Travolta to be Thor?
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Okay, I admit the title of this post is just a bit misleading - but I couldn't pass up the chance to write that
sentence. It's possibly the funniest thing I've written in my career at Cinematical. Let's all just lock onto that
mental image for a moment and have a really good laugh. Wow, okay. Now let's move on to some clarification about the
Thor movie currently in the script writing stage. The role of the Marvel god has reportedly been landed by Rikki
Lee Travolta, nephew to the famous disco star. Travola the younger is a classically trained Shakespearean actor who
has done very well for himself on Broadway. He is also, apparently, a "highly decorated" martial arts expert
and trained in hand-to-hand combat. His name has been tossed about before in relation to the role, although the film
hasn't even landed itself a director yet. Hollywood Dot Com reports that geek favorite David
Goyer, who is currently writing the script for the film, may be interested in helming the project as well.Has anyone out there seen Rikki Lee on stage? I have no thoughts about the man, because I know almost nothing about him, except he was rumored for a while to play the new Bond and that his uncle may have been one of the worst things to happen to a Marvel flick in recent memory. However, I do have plenty of opinion on David Goyer, and I'd be glad to see him in charge of the flick. Chime in with your thoughts on Rikki Lee, or with suggestions for a better casting choice.
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4-01-2006 @ 4:24PM
Mike said...
Rikkilee Travolta is 6'1, muscular, and has long flowing blond hair. Marvel could have (and has done) a lot worse. He was great in the otherwise awful film Twilight Serenade. I figure he can act it fine. It's a good casting choice. I'll see the movie with him playing Thor. It would be cool if they introduced him in Spiderman 3 in a little cameo before the big Thor movie. Maybe that's why they announced the casting now.
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4-01-2006 @ 8:17PM
sherrell said...
Eh, Travolta would actually have been a better pick for Bond than Daniel Craig. Thor, um no. Not even close! Also who are these casting directors that are gung-ho on the Travoltas all of a sudden?
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4-01-2006 @ 11:09PM
Targ8ter said...
He looks like a Baldin.
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4-01-2006 @ 11:26PM
Targ8ter said...
Er, Baldwin. Stephen Baldwin.
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4-03-2006 @ 10:31AM
Tom Hayden said...
A Thor movie? Come on.
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