Next week a whole slew of exciting geeky info will be unveiled at 2010 San Diego Comic Con but the LA Times is spilling a bit of news today about 2 much-anticipated superhero films. According to the paper (and which should come as no surprise whatsoever to anyone), the Marvel films Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger will be filmed and presented in 3D. Additionally, we get to check out a new promo photo from Thor which features the God of Thunder himself (played by Chris Hemsworth) with his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and the villainous trickster god Loki (Tom Hiddleston):
It’s official: The hammer of Thor and the shield of Captain America will fly straight at moviegoers in 3-D, which is really no surprise considering the current stereoscopic craze on the studios lots of Hollywood. What is unusual is the eagerness of each film’s director to take his case for 3-D directly to the fans at Comic-Con International. On Saturday, July24 , Marvel Studios has the final studio presentation in the expo’s biggest room, Hall H, and “Thor” director Kenneth Branagh will use that climactic slot not just to introduce some of his cast — a cast that includes Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins, but its unlikely that all three will be in San Diego — but also to persuade skeptical fans that 3-D will add new dimensions to the 2011 blockbuster, and not just in the obvious way. “We came to feel that in our case 3-D could be the very good friend of story and character for a different kind of experience,” Branagh said, taking a break from post-production. The filmmaker said the terminology of the 3-D process initially made him cringe — at first, it was “math and physics and way over my head,” he said with a chuckle — but then he started to pulse with the unexpected artistic opportunities. “It’s another draft of the story that can reveal itself in a different way,” he said. “I had a healthy degree of skepticism up front … I’ve become somebody extremely excited about working with possibilities of doing it this way.”
And what, pray tell, does Marvel and film director Kenneth Branaugh have in store for the Thor storyline? Find out, after the jump …
“Thor” is a version of the old Norse myths that’s been heavily processed by the cosmic dream factory known as the Marvel Comics universe. The film’s title character spends part of the film in Asgard, a celestial kingdom, and part in a Hopper-esque town in New Mexico, where Thor (Hemsworth) is exiled by his father and monarch, Odin (Hopkins). In the photo above you see the first-look at Hopkins in the role of Odin as well as Tom Hiddleston, on the right, as Loki. In Hemsworth’s hand, too, you can see the hammer of Thor for the first time in any of released images from the film.The film is due May 6, 2011. Branagh said he changed his approach with some scenes to maximize the 3-D benefits.”A pretty careful conversation is what we’ve been having for quite some time about what we know has to be the most sensible decision: Is it led by story? Can this offer a different type of experience and exploit what we have in the story? It absolutely can … we travel very long distances in the movie and the opportunity to export and exploit the journey of the hero is really offered up as a great potential enhancement here.” “Thor” will be the first Marvel film in 3-D. The second will be “Captain America: The First Avenger” due July 22. The director of that film, Joe Johnston, has experience with stories of the fantastic (his credits include “Jurassic Park 3″ and “The Wolfman”) … Both “Captain America” and “Thor” use 2-D for principal photography, but the considerable special effects for the films were conceived and executed from the beginning in 3-D, something that will help them avoid certain pitfalls, said Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige.
I love 3D films so this is good news for me. I think that films where the special effects are created for a 3D environment can be hugely successful and very fun to watch. I cannot wait. And altho this news comes ahead of Comic Con next week, you can rest assured that Marvel still has some big news to drop at the Con. On Tuesday we heard the rumor that Joaquin Phoenix has been approached to play Bruce Banner/The Hulk in The Avengers … but today we learn that new names have been added to the rumored Hulk casting list … including Adrien Brody, Nathan Fillion and David Tennant. Can I just say that I would DIE if Nathan Fillion got the part? He would make a great Hulk … and it behooves him that he is BFF with director Joss Whedon. Let the speculation begin …
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what movie isnt 3D these days?
The picture looks a little cheesy! I hope it doesn’t come out cheesy!!!!
Just another way to bleed moviegoers for more $$$$.
NO!! I will see Harry Potter in 3D but I refuse to see another movie in 3D. The movies are too expensive now.
ITS BEEN A WHILE SINCE I HAVE WATCHED A 3-D MOVIE….THIS IS Y!!!!! I SEEM 2 GET A REAL HEADACHE…..THAT TAKES THE FUN OUT OF IT 4 REALLLLLLL….I HOPE THINGS HAVE CHANGED…LOLOL….I DOUBT IT!!!!!!!!!!!
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