THOR And ARTEMIS FOWL Director Kenneth Branagh Says He Would Direct Another Comic Book Movie

THOR And ARTEMIS FOWL Director Kenneth Branagh Says He Would Direct Another Comic Book Movie

Artemis Fowl director Kenneth Branagh has expressed interest in returning to the superhero/comic book movie genre down the line, while reflecting on the difficulties which came with introducing Thor...

By JoshWilding - Jun 10, 2020 11:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Thor
Source: ComicBook.com

It's been a long time since Kenneth Branagh brought the God of Thunder to the big screen with 2011's Thor, and the filmmaker has since moved on to very different projects, including Murder on the Orient Express and Artemis Fowl (which premieres on Disney+ this Friday). 

However, despite having only been part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a single movie, Branagh remains a fan, and said he would still be open to adapting another comic book or superhero property down the line.

"Yeah, it would be a thrill," he admitted. "It'd be a thrill, it just hasn't happened yet. Maybe."

Whether Branagh would helm another Marvel Studios project given the chance is hard to say, of course. After all, Thor has changed a lot over the past nine years, and the director would go on to tell ComicBook.com that finding a place for the hero during those early days of Phase 1 really wasn't easy. 

"When that movie was made, the tonal challenges of that new and new burgeoning Marvel universe was so immense," the director recalled. "How do you find a way to let that one live in that first tier of four movies? It was the most extreme. We'd already had the brilliance of Robert [Downey Jr.] and Jon [Favreau]'s Iron Man. We'd already had the Hulk which hadn't quite worked as they'd hoped. We'd had the Captain America."

"We had to find the one with the guy with the blonde hair and rainbow bridge. That was always gonna be tricky." It worked, of course, as Thor ended up nearly tripling its $150 million budget at the worldwide box office and holds a solid 77% on Rotten Tomatoes. 

Can you think of any comic book characters, in particular, that Branagh would be a good fit for?

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GothamSon
GothamSon - 6/10/2020, 11:05 AM
Hard pass. Branagh is massively overrated. Just watch 'Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit'.
RandyOrtonLF
RandyOrtonLF - 6/10/2020, 12:36 PM
@GothamSon - I agree. He should stick to his Shakespearian adaptations. His Poirot film was a big budgeted TV movie that did absolutely nothing new. And his Artemis Fowl adaptation looks like an absolute disaster. As a fan of the books from when I was young, he's literally changed every single thing that makes Artemis an interesting character.

I am not a fan.
Battabing
Battabing - 6/10/2020, 11:07 AM
Thor wasn't that great, and apparently Aretimis Fowl is a hot mess.
So, pass.
tmp3
tmp3 - 6/10/2020, 11:51 AM
@Battabing - I mean, his Shakespeare films are fantastic, bit weird to write him off altogether for some producer-mandated Disney films.
RandyOrtonLF
RandyOrtonLF - 6/10/2020, 12:41 PM
@tmp3 - I agree but he's still the director of the film. He still gotta be held responsible for how they've totally changed Artemis as a character. If you don't get it, maybe just don't do it. Even his Poirot adaptation was unoriginal as hell.

But I agree, his Shakespeare films are fantastic. And he's a really good actor. But I don't think he's a very good filmmaker.
Battabing
Battabing - 6/10/2020, 3:22 PM
@tmp3 - He doesn't do well with those kinds of films.
manofillintent1
manofillintent1 - 6/10/2020, 11:11 AM
Always liked the first Thor, arguably the best Thor film we have, terrific score too
OmegaDaGrodd
OmegaDaGrodd - 6/10/2020, 11:20 AM
I'm game. As a certified THOR 1 lover, Branaugh's responsible for some of my favorite moments in the MCU











Of course, that first movie was too small in scope, and definitely could've found more interesting things to do in the middle act, but given how bad CBMs generally are, THOR is one of the best mid tier ones out there. Give him the right charactber(s), script and budget, and I think Branaugh could turn out something awesome

I know they (rightfully) want a female voice for it, but I'd kill to see what he'd do with Captain Marvel
RolandD
RolandD - 6/10/2020, 11:23 AM
Shakespeare’s wonderful, but blockbusters pay the bills. I don’t get the hate for Thor. I may rate it behind Iron Man and First Avenger, but I enjoyed it. Hemsworth was solid as were Huddleston. I would have liked more of the Warriors Three. Always good to have Coulson and Barton as well.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 6/10/2020, 11:31 AM
@RolandD

Wasn't Barton in it for like two seconds?
RolandD
RolandD - 6/10/2020, 12:38 PM
@regularmovieguy - I could be mixing more of his role at the beginning of Avengers, too. Before he became Loki’s zombie.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 6/10/2020, 12:56 PM
@RolandD

I've only seen Thor once so I could be remembering it wrong. Thought he aimed his bow at Thor at some point...

It's been a really long time since I've seen it so I could be misremembering.
RolandD
RolandD - 6/10/2020, 1:42 PM
@regularmovieguy - Same here, but that does sound about right. Just watched the clip. Yeah, it is pretty short, but you can already see some of his character on his radio coms with Coulson.
RolandD
RolandD - 6/10/2020, 1:43 PM
@regularmovieguy - And you were remembering right. In both this and the opening scene in Avengers Barton is up high in his perch.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 6/10/2020, 11:29 AM
Thor is on the list of CBMs that's hard to rewatch for me. Both the first Thor and second Thor.

Can never bring myself to do it. Ragnarok is just the best Thor movie. By a mile, too.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 6/10/2020, 11:33 AM
"We'd already had the Hulk which hadn't quite worked as they'd hoped."

TIH is better than Thor. Imo. They're both pretty bland movies, literally the only reason we haven't gotten a Hulk sequel is because of the deal with Universal.

MrDandy
MrDandy - 6/10/2020, 11:35 AM
Just so long. As he doesn’t direct another Artemis fowl movie...
KingLeonidas
KingLeonidas - 6/10/2020, 11:42 AM
It's great that somebody's WISH is newsworthy.
rabid
rabid - 6/10/2020, 11:47 AM
I'd love to see Branagh do a live action version of 1402.
Superspecialawesomeguy
Superspecialawesomeguy - 6/10/2020, 12:05 PM
I always thought Thor 1 was super underrated so I definitely wouldn't mind him coming back, He could probably direct a great Captain Britain movie.

Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 6/10/2020, 12:25 PM
Except his timeline is a little off bc Captain America was after Thor...
DudeGuy
DudeGuy - 6/10/2020, 12:48 PM
Thor feels like an episode of Smallville where Clark loses his damn powers.
SwampThing
SwampThing - 6/10/2020, 1:05 PM
I think Thor 1 is indeed underrated. It had the best story in the trilogy and, along with Infinity War, the best rendition of the character. Raganarok was fun but I do not enjoy how it turned the character into a buffoon. I welcome Branagh returning to the MCU or working with DC. He's a great artist.
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