Casting info for Thor slipping into place

Movie fans have been discussing the Thor movie at SF-Fandom and we've been collecting some cast names as the weeks have unfolded.

Kenneth Branagh will direct the film.
Brian Blessed will play Odin.
Chris Hemsworth will play Thor (he played Jim Kirk's father in "Star Trek").
Tom Hiddleston will play Loki.

There is a rumor that Samuel L. Jackson will play Nick Fury, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. (a long-time Marvel character, Fury was introduced into the Marvel Filmverse in "Iron Man"). Rumor has it that Jackson will also play Nick Fury in his own movie (see here).

Another rumor suggested Natalie Portman might get the lead female role in the movie. I think that would be the goddess Sif (Thor's love) or Jane Foster (Dr. Donald Blake's nurse and a Thor love interest).

MTV is also reporting that Loki may appear in multiple Marvel movies.

Besides good acting and directing talent, the "Thor" movie needs great special effects, scenery, and set design. Jack Kirby left an indelible impression upon Thor's world in my mind and, I believe, many other Thor fans' minds. If the movie fails to make significant concessions to Kirby's imagination, I think people will express some disappointment with it.

Does that mean the movie would fail without Kirby's wild drawings? Of course not -- but it would complete the picture, in my opinion, if they used Kirby's work for at least some of their designs.

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