Okay, a post ago I had the first Who Should They Play? article up and a number of you seem to agree with me on the Rodrigo Santoro playing Prince Of Persia bit. So on to the second article.Many of you may not know Alexander Skarsgård and I didn't either before True Blood, a series about vampires and how they coexist with humans in the near future. Kind of like Watchmen, only this time it's bloodsucking undead beings instead of the regular masked vigilantes.
Anyway, Alexander Skarsgård would be the best damn person to portray the Norse God Thor on screen. Marvel has confirmed that Thor will make his on-screen debut in 2011 as another segment in the "Avengers saga". So it will be Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Captain America, The Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man, and Thor that will ultimately form the mondo-blockbuster pinnacle of superhero movies, The Avengers. There's already a rumored Avengers 2, too.
Alexander was born in Sweden in 1976. What's awesome about that photo is that he definitely looks the part and could definitely pull off the accent. Plus he isn't as famous as Robert Downey or Edward Norton which is a good thing. There were rumors of Daniel Craig and Brad Pitt being offered the role of the hammer-wielding superhero but they turned it down; a fact that I am so happy about. Great actors, yes, but I'd rather look at Thor as Thor and not see Pitt in there somewhere. Also, there were huge rumors stating that Triple H would play Thor and that Marvel and the WWE superstar were in good terms after Blade : Trinity. That rumor has since been put to rest and other options are being looked into. Thank God! Wrestling fan I may be, but wrestlers should keep their acting chops confined to the ring.
So there it is. If I were to cast Thor, I'd pick Alexander Skarsgård. :)
UPDATE Wow. You wanna' know what's crazy? Crazy is when I mention Alexander Skarsgard should play Thor out of sheer instinct only to find out for myself a couple of hours later that the man is indeed the frontrunner for the role! I'm not even sure how I missed this, but his page on IMDb states "Thor" as the first movie, with "rumored" in brackets. Wow. Talk about a "what are the odds" coincidence, right? Looks like Marvel and director Kenneth Branagh have the same person in mind. :)
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4 comments:
I hate you because now you've shown me this picture and if they choose anyone else I'm going to be upset and think to myself "Sarskard" should have played Thor! LOL.
Nice. I wouldnt mind Triple H, tho. He looks the part.Dont know why everybody is against wrestlers becoming actors...they DO have their own studio you know.
i did disagree on your previous post (rodrigo = prince) but this one seems spot-on. nice choice, and the fact that he actually IS going to play him makes it even better lol.
kenneth branagh is directing it!? why? i have nothing against him, but i can never understand how studios choose their actors/directors anymore.
PS that is the worst picture of thor i've ever seen. he looks like an old man with saggy tits.
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