Our new Indie Games subforum is now open for business in G&T. Go and check it out, you might land a code for a free game. If you're developing an indie game and want to post about it, follow these directions. If you don't, he'll break your legs! Hahaha! Seriously though.
Our rules have been updated and given their own forum. Go and look at them! They are nice, and there may be new ones that you didn't know about! Hooray for rules! Hooray for The System! Hooray for Conforming!

Alas, poor Loki! I knew him, Hulk.

PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, manAh, jeezRegistered User regular
edited October 2008 in Social Entropy++
In a lovely bit of awesome, if slightly perplexing, news: Kenneth Branagh has been confirmed as the director of the upcoming Thor movie.

Following on the heels of the unexpected-yet-clearly-wise decision to have John Favreau do Iron Man, Marvel really has been taking some delightful risks.

Seriously, this Thor movie is either gonna be badass beyond belief, or a trainwreck of must-see proportions. Either way, count me in.

Poorochondriac on
WIMBLIN.jpg
«1345678

Posts

  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    branagh?

    what the hell

    STEAM
    Spoiler:
  • MeissnerdMeissnerd Registered User
    edited September 2008
    I've seen Hamlet, all three hours of it. If it's the one I'm thinking of, with Robin Williams.

    do not ask for whom the snerd tolls
  • BogeyBogey On your 6! Santa Monica, CASuper Moderator, Moderator mod
    edited September 2008
    I am cautiously optimistic. :)

    XBox LIVE: Bogestrom
    PSN: Bogestrom

    R.I.P. Wampa Milk
  • GoatmonGoatmon Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    That guy's last name makes me think of Arnold screaming Austrian gibberish.

    GeneralGuyandStiltGuys_zpsf382f684.jpg
  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Bogey wrote: »
    I am cautiously optimistic. :)

    enchantress will probably be in it

    STEAM
    Spoiler:
  • TrellTrell __BANNED USERS
    edited September 2008
    thor movie?

    do they really expect people to be lining up to see a thor movie?

    ori's modding is stupid and arbitrary and based on no actual rule system but rather wind patterns and astrology.
  • Dr.FunkensteinDr.Funkenstein Registered User
    edited September 2008
    Trell wrote: »
    thor movie?

    do they really expect people to be lining up to see a thor movie?

    Iron Man did pretty well so they probably believe that it could do just as well

    TERRORSQUADSIG.gif
  • I Win SwordfightsI Win Swordfights fuck tough be coolRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I've never seen a movie that guy has directed!

    That kind of worries me!

    qZBj2IN.png
  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Trell wrote: »
    thor movie?

    do they really expect people to be lining up to see a thor movie?

    who would want to see a superhero movie anyway amirite

    STEAM
    Spoiler:
  • cj iwakuracj iwakura The Rhythm Rogue Coral Springs, FLRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    This will be the best kind of epic.

    DDBJf28.jpg
  • GoatmonGoatmon Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Trell wrote: »
    thor movie?

    do they really expect people to be lining up to see a thor movie?

    Iron Man did pretty well so they probably believe that it could do just as well

    This.

    The idea of an Iron Man seemed really stupid, but Marvel did an amazing job with it so I'm behind them 100% on just about anything they're willing to try. At least until they release another horrible movie.

    GeneralGuyandStiltGuys_zpsf382f684.jpg
  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User
    edited September 2008
    fairytale town isn't really Thor's thing

  • KoshianKoshian __BANNED USERS
    edited September 2008
    Goatmon wrote: »
    Trell wrote: »
    thor movie?

    do they really expect people to be lining up to see a thor movie?

    Iron Man did pretty well so they probably believe that it could do just as well

    This.

    The idea of an Iron Man seemed really stupid, but Marvel did an amazing job with it so I'm behind them 100% on just about anything they're willing to try. At least until they release another horrible movie.

    rich guy in a robot suit seems really stupid?

  • Dr.FunkensteinDr.Funkenstein Registered User
    edited September 2008
    I mean really, how many people knew about Iron Man besides the people that read a lot of comic books and Ghostface Killah?

    TERRORSQUADSIG.gif
  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I mean really, how many people knew about Iron Man besides the people that read a lot of comic books and Ghostface Killah?

    uhhhh

    STEAM
    Spoiler:
  • MorivethMoriveth Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Who the fuck is Iron Man?

    KanjiSig.png
  • nevilleneville The Worst Gay (Seriously. The Worst!)Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Bogey wrote: »
    I am cautiously optimistic. :)

    nevillexmassig1.png
  • the cheatthe cheat Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited September 2008
    I've never seen a movie that guy has directed!

    That kind of worries me!

    he does uh, shakespeares mostly... also acts in them. they're pretty decent.

    so comic book heroes usin the queen's english now?

    oldschool.png
  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    well it IS Thor, so you know

  • GoatmonGoatmon Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Koshian wrote: »
    Goatmon wrote: »
    Trell wrote: »
    thor movie?

    do they really expect people to be lining up to see a thor movie?

    Iron Man did pretty well so they probably believe that it could do just as well

    This.

    The idea of an Iron Man seemed really stupid, but Marvel did an amazing job with it so I'm behind them 100% on just about anything they're willing to try. At least until they release another horrible movie.

    rich guy in a robot suit seems really stupid?

    In a live-action setting, yes.

    To be fair, I was never really a big fan of Iron Man so I had nothing to be hopeful for.

    GeneralGuyandStiltGuys_zpsf382f684.jpg
  • PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    branagh?

    what the hell

    I know, right?

    It's so deliciously unexpected. I mean, normally, I wouldn't have given a dang Thor movie a second glance. But with that one decision, my curiosity is so piqued that I pretty much have to check it out.

    WIMBLIN.jpg
  • MorivethMoriveth Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I wonder how they're gonna handle Thor. Are they gonna do the Thor-is-trapped-in-an-old-cripple's-body thing?

    KanjiSig.png
  • iusehappymodiusehappymod Registered User
    edited September 2008
    Kenneth Branaugh did a bunch of pretty decent shakespeare stuff.

    I don't know much about any of his other work though.

    It seems I had my reply window open too long, and missed people saying the same stuff I did. Whoops.

    Spoiler:
  • PiptheFairPiptheFair Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    nigel fucking thornberry

    STEAM
    Spoiler:
  • iusehappymodiusehappymod Registered User
    edited September 2008
    Also, he did Gilderoy Lockheart, if anyone has heard of those Harry Potter Movies.

    Spoiler:
  • Dr.FunkensteinDr.Funkenstein Registered User
    edited September 2008
    NO FUCKING WAY HOLY SHIT

    TERRORSQUADSIG.gif
  • GoatmonGoatmon Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    nigel fucking thornberry

    what

    GeneralGuyandStiltGuys_zpsf382f684.jpg
  • PoorochondriacPoorochondriac Ah, man Ah, jeezRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    nigel fucking thornberry

    That was Tim Curry, you ponce.

    Branagh was Gilderoy Lockhart in the second Harry Potter flick.

    WIMBLIN.jpg
  • iusehappymodiusehappymod Registered User
    edited September 2008
    I was just all bustin' in here to say that.

    Spoiler:
  • Dr.FunkensteinDr.Funkenstein Registered User
    edited September 2008
    Goddammit Pip why you gotta lie like that that's not cool

    TERRORSQUADSIG.gif
  • GoatmonGoatmon Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    PiptheFair wrote: »
    nigel fucking thornberry

    That was Tim Curry, you ponce.

    Branagh was Gilderoy Lockhart in the second Harry Potter flick.

    Ah thank you, Pooro.

    I thought Pip was referencing some weird connection between the character and the actor, when I should have just called him out on being wrong.

    GeneralGuyandStiltGuys_zpsf382f684.jpg
  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I have officially decided to get excited for this movie

  • The Lovely BastardThe Lovely Bastard Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    dang who wouldn't want to see a thor movie, is the question I ask.

    a viking smacking things with a hammer is like the perfect movie.

  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I hope Thor would have words with someone in this movie

  • KoshianKoshian __BANNED USERS
    edited September 2008
    Goatmon wrote: »
    Koshian wrote: »
    Goatmon wrote: »
    Trell wrote: »
    thor movie?

    do they really expect people to be lining up to see a thor movie?

    Iron Man did pretty well so they probably believe that it could do just as well

    This.

    The idea of an Iron Man seemed really stupid, but Marvel did an amazing job with it so I'm behind them 100% on just about anything they're willing to try. At least until they release another horrible movie.

    rich guy in a robot suit seems really stupid?

    In a live-action setting, yes.

    To be fair, I was never really a big fan of Iron Man so I had nothing to be hopeful for.

    dang man, ironman is the most perfect superhero for a live-action, blockbuster type movie

  • GoatmonGoatmon Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Koshian wrote: »
    Goatmon wrote: »
    Koshian wrote: »
    Goatmon wrote: »
    Trell wrote: »
    thor movie?

    do they really expect people to be lining up to see a thor movie?

    Iron Man did pretty well so they probably believe that it could do just as well

    This.

    The idea of an Iron Man seemed really stupid, but Marvel did an amazing job with it so I'm behind them 100% on just about anything they're willing to try. At least until they release another horrible movie.

    rich guy in a robot suit seems really stupid?

    In a live-action setting, yes.

    To be fair, I was never really a big fan of Iron Man so I had nothing to be hopeful for.

    dang man, ironman is the most perfect superhero for a live-action, blockbuster type movie

    Nuh uh, we already have Batman.

    GeneralGuyandStiltGuys_zpsf382f684.jpg
  • The Otaku SuppositoryThe Otaku Suppository PAHK YAH CAH IN DAH YAHD BAWH-STANRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    PREPARE YOURSELVES FRIENDS FOR TONIGHT WE RIDE TO ASGARD!

    Your fuckin' family's dug into the Southie projects like ticks. You, however, grew up on the North Shore, huh? Well, la-di-fuckin'-da. You were kind of a double kid, I bet, right? Huh? One kid with your old man, one kid with your mother. You're upper-middle class during the weeks, then you're droppin' your "R"s and you're hangin' in the big, bad Southie projects with your daddy on the weekends. I got that right?
  • GoatmonGoatmon Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    John-Rhys Davies was pretty awesome as Thor in the Hulk Cartoon.

    He was also in the Fantastic Four cartoon, apparently, but it sucked so I never caught that episode.

    GeneralGuyandStiltGuys_zpsf382f684.jpg
  • The Otaku SuppositoryThe Otaku Suppository PAHK YAH CAH IN DAH YAHD BAWH-STANRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    dang who wouldn't want to see a thor movie, is the question I ask.

    a viking smacking things with a hammer is like the perfect movie.

    Should throw some sharks in there. Nifleheim sharks or something.

    Maybe wailing rock solos on Mjolnir.

    Your fuckin' family's dug into the Southie projects like ticks. You, however, grew up on the North Shore, huh? Well, la-di-fuckin'-da. You were kind of a double kid, I bet, right? Huh? One kid with your old man, one kid with your mother. You're upper-middle class during the weeks, then you're droppin' your "R"s and you're hangin' in the big, bad Southie projects with your daddy on the weekends. I got that right?
  • CorvusCorvus Caw? VancouverRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Shakespearean director for Thor? Awesome.

«1345678
Sign In or Register to comment.