Stuart Townsend has done it again. Just over a decade ago he was cast as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings, however he was replaced at the last mine by Viggo Mortensen as he was apparently too young for the role. Now Townsend has been fired (for left) Marvel’s Thor mere hours before filming was due to begin.

According to The Associated Press Townsend, who would have played “Fandral the Dashing” has pulled out of the film due to creative difference, although according to AICN he turned up 6 hours late for a screen test, and was fired as a result. Whatever the reason Townsend will no longer be in Thor, and he has been replaced by an actor named Joshua Dallas (The Decent: Part 2).

Filming on Thor begins today under the direction of Kenneth Branagh.

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Earlier today Variety ran an article announcing the three actors who would be playing The Three Warriors in Marvel’s Thor. Then they removed it. Had they made a mistake? Or did Marvel not want to reveal the casting news yet? Either way it’s ‘out there’ as a few sites picked up on it before it’s removal. Here’s the run down courtesy of Collider:

Stuart Townsend (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and partner of Charlize Theron) will play “Fandral the Dashing”, Ray Stevenson (Punisher: War Zone) will play “Volstagg the Valiant”, and Tadanobu Asano (Mongol) will play “Hogun the Grim”.

Assuming this is official, this rounds off a pretty amazing cast consisting of Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Natalie Portman (Jane Foster) and Sir Anthony Hopkins (Odin). We also have Stellan Skarsgard, Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Tom Hiddleston (Loki) and Jaimie Alexander (Sif).

Thor will begin filming in January under the direction on Kenneth Brangh.

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