THOR—Official Trailer

Here’s the first Official trailer for THOR, if you haven’t seen it elsewhere already.

“Directed by Kenneth Branagh, the epic adventure THOR spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard.
At the center of the story is The Mighty Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment.
Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

Due in theaters May 6th, 2011.

THOR in Empire Magazine

Empire-Thor-Cover_RThe new issue of Empire magazine features Chris Hemsworth as THOR on the cover, with three more production pictures in an article inside.  (Click picture for Larger)
Marvel Studios’ THOR also stars Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Rene Russo, Stellan Skarsgard, and Jaimie Alexander.
Kenneth Branagh directs from a screenplay by Ashley Miller,
Don Payne,  Mark Protosevich, asn Zack Stentz. 
Due out from Paramount Pictures May 6th, 2011.
See the other three pictures at ComingSoon.net

Thor Shoot Update from Kenneth Branagh


Thor director Kenneth Branagh
Thor director Kenneth Branagh

THOR, the new Marvel comic book adaptation, has been in production since January now and director Kenneth Branagh (FRANKENSTEIN, THE MAGIC FLUTE) has just updated the LA Times on its progress. Here he describes the visual style he’s going for with the film as well as attempting to play down any nasty rumours about on-set fights between his actors.

Branagh has some extremely promising ideas for the film, stating that it will be,

Inspired by the comic book world both pictorially and compositionally at once, we’ve tried to find a way to make a virtue and a celebration of the distinction between the worlds that exist in the film but absolutely make them live in the same world. It’s about finding the framing style, the color palette, finding the texture and the amount of camera movement that helps celebrate and express the differences and the distinctions in those worlds. If it succeeds, it will mark this film as different…. The combination of the primitive and the sophisticated, the ancient and the modern, I think that potentially is the exciting fusion, the exciting tension in the film.

I’d certainly have to agree with the director here. THOR is in need of something that will give it a little bit of prestige, something that will set it apart from the thousands of other superhero films, and if he manages to pull off this vision then it’ll definitely make THOR one to watch. On the rumoured clash between stars Anthony Hopkins and Chris Hemsworth,

It’s going very, very well. We’re in New Meixco [sic] now where we have a contemporary Earth part of our story. I guess we’re two-thirds of the way through the story and at this stage of the game what’s surprising and delighting me is the way the cast, the ensemble, has fused together. It’s kind of an interesting combination of very young and very experienced people and the double-up of that, it seems to me, is there is a lot of fire in the movie.

Based on this quote, any rumours about on-set fighting seem completely unfounded, which can only be a good thing. No stills or trailer have been released thus far but I’d be surprised if nothing materialised at this years Comic Con. THOR is set for release on the 6th of May, 2011.