One more for Thor
With THOR gearing up to begin filming in just about two months, sets are being built and the cast is being finalized. Just the other day, the Warriors Three were announced and today we get one last piece of casting news for the film. Idris Elba has signed on to play Heimdall, one of the trusted servants of Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and the guardian of Asgard.
In the comics, Heimdall was the brother of Sif and while it's possible they may keep that angle for the movie, Elba and actress Jaimie Alexander don't exactly look like siblings. Elba recently wrapped filming on another comic movie, the Warner Bros. adaptation of THE LOSERS. You may remember him also from "The Wire" or his brilliant guest stint on "The Office" as Charles Miner, the executive who causes Michael Scott to briefly launch his own paper company. As previously mentioned, THOR begins filming in Los Angeles this January for a May 20, 2011 release date.
Source: THR
Extra Tidbit: Elba moonlights as a hip-hop DJ under the alias DJ Big Driis.







































































































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Fucking racists.
Fucking racists.
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I don't think this casting choice is because of political correctness at all. It's just...weird. But kinda cool, I think. I'm surprised there are so many white folks upset about this. Don't worry, you guys are still on top.
Most of the negative comments are extreme. Especially the one bashing jews. I ho...
I don't think this casting choice is because of political correctness at all. It's just...weird. But kinda cool, I think. I'm surprised there are so many white folks upset about this. Don't worry, you guys are still on top.
Most of the negative comments are extreme. Especially the one bashing jews. I hope that jew hating idiot gets his face ripped off by a chimpanzee.
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This movie is starting to have some badass cast. Elba, Hopkins, Steve...
This movie is starting to have some badass cast. Elba, Hopkins, Stevenson, Samuel L. Jackson, Kirk's Dad. With everyone's favorite Natalie.
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Shitty comparison, compadre.
And again with the double posting? Really?
Shitty comparison, compadre.
And again with the double posting? Really?
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Sure sounds like Heimdall material, doesn't it? Uhh...
Sure sounds like Heimdall material, doesn't it? Uhh...
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The funny thing is, most the people who are complaining have never even heard of Heimdall in the first place....
P.S. Intentionally double posting in order to purposely bring down the percentage of an article?? That's just fuckin' lame, yo...
The funny thing is, most the people who are complaining have never even heard of Heimdall in the first place....
P.S. Intentionally double posting in order to purposely bring down the percentage of an article?? That's just fuckin' lame, yo...
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Boycott. We are...look up jewish race actors and actresses, you will be supprised...as well...thier muticultural agenda is done to eliminate the White and Black races...look at the USA's birth statistics...you will see what the effect is. Disgusting
I wish I were just a nut case...but it is all to real...
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Seriously though, WTF are you even talking about???
Seriously though, WTF are you even talking about???
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The namne Heimdal comes from; Heim = World and dallr = tree, etymologi tells that the name refer to "Yggdrasil", the worldtree, a Norse/Viking definition of the universe/Milky Way, if you like he was "the god of heaven".
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The namne Heimdal comes from; Heim = World and dallr = tree, etymologi tells that the name refer to "Yggdrasil", the worldtree, a Norse/Viking definition of the universe/Milky Way, if you like he was "the god of heaven".
Heimdal was not Odins son, thereby not a Asgardian, ge was instead son to the "nine mothers", they are thought to represent the nine worlds of the nordic cosmology.
He observed the world and always carried a horn in which to blow when Ragnarok approached.
Well; so if they are free to make anyone of the gods politically correct, Heimdal would be a perfect candidate.
But if you look at historic depictions of him, he has e.g. blonde hair;
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Another theory regarding the "nine mothers" is that they represented the waves on the sea, and that he is the son of the giant "Agir", not a god but similar to Poseidon.
One funny thing though, he is actually referred to as the "whitest of the gods", I'm not kidding. =)
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Who cares if he is black? Really people have a problem if an African-American is cast in a role that is meant for someone white or whatever. There are not alot of roles for blacks in television or movies at all. (prove me wrong. I dare U!!) Get that work idris. Watch the wire and tell me if this guy should'nt be a star
Who cares if he is black? Really people have a problem if an African-American is cast in a role that is meant for someone white or whatever. There are not alot of roles for blacks in television or movies at all. (prove me wrong. I dare U!!) Get that work idris. Watch the wire and tell me if this guy should'nt be a star
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C'mon, nothing prejudice in it but certain folks in stories or movies are WHITE! Hey...let's just make a Crusades movie and have Saladin be a blonde hair, blue eyed white guy! Just wouldn't work.
C'mon, nothing prejudice in it but certain folks in stories or movies are WHITE! Hey...let's just make a Crusades movie and have Saladin be a blonde hair, blue eyed white guy! Just wouldn't work.
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Everybody complaining about this casting news because he's black really need to re-evaluate their fucking priorities. Its a MINOR character. Some of you act like as soon as they color blind cast a minor character, next Superman is gonna all of a sudden be big black guy with an afro.
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Everybody complaining about this casting news because he's black really need to re-evaluate their fucking priorities. Its a MINOR character. Some of you act like as soon as they color blind cast a minor character, next Superman is gonna all of a sudden be big black guy with an afro.
Seriously, chill the fuck out....
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But you knew this already, right drexxell?
But you knew this already, right drexxell?
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Hate to say it, but this is making the otherwise great movie look like its bowing to modern day "diversity training"
Hate to say it, but this is making the otherwise great movie look like its bowing to modern day "diversity training"
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"Oh noes! The cast is racially diverse! Movies gonna suck!"
Fuck-outta-here....
"Oh noes! The cast is racially diverse! Movies gonna suck!"
Fuck-outta-here....
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