Post by Mark Caringer on Dec 18, 2009 20:43:22 GMT -5
Marvel Studios has announced that Rene Russo has joined the cast of its Thor movie.
Russo will play Frigga, the wife of Odin and the mother of Thor.
Russo's credits include two of the Lethal Weapon movies, The Thomas Crown Affair, Ransom, Tin Cup and Get Shorty. She also starred in the short-lived television series based on the Jon Sable comics.
Russo joins a cast that includes Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Stuart Townsend as Fandral, Tadanobu Asano as Hogun and Ray Stevenson as Volstagg.
Kenneth Branagh is directing the film, which will begin production early next year and is scheduled for release on May 20, 2011.
In other Marvel movie news:
* According to a report on MySpace, Bryan Singer said he has just signed a deal to direct X-Men: First Class.
A representative of Fox said the studio does not have a statement on the report.
* FX wil rebroadcast Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer on Sunday, Dec. 27 at 8 p.m. and Monday, Dec. 28 at 6 p.m.
Russo will play Frigga, the wife of Odin and the mother of Thor.
Russo's credits include two of the Lethal Weapon movies, The Thomas Crown Affair, Ransom, Tin Cup and Get Shorty. She also starred in the short-lived television series based on the Jon Sable comics.
Russo joins a cast that includes Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Natalie Portman as Jane Foster, Stuart Townsend as Fandral, Tadanobu Asano as Hogun and Ray Stevenson as Volstagg.
Kenneth Branagh is directing the film, which will begin production early next year and is scheduled for release on May 20, 2011.
In other Marvel movie news:
* According to a report on MySpace, Bryan Singer said he has just signed a deal to direct X-Men: First Class.
A representative of Fox said the studio does not have a statement on the report.
* FX wil rebroadcast Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer on Sunday, Dec. 27 at 8 p.m. and Monday, Dec. 28 at 6 p.m.