Kenneth Branagh Pursued The Thor Directors Chair

Kenneth Branagh Pursued The Thor Directors Chair

Ever wondered how a Director like Ken Branagh wound up directing a Marvel CBM? Kevin Feige explains..

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By MarkCassidy - Aug 05, 2010 12:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Thor
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It was certainly a surprise(for most a pleasant one) when Kenneth Branagh was announced as the Thor director. A man known primarily for Shakespearean adaptations and his love for the theater. Sure Thor would lend itself to some aspects, but any CBM just wouldn't have seemed to fit his MO.

While taking to MTV, Kevin Feige revealed that it was Branagh himself that pursued the gig..




"He chased it pretty hard," said Feige. "We had a number of good meetings, he flew himself over to meet with me, [and] we had a number of phone calls, a number of sessions — more meetings than I’ve had ever had with a director before we’d brought them on.

"He’s a big, giant Thor fan, he clearly is a very literate guy when it comes to Shakespeare and when it comes to almost anything, including Marvel’s Thor, which was a surprise to us."

"Also, just talking about movies, we love the same kind of movies, we love the same kind of things and when you have someone who’s as talented as Ken is in one arena and bring him into another one, he is going to succeed, we have the department heads, we have the great resources to help him what he brings to us is bringing our characters to life in a big way."

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