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Sir Anthony Hopkins Cast as Odin in Thor!
Screen Rant —
... would likely confirm the trio of Asgardian heroes to be in the film as well.
Odin of course is the ruler of Asgard and father of the lead, Thor, the God of Thunder.
It looks like this ensemble cast is coming together very well and I couldn’t be happier with the selections thus far.
What do you think of Anthony Hopkins as Odin?
Thor opens in theaters May 20, 2011 and I’ll be there.
Source: Variety
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Learn Who Plays The Title Character’s Daddy, The God Odin, In Kenneth Branagh’s THOR!!
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. —
... ("V For Vendetta"), who plays Thor’s girl Jane Foster, Tom Hiddelston ("Cranford"), who plays Thor’s ne’er-do-well brother Loki, and Chris Hemsworth (George Kirk in the last "Star Trek"), who plays the wielder of the giant hammer Mjöllnir. Branagh directs from a screenplay by Mark Protosevich (“Poseidon,” “I Am Legend”) and Zack Stentz & Ashley Miller (“Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,” “Fringe”). Filming gets underway in January. Find all of Variety’s story on the matter here . [image] ...
Thor News - Odin is officially cast!
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... home sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth. Kevin Feige is producing. Stentz & Miller are "Fringe" writer/producers. Paramount Pictures will distribute the film May 20, 2011. Hopkins will next be seen starring with Benicio Del Toro in the Joe Johnston-directed "The Wolfman," which Universal releases next February, and the Woody Allen-directed "You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger." He's repped by UTA.Source I guess this means no Brian Blessed. Oh well, I'm still excited for this. Chris ...
Anthony Hopkins to Play Odin in Kenneth Branagh’s THOR Starring Chris Hemsworth
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... According to Variety, Hopkins plays the father of Thor and Loki, played by Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston, respectively. I’m sure you can see the family resemblance. In addition to my hope for cannibalism, I want to see a scene where Odin is driving a car made out of lightning and in the back seat are Thor and Loki with one complaining that the other has breached the border of his “side” of the backseat. ...
Anthony Hopkins Playing Odin in 'Thor'
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... If you need someone to play a father figure in your big-budget action movie, bye-law 485 of the Director's Guild of America states that you must offer the part to Anthony Hopkins : from " The Mask of Zorro ," to " Beowulf " and next year's " The Wolf Man ," he's clearly the go-to guy. The Oscar-winning actor is adding one more to his application to the mentor hall of fame (which also includes Liam Neeson and Morgan Freeman among its ranks) by negotiating to join the cast of Kenneth Branagh 's Marvel Comics adaptation " Thor ." Hopkins would play Odin, the Norse God and ...
Anthony Hopkins Agrees To Be Thor's Dad
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Kenneth Branagh's Thor adaptation has added more surprising credibility to its cast. Variety reports Anthony Hopkins has signed on to play Odin, father to Loki (non-biologically) and Thor and king of Asgard, which will mean something if you're intimately familiar with Norse mythology and/or comic books.
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... has signed on to play Thor's dad Odin in the Marvel film adaptation of its comic book series. Chris Hemsworth will star as the thunder god, while Natalie Portman will take on the thankless love interest role. Kenneth Branagh is, amazingly, directing. [Variety] ...
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... has signed on to play Thor's dad Odin in the Marvel film adaptation of its comic book series. Chris Hemsworth will star as the thunder god, while Natalie Portman will take on the thankless love interest role. Kenneth Branagh is, amazingly, directing. [ Variety ] • And the new ...
Film: Newswire:Anthony Hopkins is Odin
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Anthony Hopkins has joined the cast of the Kenneth Branagh-directed Thor movie as Odin, the hero's one-eyed father, Variety is reporting. He joins a cast that already includes Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston (as Loki) and Chris Hemsworth (as Thor). We liked Hemsworth as Captain Kirk's dad in the new Star Trek but, as always when writing about this movie, we have to point out that this guy is still available: ...
Sir Anthony Hopkins Is A God! Cast In Thor
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... Sir Anthony Hopkins has been released from the home given the role of Odin in the new Marvel Studios flick Thor. ...
Sir Anthony Hopkins to Play Odin in Branagh’s Thor
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... Talk about your “I did not see this one coming,” Sir Anthony Hopkins will play the one-eyed father of Thor, Odin, in the Kenneth Branagh’s big-screen adaptation of Marvel Comics’ Thor. ...
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