From darkhorizons, CHUD has heard rumor that Marvel Studios wants wrestler Triple H ("Blade: Trinity") to play the god of thunder Thor in the film adaptation of the famed comic.
This has caused a big riff with director Matthew Vaughn ("Stardust") who "is dead set against it." However with the disappointing opening of "Stardust" and the looming strike, he may not have much choice.
Other talk has yielded a far more interesting possibility - Kevin McKidd (HBO's "Rome," "Kingdom of Heaven," "Hannibal Rising"). Of course that will also depend upon the failure/success of NBC's "Journeyman" which he's the lead star in.
[JPX sez] Man, he's got to be better than the Thor that was on that old Incredible Hulk television movie!
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I actually think Triple H would be a great match for Thor. He has that regal nose that commands respect. For the non-wrestling fans (everyone but me) Triple H stands for Hunter Hurst Helmsley, his first wresltling incarnation. He was a snob.
Of course, since he's a wrestler, he was only a fake snob.
My first thought is: Whatever, it's just Thor. And then I think of joke candidates like those two guys from Nelson or the Thor dude from Adventures in Babysitting. And then I realized I probably won't think of any guys with long blonde hair that I don't hate.
And then -- holy fuck! -- I looked up the Babysitting Thor dude to see about his probable pathetic career and it's Vincent D'Onofrio! Way to go, Thor!
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