D.J. Caruso, director of the upcoming “Eagle Eye” (and before that, the 2007 surprise hit “Disturbia”), has eyes for Marvel’s Thor movie. Or at least, he’s doing what all good director should do when they’re interested in directing a movie — letting the powers that be know via the Internet that he’s available if they want to give him a call, and his answer will be Yes. While doing the promo rounds for “Eagle Eye”, Caruso has made it known that if given the chance, he would love to take a crack at the Thunder God, now that Matthew Vaughan, who was attached to the project for the longest time has since traded in the hammer for the bloodied tykes of Mark Millar’s “Kick Ass”.

Caruso says this about his interest in the Thor movie (via):

“You know…I would definitely tackle it and I sort of wrestled with it before and I was always a fan of Thor growing up as a kid.

“I know that they [Marvel] have a script, but there’s something, there’s a fear I have about Thor and depending on what Thor story you want to tell, whether you want to bring Thor into the modern world or if you want to go back to Asgard and get the history of what’s happening between him and his brother and dad. That’s one I’ve always been interested in and it also would be, it would be a monumental task so, I could definitely see myself getting myself into that.

“I have had some talks with Marvel about it but I have not seen a screenplay… It could be something that I am interested in.”

Translation: “Marvel, come on, get off your ask and call my agent already. I want this job!”

Below: Never, ever make fun of Thor’s belt. Just ask the guy he’s stepping on.