Chris Hemsworth is Thor! (Plus he’s Also the Lead in the Red Dawn Remake)
Cabin in the Woods (2010) Movie, Comic Book Movie News, Featured, Red Dawn (Remake 2010) Movie, Thor (2011) Movie — By Nix on May 16, 2009
Who says nothing exciting ever happens in the movie world on Saturdays? Whoever said that didn’t hear that Marvel Studios and Kenneth Branagh have just cast their lead in their big-budget comic book epic “Thor”. According to Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood, who broke the story, it’s the same guy who has nabbed the lead in the upcoming “Red Dawn” remake earlier in the week. Who is the lucky devil, you ask? His name is Chris Hemsworth, and he’s an Australian actor.
The name might not ring any bells, but if you saw Abrams’ “Star Trek” (and who didn’t?), he had a big role in the first 10 minutes. Chris Hemsworth played George Kirk, James T. Kirk’s dad, who fought off Nero’s big bad ship at the beginning of “Star Trek”, sacrificing himself so his son could be born. Hemsworth is a former player on the long-running Aussie show Home and Away, which has spawned a number of Hollywood actors, including Stephanie Jacobsen (Battlestar Galactica), Isabel Lucas (”Transformers 2″), and Julian McMahon (”Fantastic Four”).
Some facts about this Chris Hemsworth fella: He’s 25-years old, from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and he stands 6′3″. IMDB.com has pictures of him with the Army crewcut down (for “Red Dawn”), but he better start growing those locks unless they want to go the wig route.
Not a bad month for ol Chris. Besides opening big with “Star Trek”, he’s now adding “Thor” and “Red Dawn” to his growing list of credits. In the “Red Dawn” remake, Hemsworth will be playing a vet who just returned from that whole hubbub in Iraq only to face a Red Chinese invasion on home soil. Plus, he’s also in Joss Whedon’s “Cabin in the Woods”.
Who does this guy think he is, Sam Worthington?
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What the fuck is wrong with the original? china? wrong! its the Russians you fucks. stop remaking good movies you lame ass fucking retards!
the russians later join in on the invasion.
http://www.reddawnrebellion.com
China is stupid the should stick with
The plot in this story. It is more realistic
according to wikipedia the russians later join the chinese; i’m guessing they both invade the u.s.
Chinese?!!! In the original, the Chinese helped the US against the Soviets.
…Well, who is on our side?
Six hundred million screaming Chinamen.
Last I heard, there were a billion screaming Chinamen.
There were.
I am a true, hardcore Thor fan, since the age of 9. I am 44 now – You do the math. There can only be ONE TRUE, blue-eyed, blond Thor. I believe the best person for the job would be Eric from True Blood. Next in line would be Brad Pitt, in my opinion. I also realize that the money might not be available to contract these individuals, but I feel it will truly help to take this movie over the top. Don’t use a fake blond, use a true blond. This is Thor…the Thunder God. The one who broke the Hulk down, he can’t be played by just anyone.
Stanley, finally being recognized, as the true master of the comic book industry, Do Your Thing! You have the power of the Thunder God!
P.S. Brad Pitt would need to hit the weights to get a true interpretation.
I agree with Jamie. WHo is this kid? Thor was no kid.
He was intensely pure male with a face of stress/strength/power/determination. Not to mention he is muscular and very tall.
Hello !! Nordics! Someone give Hollywood a history book!
With this girlyboy that would do well making his money elsewhere like Twilight. He plays lead it’ll go straight to Scifi. Ex cuse me….SYFY . LOL.
Foolishness.. The guy from 13th warrior, slap some blue eyes on and BAM the best Thor possible
ronan my buddy just said the same guy dead on bro with that pick
I’m not as knowledgable as many are of Thor, but seriously, why this guy? whenever I think of a Thor character I come back to the German from the begining of Kindom of Heaven… he was intense haha or even Ralph Lundgren.
That’s insane. He looks absolutely nothing like the Thor I’ve always imagined. I definitely do agree with Jamie, Thor can’t be played by just any rando on the street corner. You need the Blonde hair and blue eyes, and a wig and contacts simply just are not going to do it for 99% of those who would be interested in this movie. If you’re going to make a movie about the Thunder God you shouldn’t be skimping out on the lead actor. There’s lots of other corners you could try to cut and possibly get away with, but this is definitely not one of them.
Your lead actor makes or breaks a movie, and I’d have to say this guy will at very least put Thor in limbo.
Vladimir Kulich was the only choice for this role. As far as I’m concerned they already ruined the film. You might remember him from the 13th warrior. He looke dlike Thor even in the 13th warrior. He has the look, the height, the build AND the voice. This is sad. Watch the 13th warrior and watch him. He was perfect for this role. Even the blonde hair. Thor as a movie blows already now. I have been a Thor comics fan since the 60’s. They’ve ruined what loyal fans have waited for all this time.