THOR: Josh Hartnett May Play God of Mischief

THOR: Josh Hartnett May Play God of Mischief

Never a villain before, rumors say Josh Harnett is gearing up to play Thor's evil brother Loki...

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By jman1977 - Mar 11, 2009 08:03 AM EST
Filed Under: Thor
Source: iesb.net

Sounds like Kenneth Branagh is at least considering (some people in the movie business also calls this "being on the short list") Josh Hartnett to play the God of Mischief Thor's big tall and ugly brother Loki.

IESB.net had this to say "Loki isn't a very nice guy. He's quite treachorous actually and fancies himself the God of Mischief. He is repeatedly trying to get rid of Thor and seize the throne of Asgard for himself. One thing led to another and he ended up being the God of Evil. What will his role in Marvel's live action adaptation? Probably something similiar, we know he's the main baddie.

Who does Brannagh want to bring this evil character to life? Try Josh Hartnett. IESB sources say Hartnett has met with Brannagh as well and he is currently on a very short list to play the villain in the film."

Sure ok Josh Hartnett, why not. Josh turned in a great performance in Black Hawk Down and oh, he hasnt done anything note worthy since then. But Josh is a talented actor who I think could pull this role off with out giving it the stupid jester like feel.

IESB did mention that this is not set in concrete so if the paparazi snap pictures of Josh jogging and then ask him quickly about Thor and he mentions "You bet your ass", dont take that seriously.

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kencanada200x
kencanada200x - 3/11/2009, 8:28 AM
WHERE IS TRIPLE H IN THE MOVIE
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 3/11/2009, 8:29 AM
He was good in 30 days of Night and decent in Sin City)small role i know) but im not really a fan..could be worse though
loganoneil
loganoneil - 3/11/2009, 8:59 AM
OK, I found it!
loganoneil
loganoneil - 3/11/2009, 9:04 AM
Josh Harnett is totally wrong for the part - you want someone who can go from normal to totally twisted in the blink of an eye - someone like a young Gary Oldman or Malcolm McDowell, or possibly Alan Rickman. Shaman suggested Daniel Day Lewis (though honestly I could never really see him accepting the role - would be cool performance though, he's another brilliant actor.)
kencanada200x
kencanada200x - 3/11/2009, 9:14 AM
UR PICK FOR LOKI ARE GOOD, BUT MAYBE HE CAN PULL IT OFF AS LOKI, PPL DID NOT THIK ROBERT DOWNEY JR COULD PLAY A GOOD IRON MAN AND HE WAS THE BEST,
THIS WILL BE SOMETHING NEW FOR HIM A CHALLENGE, AS LONG IF HES READ AN STUDIES ON LOKI, MAYBE PLAY ULTIMATE ALLIANCE WATCH CUT SCENES WITH LOKI IN IT,
LEARN HOW TO TRANSFORM INTO WITH OUT GOIN NUTZ
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 3/11/2009, 9:34 AM
HE DONT LOOK EVIL ENOUGH
RobJam
RobJam - 3/11/2009, 9:35 AM
NOOOOO!!!!!!!
loganoneil
loganoneil - 3/11/2009, 9:41 AM
kencanada200x - I have to disagree with you on the RDJ call. He was PERFECTLY cast (almost too much so):

Tony Stark - rich, famous, brilliant, eccentric, cocky (borderline arrogant at times), SLIGHT acohol abuse problem.

Robert Downey Jr. - rich, famous, brilliant, eccentric, cocky (borderline arrogant at times), SLIGHT acohol and various substances abuse problem.

...it was if he was born to play the part (and I HATE saying that certain actors are PERFECT for certain parts, but in this case - hmmmm....)

Loki is a twisted little brat inside the body of a full-grown man with the power of a god. I have yet to see anything Harnett has done that would convince me he's even CLOSE to capable of pulling all that off!
greenlanternsector2814
greenlanternsector2814 - 3/11/2009, 9:48 AM
don't forget about Ledger in the Dark Knight. People didn't think he would pull it off at first either. Plus I thought Hartnett was good in Lucky Number Sleven as well. But I thought Loki was an older man?
Betty
Betty - 3/11/2009, 9:56 AM
please stop saying triple h, i want to see a GOOD movie.
loganoneil
loganoneil - 3/11/2009, 9:57 AM
Good point fivebees, but if they '90210' the ENITRE cast, it really woudn't matter (...except to the FANS!!!!!)
ARach
ARach - 3/11/2009, 9:59 AM
Hartnett seems more like Bryan Hitch's Loki from the Ultimates 2, yeah!
loganoneil
loganoneil - 3/11/2009, 10:00 AM
...and for the record, I had no doubt about Ledger. The man was willing to take risks and lay it all on the line - the sign of a truly dedicated actor!
Matt1212
Matt1212 - 3/11/2009, 10:15 AM
Don't make the Heath Ledger to Josh Hartnett comparison. Not disrespect to Josh, but he's not the actor Heath was.

You know who is ... Joseph Gordon Levitt. Great young actor (Loki is the youner brother of Thor) and has the correct build.

Discuss.

Muzomboto
Muzomboto - 3/11/2009, 10:16 AM
First, how many people thought Heath Ledger was right for the part of the joker when it was first rumored.
Second, I know Hartnett isn't of the same caliber, but I would trust the people making the film especially the guys at Marvel because they have been spot on recently.
I for one think he could be great and to the guy who said Oldman, McDowell, and Rickman, I didn't think Loki was old enough to be Thor's dad.
kencanada200x
kencanada200x - 3/11/2009, 10:23 AM
WELL LETS GIVE JOSH HARTNEET A CHANCE
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN
loganoneil
loganoneil - 3/11/2009, 10:24 AM
I for one (like I said before) had NO problem with Ledger.

'Recently' doesn't mean 'forever' (and for the record, they HAVE dropped the ball - 'Punisher: War Zone', the Fantastic Four series, Spiderman 3... shall I continue?)

I said (and I QUOTE), "...someone LIKE A YOUNG Gary Oldman or Malcolm McDowell, or possibly Alan Rickman..." While I'd love to see any of those actors in the role, I realize they are not the right age - that's why I said "LIKE".
kencanada200x
kencanada200x - 3/11/2009, 10:25 AM
@BETTY CRANE AN TIGER FIST
TRIPLE H WILL PLAY THOR IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT
kencanada200x
kencanada200x - 3/11/2009, 10:28 AM
PUNISHER WAS GOOD ALL 3 MOVIES, SPIDER-MAN HAD TO MUCH CRYING BUT THE SANDMAN WAS KILLER I LIKE HOW THEY DID HIM FF WAS OK
loganoneil
loganoneil - 3/11/2009, 10:32 AM
kencananda200x - Why should we give someone a chance when they haven't proven themselves? Are you saying we should only be demanding when it comes to the major characters, but as to the supporting cast, we should let our expectations slide? A movie is not just about who's in the lead, it's about the entire world that's been created around that lead and the supporting characters that fill up that world and interact with the lead. Care MUST be taken in creating ALL aspects, or you wind up with a half-assed POS!
kencanada200x
kencanada200x - 3/11/2009, 10:33 AM
I JUST HOPE SPIDER-MAN 4-5 IS GOOD ENOUGH WITH THE CRYING WANNA SEE GOOD OLD FASHION COMIC BOOK STORY BEAT DOWN DRAG OUT FIGHT, LET SEE GWEN STACY DIE, SINISTER 6 FORM
AND SOME CROSSOVERS, AND NO CAPTAIN AMERICA EASTER EGGS
Triptheorist
Triptheorist - 3/11/2009, 10:35 AM
I have faith in whoever Branagh picks. Sure it's his first big budget action flick, but the man has a sense of scope when it comes to what he wants for this film. To loganoneil; Gary Oldman is by far my favorite actor and he could knock any role out of the park (man crush, anyone?). Sure, Josh Harnett, seems like kind of an odd pick... By Odin's beard, only time will tell.(that was my lame attempt at humor, feel free to point and laugh)
kencanada200x
kencanada200x - 3/11/2009, 10:40 AM
LEDGER WAS GIVEN A CHANCE AS THE JOKER, AFTER BROKE BACK MOUNTAIN, SO MANY PPL WERE LIKE NO AS HIM PLAYING THE JOKER, HE DID AND BLEW US ALL AWAY, I DID NOT LIKE LEDGER
B4 I EVEN SAID NO TO HIM PLAYING JOKER, BUT I GAVE HIM A CHANCE LOOK WHAT HE DID

MAYBE THOR COULD BE WHAT JOSH NEEDS, TO REDEEM HIMSELF
A LOT OF ACTORS LOOK DOWN ON COMIC BOOK MOVIES NOW EVERYBODY WANTS A PART
loganoneil
loganoneil - 3/11/2009, 10:42 AM
I agree, the first 'Punisher' was pretty good (a HELLUVA a lot better than that POS with Dolf Ludgren!). This last one however was nothing more than an over-glorified video game!

You SERIOUSLY liked Spiderman 3?! Tobey and Kirstin aside (you already know my feeling on them), the 'Disco-Stu' Peter Parker scene alone was enough to make me want to vomit... and lynch Raimi... or lynch Raimi and vomit on his charred corpse! There were too many characters to fully develop a coherent storyline (yes, Sandman was touching but really a waste of space that didn't really move the plot along). ...and they KILLED Eddie Brock and the symbiote - WTF?!!!!!

Don't get me started on 'The Fantastic Fiasco'...!
kencanada200x
kencanada200x - 3/11/2009, 10:42 AM
@GIZMO YOU COULD BE SO RIGHT, ONLY TIME COULD TELL
AN IN THAT PART GIVE TRIPLE H A CHANCE TO
kencanada200x
kencanada200x - 3/11/2009, 10:45 AM
I ONLY LIKE THE SANDMAN I ONLY WANTED TO SEE HOW HE WAS DONE AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL, VENOM WAS WAY TO EARLY AND TO SMALL, THEY SHOULD HAVE GIVEN THAT PART TO BROCK LESNAR
OR NATHAN JONES,
loganoneil
loganoneil - 3/11/2009, 10:45 AM
Triptheorist - I'm feelin' the crush too! You're right, I had a brain-fart and forgot who's helming the film. I have faith in the Brannaugh. Let us pray...
kencanada200x
kencanada200x - 3/11/2009, 10:48 AM
WHEN THE HELL IS KURT ONE ARE MAN CONNERS GOING TO TURN INTO THE LIZARD, ICE MAN AN FIRE STAR SHOULD BE IN THE NEXT SPIDER MAN
loganaspatch
loganaspatch - 3/11/2009, 10:51 AM
ive seen that guy in 30 days of night and sin city in my opinion theres some keanu reeves similarities i also mentioned like shaman that daniel day lewis should be casted. get him while his still hot
loganoneil
loganoneil - 3/11/2009, 10:51 AM
kencanada200x - speaking of which, yer' boy Lesnar's going up for 'the big enchilada' against Frank Mir in July in UFC. I take it you'll be rooting for 'the enormous one'?

Connor's Lizard woud be cool (they've been @#$-ing around with his character for 3 movies now!). Uh, you DO know that Iceman and Firestar were only in a cartoon (and technically Iceman is 'X-Man' territory...), right?
kencanada200x
kencanada200x - 3/11/2009, 10:53 AM
I WAITED 3 YEARS FOR ULTIMATE HULK VS WOLVERINE PART 3 I COULD WAIT FOR THE THOR MOVIE TO GET A FULL CAST AN START SHOOTING AND BE A HIT,

@LOGANONEIL HOW LONG DO U THINK THE THOR MOVIE SHOULD AND SHOULD IT BE HIM LEARNING HUMILITY BY BEING TURN HUMAN FINDING THE WALKING SICK AN TURNING INTO THOR
kencanada200x
kencanada200x - 3/11/2009, 10:53 AM
I WAITED 3 YEARS FOR ULTIMATE HULK VS WOLVERINE PART 3 I COULD WAIT FOR THE THOR MOVIE TO GET A FULL CAST AN START SHOOTING AND BE A HIT,

@LOGANONEIL HOW LONG DO U THINK THE THOR MOVIE SHOULD AND SHOULD IT BE HIM LEARNING HUMILITY BY BEING TURN HUMAN FINDING THE WALKING SICK AN TURNING INTO THOR
kencanada200x
kencanada200x - 3/11/2009, 10:59 AM
YOU FORGET ABOUT WHEN THEY WERE IN THE COMIC BOOK
FIRESTAR ICEMAN AN SPIDER-MAN,
MARVEL STUDIOS CAN DO ANY CROSS OVER ANY CAMEO THEY WANT
I WAS THERE WHEN A SONY GUY TRY TO SAY THEY OWN SPIDER MAN AND TAKE HIM, I HAD TO THROW THE GUY OUT OF THE BUILDING SOME LAWYER FOR SONY

LESNAR ALL READY LOST TO FRANK MIR I WAS THERE WHEN IT HAPPEN NOW THE REMATCH I HOPE IS NOT A RERUN
loganoneil
loganoneil - 3/11/2009, 11:04 AM
Lesnar's a BEAST, but he needs to really develop his ground game. I know, I know, he's a HELLUVA' wrestler, but going up against someone who's skilled in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, he'll wind up in another lock (just like last time) PROVIDED Mir can survive Lesnar's 'ground-and-pound' (Mir was getting his ASS kicked... like I said - he's a BEAST!). If he does that, he's gonna' OWN the UFC!
kencanada200x
kencanada200x - 3/11/2009, 11:07 AM
BECAUSE OF MARVEL STUDIOS, TONY STARK WAS IN HULK, NICK FURY WAS IN IRON, WHEN ITS UNDER MARVEL STUDIOS ANY CAMEO COULD BE MADE,OTHER COMPANY'S ARE FALLING IN LINE IF THEY WANT TO DO A MARVEL MOVIE, SONY ARE TRYING TO FIGHT THAT
AND HAD THE BALLS TO CLAIM RIGHTS TO SPIDER-MAN

LIKE HOW WB GOT THE RIGHTS TO DC WHICH THEY SHOULD HAVE NEVER LET HAPPEN, WB CAN SELL SUPERMAN TO MARVEL AND DC COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT
loganoneil
loganoneil - 3/11/2009, 11:10 AM
Dunno, it's not up to me on how 'Thor' goes (I wish it was...). I can see the whole Don Blake/Thor duality thing working (unlike a lot of other fanboys), but it has to be done carefully or else you wind up with another POS 'The Incredible Hulk Returns' made-for-TV movie
kencanada200x
kencanada200x - 3/11/2009, 11:12 AM
WHEN THE TOP LAWYER FROM MARVEL TOLD ME THAT
I WANTED TO BREAK THAT SONY GUY IN HALF
BUT PPL STOP ME WHEN I HAD HIM IN THE AIR COPS WERE CALLED BUT THE SARGENT WAS MY FRIEND FROM WRESTLING SO I LET HIM GO AFTER THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET FREE TICKETS TO THE HULK PREMIER
Shaman
Shaman - 3/11/2009, 11:13 AM
Oh great... Hartnett as Loki, Gyllenhaal as prince of persia and Mathiew Lillard in...in... ANYTHING!!! WTF is wrong with Hollywood?!?!?!?!?!

If they want to "nickleodeon" this movie, why not go with TALENT like idk, Ben Foster or Elijah Wood or like Matt1212 said, Joseph Gordon Levitt?!?!?!?!?!?!?

I say get ADULTS to play the characters and not 30 year old teens!!! DANIEL DAY LEWIS ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the shout out loganoneil :) And Ken... with all do respect... "THEY SHOULD HAVE GIVEN THAT PART TO BROCK LESNAR OR NATHAN JONES".. lay off wrestling will ya? I mean enjoy the show and all but there is an incredibly LOGICAL reason why they are wrestling and NOT acting (unless they're part has no dialog whatsoever). K?
loganoneil
loganoneil - 3/11/2009, 11:13 AM
Easy killer... remember - "Thou shalt not kill..."
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