This from movieblog.ugo.com
"Confirmed:
Back in 2007, "I Am Legend" screenwriter Mark Protosevich was hired to write a script for a live-action Thor film. (Variety)
Protosevich has worked to recreate the legend as "accurately" as possible. (Newsarama)
In December 2007, Protosevich described his plans for it "to be like a superhero origin story, but not one about a human gaining super powers, but of a god realizing his true potential. It's the story of an Old Testament god who becomes a New Testament god." (Daily Herald)
“It’s very much a Marvel superhero story but against the backdrop of nothing you’ve seen before,” Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said in describing “Thor” as a period fantasy in the vein of “The Lord of the Rings.” (The Hollywood Reporter)
Feige also talked about the upcoming Thor movie, confirming that it will take place mostly in Asgard, the mythical Norse realm of the gods, and not in the contemporary real world. “The film is not all Asgard, but it will be a big chunk in Asgard, yeah.” (SciFi.com)
Marvel Studios will likely finance Thor using its $500 million credit facility through Merrill Lynch. Marvel has used that fund to finance both The Incredible Hulk and Iron Man. (Variety)
Thor will hit screens on May 20, 2011
Chris Hemsworth will play Thor and there will be no Donald Blake. (FirstShowing.net)
Loki will be played by actor Tom Hiddleston. (Marvel)
Natalie Portman will play Jane Foster, Thor's first love. (SuperHeroHype)
Kenneth Branaugh will be directing Thor.
Stan Lee, the man who created Marvel's version of Thor, stated that he will probably have a cameo in the film, but joked that he wanted to be Odin.
Model, Diora Baird, auditioned for a role in the film that called for her to be "pretty, but sturdy with muscle." (Twitter)
Rumored:
Rumored:
Thor is rumored to have a cameo in Iron Man 2.
When Robert Downey Jr. was asked about the Thor cameo in the Iron Man sequel, he could only respond with, " I can neither confirm nor deny that." (Latino Review)
Rumors that the WWE's Triple H would play Thor quickly faded out by the end of 2007.
Previously, Kevin McKidd was rumored to be up for the role of Thor.
Brad Pitt's name was widely circulated as the front-runner to play Thor. (Latino Review)
According to a script review by TheComicForums.com, Protosevich focuses his story on Asgard and Midgard with no modern day touches and no Dr. Don Blake. (TheComicForums.com)
It is an origin story that has all of the characters you'd hope to see: Odin, Balder, Fandral, Volstagg, and Thor. (TheComicForums.com)
Loki is the main villain of the film and the moment where he dons his famous green and yellow duds with the long horns is so vivid and exciting, giving the film the feeling of Lord of the Rings meets Spider-Man. (TheComicForums.com)
When Loki's scheming leads to Thor being banished from Asgard, he must forget his vanity, find Mjolnir, and make his way home. (TheComicForums.com)"
A pretty cool list. I wish we could get the "Marvel will not allow any cheese to be included in the Thor movie" statement from Marvel. Thor is for sure to open on May 20, 2011.
