Thor the Movie: Update!

Kat Dennings, who played Norah in something called Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, has just been added to the cast of Thor, according to Marvel.com. No word yet on who she is going to play, but if I had to make a guess based on looks alone, I would say Hela.

Do you see a resemblance?
That's just my guess.

More Thor Movie News!

Another Asgardian has been cast! Heimdall, the guardian of the Bifrost bridge, will be played by Idris Elba. Known for his work on "The Wire" and as Jim's nemesis Charles Miner on "The Office". A great actor and another great addition to what I believe is shaping up to be a fantastic cast.

Why I Stopped Watching Smallville in Season 3

I'll let Topless Robot provide the commentary on this ridiculousness:
Wow.

Thor Movie update!

The Warriors Three have been cast for the upcoming Kenneth Branagh Thor film. This is great for two reasons: 1) the got some great actors to play 'The Three' and 2) 'The Three' will be in the movie!
Fandral: The dashing fellow in green will be played by Stuart Townsend, perhaps best known as Dorian Gray from League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

Hogun: The grim guy with the horns will be played by Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano. He has been in primarily Japanese films, but he looks the part.

Volstagg: The big fellow in pink will be played by Ray Stevenson, a.k.a. The Punisher from Punisher: War Zone! This should be quite a turn for him, playing the giant, jolly fellow. I wonder if they will use a fat suit, or put Stevenson on the diet of his life?

This news gives me hope for this movie, because casting these characters suggests a good amount of attention will be focused on Asgard. So far, from only looking at the casting, I think that Branagh really gets it. I will keep you updated as I hear more.

Cool Sketch

Stumbled across this awesome sketch of Beta Ray Bill by John Lang. Very cool! Check out the link to see more of his stuff.

Not Good Eats...?

Is it just me, or does the guy on the cover of MERC #1 look like a cyberpunk Alton Brown?

This is also the last time I will be mentioning MERC on my blog.

RoboCop!

Check out the story on Newsarama.com to get the full scoop on the January return of RoboCop. Heck yes!
Dynamite Comics brings the part man, part machine, all cop back to comics.


In other news, I have begun organizing my comic collection which had been sadly neglected recently, so look for more news on that as I go through the horrors of the longboxes. As I find interesting titles and tid-bits I had forgotten about, I'll share them here with you lucky people. I started collecting when I was about 11, so I find myself wondering what the hell I was thinking when I bought some of these gems throughout the 90's.