Thor (movie)

Thor
Thor
Directed by	Kenneth Branagh
Produced by	Kevin Feige
Screenplay by	Ashley Edward Miller; Zack Stentz; Don Payne;
Story by	J. Michael Straczynski; Mark Protosevich;
Based on	Thor; by Stan Lee; Larry Lieber; Jack Kirby;
Starring	Chris Hemsworth; Natalie Portman; Tom Hiddleston; Stellan Skarsgård; Colm Feore; Ray Stevenson; Idris Elba; Kat Dennings; Rene Russo; Anthony Hopkins;
Music by	Patrick Doyle
Cinematography	Haris Zambarloukos
Edited by	Paul Rubell
Production; company	Marvel Studios
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 17, 2011 (Sydney); May 6, 2011 (United States);
Running time	114 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$150 million
Box office	$449.3 million

Thor is a 2011 American superhero movie, directed by Kenneth Branagh, and starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Tom Hiddleston. It is the first movie of the series based on the Marvel Comics character Thor. It was produced by Marvel Studios, and is the fifth movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

The film was first shown in Sydney, on April 17 2011. It was first released in the United States on May 6, as part of Phase One of the MCU.

Story

The movie starts with Odin, the king of the gods, fighting some frost giants, and taking an item called The Casket of Ancient Winters. Some years later, Thor is heir to the throne of Asgard (the world of the gods), but his crowning is stopped by some Frost Giants (that were let in by his brother Loki). Thor and his friends go to Jotunheim (the world of the Frost Giants) and attack Laufey, the Frost Giant leader, but are saved by Odin. Odin is angry at Thor and sends him to Earth as a normal person. Thor lands in New Mexico and meets and develops romance with astrophysicist Jane Foster. Meanwhile in Asgard, Loki finds out he is actually Laufey’s son, and plans to ascend to the throne and sends the Destroyer (a weapon) to kill Thor. Thor dies but shows that he is worthy, and his powers come back. Thor goes back to Asgard and fights Loki, who falls off the Bifrost and dies.