Brad Pitt as Thor: What Do You Think?

Written by Nix May 14, 2008 Posted In » Comic Book Movie News, Featured, Thor (2011) Movie

Forget for one moment that Marvel’s announced “Thor” movie no longer has a director, or even a star except a rumor about Brad Pitt being offered the role. What it does have is a sorta finished script by Mark Protosevic (“I am Legend”). Now forget all that stuff, and just concentrate on this question: Rumor has Marvel pursuing Brad Pitt to play the role of the Asgardian God of Thunder, Thor. What do you think about this potential casting?

For it, against it, don’t care?

And if not Brad Pitt as Thor, then who?

Brad Pitt as Thor

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  • Kenny

    Do not get a wrestler to play the awesome and powerful Thor. We all know that wrestlers are definitely in good shape, but lack the acting abilities it would take to play such an internally conflicted superhero as Thor. I mean, even Dwayne “the rock” Johnson is a mediocre actor at his best, and he has gotten out of wrestling for quite some time. To have a wrestler’s first movie be Thor would inevitably piss off a sizeable portion of the target audience. Brad Pitt has good acting abilities to be sure, but I believe he showed us in the movie “Achilles” that:
    A)he doesn’t make a great mythical hero.
    B)he is far to much of a pretty boy to play the gruff, battle-hardened part of “Thor”.
    C)he is not built like the mythical Norse god of Thunder (marvel or otherwise.

    Don’t get me wrong, Pitt is a strong actor. In my opinion though, you should find a new guy… slightly (if not completely) unknown… and hell, go to Norway to find him.

    • Whitey

      Maybe you should do a little research before you make uneducated assumptions like HHH’s “first movie” think again bonehead look at his credentials.

  • Kenny

    Do not get a wrestler to play the awesome and powerful Thor. We all know that wrestlers are definitely in good shape, but lack the acting abilities it would take to play such an internally conflicted superhero as Thor. I mean, even Dwayne “the rock” Johnson is a mediocre actor at his best, and he has gotten out of wrestling for quite some time. To have a wrestler’s first movie be Thor would inevitably piss off a sizeable portion of the target audience. Brad Pitt has good acting abilities to be sure, but I believe he showed us in the movie “Achilles” that:
    A)he doesn’t make a great mythical hero.
    B)he is far to much of a pretty boy to play the gruff, battle-hardened part of “Thor”.
    C)he is not built like the mythical Norse god of Thunder (marvel or otherwise.

    Don’t get me wrong, Pitt is a strong actor. In my opinion though, you should find a new guy… slightly (if not completely) unknown… and hell, go to Norway to find him.

    • Whitey

      Maybe you should do a little research before you make uneducated assumptions like HHH’s “first movie” think again bonehead look at his credentials.

  • steve-o

    Triple H would make a perfect thor

  • steve-o

    Triple H would make a perfect thor

  • Whitterhok

    If you consider that Marvel has Thor as being 6’6″ and 640lbs, I doubt Brad Pitt could pull that off. An actor who’s 6’6″ and built like Thor should weigh in the 300lbs range.
    If an alter-ego is involved then Pitt could fit that part, but the cost could be prohibitive.

  • Whitterhok

    If you consider that Marvel has Thor as being 6’6″ and 640lbs, I doubt Brad Pitt could pull that off. An actor who’s 6’6″ and built like Thor should weigh in the 300lbs range.
    If an alter-ego is involved then Pitt could fit that part, but the cost could be prohibitive.

  • Chase

    Are you people nuts. Pick the guy who played Sabertooth in X-Men. He has the look and size of Thor. Also my pick for Captain America would be Neal McDonough

    • Steve

      I totally agree with you on that one. I think Newal McDonough fits the role so perfectly. also the guy who played sabertooth would be perfect to.

  • Chase

    Are you people nuts. Pick the guy who played Sabertooth in X-Men. He has the look and size of Thor. Also my pick for Captain America would be Neal McDonough

    • Steve

      I totally agree with you on that one. I think Newal McDonough fits the role so perfectly. also the guy who played sabertooth would be perfect to.

  • Melyssa

    I posted this in a different area, but i will post it here again.

    I think Viggo Mortensen would make a great Thor. He has the power in his face and he’s such a versatile actor. Or even Daniel Craig with his stone blue eyes. Ahh a younger actor Hayden Christensen could even pull it off. But any of these guys would need some serious hard training to get into shape for the look of Thor…steroids even jk jk.
    And lastly Martin Henderson. Hopefully anyone making this movie takes these into consideration on there search for Thor.

  • Melyssa

    I posted this in a different area, but i will post it here again.

    I think Viggo Mortensen would make a great Thor. He has the power in his face and he’s such a versatile actor. Or even Daniel Craig with his stone blue eyes. Ahh a younger actor Hayden Christensen could even pull it off. But any of these guys would need some serious hard training to get into shape for the look of Thor…steroids even jk jk.
    And lastly Martin Henderson. Hopefully anyone making this movie takes these into consideration on there search for Thor.

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