Co-starred in a cosmic buddy-cop storyline, adapting elements of the famous Planet Hulk comic.
The search for Thor was exhaustive. Marvel sought an unknown, someone who could embody raw power, regal bearing, and surprising humility. Names like Alexander Skarsgård, Liam Hemsworth, and even Joel Kinnaman were considered. But it was Chris Hemsworth, a then-obscure Australian soap opera actor (and a rejected second audition after being told he was “too big” – then told to lose weight, then gain it back), who delivered a screen test that left Marvel president Kevin Feige speechless. thor movie cast
The fish-out-of-water story required a brilliant human anchor. Enter Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, the astrophysicist who literally runs into Thor with her car. Portman, an Academy Award winner, brought intelligence and curiosity to a role that could have been a simple damsel. Her grounded performance made Thor’s alienness tangible. Names like Alexander Skarsgård, Liam Hemsworth, and even