"It's a pretty impressive costume, and I think anyone who put it on would look pretty cool," Chris Hemsworth told MTV News earlier this year.
The 26-year-old Australia native, glimpsed briefly during the opening five minutes of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot, was the lucky actor to bag the titanic role of Thor.
Marvel were keen on a ‘name’, but director Kenneth Branagh was having none of it, and went instead for the lesser known Hemsworth.
For his part, the actor seems to be having the time of his life, wearing a blonde wig “which they throw on me every day”, while much of his rehearsal time was spent not getting into shape (though we expect that took up a fair chunk of Earth time), but learning how to pronounce the name of Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir.
“There's many different versions of pronouncing that thing,” he says. “The rehearsal process was mainly about, ‘How do we pronounce that word?’”
Writer Ashley Miller also puts his two cents in what to expect from the character:
“You want to feel Thor’s rage when he rages. You want to see him fight like hell, and take as much he dishes out — maybe more. You want to have a visceral reaction to the guy, and what happens to him. You don’t want his adventures to be clean and antiseptic.
“You want to see the dirt, and grime and blood. You want to feel every bone crunching moment of every fight. And when he unleashes the storm, you want to feel like you’re seeing the power of a GOD at work.” Yes, all of the above, please.
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Gaz83
May 5th 2010, 18:59
I can not wait thor this. Everything sounds great so far! Thor is one of my fav marvel characters, so to see Chris Hemsworth in the suit for the first time was pretty amazing!
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Agent69
May 8th 2010, 13:42
"“Now imagine a version of Lord Of The Rings that was a bit less artsy..." Lord of the Rings was artsy???????????
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MagneticEye84
May 10th 2010, 4:58
MARVEL STUDIOS can do no wrong at the moment. Fox & Sony ought to take note on how to faithfully adapt MARVEL characters for the big screen.
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MagneticEye84
May 10th 2010, 5:03
Kenneth Branagh is a perfect pick for this movie.
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MagneticEye84
May 10th 2010, 5:15
The aesthetics in "Thor" sounds like it's going to look absolutely amazing. This is what I love about MARVEL STUDIOS. They respect and are true to the original source material. Their passion, their dedication and great work ethic in faithfully bringing their characters to the big screen without comprimise really sets them apart. Unlike Fox & Sony who have totally butchered the MARVEL characters they have undeservedly been privileged to work with .
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MagneticEye84
May 10th 2010, 5:23
Whilst I'm a fan of Samuel L Jackson, I'm not a big fan of the "Ultimate" series at all. I would have prefered the original Nick Fury. Oh well, you win some, you lose some. :-)
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