Promoting David Fincher’s
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo with
The Playlist, actor Stellan Skarsgard, whose reprising his 'Erik Selvig'
Thor role Marvel Studios'
The Avengers, briefly commented the
Thor sequel, the studio's casting decisions, as well his minor role their most-anticipated film. Suggesting that having actors portray characters with whom the audience can share some joy with is responsible for something of a revolution in the approach to tentpole filmmaking, the actor is further upholds that by stating:
“That [over]turns the idea of those big event movies. Because it’s not enough to blow up cars. It’s not enough to have gigantic special effects. Marvel has understood this and cast very good actors in their superhero movies.”
Regardin The Avengers, “[I have a]very small role - there are a lot of people in funny costumes fighting for space there”) But regarding the Thor sequel, “[It’s] not decided because they haven’t got a script yet. They’re working on that, they’ve been talking about it but it could go the other way as well.”
Marvel's The Avengers is the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner with Samuel L. Jackson and Tom Hiddleston, directed by Joss Whedon, Marvel's The Avengers will be released May 4, 2012.