiful wife. It was a wonderful night in Baltimore. A nice cool breeze while we all kicked back and watched John Waters Hairspray. I had to roll after Hairspray because of the Horror Con also taking place in Baltimore tonight but I am really glad I made it out and had a chance to meet Harry face to face and chat a little bit. <BR> <BR> You're a good guy man. :-)
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Just saw it and I was amazed. This is the kind of story I used to dream of when I was a kid. I haven't felt this much utter joy at the movie theater since then either. I wouldn't change a thing. The closest to perfect I've ever seen with a fantasy film. Wow. Though I'm glad I went with the wife and didn't take the kid. We found ourselves feeling awfully gushy and romantic.
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You need to have plenty of Donald Blake to keep the concept grounded. Just look at the new JMS series. You have scenes of Thor fighting monsters juxtaposed with Dr Blake in the real world. Sam Rockwell would be a totally down to earth, likeable, Don Blake, and if you limited Thor's scenes he would have even more impact when he's on screen. HHH would look the business with Mjonir in his hands and you could make Thor totally badass like in that Garth Ennis Thor: Vikings series where he was decapitating monsters with his hammer. He was only a Shakespearean spouting pansy in the 60s and 70s. A viking-style, take no prisoners God of Thunder would rock. Get Brian Cox as Odin (as somebody said earlier) and how about Timothy Olyphant as Loki?
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I just can't see why marvel is pushing a solo Thor film 1st. i don't think he's a big enough character outside of comics. Thor is cool no doubt, but He should be featured in an Ultimates flick first.
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Lets mess with comic kid heads. Gee, so when he’s not the big green machine, he throws a hammer. And after Munich Bana has the muscle. Loki umh not sure, maybe Adam Sandler, and isn't this comic book movie thing getting old. Really old. Captain America Wonder Woman etc. are like over fifty years old. Can’t they come up with something original? Does every movie have to be a remake ala Nicole Kidman ( INVASION, BEWITCHED?) Thor, the mighty Thor was my favorite as a kid with comics, I think it was the gigantic Breasts, and speaking of that when does CAT WOMAN 2 come out.
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He already has the hair. Maybe they could dub his voice out and use Shia Labarf's...
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As much as I am loathed to admit it...there is only one guy who can be Thor - physically - and thats Triple H...Ugh...
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Didn't he pen the Poseidon Adventure remake? Eep. That can't be good.
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I know everyone wants to see a big name as Thor, but Big names mean big egos, and then bad movies...My Vote Goes To Vladamir Kulich... Some of You may Remember this man as Bulvy on 13th warrior. The man is already a Big, Blonde haired, Blue Eyed Norseman, And he has Presence. Not to mention that he was on Angel for 8 episodes, so he will also have some draw to that nerd crowd too.
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Just a badly written update of the Omega Man. Its like he never even read the short story.
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he's damn good!
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stellan skarsgaard as Odin. absolutely NO humor. Surtur or Desak the villain. Thor movie version better not have some bullshit weakness like they gave silversurfer. classic version, no pussy ultimate version.
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Thor would have greater pull if introduced first in an avengers/ultimates film. this is what DC is doing, Justice League before a Flash, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern series of films. Think fuckers.
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and I don't know who for Thor. But I may watch this film if Beta Ray Rock is in it.
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once again this site backs a losing horse. stardust bit the dust this weekend. thor looking grim for vaughn...
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over the casting of Thor. Marvel (supposedly) wants Triple H, but Vaughan wants a real actor. I think Vaughan is going to lose due to the fact that Stardust openned to less than stellar B.0. and the looming strike that'll probably curtail all future productions if not settled.
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that's are place in the universe?
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that's OUR place in the universe. OK, I get it.
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The name of Vladimir Kulich has been mentioned here several times! What a joke! 13th warrior came out years ago and the guy is now over fifty.... GEt Daniel Craig- top actor, 6 ft tall and can put on a 6 pack of muscle. Forget all these also rans like triple H!
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Though the Matthew Vaughn choice eludes me... Saw 'Stardust' over the weekend, and felt he completely missed the point of the story- a young man's coming of age. Instead, he concentrated too much of it on both Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro. While Pfeiffer's character is important to the story, she's not the focus, and De Niro's character should have been more of a cameo then the heavy story influence he became. All in all, not bad- but not good enough to give me hope on 'Thor', which needs to be done right. At this point, Marvel's gotten it right exactly once- on the Spider-franchise. Nothing else has been done well.
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this movie would be based in asengard, i just hope at the end you see him get sent to earth and take over Blake so it can set up a sweet sequal of Thor and Donald Blake on earth
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Resist it with every ounce of your will.
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Adventures of Babysitting! REMEMBER THAT ONE? hahahah
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You've got to be kidding! He hasn't been in shape in 4 years. And Thor is supposed to be a pretty-boy, which Triple H ain't. He'd make a great Conan, though. Make John Cena Thor, with a long blonde wig.
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Fabio already played (voiced) Thor in a non- Marvel Thor cartoon. I never saw it, though.
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TERRANCE ZDUNICH!!!! He will be playing Graverobber in Repo! The Genetic Opera, but damn if he's a deadringer for Thor! www.repoopera.com
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He was a great Bond villain, but was also truly excellent in AFTER THE WEDDING. He'd make a perfect Thor, as would Viggo Mortensen. Whomever of those two is not Thor, could then play Loki. Derek Jacobi for Odin. Robbie Coltrane for Balder.
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...Mikkelsen is currently making a movie called "VALHALLA RISING." Too bad about STARDUST, though, maybe it will be a sleeper, should have opened smaller.
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Giants Walk the Earth. Greatest Thor story ever.
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Aug. 14, 2007, 6:07 p.m. CST
Harry,"I hope they take their visual cue from his work"
by Immortal_Fish
Kirby is the King, but those overly colorful and preposterously designed costumes would never work onscreen. Balder must be the worst of all. Looks like exaggerated samurai armor, only purple and yellow.
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As I was scrolling downward and reading thru the TB, I was wondering when someone would mention this. I second that. Cheers.
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I've never read a Thor comic and I'm super excited about this. We need more Norse legend fantasy films. Ya know?
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Assuming this has anything to do with the Thor comic book. I just read the header.
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Remember the American Express commercial with Thor, Storm, Spider-Man, Captain America and Underdog? It looked like it was shot at a Universal Studios theme park. Far and away, Thor has the worst-designed costume of all those (Marvel) characters, but somehow he is the best-looking one in the commercial. I don't know how they did it. But I would love to see a live-action space-fantasy film, oh man, like a GOOD and FAITHFUL masters of the Universe film or something
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THAT should be hard to find in Hollywood.
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Stopped reading at page 60. Thor's a primadonna. No reason to like him right from the outset. They have mistranslated "swartalf" (dark elf) as GNOME and made them 18" tall (they are SUPPOSED to be the same size as the Aesir/Thor). No fights worth a damn. No hook. By page 60 it has not reached present day. It seems to spend the first act in Asgard, no worries, then Thor is banished to..well..old earth. Bleh. And, while the dialogue moves from good to anachronistic ("that's silly!") it's just plain BORING. I have the same draft Harry does, because we got it from the same source. There's NOTHING Marvel about this...at least not in the first 1/2 of the script...sigh.
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LOKI. This is because ANY writer can write a decent villain, but a great lead hero requires an accomplished screenwriter...apparently something beyond Protosevich's skillset.
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Mark is far from brilliant. yikes. poseidon was well, suckass.
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It's not enough that he's tall and beefy, he also has to be a big norse hottie. That's just my take. Most of the guys whose names are being tossed around are too old and too ugly (and untalented at that) to play Thor. I mean, Karl Whatshisface Pathfinder Vakko guy could maybe pull it off - MAYBE. No Gerry Butler please. He's awesome and all, but he's taking over hollywood. Plus, he's about as believeable as Thor as Sean Connery was as a Spaniard in Highlander. Ugh- I hate myself for saying it, but a Jason Lewis type would be good. He's too skinny and not tall enough though. But someone pretty like him, and young like him. They should just go hop a plane to Sweden and look around ya know?
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... just a thought....
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It was said he moved to L.A. to mascot for the D.E.A.'s slogan "Thugs against Drugs"
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Poor feller died a bit back
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So... what happened to this script, then?
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