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The casting twists and turns of the Marvel Universe are nearly as interesting as the movies themselves – ok, not quite, but you have to let me run with a little hyperbole. The casting for Kenneth Branagh’sThor](Thor (2011) - Movie | Moviefone)has been top notch so far, but the latest casting rumors might just take the film into the realm of unbelievable. According to Ain’t It Cool News](Are Jude Law and Robert DeNiro aboard THOR? Seems like they are, but as who?), German actor Matthias Schweighöferrevealed in German GQ that not only was he up for a role in Thor, but that Jude Law and Robert DeNiro were part of the cast.
Obviously, this is coming from a magazine and through a bit of translation, so we’ll have to see if its officially confirmed. But running on the big assumption that this is a done deal, Thor has managed to land the biggest and most illustrious cast of Marvel yet – and after Iron Man 1 and 2, that’s saying a lot.
But who on earth could they be playing? I had Stellan Skarsgard pegged as Odin, but could it actually be DeNiro? Law actually fits the profile of a few Asgardians. I could easily see him as Balder, half brother of Thor. As for Schweighofer, there’s a dozen Asgardians I could see him as. I can’t wait to see the pieces come together on this intruging rumor.