Comments on: Thor Movie Update: Kevin McKidd Not Thor

By: joe price

joe price — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:32:02 +0000

i am so excited about this movie! the one to watch!

By: Ken J

Ken J — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:33:15 +0000

LOL, you missed it then, I thought you were someone who posted something on another article. Someone in another article was just ranting about why people recommend Nathan Fillion for everything. Someone else was saying that it doesn’t happen and he’s complaining about nothing. I thought you were one of them coming here to say that just to spark a reaction, lol.

By: nar

nar — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:08:47 +0000

@ken j

captain america is a symbol…and i do agree with you when you say you don’t want one of these anti-american actors playing him. outside of aaron eckhart…i can’t think of another actor i’d want to play captain america. i really don’t see him doing any more comic movies anytime soon so i said nathan fillion, because i know that he would appreciate the character and he has the acting chops and charisma to pull capt. off. i think him and robert downey, jr. would play off each other wonderfully…

in my perfect world i’d have eckhart as capt, fillion as hawkeye, and mckidd as thor…but unfortunately many actors and hollywood executives don’t understand how deep and powerful comic driven characters and storylines are.

laugh all you want…fillion would be a better capt. than jane…

By: Ken J

Ken J — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:54:31 +0000

LOL @ nar

Oh wait, not sure if you’re serious or not…

By: Ruby Red

Ruby Red — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:01:17 +0000

As much as it “strings” disappoints me that Actor Kevin McKidd (perfect for the part/awesome Actor, too) won’t be playing The Mighty Viking God THOR: I certainly do wish MARVEL Universe the best in finding their right man for this esteem role. May it be someone (search for him in Scandinavia! There’s mighty powerful, strong Hearted men there, too…’that’s where THOR root base lays/Asgaard) that has a strong “presence/essence” & a deep “desire/passion” of bringing THOR to mighty life on the big screen. Peace!

By: nar

nar — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:08:43 +0000

nathan fillion should be captain america…

By: Carl

Carl — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 06:41:11 +0000

Skarsgard for Asgard!

6´5, 32 years old but looks younger, scandinavian, blonde, relatively unknown(good thing), Daddy Skarsgard for Odin.

By: Frank T

Frank T — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:20:48 +0000

Ok how did us talking about actors for a role of a fictional character turn into one of us speaking about race and presidents. I really could give a crap who plays him as long as the guy does a good job. Another thing to keep in mind is that a movie sometimes blows not because of the actor but because of the script or the horrible cgi work and so forth.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:17:24 +0000

Well I’m less speaking as a Cpt. America fan as a highly patriotic American. I believe 100% in the SENTIMENT of the patriotism as much as the quality of the film itself. Meaning I would like it if the cast of the film with the word America in it to be American for real and that the actor playing him be all-American, not just in heritage but in spirit. Meaning even IF the actor is American, I would like one that is very pro-American in real life. None of these American celebrities that bad mouth America every chance they get. Screw them, I say if they hate America so much they should leave. I 100% believe in the rule that you must be a born American to be president of this country, even though I myself would be disqualified for that reason. I don’t want it so that everybody and their mothers from every country can come here and be our president. Again, this is kind of sentimental because there are a lot of people that come into this country as immigrants that love this country more than some people who were born here. I consider myself something to that degree. But I see it as a slippery slope, that’s all.

By: Bill Blume

Bill Blume — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:43:30 +0000

@Ken…
I’ve been a big fan of Captain America for a long time, so who they cast is important to me, but the notion that the actor has to be an American really seems unimportant to. As long as the actor can do the part justice, then where he comes from is irrelevant. The guy would have to ditch the foreign accent, but let’s not forget that part of what makes this country what it is… is the fact it’s a melting pot of different cultures. That latter detail really makes the nationality of the one cast irrelevant. Perhaps the oddest example of this truth is the film “Independence Day.” Easily one of the most awesome, American, patriotic-sounding scores… and it was composed by a Brit (David Arnold, to be exact).

btw, I really am behind… until I started digging through the previous entries here on Thor, I didn’t realize Kenneth Branagh was directing this film. Darn! Now, I am gonna have to see it. I think he really does a nice job with his films (“Henry V” and “Dead Again” are absolute classics), so I’m curious to see what he’d do with this material.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 05:13:44 +0000

The others you named are not the same, his NAME is Cpt. AMERICA, the others just happened to be what they were, their whole identity didn’t revolve around it. That’s like having a Chinese person win Ms. America in a pageant. Why bother naming that person after the country if they’re not going to be from it?

By: greenknight333

greenknight333 — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:29:41 +0000

Ah Ken

What difference does it make where Macht is from to play Captain AMerica..He can act and he looks the part..then why not…I don’t think he will be going throught the movie as Captain AMerica with a british accent..

Hugh Jackman is Australian and he played Wolverine…Storm was African and was played by Berry..Eric Bana is Australian and he played an American Banner in the first Hulk..Does CA have to be an American actor to be more authentic IYO?

By: Frank T

Frank T — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:13:34 +0000

I said John Cena as Captain America because his John Cena character is already very patriotic and because he is phisically perfect for it I mean lets be honest Super Soldier program is in fact Steroids enhanced if this was reality. I also agree that wrestlers act all their lives in so really they are actors, Hunter would look cool as Thor even though I doubt he would be picked he has a very viking looking face to rugged thor is a very good looking man god like. I would love to see HHH play a viking though that would be awesome.

By: Quicksilver

Quicksilver — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:52:16 +0000

@Ken J

you’re stereotyping, Ken J. You’re assuming that he cannot act simply because he is a wrestler. the man can act. i personally would not have recommended him if he couldn’t. it wouldn’t make sense now would it?. i mean, what’s the point of having the look, but unable to act the part? besides that’s what rehearsals are for anyway. this is not a woody allen movie where actors are required to do only one take per scene. but i repeat triple H can act. Logic would dictate that since wrestling itself is scripted, it then would require a good degree of acting. But forget that. triple H has done big budget movies before, and if his acting skills were questionable i don’t think he would have been tapped (seveal times) by hollywood for the big roles he has played.

By: Ken J

Ken J — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:48:31 +0000

@quicksilver

And if it were just for some still photos as Thor, then maybe he would be perfect. But unfortunately it is live action so that means he has to talk, and act…

By: Quicksilver

Quicksilver — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:07:10 +0000

if we were in charge of the casting here on this blog, it is clear that triple h wouldn’t get picked for thor. however, if not triple h then someone who looks like triple, who looks like thor. but i think some of you are saying no to triple h simply because wrestling itself is scripted. either way, triple h looks like thor, has the right height (6’4), the right body, the right face (with or without beard).

By: Ken J

Ken J — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 12:30:21 +0000

That’s what we need, a British actor to play Cpt. America…

By: greenknight333

greenknight333 — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:47:31 +0000

NO WRESTLERS as superheroes…Geez HHH was AWFUL in Blade:Trinity and I mean he gave a whole new definition to the term hack…John Cena as Captain AMerica, I don`t see that either..again he looks the part with the steroid, muscle- up frame but I saw the Marine(ashamed to admit that) and he CAN`T ACT !! This genre will loose all credibility if these “entertainers“ are given roles like Thor and Captain AMerica…

Adrian

I think your choice of Macht would be ideal for Captain AMerica..geez I`d even take Daniel Craig for that role over wrestlers…

By: Adrian

Adrian — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:57:11 +0000

Gabriel Macht could be a good Captian America even though he was the lead in the train wreck know as “The Spirit” or my favorite 2 picks Matt Damon or Thomas Jane.

By: Frank T

Frank T — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:42:16 +0000

I think Brad would be good he did a great job as Achilles if he can wield that sword like that I think he can definately rock Mjolnir. I think John Cena could play a good Captain America with a little more acting classes he can pull it off.