Learn Who Plays The Title Character’s Daddy, The God Odin, In Kenneth Branagh’s THOR!! -- Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.

Why's this in coaxial? by JuanSanchez	Oct 29th, 2009 10:05:23 PM
Acting chops, plus looks... by Nosferatu Jones	Oct 29th, 2009 10:05:43 PM
I'll post. by kabong	Oct 29th, 2009 10:05:47 PM
Christopher Lambert should be THOR! by JuanSanchez	Oct 29th, 2009 10:06:17 PM
Sorry, ODIN! by JuanSanchez	Oct 29th, 2009 10:06:41 PM
Should have been Brian Blessed by Spacelab	Oct 29th, 2009 10:07:06 PM
Um, AWESOME by socalactor	Oct 29th, 2009 10:08:53 PM
Good Casting by california_mtz	Oct 29th, 2009 10:10:33 PM
What is De Niro doing in it? by JuanSanchez	Oct 29th, 2009 10:11:46 PM
Natalie Portman? by Sappers Forward	Oct 29th, 2009 10:13:29 PM
Screenplay by Mark Protosevich by Spocko	Oct 29th, 2009 10:20:25 PM
I know I keep saying this but... by TheNorthlander	Oct 29th, 2009 10:20:34 PM
Hopkin's no Brian Blessed. by Flim Springfield	Oct 29th, 2009 10:22:16 PM
No Brian Blessed?!? by Phimseto	Oct 29th, 2009 10:22:51 PM
Tony Hopkins!!!! by MacReady452	Oct 29th, 2009 10:23:56 PM
He was good in Alexander the great to. by hallmitchell	Oct 29th, 2009 10:24:21 PM
So how does one pronounce Mjollnir? by Nosferatu Jones	Oct 29th, 2009 10:25:21 PM
Natalie Portman by Trannyformers_Apologist	Oct 29th, 2009 10:26:04 PM
So is this a superhero movie or not? by Ingeld	Oct 29th, 2009 10:27:51 PM
JettL93 whats going on with your by MacReady452	Oct 29th, 2009 10:28:43 PM
Portman by Nosferatu Jones	Oct 29th, 2009 10:29:01 PM
Marvel is gonna blow the whole universe with this movie by JuanSanchez	Oct 29th, 2009 10:29:10 PM
Portman is not a good actress by YackBacker	Oct 29th, 2009 10:30:07 PM
JettL93 by california_mtz	Oct 29th, 2009 10:32:54 PM
Is anyone else seeing the Wu-Tang "W" in by MacReady452	Oct 29th, 2009 10:33:32 PM
Nosferatu Jones by TheNorthlander	Oct 29th, 2009 10:33:46 PM
OK Herc, you got me with the Nick Fury joke by BadMrWonka	Oct 29th, 2009 10:34:49 PM
Has anyone read this script? by Triceratops on Fire	Oct 29th, 2009 10:37:44 PM
JettL93 has read the script. by YackBacker	Oct 29th, 2009 10:40:24 PM
Carmella Bing by StarchildAD	Oct 29th, 2009 10:42:03 PM
holy fucking AWESOME! by br1947	Oct 29th, 2009 10:52:26 PM
SEEMED Like I Knew THIS... by TheBLIGHT	Oct 29th, 2009 10:52:50 PM
JettL93... by TheBLIGHT	Oct 29th, 2009 10:54:16 PM
dear god this is fucking awesome! by heavenlykid	Oct 29th, 2009 10:55:04 PM
eh, he hasn't been in anything good in a long, long time by jimmy_009	Oct 29th, 2009 10:58:44 PM
Where's the Cap casting news? by Kontarsky	Oct 29th, 2009 10:59:48 PM
Himmy_009... He's in the upcoming WOLFMAN by ShabbyBlue	Oct 29th, 2009 11:02:42 PM
JettL93... by Unknown Canadian	Oct 29th, 2009 11:04:20 PM
... by Unknown Canadian	Oct 29th, 2009 11:05:28 PM
You want to wield something big? by kabong	Oct 29th, 2009 11:11:18 PM
Spider-Man 4 and Batman 3 villains by rocco2216	Oct 29th, 2009 11:15:52 PM
I'm excited but... by liesandpicturesofalsolies	Oct 29th, 2009 11:19:04 PM
What the fuck...no Brian Blessed????? by Jobacca	Oct 29th, 2009 11:25:16 PM
DIIIIIIIIVE!!! by jolaz	Oct 29th, 2009 11:28:00 PM
No Nick Fury or Avengers please!!! by TheWaqman	Oct 29th, 2009 11:28:54 PM
Kenneth Branagh directing a comic book movie? by detinue	Oct 29th, 2009 11:35:10 PM
just getting more and more excited for this by strosmer	Oct 29th, 2009 11:38:16 PM
This is going to make Clash of the Titans... by 3 Bag Enema	Oct 29th, 2009 11:40:59 PM
"My God has a hammer" by Jobacca	Oct 29th, 2009 11:49:58 PM
Blessed as Falstaff by Blckaddr	Oct 29th, 2009 11:52:50 PM
Are people ACTUALLY complaining... by Bootskin	Oct 29th, 2009 11:56:44 PM
Perfect. by SifoDyasJr.	Oct 30th, 2009 12:01:14 AM
JettL93 - Spider-Man 4 by rocco2216	Oct 30th, 2009 12:16:21 AM
Odin not Thor's daddy? by oisin5199	Oct 30th, 2009 12:16:50 AM
detinue by liesandpicturesofalsolies	Oct 30th, 2009 12:18:47 AM
JettL93 - Spider-Man 4 by rocco2216	Oct 30th, 2009 12:21:21 AM
Christ by SmokingRobot	Oct 30th, 2009 12:22:00 AM
Jett, you know damn well Ian McShane is Kraven. by Shermdawg	Oct 30th, 2009 12:30:32 AM
So I've gather that NO ONE knows how this plays... by Triceratops on Fire	Oct 30th, 2009 12:31:52 AM
rocco2216 by Shermdawg	Oct 30th, 2009 12:32:56 AM
People not excited by Anthony Hopkins being in this are dumb. by liesandpicturesofalsolies	Oct 30th, 2009 12:36:16 AM
Saweet by bubstersaddles	Oct 30th, 2009 12:50:53 AM
Hopkins is a twig, Odin is an Oak by NippleEffect	Oct 30th, 2009 01:04:58 AM
I agree by Sasson	Oct 30th, 2009 01:07:39 AM
I say thee nay!! by Josstossesthesalad	Oct 30th, 2009 01:21:31 AM
Too thin. Should have been Brian Blessed by V'Shael	Oct 30th, 2009 02:19:44 AM
Will Smith as Odin : by PTSDPete	Oct 30th, 2009 02:29:38 AM
Good thing we have JettL93 by Adelai Niska	Oct 30th, 2009 02:35:56 AM
Pitt for Cap by Se7en	Oct 30th, 2009 03:00:42 AM
Hopkins is perfect as Odin... by BurnHollywood	Oct 30th, 2009 03:19:34 AM
let's refresh by Star Hump	Oct 30th, 2009 03:25:29 AM
It was going to be Brian Blessed by thelordofhell	Oct 30th, 2009 03:25:39 AM
ok it's make or break time for JettL by Player_Two_has_entered_the_gam e	Oct 30th, 2009 03:45:48 AM
Branagh directs movie from writer of Poseidon!!! by kwisatzhaderach	Oct 30th, 2009 04:22:17 AM
For a moment i though it was Bill Nighy by AsimovLives	Oct 30th, 2009 04:26:57 AM
BRIAN BLESSED ROBBED!!!! by ZombieHeathLedger	Oct 30th, 2009 05:02:03 AM
Hey Jett by DutchRudder	Oct 30th, 2009 05:04:17 AM
Just please don't go camp with this. by Mr Gorilla	Oct 30th, 2009 05:13:30 AM
Brian Blessed by Brigon	Oct 30th, 2009 05:21:27 AM
I know nothing about Thor but.... by Drsambeckett1984	Oct 30th, 2009 05:30:42 AM
No David Hasslehoff = None Of My Cash by RICHARD_GERE_RAPED_MY_GERBIL	Oct 30th, 2009 06:45:27 AM
hmmm by martisco	Oct 30th, 2009 06:50:49 AM
Drsambeckett1984 wrong by Player_Two_has_entered_the_gam e	Oct 30th, 2009 06:51:52 AM
Completely agree with you there, Mr Gorilla by Flibbertygibbet	Oct 30th, 2009 06:53:45 AM
The reason I am disappointed... by Phimseto	Oct 30th, 2009 07:08:08 AM
I'M NOT FEELING THIS CAST by BringingSexyBack	Oct 30th, 2009 07:15:38 AM
NATALIE PORTMAN WAS TALKING ABOUT PRICKS IN MOUTHS by BringingSexyBack	Oct 30th, 2009 07:17:22 AM
JettL by damned-dirty-ape	Oct 30th, 2009 07:18:59 AM
How the fuck is Hopkins old for a part of a guy who is an old Go by shutupfanboy	Oct 30th, 2009 07:21:10 AM
thor by notkinski	Oct 30th, 2009 07:22:02 AM
Heh.. by AsimovDiedOfAIDS	Oct 30th, 2009 07:22:33 AM
MAYBE BRANAUGH WILL HAVE PORTMAN RUNNING WITH A BARE CHEST by BringingSexyBack	Oct 30th, 2009 07:24:02 AM
Its all on Branagh now by badboymason	Oct 30th, 2009 07:57:09 AM
NO FUCKING WAY by D.Vader	Oct 30th, 2009 08:14:42 AM
As someone has has never read the comic by chimpjnr	Oct 30th, 2009 08:33:13 AM
Great by The_Ad_Wizard_Who_Came_Up_With _This_One	Oct 30th, 2009 08:34:18 AM
GORDONS ALIVE?!?! by Crimson Dynamo	Oct 30th, 2009 08:37:08 AM
Pronunciation of Mjolnir - just to clarify by None_So_Blind	Oct 30th, 2009 08:37:27 AM
a screenplay by suck by Series7	Oct 30th, 2009 08:41:36 AM
WOAH by Wookie_1995	Oct 30th, 2009 08:52:10 AM
IF THERE'S NO SHOT OF NATALIE'S UNDERARM by BringingSexyBack	Oct 30th, 2009 08:56:10 AM
It WAS Brian Blesses - He Backed Out by ShiftyEyedDog2	Oct 30th, 2009 08:59:17 AM
oops, it was Brian BLESSED... by ShiftyEyedDog2	Oct 30th, 2009 09:00:02 AM
Wikipedia usually helps by Anything But Tangerines	Oct 30th, 2009 09:01:38 AM
Is Hemsworth playing Thor or Donald Blake? by Damien Chowder	Oct 30th, 2009 09:03:25 AM
I vote by Royston Lodge	Oct 30th, 2009 09:17:34 AM
Honestly, Hopkins has not been good for awhile. by dr sauch	Oct 30th, 2009 09:17:46 AM
I vote "no" to this one. by Royston Lodge	Oct 30th, 2009 09:21:33 AM
Shoulda been John Hurt. by Royston Lodge	Oct 30th, 2009 09:22:35 AM
Not really a surprise.... by theycallmemrtibbs	Oct 30th, 2009 09:30:21 AM
Oi, Kenneth! Call Brain Blessed again! by BiggusDickus	Oct 30th, 2009 09:35:55 AM
This casting is getting worse and worse by 9000rpm	Oct 30th, 2009 09:40:14 AM
IT'S PRONOUNCED MUH-JOL-NEER by BringingSexyBack	Oct 30th, 2009 09:43:13 AM
Let's just clear some things up by Chewbacca_Khan	Oct 30th, 2009 09:55:20 AM
frkg forgot my html tags by Chewbacca_Khan	Oct 30th, 2009 09:56:22 AM
Hopkins is too old? by Skyway Moaters	Oct 30th, 2009 09:59:34 AM
Looks like Brian Blessed can be Volstagg then. by SpyGuy	Oct 30th, 2009 10:03:34 AM
Ok, so he's in good health for 72... by Skyway Moaters	Oct 30th, 2009 10:12:11 AM
Seriously? by Suskis	Oct 30th, 2009 10:14:48 AM
And apparently quite active... by Skyway Moaters	Oct 30th, 2009 10:14:54 AM
If this is going into the new established Marvel-verse by Logan_1973	Oct 30th, 2009 10:17:31 AM
Ron Pearlman as Odin! by Andyb77	Oct 30th, 2009 10:19:17 AM
Coolest casting EVER!!! by Nice Marmot	Oct 30th, 2009 10:20:03 AM
NICK FURY...and THOR by ROBRAM89	Oct 30th, 2009 10:21:24 AM
Seems a bit too spot on... by HarryCalder	Oct 30th, 2009 10:37:16 AM
JettL93 by Tiberius_Prime	Oct 30th, 2009 10:47:27 AM
Logan, just for future reference... by AsimovDiedOfAIDS	Oct 30th, 2009 10:49:49 AM
I say thee Nay by Genre_Baby	Oct 30th, 2009 11:25:57 AM
a god coexisting in the avengers universe by GavinVanDraven	Oct 30th, 2009 11:50:35 AM
So is Robert DeNiro in this or what? by IAmLegolas	Oct 30th, 2009 12:10:49 PM
mention the new batmobile again JettL by just pillow talk	Oct 30th, 2009 12:14:35 PM
This will not end well. by smaugchow	Oct 30th, 2009 12:31:52 PM
martisco by AsimovLives	Oct 30th, 2009 12:47:18 PM
Who actually believes in this JettL93 fool? by AsimovLives	Oct 30th, 2009 12:49:07 PM
if you want to get some ham for your film... by emeraldboy	Oct 30th, 2009 01:05:03 PM
pleassse. this is great news. all of you fucking idiots complain by THE_ONE_MAN_GANG	Oct 30th, 2009 01:19:28 PM
and fuck all the brian blessed BS. seriously. by THE_ONE_MAN_GANG	Oct 30th, 2009 01:21:01 PM
Does anyone else think... by -guyinthebackrow	Oct 30th, 2009 01:38:14 PM
I Love and Respect Screenwriters But... by WriteFromLeft	Oct 30th, 2009 01:54:35 PM
I'm no JettL by Alonzo Mosely	Oct 30th, 2009 01:56:01 PM
Plausibility by ClaireRedfield	Oct 30th, 2009 01:57:09 PM
F&CK!!!! Blessed got screwed!!! by picardsucks	Oct 30th, 2009 02:01:30 PM
Chewbacca_Khan by Continentalop	Oct 30th, 2009 02:07:09 PM
Branaugh is going to make this a real hamfest by Knobules	Oct 30th, 2009 02:07:57 PM
Say it Bob! by TedKordLives	Oct 30th, 2009 02:13:13 PM
How did Sif die? Was she in great pain? by TedKordLives	Oct 30th, 2009 02:32:41 PM
Cuz today... by TedKordLives	Oct 30th, 2009 02:46:55 PM
DC's Odin by 2soon2eat	Oct 30th, 2009 02:56:21 PM
WHERE'S LOKI?!? by Curious_Jorge	Oct 30th, 2009 03:09:04 PM
the_one_man_gang by liesandpicturesofalsolies	Oct 30th, 2009 03:09:48 PM
It Is SO Cute by DutchRudder	Oct 30th, 2009 04:08:31 PM
Continental by Chewbacca_Khan	Oct 30th, 2009 04:13:36 PM
The Guy From Serenity IS Odin! by NippleEffect	Oct 30th, 2009 04:30:35 PM
Kraven in Spidey 4? by Tenebre	Oct 30th, 2009 04:56:46 PM
Oops. I meant Spidey 5... by Tenebre	Oct 30th, 2009 05:00:06 PM
Please stop responding to JettL by Deathpool	Oct 30th, 2009 05:05:05 PM
Brian Blessed would probably be more suited to Volstagg by ComicGuru	Oct 30th, 2009 05:14:42 PM
I was hoping for Brian Blessed too! by The Reluctant Austinite	Oct 30th, 2009 05:15:27 PM
by Berserkr	Oct 30th, 2009 05:18:39 PM
Script by Berserkr	Oct 30th, 2009 05:24:48 PM
Also by Berserkr	Oct 30th, 2009 05:25:26 PM
Unoriginal casting for Odin - Hopkins ain't "all that" by FamousEccles	Oct 30th, 2009 05:35:07 PM
JettL makes me laugh. I enjoy his funny persona. by CreasyBear	Oct 30th, 2009 05:41:42 PM
dont' mess with JettL by Argentino	Oct 30th, 2009 06:34:03 PM
Berserkr by Logan_1973	Oct 30th, 2009 06:56:50 PM
"PORTMAN RUNNING WITH A BARE CHEST" by Phategod2	Oct 30th, 2009 07:05:48 PM
I hate people who pretend to be something they're not. by TedKordLives	Oct 30th, 2009 07:38:55 PM
Chewbacca_Khan by Continentalop	Oct 31st, 2009 02:01:33 AM
no, idiots, it´s pronounced Mol-ye-nor by ZombieHeathLedger	Oct 31st, 2009 07:15:28 AM
Moldgenurr. Sounds good! by Sal_Bando	Oct 31st, 2009 07:57:38 AM
Ops by Chewbacca_Khan	Oct 31st, 2009 08:33:28 AM
Why such skepticism on Kenneth Branagh? by AsimovLives	Oct 31st, 2009 09:21:26 AM
Anthony Hopkins will kick ass as Odin. I'm glad that... by Fareal	Oct 31st, 2009 10:12:43 AM
John Rhys-Davies would have been a good choice too. by Fareal	Oct 31st, 2009 10:16:08 AM
JettL by MandrakeRoot	Oct 31st, 2009 01:47:03 PM
Good casting choice. by BurnedNotice_Dude	Oct 31st, 2009 02:53:43 PM
ODD'S BLOOD! by MrMysteryGuest	Oct 31st, 2009 03:39:34 PM
MandrakeRoot, i have a pet name for Michael Bay: by AsimovLives	Oct 31st, 2009 03:49:29 PM
Chewbacca_Khan & Continentalop by DidntPullOutInTimeCop	Oct 31st, 2009 08:24:23 PM
Dead Again was amazing by MacReady452	Nov 1st, 2009 12:13:12 AM
Branagh chose acting over BLESSED AWESOMENESS!!! by TheGhostWhoLurks	Nov 1st, 2009 12:42:47 AM
Branagh peaked at 25 with the awesome HENRY V by ZombieHeathLedger	Nov 2nd, 2009 04:37:58 AM

Learn Who Plays The Title Character’s Daddy, The God Odin, In Kenneth Branagh’s THOR!!

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