superherohype.com - 9/29/2008
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Kenneth Branagh is negotiating to direct Thor for Marvel Studios, reports Variety . The comic book adaptation is scheduled for a June 4, 2010 release.
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Branagh to direct Thor?
Filmstalker —
... , but the timing didn't work out. He's now onto other projects. Marvel have been hunting for a new director since. And Variety, through Coming Soon , say that they are in negotiations with ...
Doctor Gilderoy Lockheart to DIRECT Thor!
Oh No They Didn't! —
... is scheduled for a June 4, 2010 release. Branagh is the latest in a string of directors -- such as Jon Favreau (Iron Man), Christopher Nolan (the Batman franchise) and Gavin Hood (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) -- with arthouse roots taking on big-budget comic book fare. Marvel will set a distributor for Thor shortly. Thor, written by Mark Protosevich, follows disabled medical student Donald Blake, who has an alter ego as the hammer-wielding Norse god Thor. source I dunno if he'll be in the film in any way, but i checked out his IMDB, ...
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aintitcool.com 9/29/2008 — Hey folks, Harry here - and By Hemdale's Eyes - this is truly magnificent news... Kenneth Branagh directing a huge budget THOR movie for release in 2010... it's just tremendous. Mark Protosevich's script is amazing - and Branagh is perfect. I've been ...
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variety.com 9/29/2008 — Front Page: Brit set to wield hammer on Marvel Studios pic -- Kenneth Branagh is negotiating to direct "Thor," the next Marvel Comics property that will be turned into a live-action film by Marvel Studios. Pic will be released in 2010.
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