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PopCultureShock :: Comics : Games : Movies : Lifestyle: Idris Elba Joins Thor! Wait, There Were Black Asgardians??
Major Spoilers: Idris Elba cast in Thor
"SuperHeroHype.com - 30 most recent stories": Idris Elba to Play Heimdall in Thor
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Idris Elba is still that dude...I wanna be like him when I grow up...this mf gets to play a Norse God: http://bit.ly/1fkSxc 12/1/2009 |
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RT @MaNishtana: why is there a black guy playing a norse god in thor??? http://bit.ly/4crZdT 11/22/2009 |
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a black viking god in thor?? http://bit.ly/4crZdT 11/22/2009 |
Idris Elba Joins Thor! Wait, There Were Black Asgardians??
PopCultureShock :: Comics : Games : Movies : Lifestyle —
... Have you ever seen a single black person in Asgard? Veryily, I say thee, nay. Nevertheless, THR is reporting that Stringer Bell has joined the cast of Marvel’s Thor movie. Idris will play Heimdall, the dude who stands guard at the Asgardian’s rainbow bridge. Maybe they can get Michael Duncan Clarke to play Volstagg the Voluminous. ...
Idris Elba cast in Thor
Major Spoilers —
[image] The latest star to join the Thor movie cast is Idris Elba, who will be playing Heimdall, the guardian of Asgard. Filming for the movie begins in mid-January in Manhattan Beach, California. via THR Related posts
Idris Elba to Play Heimdall in Thor
"SuperHeroHype.com - 30 most recent stories" —
... , reports Heat Vision . Elba will play Heimdall, the guardian of Asgard, who stands on the BiFrost Bridge ready to defend the city from intruders. He joins a cast that includes Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Jaimie Alexander, Colm Feore, Samuel L. Jackson, Stellan Skarsgard, Stuart Townsend, Ray Stevenson and Tadanobu Asano. To be directed by Kenneth Branagh, the comic book adaptation will be released by Paramount Pictures on May 20, 2011. Shooting will begin mid-January in Manhattan Beach, Calif. Elba also stars in Warner Bros.' comic ...
Elba as Heimdall in Thor movie… Why?
PopCultureShock :: Comics : Games : Movies : Lifestyle —
Huh?
Oh boy, I can hear the fanboy complaints already. But you know what, this is one I have to question as well. The Gods of Asgard are part of Norse mythology. Even if there are black Norwegians out there somewhere (which I doubt, but I suppose anything’s possible), they’ve gotta be the tiniest of minorities.
This isn’t like Michael Clarke Duncan playing the Kingpin in Daredevil (which this will undoubtedly get compared to). Nothing in the Kingpin’s history as a character suggests he absolutely has to be white for the ...
Idris Elba Cast As Heimdall In Thor Movie
ComicVine Site Mashup —
... I'm telling you, it's going to be a party in
Asgard
when the
Thor
movie is released. Another
Asgardian God
has been cast.
Heat Vision
has reported that Idris Elba has been cast as
Heimdall
. Heimdall is the guardian of the Bifrost Bridge, also known as the Rainbow Bridge. The bridge is the way between Asgard and Midgard (Earth).
Elba is probably best known for his role as Russell "Stringer" Bell on
The Wire
. He also recently appeared on seven episodes of ...
'Wire' Star Idris Elba Joins 'Thor' Cast As Heimdall
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... According to The Hollywood Reporter, Elba will portray Heimdall, the guardian of the Bifrost bridge to Asgard. In Marvel’s “Thor” mythology, Heimdall is also the brother of Sif. ...
