Jaimie Alexander and Colm Feore Join Thor

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Two more actors have joined Thor. Jaimie Alexander (Kyle XY) and Colm Feore (Riddick, Face/Off) have joined the cast of Kenneth Branagh’s Marvel comic book adaptation. Alexander will play Sif, who is skilled Asgardian warrior who can hold her own, and is a love interest of Thor. However, the identity of Feore’s character is being kept tightly under wraps, and THR claims “the studio isn’t even sending the actors the script — though it is known to be a villain.”

Alexander and Feore join Chris Hemsworth (who played George Kirk in Star Trek) who plays the title character, Tom Hiddleston as Thor’s nemesis Loki, Brian Blessed as Odin, and Natalie Portman who plays Thor’s human love interest Jane Foster.

Written by Mark Protosevich, the story begins as the arrogant God Thor is sent by his father Odin to learn humility in the body of a partially disabled medical student Donald Blake. He discovers Thor’s hammer and learns to change back and forth into the Thunder God. On Earth, Thor “learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends dark forces of Asgard to invade Earth.” Marvel has announced a May 20th 2011 release date for the film.

  • hartman27
    Shame on you Peter for not also mentioning the great Brian Blessed as Odin in your cast list!
  • great read.
  • [A]
    That girl Alexander looks fantastic. And Colm Feore is *always* good.
  • kfizz
    Brian Blessed was great and kinda crazy in flash gordon.
  • Gregory
    I cant wait for this movie. I hope they release the vintage Thor cartoons from the early days of cartoons. What years I'm not sure on, but I think the 50's or maybe the 60's. That could be cool.
  • joshmc
    Jaimie's a good actress, good to see her get this gig.
  • greggorybasore
    Ooh now I'm curious to see what kind of surprise is in store if Feore's role isn't even being mentioned. Maybe he'll be another Avengers character like Nick Fury in Iron Man or Black Widow in Iron Man 2.

    With all this progress on Thor it's even more frustrating that there hasn't been any casting nows on Captain America yet.
  • Guest
    are they casting someone else to play Donald Blake or they having Thor and Donald Blake to be played by the same actor
  • The_Kid
    I don't really read Thor but do they really need to, is it a major difference in looks between the two characters. I could see them having the actor cut his hair, have him have a bit of stubble and make him look smaller(more human), to distinguish the characters of Donald Blake and Thor. Also their mannerisms will probably be completely different, so that could help.
  • Sketch
    There is a major difference, but the way movies go they can make him wear a lot of baggy and large clothing hand have him hunch, and then Shazam! (not Captain Marvel, I know) he gets all buff with perfect posture and a nice golden mane.

    I agree, that I would have preferred Alex Skarsgaard as Thor. I mean if you watch True Blood at all, the more and more you watch it the more you see how he would have been the best candidate for the part.

    I must have missed something though, I thought the script was going to be all about Asgard, like a Middleearth LotR type film. This seems a lot like Masters of the Universe now... Hopefully not as campy or bad.

    Still I'm happy with the rest of the cast thus far.
  • Craigasorusrex
    Still hope Diora Baird gets a role in this.
  • Diagnostic
    Colm Feore is a dead ringer for Namor.
  • goldfarb
    that isn't the Protosevich script....which is derivative shit BTW
  • mchops
    we need a nasty villian for this movie.
  • ale
    Colm Feore as LOKE ?
  • fisoblue
    This movie is dead to me without Alex Skarsgard.
  • dlink
    What part is Jaimie Alexander playing? She was fantastic in Kyle XY
  • plagueoftruth
    "Give me what I want and I'll go away."

    Feore rocks.
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