Idris Elba Joins Thor

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on November 20, 2009

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Idris Elba — who starred in last year’s RocknRolla and in last season of The Office — has joined the Marvel Studios production of Thor, says Heat Vision. Elba will play Heimdall, the guardian of Asgard, who stands on the BiFrost Bridge ready to defend the city from intruders. For ages, he stood as the guardian of Asgard, defending the city’s gates from any intruders, and was one of the most trusted servants of Odin.

Heimdall is a character in the comics who battled Thor on many occasions, often battling Thor in order to restrain him at the behest of either Odin or Loki. So if we’re lucky, we might get to see Elba kick some ass against Chris Hemsworth. In my mind, the more ass-kicking, the better.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh, Thor stars Chris Hemsworth (Star Trek), Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Jamie Alexander, Colm Feore, Samuel L. Jackson, Stellan Skarsgard, Stuart Townsend, Ray Stevenson and Tdanobu Asano. The comic book pic is scheduled for release by Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios on May 20, 2011. Shooting begins in mid-January in Manhattan Beach, California.

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juggernaut

THIS IS AN AWSOME CAST! Brannaugh is really putting together a great ensemble for this project. I just hope that the script holds up its end of the deal and delivers another great comic movie in the vein of IRONMAN and TDK.

ulik

Some of the casting still needs explanation. Ray Stevenson as Volstagg is not a good choice when you have actors like Brandon Gleeson who would have been perfect. As for Hogun, He could be explained as a once traveling Mongol Warrior who traveled to Scandinavia on a quest and met the other warriors when they got swept into the dimensional drift into Asgard. As far as Heimdall, a similar thing can bee explained that he originally came from North Africa or Ancient Sumeria before becoming who he is.

juggernaut

I agree totally on Brendan Gleeson as Volstagg.

Idris Elba Joins Thor

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