Mel Gibson Says He Was Offered The Role Of 'Odin' In The First THOR; Comments On Formulaic Superhero Movies

Mel Gibson Says He Was Offered The Role Of 'Odin' In The First THOR; Comments On Formulaic Superhero Movies

Looks like we almost had a very different take on the Asgardian Allfather in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Mel Gibson turned down the role that ultimately went to Sir Anthony Hopkins...

By MarkCassidy - May 26, 2016 10:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Thor

If the rumor is to be believed, Robert Downey Jr. has been courting Mel Gibson (Lethal Weapon, Braveheart, drunken racist rants) to helm the fourth Iron Man movie - but as it turns out, the Aussie actor/director almost joined the MCU family 5 years ago.

In an interview with The Guardian, Gibson was asked if he'd ever had the opportunity to star in a superhero movie, and replied: "Yeah, long time ago, to play Thor’s dad. But I didn’t do it.”  Of course the role ultimately went to Anthony Hopkins, who will return as Odin in Thor: Ragnarok - but is there a chance Gibson would decide to play a different comic book character at some point in the future? Anything is possible, but from the sounds of things it wouldn't be the actor's favourite genre... a few notable exceptions aside.


"Some are good. Some are kind of funny … ‘Guardians of the Galaxy.’ Or the first ‘Iron Man.’ And some of them are just like [retreads]. I mean you can watch them do Spider-Man five times … There is a slight shift in film. But, then again, I think all films are suffering from people not being able to now open them with their name.

It’s a different kind of business these days. I think you used to get more variety of stories, films and performances. You had more of a chance of a profound film experience. But that’s not gone. I think that has been relegated to the independent world – but they have to do it twice as fast for half the money.”

Do you think Gibson would have made a good Odin? Which other characters could you see him as? Thor: Ragnarok hits theaters in 2017.
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kalelhawj
kalelhawj - 5/26/2016, 10:43 PM
The man is right...
Maculis
Maculis - 5/27/2016, 6:05 AM
@kalelhawj - the same could be said for every genre. Including reality tv
Talontd
Talontd - 5/27/2016, 7:28 AM
@Maculis - @kalelhawj - the same could be said for every genre. ESPECIALLY reality tv


Fixed it for you. ;)
Maculis
Maculis - 5/27/2016, 12:55 PM
@Talontd - haha...thx
BLACKTHORN
BLACKTHORN - 5/27/2016, 4:44 PM
@kalelhawj - yes he is.
Spider2YBanana
Spider2YBanana - 5/26/2016, 10:44 PM
DC or Marvel should have him directly one of these things. It won't happen but it would be cool.
EnergyVamp
EnergyVamp - 5/26/2016, 10:46 PM
Him? As a leader of a "pack of Asgardians?" Hmmm I wonder what he'd make them do.
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 5/26/2016, 10:50 PM
@JH24 - Yeesh... never going to live that one down.

What about the Jews starting the War with the Ice Giants?
EnergyVamp
EnergyVamp - 5/26/2016, 10:52 PM
@Spock0Clock - the only one immune to those comments is probably Trump. Seems like the media isn't outraged by shit he says
chrisfg18
chrisfg18 - 5/26/2016, 10:50 PM
He would be perfect as Cable ...
Spock0Clock
Spock0Clock - 5/26/2016, 10:51 PM
As much as this probably would have been fine, maybe even great, I'm glad this didn't happen. Gibson is just too toxic to want him connected to anything I care about.

But as glad as I am this didn't happen, I'll be damned if Gibson wouldn't have been incredibly convincing as Chris Hemsworth's father.
CrappyNappy
CrappyNappy - 5/26/2016, 10:53 PM
@Spock0Clock - What do you think about his comments on Marvel movies being "formulaic"?
Toecutter
Toecutter - 5/26/2016, 10:52 PM
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