Anthony Hopkins to play Odin in Marvel’s Thor

by Liam Goodwin on October 30, 2009 · 5 comments

anthony hopkinsMarvel are assembling quite a cast for their next big superhero outing. Thor will start filming next year so they now finalizing the cast, and now according to Heat Vision the latest member to join is Sir Anthony Hopkins who will play Odin, Thor’s father. Odin is also the ruler of Asgard, which Thor gets cast from and he then finds himself on Earth among the humans.

Chris Hemsworth will be wielding the hammer and Natalie Portman will play Jane Foster, his human love interest.

Anthony Hopkins will next be seen playing Benicio Del Toro’s father in The Wolfman which will be released in February.

  • terry

    this is great news. i notice on every website reporting this casting no one never call him Sir Anthony Hopkins the man got a knighthood.

  • vcurtz

    He's the man, no question. But isn't he a bit on the smaller side to be playing Odin? I'm sure they'll make it work though. I mean.. it's Anthony Hopkins. :3 He's awesome. Pretty stoked about this casting news. :D

  • pyrenata

    First thing I thought when reading was: good call! I think the only other actor I MIGHT prefer would be THE Sean Connery but you know, Scotland ain't free yet so…

  • vcurtz

    He's the man, no question. But isn't he a bit on the smaller side to be playing Odin? I'm sure they'll make it work though. I mean.. it's Anthony Hopkins. :3 He's awesome. Pretty stoked about this casting news. :D

  • pyrenata

    First thing I thought when reading was: good call! I think the only other actor I MIGHT prefer would be THE Sean Connery but you know, Scotland ain't free yet so…