A synopsis for Marvel’s Thor has been making it’s way around the net. The film is current filming, and has been since January, so it will probably be a while before we get an image or trailer, therefore a synopsis will have to do for now!

From Marvel Movies! Fanpage

Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the epic adventure, “Thor,” which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. A beautiful, young scientist, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), has a profound effect on Thor, as she ultimately becomes his first love. It’s while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

In the original Thor comics Jane Foster was a nurse who later becomes a doctor, so it looks like they may have changed her occupation slightly.

Thor is currently being directed by Kenneth Branagh and stars Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Stellen Skarsgard and Kat Dennings.

Production Weekly have tweeted filming details on Thor. We knew it would start filming early next year, and now they have given us the specifics:

Filming on Marvel’s “Thor” is scheduled to begin in LA mid-January, then move to Santa Fe, New Mexico from March till late-April.

I’m actually looking forward to Thor more than Iron Man 2. I have full faith in Kenneth Branagh after hearing where he’s heading and his ideas.

Chris Hemsworth will be wielding the hammer and Natalie Portman will play Jane Foster, his human love interest. We also recently learned that Sir Anthony Hopkins will play Odin, Thor’s father.

Before Chris Hemsworth landed the lead in Thor (and a part in The Avengers) he had a small role in J.J Abram’s Star Trek as George Kirk. He was the heroic guy who sacrificed himself to save the crew members and his pregnant wife at the beginning of the movie. Director J.J Abrams recently spoke to MTV and commented on Hemsworth’s ‘leading man look’, and he always hoped that Star Trek would give the actor more opportunities.

“He’s so crazy handsome and he’s so strapping with the classic leading man look. I sort of wish I had dirtied him up a little bit, messed his hair up a little bit.”

“The guy’s hair up until the last moment is sort of perfect. In retrospect I look at that and am like a little smudge or a hair out of place would have been a good thing,” he said. “The guy is a sweetheart and terrific actor.”

According to Abrams, the last time he had a chance to chat with Hemsworth was prior to his “Thor” announcement, but he knew the actor was destined for big things.

“[Hemsworth] was in a moment where he was trying to figure out what his next thing was going to be and he stayed strong in terms of what his commitments were to various projects. I knew that he was going to be given a lot of opportunities sooner or later and I was hoping it would be off of Trek,” said Abrams.

Chris Hemsworth will be picking up the hammer in a few months as Thor is expected to start filming early next year.

Last week, Matthias Schweighöfer (actor in Valkyrie) spoke to German GQ about his audition to be in Marvel’s Thor movie starring Chris Hemsworth (Kirk’s father in this year’s Star Trek) and Natalie Portman. In the interview he mentioned that Robert DeNiro and Jude Law were attached to the project.

Needless to say, this was a surprising dose of A-List caliber acting for Thor. Kenneth Branagh will be directing and brings a Shakespearean level of credibility to the mythological character, but Robert DeNiro signing on to a Marvel movie would be quite the shock (If you’re mentioning Rocky and Bullwinkle in your head right now, you can just shut it, mister).

You’d think we would have heard some rumblings.

Well, there ended up being a good reason that these two huge castings came out of the blue: it’s just a rumor.

To Gossip Cop!:

Dozens of major industry gossip sites, including Ain’t It Cool News, are picking up the story and wondering who De Niro and Law will play.

Well, they can stop wondering. A rep for Law tells Gossip Cop rumors of the actor joining the film are “not true.”

Gossip Cop checked around, and as far as we can tell, De Niro won’t be doing “Thor” either.

Gotcha! wording aside, the Cop-O-Gossip rings true to me. I wouldn’t hold my breath for news of DeNiro or Law getting attached to a Marvel property until after The Avengers.

Jessica Biel is a Boulder, Colorado native, and that’s where I grew up so part of me will always be rooting for her. The film-enthusiast part of me only recognizes two things she’s done: date Justin Timberlake and languish in the underrated Rules of Attraction.

As you probably know, voracious readers, Kenneth Branagh is helming Marvel’s Thor adaptation, one of the pre-requisite movies leading into The Avengers universe-uniting super-movie. What we know thus far is that the film will take place in fictional Asgard with the god played by Chris Hemsworth. Loki will be his nemesis, as always, and the gigantic multi-picture deal Sam Jackson signed with Marvel to portray Nick Fury suggests that he might pop up as a black dude in a fantastical land populated by Norse gods.

Now, Nuke The Fridge has a report on the first goddess circling the film:

Reportedly if cast, Biel will play the love interest of “Thor.” The most probable love interest for “Thor” would more than likely be “Jane Foster,” a nurse and girlfriend of “Thor” alter ego Donald Blake. But the problem is that our source was not sure of the character’s name, but seemed to believe it was the same female character from the animated “Hulk vs Thor.” If that is the case, since “Jane Foster” was not in the animated movie, Biel is more than likely playing either “Amora, The Enchantress” or “Sif.” Those characters did appear in “Hulk vs Thor.” “The Enchantress” is a powerful sorceress who seeks to make Thor fall in love with her. When Thor rejects her for “Sif,” an Asgardian warrior whom Thor falls in love with, “The Enchantress” helps Loki in his plot against Thor.

Having not read the majority of the Asgard-based Thor comics, it looks like a chunk of our collective internet-research time will be spent finding out what we can about The Enchantress and Sif.

Or, we can hope someone with a better track record steps up to dethrone Biel’s talks.

A few weeks ago it was announced that director Kenneth Branagh had cast Tom Hiddleston as Loki in Marvel’s Thor. Today we have some quotes from the actor himself as he spoke briefly to The Daily Mail about the role and what it will involve:

‘Loki’s like a comic book version of Edmund in King Lear, but nastier,’ Tom observed. How much nastier? ‘Well, Loki’s skilled in black magic and scorcery. He’s a shape-shifter and has all sorts of super powers from the dark arts. He can turn clouds into dragons, things like that.’

Between now and January, when Thor begins shooting, Tom has to keep himself fit and healthy. ‘Ken wants Loki to have a lean and hungry look, like Cassius in Julius Caesar. Physically, he can’t be posing as Thor.’

We also have some reassuring quotes from writer Ashley Miller who spoke to CineFOOLS. He says that the “script is very firmly rooted in the Marvel film world” and that they were “constantly looking for ways to connect Thor to the other movies and heroes”. He also had this to say about what he would like to bring to the Thor character:

Not in the sense that you’d want to see a generic “dark” take on Thor, but in the sense that you want to feel Thor’s rage when he rages. You want to see him fight like hell, and take as much he dishes out — maybe more. You want to have a visceral reaction to the guy, and what happens to him. You don’t want his adventures to be clean and antiseptic. You want to see the dirt, and grime and blood. You want to feel every bone crunching moment of every fight. And when he unleashes the storm, you want to feel like you’re seeing the power of a GOD at work.

Please excuse me while I change my lower body clothing. This sounds like it is going to be epic. Thor is a tricky character to translate onto the big screen as he lives in a very different world. Writing the script must have been a challenge, however it seems like Miller, the writers, and Kenneth Branagh know what they are doing.

Filming will begin in January, which should give Chris Hemsworth enough time to get physically ready to play the Thunder God, and Tom Hiddleston enough time to look lean and hungry.

Chris Hemsworth has been cast as Thor! Not only will he play the Thunder God in the solo film, he will also play Thor in The Avengers, so he’s scored one heck of a role. Hemsworth is relatively unknown to many, however you will have seen him if you’ve seen J.J. Abrams Star Trek as he plays George Kirk (Chris Pine’s father).

From Deadline Hollywood:

Talk about spot-on casting. I’ve just learned that Marvel’s Kevin Feigy and director Kenneth Branagh have chosen their THOR — and it’s Chris Hemsworth.

Chris had read for the part of Thor but wasn’t given a test because a casting director had nixed him early on. I’m told Chris’ younger brother Liam (who’s also a ROAR client) then tested for the role of Thor, but Marvel’s Kevin Feigy passed.That’s when Ward called up Feigy and said, “You’ve got to reconsider Chris. He’s your guy.” So Feigy let Chris read again. And once Marvel put him on tape, it was “Oh my god”. Branagh came to town last week and saw the Chris test and made the final decision today.

While trying to find a picture of Chris for this post (it was quite hard considering he’s not been in much) it dawned on me that Marvel have made a great decision. Hiring an unknown will help the audience believe the character more than if it was an A-List actor. The audience will need to let their imagination run wild a bit more with Thor as he will be a God and not a human discovering his powers (Spider-Man, Iron Man, Hulk).

Thor will begin filming in January, so expect to be hearing more news and seeing more of Chris Hemsworth over the coming months.