MTV recently released this exclusive.
Despite the relatively few official announcements Marvel’s made regarding its next “Avengers” tie-in, fans can’t throw a hammer these days without smacking some “Thor” movie gossip.
In fact, director Kenneth Branagh seems to be at the forefront of a “Thor” chatter charge lately. From Branagh lunching with potential “Thor” stars and a public Odinson casting call to rumors about some high-profile “Thor” cast members, Branagh seems to be working to prove to fans that he’s ready to help assemble some Avengers.
“[Branagh] understood that there was this very, very big tapestry of the Marvel movies,” Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada told MTV News. “There’s continuity within the movies and he really wanted to play within that and wanted it to be part of the other movies.”
Quesada seemed to affirm Marvel Universe “architect” Brian Bendis’ confidence in “Thor” after a recent meeting of the three creators.
And those “other movies” Quesada referred to, which include last summers’ “Iron Man” and “The Incredible Hulk” as well as the upcoming big-screen “Iron Man 2” and “Captain America” projects, will require some attention in the film if Marvel hopes to pull off its intended “Avengers” franchise. But Quesada thinks Branagh is already on the right track.
“He was really, really loving the interconnectivity between all of these characters,” said Quesada, “and even thinking ahead as to how does ‘Thor’ interrelate with the ‘Iron Man’ movies. How will he interrelate with the Avengers movies, and how do we set these things up.”
This basically just reaffirms all that we have been told thus far. Kenneth Branagh, for those of you that don't know, is a Shakespearian actor and dierector, his works in Shakespeare include, Henry V (1989), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Othello,(1995) my personal favorite, Hamlet (1996), Love's Labour's Lost and As You Like It (2006). His Iago in Othello has been said to be the best performance of the character. Branagh being the amazing director and actor that he is , has apparently taken steps to reassure that Thor will fit in to the larger Marvel Universe.
Branagh has also sad that he is a fan of Josh Hartnett's Iago in the adaption of Othelo entitled O. This film is what brought Hartnett to Branagh's attention as a possible candidate for the film.
I for one am very excited about seeing the Odinson finaly make it to the big screen.