Thor is Cast

According to Deadline Hollywood Daily, "I've just learned that Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige and director Kenneth Branagh have chosen their 'Thor' -- and it's Chris Hemsworth, who can currently be seen as 'George Kirk' in J.J. Abrams' 'Star Trek' reboot and also just snagged the lead in 'Red Dawn' for United Artists on Thursday. (He's currently filming Joss Whedon's horror flick 'Cabin In The Woods' for UA, and I heard the studio was so hot on him that it cast Hemsworth in the action pic.)"

Sounds like Hemsworth is getting a lot of attention even though he is mostly an unknown here in the U.S. (he is better known in Australia from the show "Home and Away").

"Thor's character, in a nutshell, is the Viking god of thunder who wears a winged helmet and speaks in King James Bible-style English, as well as referring to himself in the third person as 'the Odinson.' He wields a magic hammer, and can “fly” by throwing the hammer really hard and hanging on to it. Not only is there the movie Thor, but he'll also be interacting later with the likes of 'Iron Man' and 'Hulk.' Marvel tapping Kenneth Branagh is considered a smart move to elevate the pic since the UK helmer has so much experience with Shakespearean battle movies.

I'd heard Marvel wanted to finalize casting 'Thor' this month. The pic's release was recently pushed back from July 16, 2010, to now May 20, 2011."
More news to come! Catch ya' later!