At the
Book of Eli movie premiere, actor Ray Stevenson spoke with Rebecca Murray about Marvel's highly anticipated 2011 movie
Thor. Here are the defining excerpts:
What's happening with Thor? First day filming today. We're all up there and it's very, very exciting! How do you play someone who's that fat and big? Oh, I've got a huge fat suit, I'm going to be shedding a lot of pounds in that thing. It's just great fun and Kenneth Branagh is fantastic! So you don't need to know the Thor mythology to understand the movie, do you? It's basically the Thor comic book. . it's definitely the Marvel comic book. The origins of the Norse legends. What is actually behind the Norse legends is what's covered in the Marvel comic book. The existence of Asgard and the Nine Realms. It's more, sort of, in the high realms of intergalactic space and planets. It's very exciting! What's the tone [Branagh's] going for? Epic! There are visits to Earth as well, with the wonderful Stellan Skarsgard and Natalie Portman. The presence of gods, or the previous presence of gods. It's a great, great film. The sort of film you want to see as a kid. You come out [saying] 'Oh my god, flight of fantasy here we go!' It's that escapism again, and Marvel and Disney are putting their weight behind it; putting a lot of money behind it. It's the first day of filming. It couldn't be more exciting. MPP - Head over to
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He seems very enthusiastic about being a part of
Thor, and I hope his co-stars share that same excitement. Has anyone else noticed that Ray seems like the only cast member that regularly talks to the press about the film?
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