Thanks to Matt Hardy for pointing the following out. I wouldn't normally cover movie news but with HoT breathing down our collective necks this one is hard to resist.
Earlier today Variety posted the story that Kenneth Branagh, who will be directing Thor, has cast the Warriors Three. Variety has since taken the story down, so treat the 'news' with some caution, but we may be seeing Stuart Townsend, Ray Stevenson and Tadanobu Asano as Fandral, Hogun and Volstagg (though who will be playing who is anyone's guess). If true, they will be joining the likes of Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Anthony Hopkins as Odin and Chris Hemsworth as Godilocks himself.
It's exciting to see another Marvel flick coming on, but I have grave doubts about Thor working as a movie. I can't help but think there is a strong risk of a Thor film looking like one of those dodgy fantasy movies that were so abundant in video shops in the mid-80s or - worse still - a heavy metal video.
That said, the fact that Branagh is in charge gives me some hope. I love his Henry V - if he can bring that level of grit and passion to Asgard then it could work. But I'm a bit gutted that he hasn't found a role for Brian Blessed yet - surely he should have been Volstagg.
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