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The Marvel movie Thor, which starts filming in January, has recently added a few cast members to the lineup. First came the announcement that “The Warriors Three“, a group of warriors who fight alongside Thor, had been cast. Stuart Townsend was cast as Fandral, Ray Stevenson as Volstagg the Valiant, and Tadanobu Asano will play Hogun the Grim. Following that news, it was reported that Idris Elba will be Heimdall, the guardian of the Bifrost Bridge that connects Asgard to our world.

Previous casting announcements included Chris Hemsworth starring as Thor, Anthony Hop­kins as Thor’s father, Odin, Tom Hiddleston as Thor’s evil step-brother Loki, and Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, the love interest of Donald Blake, Thor’s mortal alter-ego.

Chris Hemsworth, who played George Kirk in JJ Abrams’ new Star Trek reboot, has reportedly been cast as Thor.  He landed the role after reading for the part a second time.  The 6′ 3″  Aussie actor will also play the lead in the upcoming Red Dawn remake.  Marvel Pictures’ Thor will begin shooting next year for a release date in 2011.

Marvel Studios announced last week that it is changing the release dates of some of their upcoming superhero movies.

David Maisel, Chairman of Marvel Studios says “This new schedule strongly sequences Marvel’s movie debut dates, big screen character introductions and momentum”. He goes on to say that the new schedule maximizes the visibility of the single-character movies leading up to the Avengers movie in 2012.

In other Marvel movie release date news, Marvel Studios also confirmed in an announcement last week that Sony Pictures will release Spider-Man 4 on May 6, 2011.

The new schedule is as follows:

• Iron Man 2 – No Change – May 7, 2010
• Thor - moved from July 16, 2010 to June 17, 2011
• Captain America - moved from May 6, 2011 to July 22, 2011
• The Avengers – moved from July 15, 2011 to May 4, 2012

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