The floating head syndrome that is all over hollywood, not my cup of tea but it's the norm.

" This is great and all, but that women shouldn't be there! This is a mans movie, no XX chromosomes. I am sorry if I sound misogynistic, but how can I take a movie about one guy hammering other guys with his big girthy magic lightening hammer and sentient metal armor armors and big XXL snowmen with a women there? Even if the Thor comics totally mess up, chop up and get Norse mythology wrong most of the time.    (lol just playing other poster up ^^)   After all like I say on every thread, the main character looks visibly Australian to me, and i do like Australians, but I keep expecting Thor to say Gidday ya flamin drongo, so bad move for Thor movie people, very bad move.  "

" Question, Why is Heimdall featured so often? I take it he'll have a large part, at least I presume anyway. Have to say, it still looks awesome. "

" @Grim said:

" @aetheldod said:

" Its cool and all , but the black dude shouldnt be there , Im sorry if it sound racist but how can I take seriously a story about Thor and nordic entities when a african dude is there? even if it is based on comics that just wrong >:3 "

its not like its a movie about the 1920's. Black people have been all over the world since boats were invented guy. there is nothing un-Nordic about it.  Nordicism was pipe-dreamed up in the 20th century, and was not endorsed by Odin & Kin.

"

Right ..... yeah silly me to think that the "germanic / northern european tribes or what ever you wish to call them" didnt have dark skinned dudes on their myths , stupid me you clearly have a total grasp of history and clearly know how all the world ethnicity's were in such days ... even more so that must historical records say that the vikings went to the south not the other way around but no you say we are wrong ... good to know.... specially were all the eddas/ sagas/ myths  and all never feature such people but no you are right "

all the armor looks plastic-y. got  a bad feeling about this

Why are you arguing over the ethnicity of a fictional character from a fictional comic book based loosely on fictional mythology? So what Heimdall is being portrayed by a black man who cares as long as he can do the role justice. You would feel stupid if they cast a white man in the role and he sucked at it, when Idris Elba could have possibly done better. ITS FICTIONAL so pull your panties out of a bunch, readjust your pants, and get over it. We have had people play different ethnicities, genders, and even species. So are we gonna get mad at James Cameron for Avatar because he cast non-alien people as Aliens?

" @Backflip said:

" Question, Why is Heimdall featured so often? I take it he'll have a large part, at least I presume anyway. Have to say, it still looks awesome. "

Probably because every other black character is a nameless face and they all end up dying. "

" @Nova`Prime` said:

" @Backflip said:

" Question, Why is Heimdall featured so often? I take it he'll have a large part, at least I presume anyway. Have to say, it still looks awesome. "

Probably because every other black character is a nameless face and they all end up dying. "

Or maybe just maybe and I know this may blow a few minds when I say this but maybe..........he actually plays a big part in the whole story.........GASP!!! "

" Why are you arguing over the ethnicity of a fictional character from a fictional comic book based loosely on fictional mythology? So what Heimdall is being portrayed by a black man who cares as long as he can do the role justice. You would feel stupid if they cast a white man in the role and he sucked at it, when Idris Elba could have possibly done better. ITS FICTIONAL so pull your panties out of a bunch, readjust your pants, and get over it. We have had people play different ethnicities, genders, and even species. So are we gonna get mad at James Cameron for Avatar because he cast non-alien people as Aliens? "

"I am going to go with the theory that if every time people make note of Heimdall and start discussing him in depth in whatever context, that more discussion, equals more publicity and so its an extremely easy way to build free and cheap publicity. So include Heimdall in more promotion stuff until people either stop discussing the character so much or well, just breath in the green money. X-Men movie should take note and include some non mutants in there promotions maybe. lol ^_^ "

"Or maybe just maybe and I know this may blow a few minds when I say this but maybe..........he actually plays a big part in the whole story.........GASP!!! "

" @SC said:

"I am going to go with the theory that if every time people make note of Heimdall and start discussing him in depth in whatever context, that more discussion, equals more publicity and so its an extremely easy way to build free and cheap publicity. So include Heimdall in more promotion stuff until people either stop discussing the character so much or well, just breath in the green money. X-Men movie should take note and include some non mutants in there promotions maybe. lol ^_^ "

I'd rather not give their marketing people that much credit :)

" @Chibi-Iroh said:

" Why are you arguing over the ethnicity of a fictional character from a fictional comic book based loosely on fictional mythology? So what Heimdall is being portrayed by a black man who cares as long as he can do the role justice. You would feel stupid if they cast a white man in the role and he sucked at it, when Idris Elba could have possibly done better. ITS FICTIONAL so pull your panties out of a bunch, readjust your pants, and get over it. We have had people play different ethnicities, genders, and even species. So are we gonna get mad at James Cameron for Avatar because he cast non-alien people as Aliens? "

this. "

"Viking Power!!!! All they need in that poster was some Alexander Skaargard! For that extra viking touch. "

Posters look good. The dude playing Thor looks decent enough but, I don't know, his face looks like someone I'd meet at Starbucks down the street. Wish they'd go all 80s and hire some Arnold-like bodybuilder or someone with a more "Norse god-like" look (who can also act). Actually, I think a young Max von Sydow would be perfect but what can you do....

They look fantastic

I just love those stupid plastic helmets...