Kenneth Branagh To Direct Superhero Movie "Thor"

Newsweek:

You’d be forgiven for wondering what precisely is up with Kenneth Branagh directing Marvel Studios’ new superhero flick Thor, a flashy $150 million mashup of Viking lore and good old-fashioned caped crusading.

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[MTGradwell]

01:01 PM on 05/09/2011

Shakespeare vs. Marvel might seem like a disconnect, but Thor was by far the most erudite of the comic books. Can you imagine any other comic (other than a Manga) exploring all the intricate twists and turns of Norse mythology and adding a few intricate twists and turns of its own? By contrast, the deepest philosophical question you were likely to come across in Superman was "where is there a phone booth when you need one?" or "why do spies use intricate disguises when all they really need is a pair of glasses?".

[shthar]

03:04 PM on 05/05/2011

Follow the money...

[BlackJAC]

06:23 PM on 05/05/2011

Or maybe this was part of a horse-trading deal he made in order to get his next Shakespeare project greenlit.  Just look at what he did with Hamlet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsn9opKuWbs

[JumpySnark]

09:04 AM on 05/06/2011

Oh God, I'd rather not! What a scenery-chewer...