History Trivia / Thor

** Creator/ZacharyLevi and [[Film/TheLeagueofExtraordinaryGentlemen Stuart Townsend]] were offered the role of Fandral the Dashing before Creator/JoshDallas was cast. However, Levi turned it down due to scheduling commitments to ''Series/{{Chuck}}'', while Townsend dropped out of the project over CreativeDifferences with the producers. Levi would later go on to replace Dallas as Fandral the Dashing in ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' and ''Film/ThorRagnarok''.

** Creator/GuillermoDelToro, Creator/MatthewVaughn, [[Film/XXXReturnOfXanderCage D.J. Caruso]], [[Film/TheInvisible David S. Goyer]] and Creator/LouisLeterrier had discussions about directing the movie before Creator/KennethBranagh was hired. Del Toro turned down the offer to helm ''Film/TheHobbitAnUnexpectedJourney'' instead, which he ''also'' ended up walking away from. Del Toro and Goyer previously directed ''Film/BladeII'' and ''Film/BladeTrinity'' respectively, while Vaughn would go on to helm ''Film/XMenFirstClass''. Though Leterrier had previously directed ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'', he passed on directing this film because he didn't know what he could do with the character.

** Once he was cast as Thor, Creator/ChrisHemsworth, having never worked out before, underwent six months of training with a US Navy SEAL and continued to gain so much muscle right up to filming that when he first put on his costume, it was too tight for him and actually cut off circulation to his legs.

** Creator/GuillermoDelToro, Creator/MatthewVaughn, [[Film/XXXReturnOfXanderCage D.J. Caruso]] and [[Film/TheInvisible David S. Goyer]] had discussions about directing the movie before Creator/KennethBranagh was hired. Del Toro turned down the offer to helm ''Film/TheHobbitAnUnexpectedJourney'' instead, which he ''also'' ended up walking away from. Del Toro and Goyer previously directed ''Film/BladeII'' and ''Film/BladeTrinity'' respectively, while Vaughn would go on to helm ''Film/XMenFirstClass''.

** Creator/BrieLarson auditioned for an unspecified role in the film. She would go on to portray [[Characters/MarvelComicsCarolDanvers Carol Danvers]] in ''Film/CaptainMarvel''.

* RoleReprise: Returning from the previous MCU films are Creator/ClarkGregg as Phil Coulson and Creator/SamuelLJackson as Nick Fury.

* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/KennethBranagh cast Creator/TomHiddleston having worked with him on ''Ivanov'' and ''Series/{{Wallander}}''.

*** Creator/CharlieHunnam, Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard, Creator/JoelKinnaman, Creator/JamieDornan, Creator/KellanLutz and Creator/LiamHemsworth screen-tested for the titular role as well before the casting of Hemsworth.

* OldShame: Minor example. During the release of ''[[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Avengers: Infinity War]]'', Kevin Feige [[https://www.slashfilm.com/557816/thors-dyed-eyebrows/ admitted]] his biggest regret/embarrassment about Thor's inaugural film was forcing Chris Hemsworth to dye his eyebrows blonde.

*** Creator/CharlieHunnam, Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard, Creator/JoelKinnaman, Creator/JamieDornan, Creator/KellanLutz, Creator/LiamHemsworth and Creator/TomHiddleston screen-tested for the titular role as well before the casting of Hemsworth. Hiddleston would later go on to play ComicBook/{{Loki}}.

*** Creator/CharlieHunnam, Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard, Creator/JoelKinnaman, Creator/KellanLutz, Creator/LiamHemsworth and Creator/TomHiddleston screen-tested for the titular role as well before the casting of Hemsworth. Hiddleston would later go on to play ComicBook/{{Loki}}.

*** Creator/BradPitt, Creator/ChanningTatum and [[Wrestling/TripleH Paul Levesque]] were also considered for the part of Thor during early production stages. Pitt would eventually go on to portray the [[spoiler:[[TheCameo Vanisher]] in ''Film/Deadpool2'']].

*** Creator/BradPitt, Creator/ChanningTatum, and [[Wrestling/TripleH Paul Levesque]] were also considered for the part of Thor during early production stages. Pitt would eventually go on to portray the [[spoiler:[[TheCameo Vanisher]] in ''Film/Deadpool2'']].
*** Creator/CharlieHunnam, Creator/AlexanderSkarsgard, Creator/JoelKinnaman, Creator/KellanLutz, Creator/LiamHemsworth, and Creator/TomHiddleston screen-tested for the titular role as well before the casting of Hemsworth. Hiddleston would later go on to play ComicBook/{{Loki}}.
** Creator/JoshHartnett, Creator/JimCarrey, and Creator/CharlieCox were considered for the part of ComicBook/{{Loki}} before the casting of Creator/TomHiddleston. Cox would eventually go on to portray [[ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} Matt Murdock]] in ''Series/{{Daredevil|2015}}''.

** Creator/BrieLarson auditioned for an unspecified role (most likely either Jane or Darcy) - she would later go on to play [[Characters/MarvelComicsCarolDanvers Carol Danvers]] in ''Film/CaptainMarvel''.
** Creator/GuillermoDelToro, Creator/MatthewVaughn, [[Film/XXXReturnOfXanderCage D.J. Caruso]], and [[Film/TheInvisible David S. Goyer]] had discussions about directing the movie before Creator/KennethBranagh was hired. Del Toro turned down the offer to helm ''Film/TheHobbitAnUnexpectedJourney'' instead, which he ''also'' ended up walking away from. Del Toro and Goyer previously directed ''Film/BladeII'' and ''Film/BladeTrinity'' respectively, while Vaughn would go on to helm ''Film/XMenFirstClass''.

** Creator/DanielCraig was the first choice for the role of ComicBook/{{Thor}} before Creator/ChrisHemsworth was cast, but turned down the offer due to his commitments to the Film/JamesBond franchise.

* OldShame: Minor example. During the release of ''[[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Avengers: Infinity War]]'', Kevin Feige [[https://www.slashfilm.com/557816/thors-dyed-eyebrows/ admitted]] his biggest regret/embarrassment about Thor's inaugural film was forcing Chris Hemsworth to die his eyebrows.

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* ImageSource:
** DivineRaceLift

* QuoteSource: This film provides the page quote for:
** {{Magitek}}
** RideTheRainbow

* CastingGag: It almost certainly wasn't intentional, but this isn't [[Film/TheProfessional the first time]] Natalie Portman has been the much younger partner in a romantic relationship (though at least this one is reciprocal and... y'know what? It's still kind of a problem to have a relationship between a 30ish woman and a 1000ish godman, but nowhere near as bad as Mathilda's crush on Leon).

* EasterEgg: If you look really closely, you can see ComicBook/TheInfinityGauntlet in the arsenal at the start of the movie. This ends up being a CallForward to [[spoiler:''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'' and the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse at large... until ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' reveals that Gauntlet is a fake and the real one is given a different origin in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''.]]

* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/KennethBranagh cast Creator/TomHiddleston having worked with him on ''Ivanov'' nad ''Series/{{Wallander}}''.

* CreatorChosenCasting: Creator/KennethBranagh cast Creator/TomHiddeslton having worked with him on ''Ivanov'' nad ''Series/{{Wallander}}''.

* DeletedScene:
** Thor and Loki share a friendly moment before Thor's coronation.
** An extended scene introducing Sif and the Warriors Three before the coronation.
** Frigga also speaks with Thor before his coronation.
** An extended scene of Thor, Loki, Sif and the Warriors Three deciding to go to Jotunheim. After agreeing to go, Loki orders a guard to inform Odin of their trip.
** Frigga, angered by his decision to banish Thor from Asgard, confronts Odin and even raises her voice to the All-Father.
** When Thor is taken to the hospital, Jane Foster, Darcy Lewis, and Erik Selvig deal with an inept admittance nurse, while Thor struggles with doctors and hospital security before being tranquilized.
** [[Film/AntMan1 Dr. Hank Pym]] is mentioned as Erik Selvig's colleague who had previous experiences with S.H.I.E.L.D.
** Frigga tries to reassure her adopted child that he is loved and an integral part of the family, even going as far as [[MotherMakesYouKing making Loki king]] in his father's sleep and brother's absence.
** An extended scene of Thor and Erik Selvig having fun drinking together.
** Thor makes breakfast for his human friends; meanwhile, Agents Cale and Garrett watch from a distance and report the occurrence. Then Thor takes one of Foster's coffee mugs to Isabel Alvarez to replace the one he broke. Sif and the Warriors Three arrive on Earth and head to Puente Antiguo. Volstagg knocks out Agents Cale and Garrett.
** An extended scene of the townspeople evacuating.
** While the Warriors Three and Sif battle the Destroyer in Puente Antiguo, Selvig is mortally injured. Thor has to heal him so that he can escape together with Jane Foster and Darcy Lewis. This act proved his worthiness for Mjølnir.
** In an alternate deleted ending, while Jane and Darcy send a beacon of light into the sky for Thor, Erik Selvig works with a team of scientists hoping to create a Wormhole. He tells his team to coordinate S.H.I.E.L.D. data with data from S.W.O.R.D.

** Creator/SamRaimi met with Creator/StanLee and Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios about making a ''Thor'' movie back in 1990, but the project went nowhere. Marvel again met with Artisan to finance and push the film, but it failed to get picked up by any studios. Raimi would go on to direct the Film/SpiderManTrilogy and ''Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness''.
** After the project moved to Creator/{{Paramount}} and Marvel, Mark Protosevich, a [[PromotedFanboy big fan of the comics]], wrote a script he described as an epic about "An Old Testament god who becomes a New Testament god." The draft ended up being rewritten due to fears that it would be too expensive to produce, as estimates had the script's budget pegged at around 300 million dollars. Protosevich still received story credit in the final product of the film.

* FanNickname:
** "Asgard's Next Top Model" for the PowerWalk [[https://zerofucksclub.tumblr.com/post/156341199586/maryxglz-happy-thors-day-on-the-next done by Thor's group]] in a deleted scene. It can also apply to Loki alone, as his strut is the most model-like among the six characters.
** "Disney Prince" for Loki being a [[PrettyBoy gorgeous]] Asgardian royal.
** "Jotunlicious" for [[spoiler:Loki's]] [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe attractive Frost Giant]] form.

* FollowTheLeader: The film's [[https://www.fanpop.com/clubs/thor-2011/images/37279360/title/thor-2011-poster-images-photo character posters]] set off a trend of movies creating posters of characters staring intensely at the camera with descriptive text on their faces. It became prevalent enough that it became ripe for mocking, as can be seen in [[Characters/AngieTribeca this character sheet]].