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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. Find out who he’s going to play inside…

We reported just yesterday morning that Marvel is preparing to shoot their next big comic book film Thor in January, with director Kenneth Branagh now ready to get the story of gods and warriors from another dimension underway. And with that has come a few last minute casting decisions.

Production Weekly is reporting this week that the upcoming production of Thor, the next in the long line of highly anticipated comic book adaptations from Marvel Studios, will begin shooting in Los Angeles in mid-January.

Pirate Radio is a perfectly balanced comedy with a brilliant cast. Hard to believe it’s only Richard Curtis’s second film as director.

It seems as if just yesterday we were reporting that Brian Blessed — then Stellan Skarsgard — might be playing the role of Odin in Kenneth Branagh’s Thor. Well, time to think again…

What does Stan Lee have that Dominic Cooper, Matthias Schweighöfer, Robert De Niro, Jude Law and Stellan Skarsgard seem to want so badly? A role in Thor, that’s what…

Since I would really like to see Stellan Skarsgard play God of War Tyr for Thor, I wanted to title this headline “Could Stellan Skarsgard Play Tyr, God of War for Thor?” But I resisted. You’re welcome.

Actress, model and all around super-star of hotness Diora Baird is on Twitter. We are on Twitter. Perhaps we should grab drinks sometime, don’t ya think? Maybe after she’s done auditioning for a role in Thor.

He’s still got a year to go on Iron Man 2, but when asked at Comic-Con about The Avengers, the director had to weigh in on his excitement. Now with video!

The folks over at Nuke the Fridge have laid down some rumors today linking noted hottie Jessica Biel and the upcoming Marvel Studios production of Thor, which will be directed by Kenneth Branagh.

Another day, another casting decision from the halls of the Marvel Studios offices — or at least, another relatively solid piece of speculation. This time another relative unknown is stepping in to play Thor’s nemesis.

According to Hollywood blogger Nikki Finke, Marvel Studios has finally found their man for Thor. And while you might not recognize his name, you may have just seen him in a recent summer blockbuster.

Could a guy who once played a lord in a Brit television adapt of “Nicholas Nickleby” become a God for Thor?

Kenneth Branagh needs a tall, strapping blond guy to play comic book hero Thor in Thor. Okay, let me amend that. He needs a tall guy. The rest can be found in the gym and a bottle of bleach.

How can Marvel Studios not disappoint Thor fans and audience members? Bringing character Donald Blake in and having Kenneth Branagh act is a good start.

FSR’s resident chubby film critic Kevin Carr runs down the reviews on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Valkyrie, The Spirit, Marley & Me and Bedtime Stories.

Enlightened to the evil of Adolf Hitler, a battle tested German Colonel named Clause von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise), joins a group of fellow dissenters in an intricate plot to assassinate their Fuhrer.

Director Kenneth Branagh explained when he spoke for the first time about the project this week to MTV that the appeal of Thor is “to work on a story about one of the immortals, Gods, extraordinary beings, inter-dimensional creatures.” Cool.

Over the course of the last few weeks, we’ve seen all kinds of comments about the upcoming Thor movie, most of which were negative. With that in mind, we would like to set everyone straight with a list of reasons why Thor is going to work on the big screen.

Marvel Studios could be throwing us a curve-ball, as they have engaged in talks with thespian Kenneth Branagh for the directorial gig on Thor. An interesting choice, indeed.