A couple of the questions revolve around the Hulk. Where is he, and what does the Thor movie take place in this new Marvel Filmverse time-line?
Marvel seems to be taking their movies much more serious, and tying them together to create a whole new movie world. There's actually a time-line, and continuity. No more of this random hero in random city that is completely oblivious of the super-filled world around them. Another couple of questions revolved around how Thor ties-in, if at all to the upcoming Avengers film.Thor is set after The Incredible Hulk. In the script we make mention of gamma radiation and one of the scientist characters, I think Stellan Skarsgard's Professor Ford recalls, “There was brilliant scientist (Bruce Banner). He was a genius with gamma radiation and somehow S.H.I.E.L.D. made him disappear.” ... So, this is obviously pre-Avengers, post-Incredible Hulk.
SHIELD, Avengers, what else could a comic fan want?Basically, at the end of the movie, Thor makes mention to Clark Gregg's character Agent Coulson that his kingdom of Asgard and S.H.I.E.L.D. are on the same side and whenever they need his help, he will be there to assist them in battle. It does leave it open, with Thor basically saying “When you need me and you want to assemble a team, I’m down.” So, this is obviously pre-Avengers, post-Incredible Hulk.
So at this point are the Avengers already “assembled” like when Tony Stark told General Ross (William Hurt) at the Incredible Hulk's conclusion: “We're putting a team together.”?
At this point, Nick Fury and Tony Stark would have already started amassing people.
One thing many people are worried about is the costume. If done poorly, it could be awful. Think the original Aquaman concept costume from Entourage.
Surprisingly, the costume looks amazing. We could tell early on from the production sketches of costumes and sets that this was going to be something good... If you look at some of the more recent Thor comics that are out now, the tone and the costuming is that... I think everyone is going to be very, very happy. Nothing looks cheesy or cheap. Everything looks like it’s real. Everything looks like it came from that period. And everything looks right on all the actors. Nothing looks stupid. I guess that’s the best word. It's just jaw-dropping even to the Marvel executives.
Breathe a sigh of relief. If all of this is true, the film could be pretty solid. What do you guys think? Does the film sound like it will do great, or will it flop?
~Mat Elfring (inferiorego) is a comedian, teacher, comic book writer, comic store employee, and Mat Elfring~
