Further promoting
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo now with
MovieFone, Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård further discussed reprising his 'Erik Selvig'
Thor role in Marvel's
The Avengers, seemingly unsatisfied with how minor the role is, yet praising Joss Whedon's directing and writing efforts. And also weighing in on the studio's destined search for a new
Thor 2 director, read the interview below!
Mm-hm.
OK, now I feel bad bringing that up.
No, no ... of course I am. But not very much. There's a lot of people in 'The Avengers' And I was thinking, How on Earth are you going to get all of those superheroes in a movie and have room for them and still have a story that actually moves forward? And, also you have to satisfy a lot of actors with at least reasonable material.
Did you feel satisfied?
No. Not really. But I'm not one of the superheroes.
But you had a big role in 'Thor.'
Yeah, but here it's a small role. I have normal clothes and only show up briefly because people with funny costumes -- that's going to be the core of it. But, Joss Whedon, it's a fantastic; pure mechanical work to build a story with so many heroes that actually works. I think the script worked. What it will be when it comes out, I can't tell.
And now both Kenneth Branagh & Patty Jenkins are out as the director of 'Thor 2.'
I wonder what's going to happen there? I have no idea. I knew Branagh wouldn't, I didn't think so. I don't think he would do another one. The idea from the beginning was that it was not serial to him. It was one thing. And it was a very specific story where both worlds were introduced. The Shakespearean turf ... but he was great working with and I think the result was very good.
If they asked you, what kind of director would you want?
I think what Marvel has been very smart with, they've been picking very good directors -- not necessarily experts on visual effects and big movie-making. What they need are directors who are good with characters and actors. It's just like with the first 'Pirates of the Caribbean' film: It's not what Disney wanted. They tried to fire both Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp. Gore Verbinski's take was that he concentrated on the actors and gave them space -- and the audience loves it.
Regarding
Thor 2, Alan Taylor, one of many
Game Of Thrones directors, is reportedly the Studio's "favorite" to helm the sequel, which follows the Norse God "literally" to other worlds on an undisclosed adventure. With Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston confirmed to reprise their roles, with Ray Stevenson, Joshua Dallas, Jaimie Alexander, Tadanobu Asano and Anthony Hopkins expected,
THOR 2 releases November 15, 2013. And principal photography begins sometime next year.
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.