Thor (movie)
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).
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| Directed by | Kenneth Branagh |
| Produced by | Kevin Feige |
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| Music by | Patrick Doyle |
| Cinematography | Haris Zambarloukos[1] |
| Edited by | Paul Rubell[1] |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 114 minutes[2] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $150 million[3] |
| Box office | $449.3 million[4] |
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.
Cast
- Chris Hemsworth as Thor
- Natalie Portman as Jane Foster
- Tom Hiddleston as Loki
- Stellan Skarsgård as Dr. Erik Selvig
- Colm Feore as Laufey
- Ray Stevenson as Volstagg
- Idris Elba as Heimdall
- Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis
- Rene Russo as Frigga
- Anthony Hopkins as Odin
- Tadanobu Asano as Hogun
- Josh Dallas as Fandral
- Jamie Alexander as Sif
Future
Sequels
Thor: The Dark World
Thor: Ragnarok
Thor: Love and Thunder
Thor (movie) Media
Hemsworth promoting the film in London in April 2011
Hiddleston promoting the film in London in April 2011
Director Kenneth Branagh promoting the film in London in April 2011
Hemsworth, Portman, Dennings and Hiddleston at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Per indicia at Official website "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 4, 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Thor. British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. https://www.webcitation.org/5yMhn9Okf?url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/BFF275252.
- ↑ Vaughn, Matthew (October 7, 2007). "My Week: Matthew Vaughn". The Guardian (London). http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2185548,00.html. Retrieved October 8, 2007.. WebCitation archive.
- ↑ "Thor (2011)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
Other websites
- Official website
- Thor (movie) at AllRovi
- Thor at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Thor on IMDb
- Thor (movie) at the TCM Movie Database
