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Natalie Portman Interview For The Blu-Ray & DVD Release Of ‘Thor’
Sep 24th
Marvel presents the epic adventure, ‘Thor,’ which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the centre of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. It’s while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth. Kenneth Branagh directs this fantasy epic which stars Chris Hemsworth as the ancient Norse god, Tom Hiddleston as his chaotic brother Loki, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, a young woman who befriends Thor on Earth, and Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Thor’s father and king of Asgard. ‘Thor’ is available now on DVD and Blu-Ray in the US, and September 26th in the UK. Check out what Natalie Portman had to say about the film below.
What was it like stepping into something with such a huge fan base already ingrained?
Natalie Portman: I think one of the interesting things about the ’Thor’ comic books is that they were written over several decades, with several different writers and artists, so there’s very different stories, very different tones, very different artwork, very different places the characters go, very different depictions of the characters. The challenge, more for the writers than for us even, but for the writers and for Kenneth Branagh as the director, is finding one tone, choosing which of the stories to tell because obviously all of these are sagas that have gone on for decades and whether to include certain characters or add others, which details to keep and which details to spare. It’s great to play characters that people are so passionate about already, to enter this universe where people are so devoted to these characters, it’s really lucky.
Chris Hemsworth Interview For The Blu-Ray & DVD Release Of ‘Thor’
Sep 18th
Marvel presents the epic adventure, ‘Thor,’ which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the centre of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. It’s while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth. Kenneth Branagh directs this fantasy epic which stars Chris Hemsworth as the ancient Norse god, Tom Hiddleston as his chaotic brother Loki, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, a young woman who befriends Thor on Earth, and Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Thor’s father and king of Asgard. ‘Thor’ is available now on DVD and Blu-Ray in the US, and September 26th in the UK. Check out what Chris Hemsworth had to say about the film below.
The physical demands of the role aside, how did you as an actor approach the role of Thor? Did you look into the comics, or did you pay more attention to the mythology, like the actual Norse mythology, or did you find a way to combine both? What was important to you when taking on this role?
Chris Hemsworth: I started with the comic books, but I didn’t read all, however many of them, there are thousands of them, forty or fifty years worth. But I certainly read enough to get a sense of who he was and the world he was from. Then I read some things on Norse mythology and this sort of fatalistic view they have that everything’s pre-ordained and that leads the Vikings into this fearless sort of attitude in battle and with their lives. They certainly back their opinions – they’re not swayed easy. And that spoke volumes to me about the character. But then it was, you know, you fill your head with whatever information and research you have. But on set it was just about making it truthful and finding a way, a simpler way that I could relate to it. Instead of thinking, ‘How do I play a powerful god?’ It became about, scenes between fathers and sons and brothers. You personalize that and that helps ground the story for an audience. And then we can relate to it and hopefully an audience can too.
Tom Hiddleston Interview For The DVD & Blu-Ray Release Of ‘Thor’
Sep 2nd
Marvel presents the epic adventure, ‘Thor,’ which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the centre of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. It’s while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth. Kenneth Branagh directs this fantasy epic which stars Chris Hemsworth as the ancient Norse god, Tom Hiddleston as his chaotic brother Loki, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, a young woman who befriends Thor on Earth, and Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Thor’s father and king of Asgard. ‘Thor’ is set for release on DVD and Blu-Ray September 13th in the US, and September 26th in the UK.
How did you get involved to play Loki in this Marvel Universe, first off with ‘Thor’?
Tom Hiddleston: I was actually in a play with Kenneth Branagh in London, it was Anton Chekhov’s very first play, Ivanov, we were both acting in it. It was announced that Kenneth had got the job directing the film, and I was dressed as a Russian doctor from the 19th century, with a waistcoat, pocket-watch, a pair of wire rimmed glasses, and a goatee beard, and I went up to his dressing room with a massive empty water cooler, pretending it was Mjolnir and pretending I was Thor. We he saw me he said to me, ‘don’t joke, you never know,’ (laughs). Then cut to four months later I was in LA, I got called into audition, then further down the line I got the part, after about four months of auditioning and screen-testing, trying to impress people (laughs).
Anthony Hopkins & Director Kenneth Branagh Interview For ‘Thor’
Apr 30th
Marvel and director Kenneth Branagh present the epic adventure, ‘Thor,’ which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. A beautiful, young scientist, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), has a profound effect on Thor, as she ultimately becomes his first love. It’s while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth. Check out what Kenneth Branagh and Anthony Hopkins had to say about the film below.
What attracted you to the role?
Anthony Hopkins: My agent phoned me and said “would you like to work with Kenneth Branagh,” I replied “Yeah,” he said “they’re doing Marvel, they want you to play Odin.” I knew he was the father of all gods, so I said “ok, why not.” Then I went to meet Ken, he gave me the script and said “if you’d be interested I’d like you to read it.” He’s such an engaging personality, a brilliant man, I said “you’ve got me, whatever you want me to do.” So I read it and phoned him back I said “I’d love to do it.”
He was the main attraction for this, he’s a superb actor himself, he’s a wonderful actor and also a wonderful director. He’s got that rare ingredient of not only being a great actor, but also a great director, I because think he has no fears, he just does it, breaks all the rules. It was the best time I’ve had on a film in many years.
Tom Hiddleston Interview For ‘Thor’
Apr 29th
In Marvel’s thoroughly enjoyable epic adventure flick ‘Thor’, Tom Hiddleston stars as the sly and manipulative brother of the titular character. Check out what Hiddleston had to say about the film below. Look out for Thor swinging his hefty hammer at a cinemas in both 2D and 3D now in the UK and May 6th in the US.
When did you first become aware of Thor?
Tom Hiddleston: As a child I actually had a deck of Marvel top trumps. You can get top trumps with racing cars, or fighter planes, or football players, I had all of the Marvel superheroes and super-villains in a deck, I used to play them with my friends. They were all listed according to their height and weight and agility and their super-powers and Thor and Loki were in there. So that was my introduction. Loki would always lose if it was about strength and weight. But if you picked agility and intelligence and, strangely, super-powers, he would have the edge (laughs).
Chris Hemsworth Interview For ‘Thor’
Apr 27th
By the beard of Zeus. By the power of Greyskull. By the hammer of Thor, the epic adventure follows the story of the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. A beautiful, young scientist, Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), has a profound effect on Thor, as she ultimately becomes his first love. It’s while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth. Thor is Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Check out what Chris Hemsworth had to say about the film below. Look out for Thor swinging his hefty hammer at a cinemas in both 2D and 3D April 29th in the UK and May 6th in the US.
When did you first become aware of Thor?
Chris Hemsworth: It was pretty much when I got the part, six months before I received a stack of comic books. I knew vaguely a little bit about the character, I wasn’t sure where from. I probably knew more about the Viking/Norse mythology sort of section of it all. But when I got the part it was about educating myself and going through all the books.