History Trivia / Thor

** For the sequel, [[ChristopherEccleston the Ninth]] [[DoctorWho Doctor]] will be Malekith the Accursed and [[{{Lost}} Mr. Eko]] will be Algrim the Strong (aka Kurse).

** [[TwoBrokeGirls Max]] [[KatDennings Black]]is Darcy Lewis.

** For the sequel, ChristopherEccleston will play Malekith the Accursed and [[{{Lost}} Mr. Eko]] will be Algrim the Strong (aka Kurse).

** NataliePortman is Jane Foster.

** KatDennings is Darcy Lewis.

** Let's not forget that tall, blue-eyed, blond-haired, classically trained TomHiddleston originally auditioned for the role of Thor, even going so far as to put on 3.5 stone (that's 49 lbs!) of muscle for the part.

** '''[[BrianBlessed BRIAN BLESSED]]''' was originally slated to play Odin. Zachary Levi of {{Chuck}} and Stuart Townsend had both been cast as Fandrall before Joshua Dallas took over. Alexander Skarsgard was also tested for the role of Thor, which would have made for an interesting dynamic considering his dad is playing Erik. DanielCraig, and Channing Tatum were also considered for the role of Thor.

** Hogun is [[IchiTheKiller Kakihara]].
*** And Temujin, too. Oddly appropriate.

** For the sequel, ChristopherEccleston will play Malekith the Accursed.

** You might recognize Heimdall as [[TheWire Stringer Bell]], {[Mumbles]}, and {{Luther}}.

** For the sequel, ChristopherEccleston will play [[spoiler:Malekith the Accursed]].

*** Selvig is also [[PiratesOfTheCarribean Bootstrap Bill]].

*** And he's being [[TheOtherDarrin Darrined]] in the sequel by [[Series/{{Chuck}} Chuck Bartowski]].
** For the sequel, Christopher Ecclestone will play [[spoiler:Malekith the Accursed.]]

** You might recognize Heimdall as [[TheWire Stringer Bell]] and {{Luther}}.

** [[Film/StarTrek Captain George Kirk]] is Thor Odinson himself.

** ThePunisher[=/=][[{{Rome}} Titus Pullo]] sure let himself go.

*** And he is being [[TheOtherDarrin Darrined]] in the sequel by [[Series/{{Chuck}} Chuck Bartowski]].

* PlayingAgainstTypeFilmDirecting: KennethBranagh, better known for Shakespearean films, took a turn at directing a superhero flick.

** TomHiddleston is Loki.

** [[Film/StarTrek Captain George Kirk]] yet again deals with lightning in space.
** [[spoiler: [[TheHurtLocker Sgt. James]] is a black ops [[TheArcher archer]], aka [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkeye_(comics) Hawkeye]]]].
** [[TheWire Stringer Bell]] sees all. You might also recognize him as {{Luther}}.
** ThePunisher sure let himself go.
*** That's ''[[{{Rome}} TITUS FUCKIN' PULLO]]'' you're talking about!
** [[Main/StarWars Luke Skywalker's]] [[NataliePortman Mommy]] is crushing on [[Film/StarTrek Captain James T. Kirk's dad]].
*** Does that mean that the T stands for Thor in the new Trek-verse?
**** More likely it stands for Thorson.
*** It could certainly explain Anakin's turning to the dark side . . . unless Thor is Luke/Leia's Dad . . .
** [[TheSilenceOfTheLambs Hannibal Lecter]] is the All-Father.
*** [[SubvertedTrope He's impressively difficult to recognize under all that beard, though]].
** [[KyleXY Jesse]] steps into place as LadyOfWar Sif.
** Thor's buddies with [[IchiTheKiller Kakihara]].
** Odin and Selvig are [[Film/{{Beowulf}} Hrothgar]] and... Hrothgar. (From the 2007 ''Beowulf'' film and 2005's ''Beowulf and Grendel'' respectively.)
** Fandral is [[OnceUponaTime Prince Charming]].
* ICallItVera: Thor & Loki both wield named weapons: Mjölnir, the hammer, and Gungnir, Odin's spear. Clark Gregg, who plays Agt. Phil Coulson, felt that he also should have a named weapon, so he christened his sidearm "Glockenspiel."

** Fandral is [[Series:OnceUponaTime Prince Charming]].

** Fandral is [[OnceUponaTime Prince Charming]].

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[Film/StarTrek Captain George Kirk]] yet again deals with lightning in space.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: '''[[BrianBlessed BRIAN BLESSED]]''' was originally slated to play Odin. Zachary Levi of {{Chuck}} and Stuart Townsend had both been cast as Fandrall before Joshua Dallas took over. Alexander Skarsgard was also tested for the role of Thor, which would have made for an interesting dynamic considering his dad is playing Erik. DanielCraig, and Channing Tatum were also considered for the role of Thor.

* FakeBrit: Australian Chris Hemsworth as the titular character. Jaime Alexander, who plays Sif, is American and her accent holds up very well alongside actual Brit Tom Hiddleston.

** [[TheWire Stringer Bell]] sees all.

** Odin and Selvig are [[{{Beowulf}} Hrothgar]] and... Hrothgar. (From the 2007 ''Beowulf'' film and 2005's ''Beowulf and Grendel'' respectively.)

** Not only does [[{{Rome}} Titus Pullo]] play Volstagg, but Kevin [=McKidd=] (AKA [[{{Rome}} Lucius Vorenus]]) was originally slated to play Dr. Donald Blake before the character was cut from the story. If he'd stayed in, [[HeterosexualLifePartners Pullo and Vorenus]] would've gotten one hell of a reunion.
* Thor & Loki both wield named weapons: Mjölnir, the hammer, and Gungnir, Odin's spear. Clark Gregg, who plays Agt. Phil Coulson, felt that he also should have a named weapon, so he christened his sidearm "Glockenspiel."