James Bond Actor Shoots Down Thor Role

James Bond Actor Shoots Down Thor Role

In an odd bit of news, it seems Marvel offered current James Bond actor, Daniel Craig the role of Thor, but he turned it down saying, "It would be too much of a power trip playing both James Bond and the mighty Thor." Good move Daniel. Who the hell is making these bonehead decisions at Marvel?

By ComicBookMovie - Oct 22, 2008 03:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Thor

Let's play a game in the comments section. Come up with a title for the Thor movie if Daniel Craig was in the starring role. I'll start...

"The Norse God Who Loved Me"

or maybe...

"From Asgard with Love"

An intrepid reporter, at IESB.net broke the odd revelation while joking with Daniel Craig at the Quantum of Solace press junket. She asked Craig if he would be up for trying something new and different in a character role such as Thor. After a chuckle, Craig, revealed that Marvel indeed had already approached him for this role and he had turned it down.

Smart move, I say. He's already got a great gig, and frankly, I've always believed that the character MUST dominate and overshadow any actor that takes on the role. Craig already being known as James Bond only complicates that theory. We have Ben Affleck as evidence--and he wasn't really KNOWN for anything except being a big star. The ONLY big star who's actual life has aligned perfectly with the character's role is probably Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man/Tony Stark. Thus, the fact that he was already a big star didn't really factor--especially since Tony Stark himself is a star (of a kind) in the Marvel Universe.

Marvel needs to pull its head out and stop looking for ONLY A-list actors to fulfill the roles of Thor, Captain America and the Avengers--the movies on their slate next. Find a Christopher Reeve and let the viewers create the fantasy in their minds without having preconcieved notions entering in.
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ecksmanfan
ecksmanfan - 10/22/2008, 4:09 PM
From Valhalla with Love
Demonslayerwolf
Demonslayerwolf - 10/22/2008, 6:02 PM
Valhalla Royale
Demonslayerwolf
Demonslayerwolf - 10/22/2008, 6:15 PM
They either need to put Triple-H as Thor, or me, it's that simple.
Powergirl
Powergirl - 10/22/2008, 6:37 PM
Casino Immortale
Powergirl
Powergirl - 10/22/2008, 6:41 PM
Mjolnirraker
Powergirl
Powergirl - 10/22/2008, 6:44 PM
The Sif who loved me
Powergirl
Powergirl - 10/22/2008, 6:46 PM
Quantum of Loki
prinzjoker
prinzjoker - 10/22/2008, 7:25 PM
i agree with demonslayer Triple h has the long hair the beard and he has muscle they just need to make him a good actor for movies
SuperFlyinPwrs
SuperFlyinPwrs - 10/22/2008, 10:38 PM
OdinEye
Ragnarok "Goldenrock"
License to Strike
For Thor Eyes Only
Shaken and Stirred on Niffleheim
Asgard Never Dies
On Loki's Secret Service
Mjolnir Is Forever.
SGA
SGA - 10/22/2008, 11:29 PM
I agree w/ demonslayer and prinzjoker

also...this guy's a good actor, but not Thor material.
TheSoulEater
TheSoulEater - 10/23/2008, 5:02 AM
Cold Finger
deanlegend
deanlegend - 10/23/2008, 5:19 AM
triple h dont make me laugh the whole film would suck! i got to be honest sometimes its nice to be surprised! and surprised i was when i saw Robert Downey Jr as iron man never in a million years did i expect the guy to pull it off but pull it off he did! the main reason ben affleck didnt work is because the dude aint that good of a actor so there is alot to be said about having decent actor in the role as a superhero like Norton and Downey to make you beleave in the charectar. As for finding a new christopher reeve didnt someone try that with a certain super flop and fail!
Shaman
Shaman - 10/23/2008, 6:36 AM
The only freakin way Triple H could ever be Thor is if they did the same thing with him as they did with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Hercules in New York...gag! They have more chances of picking some huge star and FX-ly beef'em up like Pitt(the next He-Man btw) in Troy ...even though they shouldn't! Hey, any of you guys still remember Vincent D'Onofrio as THOR in "Adventures in babysitting"? As a kid, man that guy was sooooo cool, he gave me goose bumps every single time i'd rewind n' play, rewind n' play, rewind n' play... :) the following is a message i sent to the editors here to which i received jack! It's about Captain America but it fits the topic at hand (picking an actor).
Shaman
Shaman - 10/23/2008, 6:36 AM
Eerybody's making assumptions of who Captain America will be but to be loyal to the fans as well as the character's...characteristics, we should find an actor that fits the "mold" and still has talent for the part. And since we completely forgot the previous movie made(gag), there are no shoes to fill as the Superman or Batman franchises did(hense why fans whent apeshit about the casting of the JLA movie).

Captain America is a patriotic "monument" as much as a physical one. He's HUGE, he's a freakin "super soldier" for crying out loud which means that Matthew McConaughey and Leo don't fit the profile(sick and tired of cgi crap). I mean i know we want a big blockbuster star to weild the sheild but we can settle for an actor that simply doesn't suck. And it will be a plus when it comes to availability for sequels and team-ups since it is the idea at hand(and we're sick of switching actors for the same role so commitment is an asset). Also, the profile is simple even though it doesn't please everyone. He's a white, blonde, tall and muscular young adult(sorry Big Willy). He's not a teenager nor is he a washed up old man. So let's not pick someone like Shia Lebeouf nor Harrison Ford... get the drift. Talent alone doesn't or shouldn't buy you anything!

There's also the issue of the teen croud which are the main spenders at the theaters so we have to give them someone they'll want to see even if they're not familiar with the character. Since we can't give them someone that they'll identify themselves to, let's at least give them someone they'll aspire to be eventually. Oh and while we're at it, the more, the merrier, let's give someone to the girls that'll make them actually want to tag along with they're boyfriends to go watch the movie. So a pretty face with a boyish charm and a sense of humour but he still has to be MANLY!!!(X-Nay on Ryan Reynolds-ay). So that means a strong voice and manly features like and chin and jaw that'll make the bad guys go "Ouch, i can't break that with my nuckles!" But still be "Grrrr" material for the female croud.

And so in my opinion i can only think of one candidate at the moment which is Jensen Ackles. I think he would be perfect! He's got the look, the voice, the attributes the talent, the popularity and the build even though he would need to buff up for the role, it is possible for him to do so without CGI. But i would still like it if you could create a poll with other candidates that meat all the requirements that i can't think of at the moment. "The fan's choice poll" which you could be given directly to Marvel.
xmandan
xmandan - 10/23/2008, 12:09 PM
i c the idea that get a big beefy wrestler do the role, but he aint had enough acting experience... the guy who does play him needs to be tall and muscly... an yes commitment is essential for follow ups.. an as for daniel craig as thor, i didnt laugh so hard ever....
ProphetSteVens
ProphetSteVens - 10/23/2008, 11:11 PM
HHH has had more experience than most think, but as we have seen even the people with alot of experience have made crappy movies. The Rock didnt have alot of experience and yet look at what he has done. There really isnt another person out there with the look and fan base and experience besides HHH. I would say he is the best bet to continue succesful comic movies, without giving up to much and straying away from the actual character of Thor. I say Give HHH the opportunity and he will hit a home run.
Shaman
Shaman - 10/24/2008, 2:57 PM
True, experience is not everything. Some have natural talent. But unfortunitally, HHH doesn't as we all witnessed in Blade 3. I mean, anybody can put on an angry face (especially a wrestler) but i personnaly thought that any average joe would have been able to pull off the lines he had in the movie. Evidently, i was wrong. And now we're asking him to pull off a semi-shakespearean performance?!?!?!?! Even the Rock, with all his natural unexperienced talent couldn't do it. This role does call for epic proportions of experience but damn it, there isn't any muscle bound jock in our galaxy that has that range! Oh wait a minute... i just had a brain fart. I got one for you guys but you're not gonna like it. You might even suffer a hernia from the laughter but... he did have a feel that was a bit too shakespearean for his actual role ...which was in the movie...Masters... of... the ...universe. Yuk it up ...come on. But i mean think about it, Dolph Lundgren fits the mold and does have more experience than HHH. I mean, that makes him an option in my book. The way he spoke as He-man in the movie sounded much more like Thor than the prince of Eternia. And if movies can undergo reboots, mabe actors can as well... Kiefer Sutherland ring any bells???
MarvelUS
MarvelUS - 10/25/2008, 8:07 PM
Give me a friggin break with all the Triple H talk! 1) He can't act, 2) He does not by any means look Norse (it's more than just being blonde), 3) he's not tall enough (and even if he was, he has too much muscle so he doesn't look it), 4) HE SUCKS

If everybody is so dead set against a wrestler doin' the part, why has nobody mentioned Kevin Nash? Talk about larger than life.

But seriously, an A-List actor is what we need. Iron Man and Incredible Hulk are perfect examples of how much better Marvel moview are when serious actors get involved. The list is pretty short of A-List gents who are tall enough for the part (if any meet that requirement), so a few camera tricks should take care of things (look at what they did with LOTR).
Shaman
Shaman - 10/27/2008, 8:37 AM
Yeah well, Downey became A-list for his performance in Ironman and not the other way around. If he hadn't been in the business all that time drinking away his career, he'd be considered a bonafied "Christopher Reeves".

And as for Norton, if Hulk was his first debut hollywood movie, we wouldn't even remember his name. Was it a great performance? Of course! Was it memorable? Yea-NO! Main reason being, it's a Hulk movie and not a Bruce Banner movie. Sad but true. You could've put Jack Nicholson as Bruce and it still wouldn't be a part we'd remember him for.

This problem might even happen with the Thor movie because for theater standard perposes, they can't just make a 2hour Thor movie. He's gonna have to change into the mild mannered doctor here and there and of course it's not like he can hide his norse attributes with black rimmed glasses. So that'll require two actors which won't relate to one another that well and they'll lose the spectators.

I don't like to say it because i'm a Thor fan and i want to see him on the big screen but because they have to please more than just the fans here, it'll suck. Back in the 70's, people were more simple minded and the concept of Hulk flew but we evolved so much in our ways of thinking today that we need to relate to the character on the screen and it's impossible to do that when that character is two different people which one of them is a god no less. I mean imagine if Megan Fox was Diana and in sight of trouble she'd change into Chyna as Wonder Woman... gettin' the drift here guys?

If it hadden't been for A-list Norton puttin' all that sweat n' blood as Bruce Banner which made the movie just OK, it would've followed the same curse as the first movie and also as Ghostrider. Thor will inevitably follow unless a miracle happens. Mabey they'll take the doctor actor and just CGI him as Thor. Either way i just hope i'm wrong.
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