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.

In an interview with MTV Samuel L. Jackson revealed that he has yet to hear anything about his involvement in Thor, even though his name is down on the cast list.

“Nobody’s told me anything,” Jackson laughed when asked about the “Thor” role. “I was reading the trades last week and I saw the cast list. My name was in it, so maybe I am doing something that I don’t know about and I’ll hear about it soon.”

Even so, he said he’s confident that Fury can fit into the world established by Branagh’s “Thor.”

“It all depends on where they find him,” he said. “If they’re dealing with that particular timeline… Hey, they’re shooting it in Santa Fe, it’s not like they’re shooting it in Norway.”

Thor has only just started filming and it will continue for a few more months, so Jackson will probably be contacted when the time comes. If the appearance of Nick Fury will be anything like that in Iron Man Jackson may only be needed for an end of credits/final scene, so they’ll probably be filming that towards the end of production.

Latino Review brings word that Samuel L. Jackson and Josh Duhamel are attached to star in a new pulpy thriller called Sympathy For The Devil. Not to be confused with a few other recent projects that share the same title, this Devil features Jackson and Duhamel as humans caught in the middle of a spiritual battle between heaven and hell.

The project is in early pre-production, so it will be a while before we see any photos or footage, but this sounds like another entry into the spiritual “end of the world” movies of the past few years (Knowing, Legion, even 1999’s End of Days). LR also mention that Remember The Titans director Boaz Yakin is set to direct. The script is already written (although we don’t know the writer yet), and apparently all that stands between the film and production is selling the distribution rights to secure funding.

Here’s the plot synopsis: Caught in the no-man’s land between Saturday night sin and Sunday morning redemption, Louisiana lawman Harlan Stark (Josh Duhamel) finds that his intervention into a spectacular crime –the bold attempt to assassinate a charismatic preacher –soon escalates into a cosmic confrontation between Heaven and Hell, where angels are warriors as dangerous as demons. Harlan and his loyal partner Jesse (Samuel L. Jackson) stand at the fulcrum between vengeful good and devious evil, with neither side showing anything like mercy. Harlan must find the courage to break the cycle, and reject fanatical revenge –yet he too finds himself transformed. Outrageous, violent and subversive, this new adventure in horror from the director of Remember the Titans is sure to be controversial. SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL blends the seductive sensuality of Angel Heart, the genre-bending audacity of Pulp Fiction and the relentless intensity of The Omen when all hell breaks loose in New Orleans and the sacred becomes as deadly as the profane.

Samuel L. Jackson had a brief scene after the credits as Nick Fury in Iron Man, and he will be meeting up with Tony Stark once again in Iron Man 2, however Jackson revealed to SplashPage that Fury won’t be doing anything bad-ass just yet.

“Not this time, not yet,” Jackson told MTV News of the likelihood we’ll see his character become the action hero fans know in “Iron Man 2.” “We still haven’t moved Nick Fury into the bad-ass zone. He’s still just kind of a talker.”

Asked whether fans will have to wait until the superhero team-up in “The Avengers” to see Fury get ready to rumble, Jackson simply said, “Looking forward to that, yeah.”

Jackson signed a 9 movie deal with Marvel back in February so there is plenty of time for us to see Nick Fury do this thing. He will probably just be a talker in Thor and Captain America as well to connect the worlds. The Avengers will be where it all goes down.

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.

UGO recently got the chance to interview Marvel Films President Kevin Feige (click here to read the full interview, highly recommended) and he revealed a lot of interesting info regarding the future Marvel movies (Thor, Captain America, The Avengers). Here are some of the best bits:

Update: UGO were not supposed to post it yet! I’ll post again when it’s allowed to go up.

Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau updated his Twitter profile with the following:

Start shooting Monday. Last of cast has arrived in LA

By ‘cast’ he means Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Jon Favreau, Mickey Rourke, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson. I’ve only just noticed how cool the bunch of actors Favreau has assembled are.

Iron Man 2 is scheduled for a release next May, which means there’s only 1 year and 1 month to wait!

When is was announced that Samuel L. Jackson had signed up to play Nick Fury in nine Marvel movies, including Iron Man 2, Thor and The Avengers, everyone was surprised…including the man himself!

From the L.A Times:

“No one was more surprised than me that it turned around,” he said. “It’s great that it did.”

“It’s always a joy to lose an eye, gain a patch and a really big facial scar in the name of character. Plus, I get to run the largest world-peace task force in the world, S.H.I.E.L.D. I’m glad that in the end we were able to reach across the aisle and put our differences aside and do what’s best for the franchise and the fans … & ME TOO!”

The deal not only pleased fans, it also showed that Marvel are planning long term. These superhero movies aren’t going anywhere any time soon!

The casting process for Iron Man 2 has been a bumpy ride, and one of these bumps involved the possibility that Samuel L Jackson would not be reprising his Nick Fury role due to Marvel giving him a low offer (as they did with Mickey Rourke). Well now everything seems to have been ironed out, as Jackson has signed up for Iron Man 2, along with The Avengers and other sequels and spin-offs.

From Variety:

Samuel L. Jackson has buried the hatchet with Marvel Entertainment, making a deal to play the role of Nick Fury in “Iron Man 2,” and potentially many other films.

Jackson’s deal is a long-term commitment to play Fury, the leader of the espionage unit the Shield. His deal contains an option to play the character in nine future Marvel superhero films, efforts that are expected to include “Captain America,” “Thor,” “The Avengers” and “The Shield” as well as potential sequels.

Jackson introduced Fury in the closing moments of “Iron Man,” when the character asked Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark to join his group. Fury is a natural to show up in multiple Marvel franchises, as he crosses paths with many Marvel superheroes in the comic books.

So Jackson has gone from probably not being involved, to wearing the eye patch for the next decade and dotting around the Marvel movie universe. Cool!

In the real world $250,000 is a huge amount of money, however in the Hollywood world it is mere change and is not worth pretending to be Russian for. According to Variety, Marvel’s opening offer to Mickey Rourke for Iron Man 2 was $250,000.

Then there is comeback kid Mickey Rourke, who is poised to follow his Golden Globe-winning performance in “The Wrestler” with an offer to play the main villain in “Iron Man 2″ — but at a lowball opening offer of $250,000 from Marvel; Marvel’s tactics have already prompted Samuel L. Jackson to swear off playing Nick Fury because of a similarly low offer.

I don’t know why Marvel are being so damn cheap (if you can call 250k cheap). Iron Man made $580 million worldwide last year with a budget of $140 million. Iron Man 2 will likely top that so there is no need to be losing actors such as Samuel L Jackson over money.

But then again I don’t do the figures at Marvel so I don’t know sh*t.