Get the latest casting news on Sir Anthony Hopkins. Thor’s Father, Odin, is where the star can be seen next. The movie is being directed by Kenneth Branagh. Read more below with video.
Actor Sir Anthony Hopkins will play Thor’s Father, Odin, in the upcoming Marvel comics picture. Cast in the role of Thor is Australian Chris Hemsworth from Star Trek and the forthcoming Red Dawn.
The news regarding Sir Anthony Hopkins addition to the cast of Thor, in the role of Odin, came by way of The Hollywood Reporter. Previously rumored to play Odin was actor Brian Blessed. Now Anthony Hopkins will play the ruler of Asgard and Thor’s father.
Thor will begin filming in January of 2010 and is scheduled to hit theaters in May of 2011. Cast alongside Hemsworth and Hopkins is Natalie Portman. The actress will step in as Jane Foster. Actor Tom Hiddleston has been cast as Loki, while actress Jaimie Alexander is Sif.
Kenneth Branagh, of Hamlet and Much Ado About Nothing, will be directing the script written by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee. Tell us, what do you think of Sir Anthony Hopkins role as Thor’s Father Odin?
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