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| + | {{Infobox film|name = Thor|image = Thor God of Thunder poster.jpg|director = [[Kenneth Branagh]]|producer = [[Kevin Feige]]|screenwriter = [[Ashley Miller]]<br>[[Zack Stentz]]<br>[[Don Payne]]|story = [[J. Michael Straczynski]]<br>[[Mark Protosevich]]|starring = [[Chris Hemsworth]]<br>[[Natalie Portman]]<br>[[Tom Hiddleston]]<br>[[Stellan SkarsgÄrd]]<br>[[Colm Feore]]<br>[[Ray Stevenson]]<br>[[Idris Elba]]<br>[[Kat Dennings]]<br>[[Rene Russo]]<br>[[Anthony Hopkins]]|music = [[Patrick Doyle]]|cinematography = [[Haris Zambarloukos]]|editing = [[Paul Rubell]]|studio = [[Marvel Studios]]|distributor = [[Paramount Pictures]]|released = *April 17, 2011 (Sydney, Australia) |
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| + | *May 6, 2011 (United States)|runtime = 114 minutes|country = United States|language = English|aspect_ratio = 2.39 : 1|rating = {{PG-13}} (United States) |
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| + | {{MRating}} (Australia)|budget = $150 million|gross = $449,326,618|preceded = ''[[Iron Man 2]]'' (MCU)|followed = ''[[Captain America: The First Avenger]]'' (MCU)<br>''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'' (series)}}'''''Thor''''' is a 2011 American [[superhero film]] based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Produced by [[Marvel Studios]] and distributed by [[Paramount Pictures]], it is the fourth film in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU). It was directed by [[Kenneth Branagh]], written by the writing team of [[Ashley Miller]] and [[Zack Stentz]] along with [[Don Payne]], and stars [[Chris Hemsworth]] as the title character alongside [[Natalie Portman]], [[Tom Hiddleston]], [[Stellan SkarsgÄrd]], [[Colm Feore]], [[Ray Stevenson]], [[Idris Elba]], [[Kat Dennings]], [[Rene Russo]], and [[Anthony Hopkins]]. After reigniting a dormant war, Thor is banished from Asgard to Earth, stripped of his powers and his hammer Mjölnir. As his brother Loki plots to take the Asgardian throne, Thor must prove himself worthy. |
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| â | |image= [[File:Thor God of Thunder poster.jpg|250px]] |
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| + | [[Sam Raimi]] first developed the concept of a film adaptation based on Thor in 1991, but soon abandoned the project, leaving it in "development hell" for several years. During this time, the rights were picked up by various film studios until Marvel signed Mark Protosevich to develop the project in 2006, and planned to finance and release it through Paramount. [[Matthew Vaughn]] was assigned to direct the film for a tentative 2010 release. However, after Vaughn was released from his holding deal in 2008, Branagh was approached and the film's release was rescheduled to 2011. The main characters were cast in 2009, and principal photography took place in California and New Mexico from January to May 2010. The film was converted to 3D in post-production. |
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| â | |director= [[Kenneth Branagh]] |
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| â | |writer= [[Ashley Edward Miller]]<br/>[[Zack Stentz]]<br/>[[Don Payne]]<br/>[[J. Michael Straczynski]]<br/>[[Mark Protosevich]] |
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| + | Thor premiered in Sydney on April 17, 2011, and was released in the United States on May 6, as part of Phase One of the MCU. The film was a financial success, earning $449.3 million worldwide, and was positively reviewed for its performances but received criticism for some of its plot. Two sequels have been released: ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'' (2013) and ''[[Thor: Ragnarok]]'' (2017). A fourth film, ''[[Thor: Love and Thunder]]'', is scheduled to be released in 2022. |
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| â | |producer= [[Kevin Feige]] |
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| â | |ex-prod= [[Louis D'Esposito]]<br/>[[Alan Fine]]<br/>[[Stan Lee]]<br/>[[David Maisel]]<br/>[[Patricia Whitcher]] |
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| â | |cast= [[Chris Hemsworth]]<br/>[[Natalie Portman]]<br/>[[Tom Hiddleston]]<br/>[[Anthony Hopkins]]<br/>[[Stellan SkarsgĂ„rd]]<br/>[[Rene Russo]]<br/>[[Kat Dennings]]<br/>[[Idris Elba]] |
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| â | |tagline= Courage is immortal |
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| â | |aspect= 2.35 : 1 |
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| â | |country= [[United States]] |
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| â | |color= Color |
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| â | |sound= Dolby Digital<br/>DTS<br/>SDDS<br/>Dolby Surround 7.1 |
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| â | |company= Paramount Pictures<br/>Marvel Entertainment<br/>Marvel Studios |
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| â | |release date= April 21, 2011 (USA) |
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| â | |runtime= 115 minutes |
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| â | |language= English |
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| â | |budget= $150 million |
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| â | |gross= $449.3 million |
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| â | |imdb_id= 0800369 |
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| â | '''''Thor''''' is a 2011 feature film based on from [[Marvel Studios]] that stars [[Chris Hemsworth]] and [[Natalie Portman]]. It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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| + | In 965 AD, Odin, king of Asgard, wages war against the Frost Giants of Jotunheim and their leader Laufey, to prevent them from conquering the Nine Realms, starting with Earth. The Asgardian warriors defeat the Frost Giants in TĂžnsberg, Norway, and seize the source of their power, the Casket of Ancient Winters. |
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| â | The film begins in the desert where Jane Foster, her assistant Darcy and her mentor Eric Selvig are tracking strange weather patterns. Nothing has appeared so far and the others want to head back but Jane is convinced that her readings are right and something will appear here. True enough a storm suddenly picks up seemingly out of nowhere and they chase after it to take readings. While they chase after it Jane hits something that tumbles out of the storm which then disapeares. Getting out of the van the group find a man sprawled on the ground. As they check him over, the three wonder where he came from. |
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| + | In the present, Odin's son Thor prepares to ascend to the throne of Asgard, but is interrupted when Frost Giants, secretly allowed in by his brother Loki, attempt to retrieve the Casket. Against Odin's order, Thor travels to Jotunheim to confront Laufey, accompanied by Loki, childhood friend Sif and the Warriors Three: Volstagg, Fandral, and Hogun. A battle ensues until Odin intervenes to save the Asgardians, destroying the fragile truce between the two races. For Thor's arrogance, Odin strips his son of his godly power and exiles him to Earth as a mortal, accompanied by his hammer Mjölnir, now protected by an enchantment that allows only the worthy to wield it. |
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| â | The film then flashes back to 970 AD where a Norweigean villiage comes under attack by the Frost Giants. They use a chest called the Casket of Antient Winters to freeze the area; killing the villagers. Odin narrates that in the past mankind was well aware they were not alone in the universe and that Earth was the Frost Giant's first target in an attempt to take control of the nine worlds. In the flashback Odin and his armies arrive on the scene and engage the Frost Giants. Odin explains that Asguard would not stand by and watch and after a long war they eventualy defeated the Giants and took the Casket back to Asguard for safe keeping. |
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| + | Thor lands in New Mexico, where astrophysicist Dr. Jane Foster, her assistant Darcy Lewis, and mentor Dr. Erik Selvig find him. The local populace finds Mjolnir, which S.H.I.E.L.D.agent Phil Coulson soon commandeers before forcibly acquiring Foster's data about the wormhole that delivered Thor to Earth. Thor, having discovered Mjolnir's nearby location, seeks to retrieve it from the facility that S.H.I.E.L.D. has constructed, but he finds himself unable to lift it and is captured. With Selvig's help, he is freed and resigns himself to exile on Earth as he develops a romance with Foster. |
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| â | On Asgard Odin shows his two young sons, Thor and Loki, the Casket in the castle vault. Thor is a bold child while Loki is more reserved. Thor proclaims he will one day hunt the Frost Giants like his father did. Odin tells the two that a good leader never goes looking for a fight but should always be ready for one and that while only one of them may sucseed him they both have great potential. |
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| + | Loki discovers that he is Laufey's biological son, adopted by Odin after the war ended. Loki confronts Odin, who wearily falls into the deep "Odinsleep" to recover his strength. Loki takes the throne in Odin's stead and offers Laufey the chance to kill Odin and retrieve the Casket. Sif and the Warriors Three, unhappy with Loki's rule, attempt to return Thor from exile, convincing Heimdall, gatekeeper of the Bifröstâthe means of traveling between worldsâto allow them passage to Earth. Aware of their plan, Loki sends the Destroyer, a seemingly indestructible automaton, to pursue them and kill Thor. The warriors find Thor, but the Destroyer attacks and defeats them, prompting Thor to offer himself instead. Struck by the Destroyer and near death, Thor proves himself worthy by his sacrifice to wield Mjölnir. The hammer returns to him, restoring his powers and enabling him to defeat the Destroyer. Kissing Foster goodbye and vowing to return, he leaves with his fellow Asgardians to confront Loki. |
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| â | Years pass and Thor; now a great but arrogant and proud warrior is greated by the people of Asgard has he enters the throne room to take his place as the new king of Asgard. While his family are proud of him Thor's cocky attitude worries Odin and Loki. While the corination begins several Frost Giants sneek into the vault and kill the guards. Odin senses what they are attempting moments before he pasess the crown to Thor and summons the Destroyer. The Destroyer; a giant mechanical Golem, emerges from one of the vault walls and kills the intruders with a powerful energy beam. |
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| + | In Asgard, Loki betrays and kills Laufey, revealing his true plan to use Laufey's attempt on Odin's life as an excuse to destroy Jotunheim with the Bifröst Bridge, thus proving himself worthy to his adoptive father. Thor arrives and fights Loki before destroying the Bifröst Bridge to stop Loki's plan, stranding himself in Asgard. Odin awakens and prevents the brothers from falling into the abyss created in the wake of the bridge's destruction, but Loki allows himself to fall when Odin rejects his pleas for approval. Thor makes amends with Odin, admitting he is not ready to be king; meanwhile, on Earth, Foster and her team search for a way to open a portal to Asgard. |
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| â | After the casket is put back on its pedestal Thor wants to go the Frost Gaint realm to seek retribution for the attack. Odin forbids it since he has a truce with Laufey; the Frost Giant king and he will not allow another war to happen because of the actions of a few.He also reminds his son that he is still king since the ceremony never finished leaving Thor to vent his frustration in the dining hall. Loki and Thor's friends Sif and the Warriors three ; Volstagg, Fandral and Hogun attempt to cheer him up. |
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| + | In a post-credits scene, Selvig is taken to a S.H.I.E.L.D. facility, where Nick Fury opens a briefcase and asks him to study a mysterious cube-shaped object, which Fury says may hold untold power. An invisible Loki prompts Selvig to agree, and he does. |
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| â | Thor suddenly gets an idea telling the others he is going to Jotenheim, the Frost Giant realm, just to look for information and not a fight. The others think this is a crazy idea, one because its against Odin's orders and two the Frost Giant world is just as dangerous as its people. Thor eventualy gets them to come around and they head off to the Bifrost bridge. The only guard there is Heimdall, a powerfull all seeing Asguardian whose task is to guard the bridge from invasion. Loki tries to bluff for the group to get past but Heimdall knows what they are up to and allowes them to pass because he is currious to know how the Frost Giants slipped past him. The group prepares has the guardian opens the Bifrost portal; he warns them that should anything happen while they are gone that could be a threat to Asguard he wont reopen the portal when they call. |
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| â | The warriors arive on Jotinheim through the Bifrost portal. The world is a frozen wasteland and there something forboding about the place wich everyone except Thor notices. They make it to the castle courtyard before they are met by Laufey and several Frost Giant guards. It quickly becomes apparent that the Giants have the group outnumbered but Laufey who is well aware of the truce offers them a chance to leave without blood shed. Thor wants answers and is ready to beat them out of someone but Loki convinces him that leaving is the best idea and he reluctently agrees. |
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| + | *[[Chris Hemsworth]] as [[Thor (character)|Thor]], the crown prince of Asgard, based on the Norse mythologicaldeity of the same name. |
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| + | **[[Dakota Goyo]] portrays a young Thor. |
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| + | *[[Natalie Portman]] as [[Jane Foster]], a scientist and Thor's love interest. |
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| + | *[[Tom Hiddleston]] as [[Loki]], Thor's adoptive brother and nemesis, based on the deity of the same name. |
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| + | **[[Ted Allpress]] portrays a young Loki. |
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| + | *[[Stellan SkarsgÄrd]] as Erik Selvig, a scientist doing research in New Mexico who encounters Thor. |
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| + | *[[Colm Feore]] as Laufey, King of the Frost Giants and Loki's biological father, based on the mythological being of the same name, who in myth was actually Loki's mother. |
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| + | *[[Ray Stevenson]] as Volstagg, a member of the Warriors Three, a group of three Asgardian adventurers who are among Thor's closest comrades, known for both his hearty appetite and wide girth. |
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| + | *[[Idris Elba]] as Heimdall, the all-seeing, all-hearing Asgardian sentry of the bifröst bridge, based on the mythological deity of the same name. |
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| + | *[[Kat Dennings]] as Darcy Lewis, a political science major who is Jane Foster's intern. |
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| + | *[[Rene Russo]] as Frigga, the wife of Odin, queen of Asgard, mother of Thor, and adoptive mother of Loki, based on the mythological deity of the same name. |
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| + | *[[Anthony Hopkins]] as Odin, the ruler of Asgard, father of Thor, and adoptive father of Loki, based on the mythological deity of the same name. |
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| + | *[[Tadanobu Asano]] as Hogun, a member of the Warriors Three, primarily identified by his grim demeanor and as the only member who is not an Ăsir. |
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| + | *[[Josh Dallas]] as Fandral, a member of the Warriors Three, characterized as an irrepressible swashbuckler and romantic. |
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| + | *[[Jaimie Alexander]] as Sif, a warrior and Thor's childhood friend, based on the mythological deity of the same name. |
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| + | Additionally, [[Clark Gregg]] reprises his role as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent [[Phil Coulson]] from the ''[[Iron Man]]'' [[Iron Man 2|films]]. [[Maximiliano HernĂĄndez]] appears as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Jasper Sitwell, [[Adriana Barraza]] plays diner owner Isabella Alvarez and [[Isaac Kappy]] plays a pet store clerk. [[Joseph Gatt]], [[Joshua Cox]], and [[Douglas Tait]] portray Frost Giants. [[Stan Lee]] and [[J. Michael Straczynski]] have cameo appearances as pick-up truck drivers, [[Walter Simonson]] has a cameo appearance as one of the guests at a large Asgardian banquet, and [[Samuel L. Jackson]] and [[Jeremy Renner]] have uncredited cameos as [[Nick Fury]] and [[Hawkeye (character)|Clint Barton]], respectively. |
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| â | Unfortunately one of the giants bates Thor with an insult, starting a fight between the Asguardians and the Giants. At first Thor and the others can hold their own useing their skills to defeat the giants, but Thor who is getting more engrossed in the battle calls Laufey to send out more foes, the others start to struggle. Sif is almost thrown off a cliff, Volstagg is burnt by the icy touch of one of the giants and warns the others to avoid physical contact with the giants. In the middle of the fight one of the giants manages to grab Loki's arm but instead of burning it it causes the skin on his arm to take on the appearance of a Frost giant's before he gets out of the creature's grip and his arm returns to normal. |
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| â | When Fandral is skewered by an ice spear, Sif orders a retreat wich Thor doesn't notice and countinues the fight while the others flee. Laufey summons a monster to chase after them which corners them on the edge of the realm since Heimdall wont open the portal because of the risk. Thor quickly arrives to kill the monster only for the group to be surrounded by thousands of giants. When all seams lost Odin appeares. Thor wants his father to fight with them but Odin tried to negotiate with Laufey saying this battle was just the act of a few "Children" but Laufey says that Thor's actions just broke the truce and prepares to atack only for Odin to teleport everyone back to Asguard. |
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| + | ===Box Office=== |
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| + | ''Thor'' earned $181 million in North America and $268.3 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $449.3 million. It was the 15th highest-grossing film of 2011. |
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| + | ''Thor'' earned $25.5 million on its opening day in the United States and Canada, including $3.3 million from Thursday previews, for a total weekend gross of $65.7 million. $6.2 million of the gross came from IMAX 3D, while 60% of the gross was from 3D screenings. It became the tenth highest-grossing film of 2011 in the United States and Canada, and the highest-grossing comic-book film from MayâAugust 2011. |
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| â | On Asguard Odin sends Sif and the warriors away for healing and begins to berate Thor asking if he has any idea what he has done. Thor says he father has grown soft and insults him. Odin admits Thor was right about him being foolish; foolish to think Thor was ready to be king. He grabs's Thor's shoulder pad ripping of the clan crest and proceeds to banish him from Asguard for breaking the truce and re starting the war. He then kicks Thor through Bifrost before throwing his hammer after him, but not before putting a charm on it so only the worthy will be able to wield its power. |
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| + | The review aggregator [[Rotten Tomatoes]] reported a 77% approval rating, with an average rating of 6.70/10, based on 289 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "A dazzling blockbuster that tempers its sweeping scope with wit, humor, and human drama, Thor is mighty Marvel entertainment." [[Metacritic]] assigned a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. |
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| + | A sequel, ''[[Thor: The Dark World]]'', directed by [[Alan Taylor]], was released on November 8, 2013. Hemsworth, Hiddleston, and Portman reprised their roles, along with others from the first film. [[Zachary Levi]] replaced Dallas as Fandral, while [[Christopher Eccleston]] joined the cast as the Dark Elf Malekith. |
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| â | The film then catches up with the start with Jane checking over Thor has he comes around. Quickly realising he is on Earth he starts calling out to Odin to reopen the gate but nothing happens. The humans think he is nuts or drunk and Darcy tazers him unconsious when he starts acting violent. Not sure what to do they decide to take him to the hospital. As the group drives away, a shooting star (actually Thor's hammer, Mjolnir) land nearby.ï»ż |
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Revision as of 01:29, 25 July 2021
Thor is a 2011 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is the fourth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It was directed by Kenneth Branagh, written by the writing team of Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz along with Don Payne, and stars Chris Hemsworth as the title character alongside Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan SkarsgÄrd, Colm Feore, Ray Stevenson, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings, Rene Russo, and Anthony Hopkins. After reigniting a dormant war, Thor is banished from Asgard to Earth, stripped of his powers and his hammer Mjölnir. As his brother Loki plots to take the Asgardian throne, Thor must prove himself worthy.
Sam Raimi first developed the concept of a film adaptation based on Thor in 1991, but soon abandoned the project, leaving it in "development hell" for several years. During this time, the rights were picked up by various film studios until Marvel signed Mark Protosevich to develop the project in 2006, and planned to finance and release it through Paramount. Matthew Vaughn was assigned to direct the film for a tentative 2010 release. However, after Vaughn was released from his holding deal in 2008, Branagh was approached and the film's release was rescheduled to 2011. The main characters were cast in 2009, and principal photography took place in California and New Mexico from January to May 2010. The film was converted to 3D in post-production.
Thor premiered in Sydney on April 17, 2011, and was released in the United States on May 6, as part of Phase One of the MCU. The film was a financial success, earning $449.3 million worldwide, and was positively reviewed for its performances but received criticism for some of its plot. Two sequels have been released: Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017). A fourth film, Thor: Love and Thunder, is scheduled to be released in 2022.
Plot
In 965 AD, Odin, king of Asgard, wages war against the Frost Giants of Jotunheim and their leader Laufey, to prevent them from conquering the Nine Realms, starting with Earth. The Asgardian warriors defeat the Frost Giants in TĂžnsberg, Norway, and seize the source of their power, the Casket of Ancient Winters.
In the present, Odin's son Thor prepares to ascend to the throne of Asgard, but is interrupted when Frost Giants, secretly allowed in by his brother Loki, attempt to retrieve the Casket. Against Odin's order, Thor travels to Jotunheim to confront Laufey, accompanied by Loki, childhood friend Sif and the Warriors Three: Volstagg, Fandral, and Hogun. A battle ensues until Odin intervenes to save the Asgardians, destroying the fragile truce between the two races. For Thor's arrogance, Odin strips his son of his godly power and exiles him to Earth as a mortal, accompanied by his hammer Mjölnir, now protected by an enchantment that allows only the worthy to wield it.
Thor lands in New Mexico, where astrophysicist Dr. Jane Foster, her assistant Darcy Lewis, and mentor Dr. Erik Selvig find him. The local populace finds Mjolnir, which S.H.I.E.L.D.agent Phil Coulson soon commandeers before forcibly acquiring Foster's data about the wormhole that delivered Thor to Earth. Thor, having discovered Mjolnir's nearby location, seeks to retrieve it from the facility that S.H.I.E.L.D. has constructed, but he finds himself unable to lift it and is captured. With Selvig's help, he is freed and resigns himself to exile on Earth as he develops a romance with Foster.
Loki discovers that he is Laufey's biological son, adopted by Odin after the war ended. Loki confronts Odin, who wearily falls into the deep "Odinsleep" to recover his strength. Loki takes the throne in Odin's stead and offers Laufey the chance to kill Odin and retrieve the Casket. Sif and the Warriors Three, unhappy with Loki's rule, attempt to return Thor from exile, convincing Heimdall, gatekeeper of the Bifröstâthe means of traveling between worldsâto allow them passage to Earth. Aware of their plan, Loki sends the Destroyer, a seemingly indestructible automaton, to pursue them and kill Thor. The warriors find Thor, but the Destroyer attacks and defeats them, prompting Thor to offer himself instead. Struck by the Destroyer and near death, Thor proves himself worthy by his sacrifice to wield Mjölnir. The hammer returns to him, restoring his powers and enabling him to defeat the Destroyer. Kissing Foster goodbye and vowing to return, he leaves with his fellow Asgardians to confront Loki.
In Asgard, Loki betrays and kills Laufey, revealing his true plan to use Laufey's attempt on Odin's life as an excuse to destroy Jotunheim with the Bifröst Bridge, thus proving himself worthy to his adoptive father. Thor arrives and fights Loki before destroying the Bifröst Bridge to stop Loki's plan, stranding himself in Asgard. Odin awakens and prevents the brothers from falling into the abyss created in the wake of the bridge's destruction, but Loki allows himself to fall when Odin rejects his pleas for approval. Thor makes amends with Odin, admitting he is not ready to be king; meanwhile, on Earth, Foster and her team search for a way to open a portal to Asgard.
In a post-credits scene, Selvig is taken to a S.H.I.E.L.D. facility, where Nick Fury opens a briefcase and asks him to study a mysterious cube-shaped object, which Fury says may hold untold power. An invisible Loki prompts Selvig to agree, and he does.
Cast
- Chris Hemsworth as Thor, the crown prince of Asgard, based on the Norse mythologicaldeity of the same name.
- Dakota Goyo portrays a young Thor.
- Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, a scientist and Thor's love interest.
- Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Thor's adoptive brother and nemesis, based on the deity of the same name.
- Ted Allpress portrays a young Loki.
- Stellan SkarsgÄrd as Erik Selvig, a scientist doing research in New Mexico who encounters Thor.
- Colm Feore as Laufey, King of the Frost Giants and Loki's biological father, based on the mythological being of the same name, who in myth was actually Loki's mother.
- Ray Stevenson as Volstagg, a member of the Warriors Three, a group of three Asgardian adventurers who are among Thor's closest comrades, known for both his hearty appetite and wide girth.
- Idris Elba as Heimdall, the all-seeing, all-hearing Asgardian sentry of the bifröst bridge, based on the mythological deity of the same name.
- Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis, a political science major who is Jane Foster's intern.
- Rene Russo as Frigga, the wife of Odin, queen of Asgard, mother of Thor, and adoptive mother of Loki, based on the mythological deity of the same name.
- Anthony Hopkins as Odin, the ruler of Asgard, father of Thor, and adoptive father of Loki, based on the mythological deity of the same name.
- Tadanobu Asano as Hogun, a member of the Warriors Three, primarily identified by his grim demeanor and as the only member who is not an Ăsir.
- Josh Dallas as Fandral, a member of the Warriors Three, characterized as an irrepressible swashbuckler and romantic.
- Jaimie Alexander as Sif, a warrior and Thor's childhood friend, based on the mythological deity of the same name.
Additionally, Clark Gregg reprises his role as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Phil Coulson from the Iron Man films. Maximiliano HernĂĄndez appears as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Jasper Sitwell, Adriana Barraza plays diner owner Isabella Alvarez and Isaac Kappy plays a pet store clerk. Joseph Gatt, Joshua Cox, and Douglas Tait portray Frost Giants. Stan Lee and J. Michael Straczynski have cameo appearances as pick-up truck drivers, Walter Simonson has a cameo appearance as one of the guests at a large Asgardian banquet, and Samuel L. Jackson and Jeremy Renner have uncredited cameos as Nick Fury and Clint Barton, respectively.
Reception
Box Office
Thor earned $181 million in North America and $268.3 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $449.3 million. It was the 15th highest-grossing film of 2011.
Thor earned $25.5 million on its opening day in the United States and Canada, including $3.3 million from Thursday previews, for a total weekend gross of $65.7 million. $6.2 million of the gross came from IMAX 3D, while 60% of the gross was from 3D screenings. It became the tenth highest-grossing film of 2011 in the United States and Canada, and the highest-grossing comic-book film from MayâAugust 2011.
Thor's opening in Australia generated $5.8 million and placing second behind Universal Pictures' Fast Five. The film's box office was just 1% more than Iron Man opening in Australia in 2008, Marvel's most popular release at the time. The following week, Thor opened in 56 markets and took in $89.2 million through the weekend. The film's highest grossing markets were the United Kingdom ($22.5 million), Australia ($20.1 million) and Mexico ($19.5 million).
Critical Response
The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported a 77% approval rating, with an average rating of 6.70/10, based on 289 reviews. The website's consensus reads, "A dazzling blockbuster that tempers its sweeping scope with wit, humor, and human drama, Thor is mighty Marvel entertainment." Metacritic assigned a weighted average score of 57 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.
Sequels
A sequel, Thor: The Dark World, directed by Alan Taylor, was released on November 8, 2013. Hemsworth, Hiddleston, and Portman reprised their roles, along with others from the first film. Zachary Levi replaced Dallas as Fandral, while Christopher Eccleston joined the cast as the Dark Elf Malekith.
A second sequel, Thor: Ragnarok, was released on November 3, 2017, directed by Taika Waititi. Eric Pearson and Craig Kyle & Christopher Yost wrote the screenplay, with Kevin Feige again producing. Hemsworth, Hiddleston, Hopkins, Elba, Asano, Levi, and Stevenson reprised their roles as Thor, Loki, Odin, Heimdall, Hogun, Fandral, and Volstagg, respectively, while Mark Ruffalo and Benedict Cumberbatch appeared as Bruce Banner / Hulk and Stephen Strange respectively, reprising their roles from previous MCU films. Cate Blanchett, Tessa Thompson, Jeff Goldblum and Karl Urban joined the cast as Hela, Valkyrie, Grandmaster, and Skurge, respectively.
A third sequel named Thor: Love and Thunder is scheduled to be released on May 6, 2022. Both Hemsworth and Thompson will reprise their roles, with Natalie Portman returning after not appearing in Thor: Ragnarok. Portman will portray her character taking on the mantle of Thor, similar to the comics.