While the party line in the Associated Press story was that Townsend, who’s in a longtime relationship with Charlize Theron, was replaced due to “creative differences,” Harry Knowles at Ain’t It Cool broke in with a report that said the actor was fired after showing up over six hours late for a screen test. I’m sure there’s more to it than that, but I’m also sure there’s more to it than “creative differences.”
THOR, which stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and Anthony Hopkins is set for a May 6, 2011 release.