Kenneth Branagh & Anthony Hopkins on THOR!

Kenneth Branagh & Anthony Hopkins on THOR!

The veteran actor Anthony Hopkins, and director Kenneth Branagh briefly share their excitement & preparation for Marvel's much-anticipated Thor movie. Check it Out!

By DCMarvelFreshman - Jan 04, 2011 04:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Thor
Source: Wizard Magazine




Apparently, in a new issue of Wizard Magazine is a brief interview with Kenneth Branagh, who of course is directing the much-anticipated THOR movie. And another interview included, is with the great Anthony Hopkins, who rules over Asgard as Odin. And now courtesy of my buddy RealIronMan of Spidermedia who provided a transcript of the magazine, you can check it out below.

"I just grew a big beard, and they dressed me up and put me on the set", Hopkins says laughing. Though, he admits he wouldn't know Marvel's viking gods from the Minnesota Vikings, the actor flocked to Asgard (aka Marvel's Raleigh Manhattan Beach studios in California) for the chance to work with old friend & fellow acclaimed British actor, Kenneth Branagh.

Anthony said he also was drawn to a script that mixed Shakespearian themes-particularly the fractured relationship between Odin & his sons Thor & Loki-with big-budget excitement.

More than a year and a half later, he's still giddy over the sets and costume design, and comes across as plenty humble for a man who walked among the gods, even if it was only for three weeks on a set.

"I didn't have to do that much," says Hopkins. "I just had to walk around and look godly, I guess."



"It just seemed to me that the Thor comic itself was carved out of granite," says Branagh. "You had the color & swish of Superman, & you had the darkness & mystery of Batman...but there was something massive about Thor."

As much as he's a god-he can travel through space & he has these superpowers & this super-strength - I think what's very arresting in the story is, to be paradoxical & contrary about it, the human element," says Branagh of the Shakespearian themes that have been the bread & butter of his own career.

"The human-like qualities of these characters presented in the myths & in the Marvel stories as gods, & the family dynamics between fathers & sons, & sibling rivalry & the competition for parental affection."

"In rehearsals, he (Chris) would stop me talking to say, 'Ken, Ken, stop, I have to have something to eat," recounts Branagh. "I said, 'We're breaking in 20...' He said, 'You don't realize, I have to have something to eat now!"

"A quick couple digits on the phone, and in would come this enormous plate of food which he'd just wolf down because he had to. If you're Thor, you want to keep an eye on your blood sugar. You've got a hammer & an angry Thor-you really don't want to be in the room when he's not eating."



Prepare as the surly epic tale of THOR hits the big-screen May 6, in 3D, in just five months!
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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 1/4/2011, 4:41 PM
Ahhhh WIZARD magazine!

Memories! :)



Sweet find @ FRESH!

I've heard on chat you've been tearing up Twitter! ; D
DCMarvelFreshman
DCMarvelFreshman - 1/4/2011, 4:42 PM
@LEEE777 What is this "tearing" of which you speak?)
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 1/4/2011, 4:45 PM
Dunno dude lol, just heard you had lots of THOR goss on twitter but wouldn't tell no one haha!

One day I might join up.... but then again I gotta keep the comment sections warm lol! ; p
DCMarvelFreshman
DCMarvelFreshman - 1/4/2011, 4:49 PM
@LEEE777 Oh that....yeah, I don't want to spoil the entire movie for everyone. However, the goods I have are from the final script that was given to the actors. But a lot of stuff has been improvised (as you'd expect) from the script. Even Hawkeyes cameo. It's epic!
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 1/4/2011, 4:49 PM
Cool buddy and kudos, you are the Marvel Man!
Jolt17
Jolt17 - 1/4/2011, 4:57 PM
Simply can't wait!

THIS, GL, and Cap = 2011 EPIC!

CLICK CLICK, Fantastic Four Reboot Fan Cast by Jolt17!

kurekurcubic
kurekurcubic - 1/4/2011, 5:08 PM
actually,thats 4 months.you have never been good at math have you??
DCMarvelFreshman
DCMarvelFreshman - 1/4/2011, 5:11 PM
@kurekurcubic To answer your question; NO. I count May, even though theres only a week in May til it's open. Thanks
Ibz
Ibz - 1/4/2011, 5:14 PM
i have to say marvel made a great decision by getting branagh to direct thor, you can tell the guy gets thor. looking forward to this and most of the CBM's this year
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/4/2011, 5:14 PM
@ dcmarvelfreshman

good work,mate.

anthony hopkins is gonna be so amazing in the role of "odin".

can't wait.
Ibz
Ibz - 1/4/2011, 5:21 PM
@DCMF so the spoilers that were posted was there more to the plot or was that it
Dusk
Dusk - 1/4/2011, 5:26 PM
IMO, I think in awesomeness from most awesome to least awesome, its going to be CAPTAIN AMERICA, Thor, and then green lantern.
SmokinIndo
SmokinIndo - 1/4/2011, 5:36 PM
The fact that Anthony Hopkins was drawn to the script says EPIC things about the writing!
Coldblood6
Coldblood6 - 1/4/2011, 5:39 PM
Can anyone who is in contact with people who saw this preview screening get a vibe as to whether they thought it was good or not?
valeriesghost
valeriesghost - 1/4/2011, 5:43 PM
I'm looking forward to this movie more then any other this year :)
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 1/4/2011, 6:00 PM
Dusk
Dusk - 1/4/2011, 6:30 PM
Lol@ manofmidgard
DCMarvelFreshman
DCMarvelFreshman - 1/4/2011, 6:34 PM
@Ibz Those spoilers were just the tip of the iceberg, or rainbow bridge LOL. But yeah, I'm not gonna spoil the entire movie for everyone...yet.
SoItGoes
SoItGoes - 1/4/2011, 6:57 PM
This movie will be EPIC
SoItGoes
SoItGoes - 1/4/2011, 6:57 PM
maybe even "godly", you never know
superotherside
superotherside - 1/4/2011, 8:59 PM
u've read the script of thor?!?!?! can u give me any info? like the ending if thor smashes rainbow bridge then how will he get 2 earth in the avengers? does odin fight the king of the frost giants? if so what location? when thor lands 2 earth what is he wearing? a hospital gown? is that why foster brings him to the hospital? after he breaks out of the hospital what does he do? is the "casket" the frost giants r trying to steal the Casket of Ancient Winters? is that what causes the snow storm in asgard? oh boy, i guess is should stop... lol i could go on forever please answer some of these questions i'm dying...
DCMarvelFreshman
DCMarvelFreshman - 1/4/2011, 9:02 PM
@otherside They'll come as soon as I get confirmation confirmation. But there are answers to most of your questions.
Ibz
Ibz - 1/5/2011, 11:44 AM
@DCMF its cool i dont really want to know the full story i just wanted to know if there was more because it felt like spoilers didnt reveal everything
JackBauer
JackBauer - 1/5/2011, 1:48 PM
It will be a close call between Cap and Thor. Thor will come out swinging and everyone that basks in it's epicness will come back for Cap as well as everyone else they tell about the MCU. The scope and the look of the film may not quite match up to Thor but it will be close. We'll see once the trailer hits.

So it will be Cap 1st, Thor a close 2nd and then the Green Lantern in 3rd.
superotherside
superotherside - 1/5/2011, 2:50 PM
@DCMarvelFreshman awesome can't wait!
VictorHugo
VictorHugo - 1/8/2011, 10:26 AM
But Ken Brannagh should have kept the Shakesperean talk, after all, he was the director of "Henry V", for Odin´s sake.
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