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What's the wait time for a Thor teaser? Will it show in front of IM2?

Can't forget that this guy played "Stringer Bell" from the best tv show nobody watched, "The wWre"

the wire was awesome, except for the ridiculous serial killer plot during the last season. #2 behind Deadwood.

I can't wait for this!!!

8* See Prince of Persia

its not racist behaviour if you dont want bad casting in a movie that should be so good, i also hated the spawn movie because a black character from the book(Terry) was white in the movie just because the rest of the cast was 80% black its not the color its how someone fits into a role and someone who doesnt look a fucking bit like a norse god cant play a fucking norse god, end of this stupid bitchin!!!

i am neither ignorant nor am i racist dumbfucking i just think there are plenty of actors who could portray heimdall perfect and it is not ignorant or racist what we said, its logical, if i would be a racist i would not be scared to say so. but i want proper casting and in a comicbook movie its all about appearance because comics are a visual medium, understood? stop insulting strangers you never know what color my skin might be...

This just means that Idris Elba will be the dude in the background that looks bad ass when Thor walks by as he enters Asgard. Why the extra hype???

I have no doubt about Idris Elba's acting chops, but he doesn't look like the part. If someone said Danny DeVito was gonna play the part and I objected does that make me a "Hightist"? Answer this (and I've asked this before when the race card is played): Would you let a white guy play Shaft?

I hope Beyonce plays Wonder Women!!!

Stringer*

Hogun the Grim is from Asgard and he's Asian. Just pointing out that in the Marvel Universe adaptation of Asgard, everyone isn't white. I understand that he's still white in the comics but who really gives a fuck? The character is supposed to be badass and I'm sure he'll play it that way. And seeing as though he's not that big of a character and some of you are in uproar, I'd say yeah, it is a little racist. I can see you being mad if Captain America was played by a black guy because 1.) that's a main character and it would be completely screwing with that and 2.) because it wouldn't be logical for him to be representative of the U.S.A. and black in WWII era America. But Asgard is a made up place, if they say theres a black guy, theres a black guy. Change your tampons whiny bitches.

this movie is going to be awesome. i can't wait

@26 Phil so are you going to boycott Prince of Persia and The Last Airbender then cause it been played by white American actors

#26 as much you dont like the casting you dont have to be a f-ing dick. "Multicultural garbage" whats that all about i guess you live in your backward racist world Phil. how comes no one complain that in 300 all the actors are been played by British actors instead of Greek actors. what about Clash of the Titans Sam Worthington is playing Perseus. or even Alexa Davalos shes playing Andromeda if you know the history of Andromeda shes the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiopeia, king and queen of the kingdom Ethiopia. Greek mythology, Ethiopia (or Aethiopia), literally meaning 'the land of burnt faces'. Its inhabitants were described as being black and or swarthy with curly or woolen hair. so Andromeda should of been played by a black woman istead of of a white actress but no one have not said anything about that.

Can't believe I'm gonna say this, but I kinda prefer my Asgardians pasty white folk. Idris Elba is a good actor Stringer Bell and all that, but yeah this is Norse mythology we playing with here. I couldn't abide a white Black Panther so I ain't feeling a Black Heimdall

Hm...odd choice for a great actor. I guess the fact that vikings were indeed racist themselves will not be a slice of the movie, much like japaneese conciders all non-japaneese gaijin. But hey, its a comic book, its Marvel and ifact its Disney now. I...really am not looking forward for this....those horrible tv-movies with Thor in them...that (funny) baby-sittermovie 'Adventures in Babysitting'( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rnTpR4M1ZI ) with Thor(Vincent D'Onofrio) in it......the Metal band Thor( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHxOi2ntKaU&feature=related )...all springs to mind....hard to wipe that out and trying to like the new Thor I'm a huge fan of Kenneth Branagh's work, but this does seem an odd choice for him. Guess he has bills to pay aswell.

hold on people some people are upset about this casting but havent we seen white actors been playing asian and other races too and no one complain. plus have you guys seen BBC tv series "Merlin" that is based on the Arthurian legends it features a black actress Angel Coulby as Guinevere and she's a good actress. Angel Coulby as Guinevere http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccaxMDQQGlc

@46 The first Captain America wasn't black. The fact they retcon over 60 years of Captain America history was lame despite Truth: Red, White & Black being a good read. It made an interesting Elsewhere/What If? type story but making it officially part of the Captain America lore was one of Joe Q's many mistakes. Of course this opinion will brand me a racist by most people who think they are high-minded if they just accept something because it's PC. As to the casting of Idris Elba as Heimdall I think it's a poor choice and stunt casting. The Asgardians/Aesir Gods in Marvel are of Nordic characteristics except for Hogun who Stan Lee long ago established wasn't of Aesir origin.

@47 so you saying having Idris Elba is a stunt casting instead of judging his acting ability. so i guess The Last Airbender, Prince of Perisa are stunt casting too. also none of the actors in Thor are not even Nordic anyway. Thor in Norse mythology has red hair and he got a beard plus he rides a chariot. Marvel Thor movie has blonde hair, no beard, he flys, he got no chariot, and it stars a Australian actor Chris Hemsworth. if you are saying its a stunt casting you should also complain about Agent Zero in X-Men Origins: Wolverine been played by Korean-American actor Daniel Henney. Agent Zero in the comics is not Asian his German did it bother anyone "no it dont". or what about Greek mythology, Andromeda is actually black shes from Ethiopia (or Aethiopia) meaning 'the land of burnt faces', the inhabitants were described as being black and or swarthy with curly or woolen hair. the reason why shes always painted white on painting and statues is because back then a black person was not consider beautiful. so i guess you might aswell also complain about Clash of the Titans poor choice and stunt casting too cause Alexa Davalos who is a white actress is playing black Ethiopian princess Andromeda.

Quasi isn't racist, just a little closed minded. Truth added to Captain America lore - it didn't detract. Adding this layer made the super soldier program more realistic, as it is historic fact that experimental drug testing on African Americans was common in the 30s and 40s. Plus it gave us a cool new character and potential future successor to Captain America in Patriot, Elijah Bradley. I'm Black but would have made a stink if Thor, Odin or Loki were cast with ethnic actors because they are main characters. At the end of the day, people aren't going to see this movie for Heimdall or Hogun - they are second string characters that fans who don't read Thor even recognize. As a 20+ year Thor reader, I can say with certainty that I've waited over 2/3 my life to see THOR on the big screen - all the supporting characters are tasty icing.

@50 yes ok the character was established about 50 years but still whats the big deal we have not even seen a trailer or the movie yet. did it upset when Agent Zero was played by a Asian-American actor instead of Russian. what made me mad was your comment saying Idris Elba is a "stunt casting". so i guess all the white actors that been playing asian characters on film are "stunt casting" too. i hope when you see the white actors in Avatar Last Airbender playing asian character i personally hope you man up and say thats "stunt casting" too. @51 i dont think Quasimofo is racist

Why not have a black man play Heimdall? The United States currently has a black man acting as President.

It's just an odd casting choice for a character that is based on Norse mythology and will get a WTF? reaction from most movie goers. I think my problem with Truth: Red, White & Black is that people are now using it to justify casting a black actor like Will Smith the play Captain America. And think it's insulting that when people disagree with that casting they are being labeled closed minded bigots or racists. @54 I hated how they made Black Cat a victim of rape to explain her actions.

From a popular encyclopedia site: "Heimdall (Old Norse Heimdallr, the prefix Heim- means home, the affix -dallr is of uncertain origin)(lol, dallr means valley, so 'Homevalley' is not too wrong-David Banner) is one of the Æsir (gods) in Norse mythology, called the "whitest of the gods". He's known as the "White God", maybe due to the fact he's sorta in limbo, standing at the end of a rainbow bridge and the sun doesnt shine on his face, he's infact unhealthy in a way. Or something like that. He's the only norse god that is deathly pale and this is mentioned each time he is mentioned in the saga. Irony, irony, bad casting, bad casting? Feel like I shouldnt add fire(?) to the fuel but why not follow the saga and the characters as portrayed? Then again, its a comic, its Marvel, infact its Disney.

By the way, I noticed there are quite a few people who disagree with this choice based on the comments. The problem is they always put the old "I'm not racist, but" thing in their comments... Guys, you don't need to say that, wanting to have your culture NOT trampled on isn't racist. You've just been bullied into thinking anything race related is automatically racist because you're White, well, that's a bunch of bull. Stand up, tell everyone you know that you think this choice is un-acceptable and insulting. Your ancestors will smile upon you for growing backbones. =)

Cody is funny as fuck. and Stringer Bell is d SHIT. anybody catch Daddy's Little Girls?

Norseman, VERY WELL SAID. You make some very valid points. I ,being of black and filipino heritage, have found myself deeply interested in mythology of other origins ever since collecting Marvel books as a child. My question good sir (and this is not asked with the intent to draw you into an argument, but instead to satisfy my own personal curiosity) if a soul were to show honor, courage and mettle..then could it be said that soul would be welcome in Valhalla...no matter the color skin? This is how I view Valhalla myself. Nevermind the color of a mans face but rather the color of his soul. Just sharing my thoughts.

Can't believe they cast a moon cricket as Heimdall Another typical hollyweird fuckup!

Asatru is a white religion which regards the black race as Thralls, or natural servants/inferiors. Heimdall was assigned by Odin to create a perfect race of men whom he could teach the runes(sacred wisdom), and with whom he could build a mighty army in Valhalla(of their most honorable men's warrior-souls) to protect Asgard and ultimately to fight in the battle of Ragnarok. Heimdall(Rig) created the white race with guided evolution, the days being called metaphors for thousands of years, and by enchanting the wombs of the purest humanoid couple with the spirits of the Aesir. Heimdall was in fact called "the whitest of the Gods" because of his purity of spirit and because he was the blood-brother and adopted son of the Allfather(Odin) of the Aesir and the creator of Jarl's(great-grandfathers) Kin, the Hyperborean, Thulean, Aryan, etc. race.... So this new-age blasphemy is pure ignorance and highly offensive. Asatru is the natural philosophy of the Aryan race, and this offense is but one of many that has been cast by those with malicious motives in a slowly decaying world. This isn't a new-age, multicultural, politically-correct sewer religion. You can't bend what is pure to fit it in your corrupted mold. The Asian and Negroid races are but the failed attempts of Heimdall the White, the rejects of the supreme Gods of the European soul-religion(including Greek, mind you). Get as mad or smug as you wish, because ignorance is bliss that leads to blind hatred and misery which loves it's company. There's plenty of religions I disagree with too(particularly the animosity of the "God's Chosen Pets" syndrome), but at least I don't go and make half-informed, insulting movies over it to serve as a token which actually contradicts an already insane "equality" mentality. So keep denying what is spiritually and scientifically absolute truth. There's a reason that blacks not only have smaller brains but also calcified pineal glands. Causal(natural) and acausal(supernatural, which is the ultimately natural) evolution. Don't like it? Fine, turn your heads from the truth, which is both obvious and deeply spiritual. Quite calling fact hatred and your lack of pride and misplaced compassion the truth. It says in the Rigsmal that all the races of Heimdall are "holy, greater or lesser", and capable of doing great things. We should treat them with the respect they deserve, and we all must respect the hierarchy of the people. Remember, those who promote intermixing are the ones who are truly racist. They are contributing to the destruction of the races; and those who respect eachother by respecting the intrinsic uniqueness and value of the human races are the ones who truly believe in the dignity of them all... Virtue lies first in the blood, and secondly within the mind. The highest law of biological life is the preservation of ones own kind. Be proud of your kin and give your elders and children something to be proud of you for! Respect and be respected and be ready to fight those who sin against the natural order. Pointless offenses are of the lowest stock. So boycott this movie and don't think it is harmless for it to exist. It's only one more step in the enemies' slow indoctrination of sickness. It's leaders have outlined their goal a million times in writing, and subtely fed it to us with inceasing doses as our morals are weaned away. Simply put, it is to instill in us a guilt complex while raising those we thus feel guilty over in every walk of life. Stifled opposition is our guilt's first symptom. So don't let them brainwash you with this ignorant, offensive, new-age filth! There is no one who can impurify what is eternall sacred and pure, but let those who offend us fear the fury of the Norsemen!

Ancient Greeks were Europeans, so having British actors playing them is more reasonable then having black actors playing them. Second of all Andromeda is a Princess based upon GREEK mythology. Her kingdom was Joppa, it was changed to an obscure location 'Athiopia' in later times and its location was anywhere from Eurasia to the Middle East to Centrial Asia and to N. Africa. Look at how ancient Greeks depicted Andromeda, as a light skinned European looking female, not like a 'black' African. Because as I said she was of Greek mythology and ancient Greeks believed Gods and Goddess and mythical figures were made in the image of the people they belonged to, Andromeda belonged to Greek mythology, not African, not Asian, not Middle Eastern, nor German but Greek. So she was made in their likeness.

I am sure he is a fine actor I watched a clip of him on you tube to see about him after hearing the uproar...Just don't think he fits the character unless they come up with something in the book which I confess I haven't been able to read in sometime...I tend to be a stickler for detail.But its all about the Benjamin's in Hollywood and nothing is sacred there but that so Do I agree with it no...I hope it goes well,no one gets hurt on set and maybe just maybe it will be all explained to everyone's satisfaction in the movie...just my two cents..Be safe everyone

You people need to chill out. Yes in no way does it make sense for a black dude to play a norse god. Mostly because all Norse gods are white. Too the idiot who say "you would be annoyed if they cast a black Shaft", it's different with characters like Shaft as his "colour" is a big part of him and it's the main driving force of the films. People don't make this a case of white people being the victim of racisim as it happens in all movies.

Maybe Idris Elba will come out in "white-face". Kidding, obviously. All of you taking the PC standpoint on this issue are kidding yourselves. If it gives you a warm feeling inside to point your finger and call someone racist then that's your bag, but it's nonsense. I am a HUGE Thor fan, and I'm not going to show off any of my fancy comic and/or Norse Mythos knowledge. What I will say is that I care about Heimdall as a character, always have, and as far as I've known him he has been a white guy. He will not be nearly as minor a character as everyone like to pretend. He is fifth or sixth on the casting sheet so hie isn't going to be a set piece. I, being a white guy, will have a hard time identifying with him being played as a black guy. That's simple psycholgy and it is the same for all races. I'm not terribly upset about it, but yes, it's kind of silly. I feel like all the people saying he is a minor character and that it's just dandy are Johnny-come-lately's. Sorry, but that's how you look. Someone made a point about comice beinga visual medium as well as written and that should be remembered. As far as the drudging up of the airbender thing and the prince of persia thing, it's simple economics. Cut past the PC crap and the taboo-ness of the subject and realize they're just playing to the crowd. Who's going to watch Prince of Persia? White people, mainly. Biggest openning was in Russia btw. Get upset all you want but the casting in that situation was based on economics. It's the same thing when some rapper shows up as a co-star in a movie, they're not there for PC reasons, they're there to get whichever race they are, usually African American, to get them interested and get their money. A fact is a fact. I believe the reasoning for the big uproar from people about this, and I believe it's mostly from Americans, is becuase in America it seems we only have two races, white or black. People tend to forget about the rest. Between the two races double standards exist (on both sides) and theres not much we can do to change that, they've been built up over the years. In this case, cast a black guy for a white character and it's championed, reverse that and it's a shame. It is how it is, and it's lame. The point is that one of the main group of characters, a co-star as far as I'm concerned, was cast as a black guy to get the African American movie-goer money. They stand behind the PC curtain to make it look like a righteous move. Is it lame? yes. I will still watch the movie, won't be able to help myslef, but if it were up to me, I wouldn't have done that, but then the movie would make less money.

Look fella, The point isn't that the main character isn't Persian, it's that they didn't fill the cast with Persians (not a one in there by the way) , because they don't make money off Persians going to the movies. They wan't white characters to gain the attention of white people to get their money, end of story. The side charachters, anyone could have been a persian actor, but no one was. That is kind of silly. I doubt they can even show that movie in Iran. Anyone think of that? Cry me a river about there not being any real midgets in the latest Willy Wonka, I dare you. The point about Heimdall is that they could have cast someone, obviously not nordic, who looked like Heimdall, hell, I look like Heimdall (seriously, I would have been great). Stick with me here and maybe you'll learn something: They Got a black guy, to play a white guy. for the sole reason of getting the black people to go see the movie, to get their money, because otherwise without a black character they could relate to they probably wouldn't go see the movie. Look how close the movie version of Thor looks like the comic version, sans the beard, and tell me they weren't trying to stay close to the source material. Heimdall is black for the reason I've already stated, it's merely convenient that it appears to promote diversity. Poor Nathan, I am well aware of other races, my family is mixed race. The public however, seems to only focus on the two, that was my point. Thanks for applying your third grade reading level and missing that. Wolverine was played by a 6' 2" Australian because three other actors were too busy, he was fourth pick, and only because he could pull off the hair. Oh and Nathan, everyone knows the Japaneese don't have souls, the automatic openning doors at grocery stores don't detect them, that's why they only use good old fashioned manual doors in Japan, it's a fact. Oh, and to combat the other point I've noticed everyone making, I'll say this. If a black character, say Goliath (because no one's brought him up yet) is cast as a white guy, me being white, I'm not goint to care too much, but I'd expect black people to be upset and I wouldn't think they were racist, because it's not. Same thing for an asian character, etc. etc. I don't care about Goliath, or whatever lame Air Bender movie is coming out, I like Thor. I don't believe anyone has to defend every other races' best interests just so they don't appear racist to other people when they defend their own, that's why we have interest groups. If you do really want to think that way why limit it to race? What about diseased and aflicitons? Why can't Thor be in a wheel chair? Why aren't cripples represented in movies more often? Think of the possibilities! Idris Elba could have been the Executioner, I woould have let go af that character quite easily, could have been cool, for those of you who know what I'm talking about, and for those of you who google it and pretend to. Boom

JAMES MCAOY TO PLAY CHARLES XAVIER, KILL THE SCOTTISH THEY DO NOT NEED TO BE REPRESENTED WE NEED THE SCOTTISH MONEY. You've just been Nathaned for a second time their. Last post of my enlightenment to you poor characters TICKITY TOCK BOOM

I have mixed feelings with all this. On one hand, Heimdall is inarguably white, has always been, will always be. And he's Sif's brother, which makes him even whiter. On the other, he's so secondary, it shouldn't matter he's played by a black, asian or whatever. And, in Norse mythology, we have giants mating with Aesirs, having blue elf kids... you get my drift. It should actually be seen by black people as slightly insulting, as he's very much a servant, the guard of the bridge - Lo and behold, played by a black man... All in all, he no doubt should be portrayed as white, by a white man. But, again, maybe the whole discussion is just not important enough.

It seems racist to me that they'd choose a black man to play Heimdall; of all the Norse gods to be portrayed by a black man, the director chose Heimdall, who is not a god of Thunder or Light or Prosperity or Fertility....no, he's a glorified DOORMAN.