Thor
Alan Ritchson Lost His Chance to Play Marvel’s Thor: “I Didn’t Take it Seriously”
The Marvel Cinematic Universe could have looked slightly different, Alan Ritchson revealed this week. The Reacher star said he came close to playing Thor, god of thunder, before Marvel eventually handed the role to Chris Hemsworth. “I didn’t take it seriously,” Ritchson said of his MCU audition in a new Men’s Health cover story. “I […]
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Taika Waititi Says He “Won’t Be Involved” in a Potential ‘Thor 5’
Taika Waititi has revealed that he has no plans to return to Marvel’s Thor franchise anytime soon. A fifth film hasn’t been confirmed by the studio but rumors have made their rounds on social media in recent months. The director recently told Business Insider that he “wouldn’t know if that’s accurate,” but he knows “that I […]
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Taika Waititi Says He’s “A Bit Fatigued” By Big Studio Movies, Seeks Smaller Projects like New Film ‘Next Goal Wins’
Taika Waititi is weighing in on superhero fatigue at the box office, admitting that even he himself needs a break from that big-budget world. Following Marvel’s recent string of misses with their last few films, there have been questions about if audiences have grown tired of superhero content; when asked about the trend at the […]
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Ray Stevenson, Actor in the Thor Movies and ‘RRR,’ Dies at 58
Ray Stevenson, the burly British actor who starred as Volstagg in the Thor movies and as the brutally evil governor in the recent Oscar-winning Indian hit RRR, has died. He was 58. Stevenson died Sunday, four days shy of his birthday, his publicist Nicki Fioravante told The Hollywood Reporter. The Italian newspaper La Repubblica reported […]
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‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ Box Office Heads for $135M-$145M Opening
The hammer is back in action. Marvel’s latest superhero offering, Thor: Love and Thunder, started off its North American box office run with a Friday haul of $69.5 million, including a mighty $29.6 million in Thursday previews. Most pundits believe Thor 4 will earn $140 million to $145 million for the weekend. Disney is being […]
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‘Black Panther,’ ‘Indiana Jones’ Sequels Push Back Release Dates
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is on the move. Disney on Monday made a number of changes to Marvel’s upcoming slate that, for the most part, sees titles delayed by several months or more. Those titles include the Black Panther sequel, which moves from July 8, 2022, to Nov. 11, 2022. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse […]
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New Thor Costume Revealed as Chris Hemsworth Joins ‘Justice League’ Environmental Fight
Hemsworth and director Taika Waititi are lending support to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, which also got a shout-out from the cast of the DC superhero project in September.
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‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Director Confirms Key ‘Planet Hulk’ Character to Appear
A Facebook Live session teases an unexpected new addition to the third 'Thor' movie.
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Marvel Heroes Can’t Seem to Keep Their Love Interests
Natalie Portman won't appear as Jane Foster in 'Thor 3' — following in footsteps of many of Marvel Cinematic Universe's love interests.
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VIDEO: ‘Thor’ Trailer Strikes Like Lightning!
C'mon, the shot of Chris Hemsworth throwing the hammer is cool, right?
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Expert: The Biggest Challenge in 3D Conversion
Stereo D's Graham Clark tells SMPTE confab that time constraints pose a problem and also emphasizes creativity over technology.
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