I meant to post this last week. And when I say “I meant to” I mean I thought I did. And when I say “I thought I did” I mean I’m a fucking idiot who thought he did something he didn’t do. So my apologies.
Anyway up top is the poster and like everything else I have been seeing for this movie it looks great. I really love the muted color schemes and overall look of this so far. Rock on Spike Jonze. Rock on.
Above is a debut trailer for “Where the Wild Things are”. It look pretty damn cool and I hope that Spike Jonze (the director) was able to carry through with his vision with studio intervention. Judging by the trailer it looks promising that he was able to.
According to the folks at deadline Hollywood, Natalie Portman has signed on as the female lead in Thor.
…there’s a big push to cast Josh Hartnett either in the winged helmet and/or as nemesis Loki…
…besides Hartnett, the following actors are being tested: Charlie Hunnam (the British co-star of the F/X series Sons Of Anarchy); Tom Hiddleston (award-winning British actor and RADA graduate who played Winston Churchill’s son in HBO’s The Gathering Storm), Alexandar Skarsgard (Stellan’s son who has appeared in the HBO Iraq War miniseries Generation Kill and vampire drama True Blood, and who’s definitely visually right for the role), Liam Hemsworth (offered a significant role in The Expendables after Sly Stallone saw his tape), and Joel Kinnaman (some Swedish-American dude).
Meanwhile, I’m told Natalie Portman is in the lead for the female lead.
This Thor movie is really starting to piss me off. I don’t give a rat’s ass about Thor. If you came up to me asking for the ass of a rat I would say sure. But if you told me that the rat’s ass was for Thor I would say no way. That’s how I feel about Thor.
Yet this movie has Kenneth Branagh as the director. I love Kenneth Branagh. I would give him a rat’s ass in a second.
Now I hear Natalie Portman has been cast! My sweet Natalie. So pretty.
But this still doesn’t mean this movie won’t suck. Even though Kenneth Branagh rocks and Portman is beautiful and talented this is Thor we’re talking about. Plus Kenneth Branagh and Portman don’t have the best of track records. Let’s not forget about Branagh’s Frankenstein and the last Star Wars movies.
So it looks like Kenneth Branagh has sent out a casting call for THOR! It should be noted I used caps and an exclamation point because I believe you should say THOR! by screaming THOR! Anyway below is the casting call from coming attractions:
Male MUST BE MID-LATE 20′S and SIX FEET OR TALLER. LEAD.
Physically powerful, very handsome, occasionally egotistical, petulant, and wild. A natural warrior with a quick charming wit who must be genuinely and severely humbled before becoming the compassionate, mature hero of our film.
Everyone should also know that it’s ok to audition because I have already turned it down. Twice.
