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Old 06-03-2010, 08:27 PM   #1
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Concept art of Thor.

http://www.collider.com/2010/06/02/t...s-concept-art/

I can understand not giving Cap's helmet wings, but no helmet at all for Thor? And the rest of the costume looks like a business suit...or a Vegas magician.


Even wearing only a loincloth Thor still rocks the winged helmet:

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Old 06-03-2010, 10:15 PM   #2
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First image isn't showing up.

I saw it earlier today, though, and didn't much care for it...it looks like it's going to be hard not making it tacky.

Also I'm still annoyed that Brad Pitt won't be playing Thor...that would have been awesome.
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Old 06-04-2010, 03:53 AM   #3
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There's no way a Thor movie is not going to be really gay.
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Old 06-04-2010, 08:35 AM   #4
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There's no way a Thor movie is not going to be really gay.
I have that feeling, too. Of all the Marvel characters, this was always going to be the hardest sell. Superheroes are one thing, but now we're mixing in theology, associated dimensions, and "gods" into the mix. Making it all suspend disbelief is going to be very difficult.

Another worry is that Marvel has had trouble creating compelling movie translations for their super-powerful characters, namely The Hulk. I understand Marvel needs someone to stand up to The Hulk (Thor), but the farther movie storytelling gets from relatable human characters, the more it suffers.
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Old 06-04-2010, 09:15 AM   #5
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Wait, it's based on a comic instead of the actual myth?
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Old 06-04-2010, 10:37 AM   #6
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@Professor S: I disagree, and am currently starting a thread about why I think Captain America will be a pretty hard sell

Also, I would but forward that it would be hard for many people to relate to Tony Stark in the Ironman films but they still did really well
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Old 06-04-2010, 07:36 PM   #7
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I have that feeling, too. Of all the Marvel characters, this was always going to be the hardest sell. Superheroes are one thing, but now we're mixing in theology, associated dimensions, and "gods" into the mix. Making it all suspend disbelief is going to be very difficult.

Another worry is that Marvel has had trouble creating compelling movie translations for their super-powerful characters, namely The Hulk. I understand Marvel needs someone to stand up to The Hulk (Thor), but the farther movie storytelling gets from relatable human characters, the more it suffers.
I thought that the last Hulk movie was really good. Anyone who reads Hulk comics really want to see one thing - Hulk pulverizing everything. And he is actually a pretty relatable character - the loneliness of Banner and the anger of Hulk are very human emotions.

Then again Hulk is my favorite comic.

I think that a Thor movie would be possible to pull off, but not if it follows the same tune that the teaser did after Iron Man 2. I feel like it would be much more successful if they took a hint from American Gods and made the mythology part of it and turned the movie more into an urban fantasy, with a sort of American subculture revolving around it.
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Old 06-05-2010, 10:24 PM   #8
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I gotta agree with Hulk being a very relatable character.


Thor's helmet: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap100605.html
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Old 06-06-2010, 06:39 PM   #9
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@Professor S: I disagree, and am currently starting a thread about why I think Captain America will be a pretty hard sell

Also, I would but forward that it would be hard for many people to relate to Tony Stark in the Ironman films but they still did really well

Tony Stark is a human man.

Thor is a god or a demi god or some shit.

Captain America is also an easier sell because he's a human.

Humans are automatically more relatable than whatever retarded mythology Thor comes out of.
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Old 06-06-2010, 06:49 PM   #10
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Tony Stark is a human man.

Thor is a god or a demi god or some shit.

Captain America is also an easier sell because he's a human.

Humans are automatically more relatable than whatever retarded mythology Thor comes out of.
The world was sold on 5 Superman movies, so I think Thor could be achievable.

I really don't know enough about the character, but I hope they don't make him a hippie like in the Ultimate universe.
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Old 06-07-2010, 01:38 AM   #11
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The world was sold on 5 Superman movies, so I think Thor could be achievable.

I really don't know enough about the character, but I hope they don't make him a hippie like in the Ultimate universe.
Superman was also the ultimate American icon. His motto was Truth, Justice, and the American Way, after all. Thor, on the other hand, is Norse. As far as most modern audiences know, he stands for Mead, Pillage, and Horns.
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Old 06-07-2010, 01:55 AM   #12
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Thor was merged with the human Donald Blake which tied him down to humanity (from what little I know about that character). Don't believe they're doing that for the movie though.

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Thor's father Odin decides his son needs to be taught humility and consequently places Thor (without memories of godhood) into the body and memories of an existing, partially disabled human: medical student Donald Blake. After becoming a doctor and on holiday in Norway, Blake witnesses the arrival of an alien scouting party. Blake flees into a cave and, after discovering Thor's disguised hammer Mjolnir and striking it against a rock, transforms into the Thunder God.
And fan edited costume:

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Old 07-24-2010, 12:59 AM   #13
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Helmets!!!!





And other stuff.





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Old 07-29-2010, 01:58 AM   #14
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5 min Thor trailer from Comic Con.

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Old 08-03-2010, 11:23 AM   #15
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Isn't it interesting this came out around the same time as Starcraft 2, and it had thors in it as well?

I'll be honest, the Starcraft Thor is a much more interesting subject to me
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