Courtesy of Superherohype Thor Deleted Scenes
SHH: Right, you have two deleted scenes on there, so did you and Chris ever get a chance to have a real drinking contest between Sweden or Australia?
Skarsgard: No, I wouldn't do that to him. He was working so hard. I wouldn't destroy his body to do that. (chuckles)
SHH: There's another scene where your character almost gets killed, so do you know why Kenneth took that out of the movie? It's a very poignant scene.
Skarsgard: I don't know. I think he eventually had too much material, but it's a layered process, and you never know exactly what you will need at the end when you put it together. Scenes that are very good can harm the film if they come in the wrong place of the story, so it's a very delicate work deciding what to keep in the film or not, and I don't think it was because the scene was bad that he took it out.
SHH: No, not at all, which is why I was surprised it didn't make it into the movie.
Skarsgard: I don't think you want the audience to suddenly start worrying about whether Selvig will die or not in the end fight there.
The Avengers
SHH: It's an interesting tag scene because we don't know if you were possessed by Loki or if he was just looking on, so before shooting that scene, did you know what part your character would play in "Avengers"?
Skarsgard: I knew what was going to happen later when we did the tag scene.
SHH: So are you just working as a scientist in the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier then?
Skarsgard: No, but we shot a lot in the desert and we did a rooftop in New York in the desert outside Albuquerque, so you shoot in the most strange ways. We shot in Albuquerque, we shot in Cleveland and now we're in New York.
SHH: You're involved in all of those scenes? I thought you just did a couple days.
Skarsgard: No, I'm flying in and out, a couple of days here, a couple days there. It's not a big role but it's pivotal.
Thor 2
SHH: What about the "Thor" sequel? Have you heard whether or not they're going to bring you back for the sequel yet. Earth plays such a big part of the first movie but the movie ends with him in Asgard.
Skarsgard: No, well, they mentioned it, and they've talked to my agent about it, but I haven't seen any script or anything yet.
I am shocked at how many deleted scenes in the
Thor DVD release are so good. I can't remember another movie's deleted scenes that seemed so essential to the story, or would've just been great character builders, like this film has.
I'd say the most unbelievable cut was the Loki and Thor scene when they are playfully bantering back and forth like real brothers. That scene seems light and fluffy, but it actually gives some meat to the battles later on. When I watched the theatrical release I did feel a lack of a sibling bond, and that deleted scene would of cured that.
Even the drinking scene with Stellan and Thor was something I had wished they had shown when I watched the film the first time. I just hope the DVD has a feature that allows me to include all the deleted scenes into the film.
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