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Confirmed: Rene Russo Is Thor's Step-Mom
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... , and while Russo is 55, she certainly doesn't look it, and casting her alongside the 72-year-old Hopkins is going to make her look even younger. As it stands, Thor is set to be a CGI-laden film (how else to you get lightning to shoot out of Mjolnir?), but we can hope that they don't go overboard when it comes to adding wrinkles. UPDATE! It's confirmed. Variety has reposted the original story (without explanation) right here . ...
Rene Russo has been Cast in THOR
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Rene Russo hasn’t made a movie since 2005’s Yours, Mine and Ours, which definitely did not help her career. You may know her from a couple classic films such as Lethal Weapon 3 & 4 and Get Shorty.
From out of nowhere she is cast in Marvel upcoming comic book film Thor. Russo is set to play Frigga who is the wife of the Norse god Odin, which is being played by the great Anthony Hopkins , and stepmother of Thor.
I think Russo is a very good actress, and will do a fine job playing this part. Here is ...
Steve Carell and Tina Fey Love Starring in Films Together [Trade Roundup]
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... conquer basically the last Reality TV-free zone on earth: The Internet. The "American Idol" creator has signed up Hulu, Clear Channel, MySpace, Ford and Pepsi for an online-only project about people having their dreams crushed—er, trying to achieve them? [TheWrap] •This item is worth it mainly for the name of the character Rene Russo has been cast to play in the film adaptation of Marvel Comics' 'Thor': Frigga. Frigga! That is a "Frigga" dumb name! [Variety] •When Rich Ross took over Disney studios, he instituted the revolutionary ...
Tina Fey to Order Steve Carell From a Catalog
Vulture —
... Norse Code: Rene Russo has joined the cast of Kenneth Branagh's CGI-heavy Thor. Russo will play Frigga, the wife of Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and the step-mother of Thor. The rest of the cast includes Kat Dennings, Idris Elba, Stuart Townsend and Ray Stevenson. Somehow, Fabio isn't involved. [Variety] ...
News - Rene Russo To Play Mother Of "Thor"
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Rene Russo is set to play Frigga, the mother of the titular hammer-wielding Norse hero in "Thor" for Marvel Studios says Variety.
As the wife of Norse god (Anthony Hopkins) Frigga is the queen of Asgard and mother to both Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and the villain Loki (Tom Hiddleston). Natalie Portman also stars as Thor’s love interest.
Mark Protosevich and Zack Stentz penned the script in which arrogant warrior Thor reignites an ancient war and as punishment, Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans.
Once here, he learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends ...
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Rene Russo to play Thor’s mother
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EW Home // News // News Briefs Blog News Briefs TV, movie and music news See Categories See Archive RSS Dec 17 2009 04:00 AM ET Share Permalink Comments (0) Rene Russo to play Thor's mother by Wendy Mitchell Categories: Film , News Hot mama! Rene Russo has joined the cast of Thor , playing Thor’s mother Frigga, Variety reports . Kenneth Branagh is directing the film, which stars Chris Hemsworth as the Norse warrior. Anthony Hopkins plays Frigga’s husband Odin. Previous Post Steve Carell, Tina Fey could reteam for 'Mail-Order Groom' ...
Bryan Singer Gives Up On Idea of Being Serious Filmmaker, Making Muppet Babies For Superheroes
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[image] It's been rumored for a little while , but unfortunately Bryan Singer appears to have returned, tail between his legs, to the X-Men franchise - he announced on the " Avatar " red carpet last night that aside from his upcoming " Jack the Giant Killer " project, currently in pre-production, he "just yesterday signed a deal to do an " X-Men: First Class " origins picture, which is kind of cool." This is the long-rumored prequel, written by " Gossip Girl " and " Chuck " creator Josh Schwartz , following some of the original X-Men as teens. Producer Lauren Shuler Donner compared it a few months back to "later, darker, ...
Renee Russo joins the cast of THOR
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Renee Russo has been confirmed to appear in Thor, playing Frigga, the wife of Odin (played by Anthony Hopkins). Variety is reporting that the new Queen of Asgard is joining Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Tom Hiddleston (Loki) and Natalie Portman (Thor’s love interest) in Kenneth Branaugh’s ...
Thor’s mom will be Rene Russo
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Variety is reporting Rene Russo has joined the cast of the upcoming Marvel comic film, “Thor.” Russo will be playing Frigga, the mother of Thor, based loosely on Frigg of Norse mythology.
Production on the film begins in January of 2010 with Kenneth Branagh ...
Casting Notes: Rene Russo is Thor’s Mom; Tina Fey and Steve Carell Reunite
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We haven’t seen Rene Russo in a feature film since Yours, Mine and Ours in 2005, and (as someone noted, but I don’t recall whom) we haven’t seen her do a decent movie since The Thomas Crown Affair, in 1999. But Russo’s turn in Wolfgang Peterson’s In the Line of Fire will never fade, so I’m happy to see her coming back to the screen as a Norse queen.
Russo has been cast in Thor, where she’ll play Frigga, the wife of Odin and mother to Thor and Loki. Sounds like a rather small part — with all the characters we already know ...
Studio coffee run: Singer returns to X-men, Thor’s mom is Russo
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§ Cornered on the AVATAR red carpet, director Bryan Singer announced he’s “signed on” for X-MEN: FIRST CLASS, the teen-mutants-figure-it-all-out version of the X-Men. You can see the video here for yourself. Or read it here.
Singer hasn’t exactly been the mot in-demend guy since he proved to be kryptonite behind the camera for the Superman franchise. So getting back to Mutant High would be a good move for him AND the franchise.
While budgetary concerns will probably prevent another X-MEN movie from ever being made (The cast is just too expensive), there are surely some cheap TWILIGHT/SCOTT ...
Rene Russo Joins Thor Cast
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Actress Rene Russo has joined the cast of Kenneth Branagh’s adaptation of Thor. Russo will apparently be playing the character of Frigga, wife of Odin, the king of Asgard.
Variety reports that Russo’s role is that of ‘the mother of Thor and Loki, the pic’s primary villain…’ However, if you are a Marvel Comics aficionado and a long time student of Thor, you already know that there is a problem with that description. ...
Rene Russo Also Joins the Epic Cast of Kenneth Branagh's Thor
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I'd be lying if I said that my interest in Marvel Entertainment's Thor has completely turned around all the way from little-to-none up to great anticipation. While I attribute most of my excitement to seeing how a director like Kenneth Branagh handles a big superhero movie, it's also because of ...
