Comments on: Kenneth Branagh To Direct Thor?

By: Meli

Meli — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:53:03 +0000

Darren – I remember Dead Again! I watched it again just a few months ago, it is a wonderful flick, it’s definitely held up.

Personally, I would like to see Branagh in the director’s chair for Thor.

By: Darren J Seeley

Darren J Seeley — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:17:26 +0000

My disappointment in this news isn’t that Branagh is in talks for this. It is in the comments above. We mentioned the Shakespeare flicks and the Mary Shelley’s Frankenstien, but may I give a mention to Dead Again? Nobody but me remembers Dead Again? Hmmm.. Okay.

In any case, I am once again at odds with the int’l friends. Thor or no Thor, I’d like to see Branagh back behind the cameras again. I’m in the “wait and see” approach, especially since nobody’s been cast yet. However, I do have one request:

Brian Blessed as Odin.

By: TheMovieVampire

TheMovieVampire — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:12:04 +0000

Great choice, much better than if they had gotten a studio punk bitch like Louis Leterrier. And he has done stuff like this before, Henry V is a much bigger production than anything Jon Favreau had done before Iron Man.

By: nevada smith

nevada smith — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:55:44 +0000

When was the last time Branagh directed a movie? I doubt very much this will happen. It makes no sense. Then again, I’m sorry, sense has nothing to do with the movies (Nicholas Cage and Richard Gere’s careers and the fact that they have one proves that)

By: leeloo

leeloo — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:07:18 +0000

crazy awesome.

By: HAZMAT_PWNS_ALL

HAZMAT_PWNS_ALL — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:35:21 +0000

since the movie blog never talks about thor for whatever reason (not enough anyways) i think that if i never get this out…i NEVER will

SURTUR AND YMIR BETTER BE THE THOR VILLAINS!!!

if you dont know who they are…WIKI THEM!!

i dont want to see weak ass villains! i want those 2! not one of them…not some other villain…BOTH of them AT THE SAME TIME!!!

theyre worthy villains for thor. they are amazing….just brutal characters..BRUTAL…

By: Bill Clay

Bill Clay — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:48:58 +0000

I love this news and hope it ends up true. Branagh is an excellent director whose skill in the director’s chair is usually in direct proportion to the scale of the film — the larger the scale, the better the picture. Henry V, Hamlet, Frankenstein — each is a classic to my mind, and each has that same impressive scale as Lawrence Of Arabia. If you’re a fan of Norse mythology, trust Branagh to deliver the goods and keep a story with the potential to veer into CGI silliness to be grounded in an earthy realism with a real sense of history behind all the hooey.

Expect a tremendous cast if he signs onto this as well.

By: rafa1215

rafa1215 — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:39:49 +0000

Dude please leave shakespeare the F out of this movie. Sorry dude but that’s all I remember you doing. I don’t see how you can direct this movie.
I would love for Luc Besson to do it. I just jumped over to IMDB and see that his plate is extremely full. I would even consider Antoine Fuqua to do it.

By: Dragonslayer

Dragonslayer — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:37:09 +0000

Man, Asgard is a big topic hear on the Movie Blog. Why is Gilderoy Lockhart directing this?

By: John

John — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:31:36 +0000

i think it could work if he gets someone on board who can do awesome action sequences.

By: Phil Gee

Phil Gee — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:20:01 +0000

Dr Loveless? Good Odin in Asgard!

You’re right John, he has talent but I just remember how badly he screwed up that Frankenstein movie. I’ll be cautiously optimistic.

Now I want Emma Thompson as Jane Foster, Hugh Laurie as Loki and Stephen Fry as Odin and you have my money.

By: ryanclay21

ryanclay21 — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:39:23 +0000

I’ve got a good feeling about this. Though, I’ve also been wrong before, I’ll stick with my gut and back up Branagh IF the man lands the position.