The Winter of Thor. Filming starts in January!

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Marvel is steamrolling ahead with it’s big-time big-screen adaptation of “Thor,” all eyes fixed on a May 2011 release.

According to Production Weekly, director Kenneth Branagh is set to start filming in Los Angeles in mid-January, before shifting production to Santa Fe, New Mexico for a March-April stint.

Starring Chris Hemsworth as Donald Blake himself – that’s George Kirk, for all your “Star Trek” fans getting excited about tomorrow’s DVD release – Natalie Portman has also been cast to star as Jane Foster. It’s all happening, people!

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http://www.bearsbeetsbsg.com Brent

This is going to be fantastic. Kenneth Branagh directing is pretty incredible.

Also – ANTHONY HOPKINS AS ODIN! (so says IMDB) And are George and Daniel similar to James and Donald?
jthomann

Who the hell is Daniel Blake??? They’re not pulling a “David Banner” are they? Come on, the guy’s name is Donald Blake!
Steven James Snyder

But of course it’s Donald…I blame that typo on a combination of factors: Lack of sleep, lack of coffee, lack of interns. Thanks to jthomann, the error is fixed. Let us never discuss this again.
http://www.bearsbeetsbsg.com Brent

oh and i’m the idiot on that first comment of mine. george is james kirk’s dad. got it. i’m one of those “star trek” latecomers who just got into it with the new movie. my bad.
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