Natalie Portman Cast In Thor!!

According to our sources, Star Wars alum, Natalie Portman has been cast in Marvel Studios' upcoming superhero film, Thor. 

Portman will play the role of Jane Foster, a nurse who became Thor's first love in the comics.

Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige is set to produce the film. Principal photography is set to begin on early 2010. Thor will hit theaters on May 20, 2011 under Paramount Picture.

I think Natalie Portman being cast in this film is simply awesome. The casting so far for this film shows a lot of potential, and I definitely have high hopes for this. I thought Chris Hemsworth was great in Star Trek, and Natalie Portman is without a doubt a great actress, and since Marvel has a lot of creative input on this, we can expect a great comic book film that actually stays true to the source material.

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Chris Hemsworth Cast As Thor....

K, for those who don't know who Chris Hemsworth is, he played George Kirk in this year's summer hit, Star Trek.

According to our sources, Hemsworth has entered final negotiations to play the lead role in Marvel Studios' upcoming film, Thor. Marvel will be releasing an official statement soon, so stay tuned for that.

Hemsworth was supposedly spotted by a scouting agent in Australia and dragged him to Los Angeles to read for the part. Casting agents at first rejected him early on, but as soon as he his audition was put on tape, the casting agents started singing very different tunes. It was reported that Daniel Craig (Casino Royale) turned down the role, and Hemsworth beat out other candidates such as, Kevin McKidd (Rome), and Triple H (WWE).

Marvel supposedly wanted to finish the casting this month. The film has reportedly been pushed back from July 16, 2010 to March 20, 2011.

All I can say is, "thank god they didn't go with Triple H!!!" I am a big, huge fan of J.J Abrams' Star Trek, and I though Chris Hemsworth did absolutely great as George Kirk. Sure he only had minutes on screen, but that first scene was one of my favorite scenes in the movie! I think he would be great as Thor. I mean, just grow his hair and give him a beard, then voila, Thor!! And I got no doubt he's got the acting chops to play the role!

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Samuel L. Jackson To Play Nick Fury

It was reported a few months ago that Samuel L. Jackson had decided to not play Nick Fury in the upcoming sequel, Iron Man 2, due to some conflict with Marvel Entertainment. Now however, reports are coming in that they have buried the hatchet, and that Samuel L. Jackson is set to reprise his role in Iron Man 2, and possibly many more!

According to our sources, Jackson is set to play Fury, the leader of the organization S.H.I.E.L.D., with a long-term deal he had made with Marvel. Hip deal is an option to play the character in nine future Marvel films including, The First Avenger: Captain America, Thor, and The Avengers, as well as a possible S.H.I.E.L.D. movie, and its sequels.

Jackson was first introduced as Nick Fury at the end of Iron Man 2, when he asks Tony Stark to join the team.

This is definitely a bold move on Jackson's part. I mean, damn, 9 movies?? If all goes well with these upcoming films, Jackson could be playing this character for a really, really, REALLY long time!! I certainly hope he got paid a good sum for this. But, I am happy that Jackson and Marvel have found their common ground. I mean, nobody else could've played this character except for Jackson. I mean, shit, the character is modeled after the actor!! It would've been a crime to cast someone else. I'm curious to see how Nick Fury will add to the story for Iron Man 2. Will we see more Avengers foreshadowing?? Who knows, who knows.....

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