THOR Concept Art Reveals One Of Marvel Studios' Earliest Designs For The God Of Thunder

THOR Concept Art Reveals One Of Marvel Studios' Earliest Designs For The God Of Thunder

Marvel Studios concept artist Charlie Wen has shared one of his earliest designs for the God of Thunder, revealing how the character was imagined for his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe...

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By JoshWilding - Jun 27, 2020 02:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Thor

After Mjolnir's arrival on Earth was teased at the end of Iron Man 2, the God of Thunder made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut the following year with 2011's Thor. Chris Hemsworth suited up as the character, but when the casting process was still taking place, many fans (on this very site, believe it or not) wanted WWE Superstar Triple H to play the character!

While it's unlikely Marvel Studios ever considered casting "The Game," you can (coincidentally) sort of see him in this very early design for the iconic hero before Chris Hemsworth was chosen. 

It's a cool, slightly more Viking take on the Asgardian hero, and definitely a badass design. Thor even has some tattoos, while his hammer looks more like a mallet than the Mjolnir from the comics. This could have worked in live-action, but Marvel Studios ultimately ended up embracing the source material.

Check out the artwork - along with Park's comments - below:
 

#throwbackthursday ...is that a thing? Well, either way, here’s a throwback to the very first #thor I had done. It was at Marvel Studio’s infancy, directly after Iron Man 1 -- I had a meeting the next morning with Kevin Feige to talk about designing a Marvel Cinematic Universe. I was so nerve-racked, I decided to paint my first Thor (which I included in the meeting;). You can see how this very first Thor image still had bits left over from spending 6 years developing the fantasy look of the #godofwar games. but even then, I really thought the Celtic knotting and interweaving shapes were working well, so I was super happy to be able to work those elements into the final #thor #designs for the films:) * * * * #thor #marvel #marvelstudios #hammer #superhero #comicbookmovie # #celtic #design

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dracula
dracula - 6/27/2020, 2:20 AM
Kind of like it more than what we got in the first movie. The designs were good, but kind of felt too scifi to me. The designs in the 2nd and 3rd felt more fantasy
Origame
Origame - 6/27/2020, 5:03 AM
@dracula - wait, the designs in the movie that was going for an 80s sci fi look looks more fantasy?
dragon316
dragon316 - 6/27/2020, 5:03 AM
@dracula - third felt like fantasy it look more sci-fi than fantasy
dracula
dracula - 6/27/2020, 10:22 AM
@dragon316 - i meant the asgard stuff, not the planet hulk stuff
dracula
dracula - 6/27/2020, 10:23 AM
@Origame - i meant the asgard stuff, not the planet hulk stuff
Captainhulk1
Captainhulk1 - 6/27/2020, 2:27 AM
They ruined Thor anyway. All that build up, just to make him a fat joke in endgame.
dracula
dracula - 6/27/2020, 2:40 AM
@Captainhulk1 - well it wasnt all played for laughs they gave him a few dramatic
Scenes. Although yeah the fat suit wasnt needed
AC1
AC1 - 6/27/2020, 2:37 AM
There are elements of that design that I really like. It'd be cool to see some of them implemented somewhere down the line (either Thor Love & Thunder or later if Chris Hemsworth sticks around)
FinnishDude
FinnishDude - 6/27/2020, 4:37 AM
I kinda like the idea of of Thor having runes as tattoos, although in an actual movie it could have easily come across as trying too hard to make him cool.
Chewtoy
Chewtoy - 6/27/2020, 4:57 AM
I’m so glad that they kept mjolnir as comic-accurate as possible.
dragon316
dragon316 - 6/27/2020, 5:06 AM
@Chewtoy - comic accurate it’s hammer where expecting sledge hammer, mallet
lawndart
lawndart - 6/27/2020, 1:18 PM
@dragon316 - sort of depends on the artist
dragon316
dragon316 - 6/27/2020, 5:06 AM
His hammer is to long handle of it is
Marvelll
Marvelll - 6/27/2020, 6:35 AM
Braids and tattoos I love
KingLeonidas
KingLeonidas - 6/27/2020, 9:29 AM
Pretty sure I've seen this before.
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