Revealed by
Collider, everyone by now has seen the two
Thor Concept Images with Chris Hemsworth, giving us a full look of what the costume is assumed to be like in the film. But being that those amazing images are indeed "concepts", there just to give an idea of the final product.
Well now Drew McWeeny from
HitFix's Motion Captured Blog, has spoken out on how close those costume concepts are to the costume in film, saying
"While what you're seeing in the Collider images is indeed the design for the costume, there are several details about it that are ill-served by those images."
McWeeny continues,
"I've been to the set for that film, and I've seen Hemsworth in final costume tests, and I've seen the overall aesthetic for Asgard."
On the concept/actual costume comparison,
"For one thing, it does not appear to be made of vinyl or plastic when you see the costume in context and in motion. I'm surprised by how disco-shiny those photos make him look, because that's not at all what it looks like in the film. There's a real cloth and metal feel to all of the costuming, especially the Asgardian stuff.
That early official shot of Hemsworth did a nice job of setting a mood, and that's something these leaked images lack completely. If you're looking at these and thinking, "Oh, man, they got him totally wrong," relax. The world of "Thor" is big and rich and surprising, and I think once people actually see moving footage, they're going to let go of any minor issues they have with button sizes or color palettes.
On the concept of Thor's enchanted hammer, Mjolnir, McWeeny says,
"they make Mjolnir look fairly dinky. I've held that hammer. That thing is heavy as hell, and the real trick of what Hemsworth's got to do in the role is make it look not just menacing, but imposing as well.
DCMF: So for all those folks who wasn't pleased with concepts, they do not represent the movie costume well. And you'll have to wait to see more official images, or hopefully soon; footage. And with Comic-Con coming next month, that may be sooner than you think.