Kevin Feige Talks New Villain for THOR 2, Confirms It Won’t Be Thanos

The success of Marvel's The Avengers has allowed the comic book universe to introduce its rogues gallery to theater-going audiences, bringing in such extraterrestrial villains as Thanos, the Mad Titan.  Thor was the first of the recent Marvel movies to use other-worldly magic as a power source instead of Tony Stark's technology in Iron Man or the science behind the genesis of Captain America and the Hulk.  In a recent interview, Kevin Feige confirmed that the death-obsessed Eternal would not be making an appearance in Thor 2 another big villain would be stepping in.  We know that Chris Hemsworth and Natalie Portman will reprise the roles of Thor and Jane Foster respectively (not to mention the return of Idris Elba as Heimdall).  We also know that Tom Hiddleston will return as Loki, but that's not a new big villain.  And we know Mads Mikkelsen is set to play a villain, so who could it b (Read More)

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Has Thor 2 found its villain?

News Simon Brew May 25, 2012 Casino Royale&#039s Mads Mikkelsen looks set to sign up to do battle with Thor... With production underway on the first Marvel movie of 2013, Iron Man 3 , it’s soon going to be the turn of Thor 2 to head before the cameras. Thor 2 arrives half a year after Iron Man 3 , with a current release date of November 15th 2013. And already we know that Chris Hemsworth is reprising the title role, and that Natalie Portman, Idris Elba and Jaimie Alexander are all back, too. But who will be playing the villain? Well, according to Variety, it’s Mads Mikkelsen who is on the project’s radar. Mikkelsen has villainous form, of course, having played Le Chiffre in Casino Royale . Mikkelsen’s exact role in Thor 2 has yet to be confirmed, however. But we do know that Game Of Thrones ’ Alan Taylor is di (Read More)

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Chris Hemsworth interview: Snow White and the Huntsman, Joss Whedon, Marvel, Thor 2

Interview Louisa Mellor May 28, 2012 Between The Avengers and The Cabin in the Woods Chris Hemsworth has been rarely off our screens this year, and now he’s back in a new blockbuster fairy tale… Due to begin filming Thor 2 in August with Game of Thrones director Alan Taylor, we chatted to Chris Hemsworth the day after the premiere for his new film, Snow White and the Huntsman , about being terrified by Charlize Theron, working with Joss Whedon, making Marvel films, and why he doesn't want to be thought of as the next Arnie… (We've also collected Hemsworth’s thoughts on Thor 2 , Game of Thrones, Star Trek 2 and The Avengers sequel here , should you fancy it). Between hammers, axes and Formula 1 racing Hemsworth plays British F1 driver James Hunt in Ron Howard’s new biopic, Rush , you’ve had a pretty macho y (Read More)

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Mads Mikkelsen in Negotiations to Play Villain in 'Thor 2'

Borys Kit The Danish actor joins the already cast Tom Hiddleston as one of the sequel's antagonists. read more

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