 And no it's not Alexander Skarsgard (Generation Kill, True Blood), who had previously been rumored to be putting on the winged hat and hammer. The new son of Odin will be Chris Hemsworth, whom you might remember from this past week's Star Trek, where he played Captain Kirk's daddy at the very beginning of the film. The film will be directed by Kenneth Brannagh and is is slated for a May 2011 release.
Doctor Donald Blake has another side--that of the Norse God of Thunder Thor, punished by his father Odin and sent to live on Earth as a human with no recollection of his godliness. Whenever Blake holds Thor's mythical hammer Mjöllnir, he transforms into the muscular, blonde God. Through his travels, he battles his evil Brother Loki, Norse God of Mischief, and feels compelled to protect the world he now inhabits, as a God among Men.
--Greg MacLennan
 Movie stars would have you think they're the smartest people in Hollywood--that's why they're famous, right? So in order to trick Bradley Cooper, IESB put on their 1930s reporter cap and asked Cooper point blank if he was excited about playing Faceman in the upcoming A-Team movie--a rumor that hadn't yet been confirmed.
Cooper's surprised reaction was: "That's out already!?" To which I would have responded, "No. But it is now! Thanks for the scoop!" Us movie bloggers are so smart.
The A-Team movie will be directed by Joe Carnahan (Smoking Aces) and is rumored for a 2010 release. Cooper joins Common (who will be playing B.A. Baracus) as the only other confirmed actor for big screen adaption of the popular television series. Remaining team members Hannibal and Murdoch have not been casted yet.
--Clark Herer
 Guy Ritchie is turning his back on directing gangster films - he's reportedly working on a movie musical. Former Mr. Madonna best known for making Snatch, Lock, Stock, and Rock N' Rolla is set for a departure from the tried-and-tested genre and is working with movie hardman Jason Statham on a singing movie, according to Britain's The Sun newspaper.
A source tells the publication, "Guy and Jason are collaborating closely on this top secret musical project. They're well into development and realise they’re probably going to get a lot of stick.
"But Guy's of the opinion that people have been having a pop at him throughout his career, so he couldn't care less. He wants to do something audacious and a musical is just that."
Statham has publicly claimed he loves Fox's So You Think You Can Dance?, and I'm sure there's a couple of people out there that would be interested to see what else that muscly body and raspy voice can do other than beat the shit out of people with style. Color us intrigued.
--Greg MacLennan
 That's right Movie Pressers, Will Arnett and Revolutionary Road crazy/Oscar Nominee Michael Shannon have joined the cast of the Sam Mendes directed adaptation of Jonah Hex, starring Josh Brolin and co-starring John Malcovich and Megan Fox. Arnett will be playing a Union soldier named Lieutenant Grass who enlists Hex to kill Turnbull, Malkovich's Confederate voodoo practitioner. Grass is a man who's blindsided by the dirty fighting style of his enemies, a man more interested in new styles of warfare than really understanding his enemy.
Shannon will be playing Doc Cross Williams, the bizarre ringleader of a brutal gladiator / circus event. Williams' is one of Hex's recurring nemesis in the series, whose finest achievement is making Wild Bill Hickok into a zombie. The Hollywood Reporterstates he's likely to appear in sequels, which means Warner Bros. is actually thinking franchise, surprise surprise. What do you guys think?
--Greg MacLennan
 File this under WTF? Sean Penn has just signed on with the Farrelly Bros. to play Larry in The Three Stooges, Variety reports. Jim Carrey is in negotiations to play Curly, which means he'd have to gain half an Olsen twin in weight, and Benicio Del Toro is being eyed for Moe. The planned film is not a biopic; rather, it's an "updated take" on the classic Three Stooges productions.
I mean Sean Penn is a great dramatic actor, sure, maybe a little over the top, but to play a STOOGE? I dunno. I guess we'll see. What do you folks think?
--Darcie Duttweiler
 Joining James Franco as Allen Ginsberg and Jeff Daniels, Mary Louise-Parker, and David Strathairn in Howl is Mad Men ad exec Jon Hamm as Jake Ehrlich, the defense attorney in the obscenity trial provoked by the explicit nature of Ginsberg's collection of poems. (Interesting note: Ehrlich was also the real-life inspiration behind TV's Perry Mason.) Fresh off his comedic stint on 30 Rock, Hamm will help bring to life the story of Ginsberg's most famous poem. You think Hamm will get to wear some more amazing vintage suits? Fingers crossed. That dude has an amazing hang.
To further cement that Hollywood has no original ideas--TWO movies about mall cops, honestly?--Howl is one of two films about Ginsberg currently being filmed. Jesse Eisenburg of the upcoming Adventureland (and the one flick we couldn't get into at SXSW...not that we're bitter...yes, yes we are) will star as Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings. Sorry, you are no James Franco...
--Darcie Duttweiler
 Rumors have been circulating forever about whether or not Mickey Rourke would indeed join RDj and Don Cheadle in Iron Man 2. It was reported that he was offered a "measly" $250K to stat as villain Whiplash and then declined. But no, Wrestler fans! Rourke has closed the deal and will indeed continue to ride his comeback train. No reports have indicated how much money actually exchanged hands.
Rumor No. 2 is also true! After Emily Blunt dropped out of Iron Man 2 because of scheduling conflicts with Gulliver's Travels, the internet went atwitter with who would black the Russian Femme Fatale, Black Widow. Everyone seemed to agree that, hey, Scarlett Johansson is sexy, and yup she could be a femme fatale! Well, MoviePressers, the rumors became fact as Johansson signed up officially this week.
Iron Man 2 is due in theaters May 7, 2010.
And I thought it was only fitting to include a sexy photo of Miss Scarlett, as I've had some complaints from the fellas that I only post sexy shirtless photos of hot dudes. You're most welcome.
--Darcie Duttweiler
 That's right kiddies, you can all put down your picket signs and angry letters, Mr. Samuel L. Jackson has signed on for nine films with Marvel Studios. Wha?! Yes, he's set to play Nick Fury in the following: Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America, The Avengers, and any sequel that they might spawn. Pretty much anything they want to do with the character, they have the option of using Jackson.
--Greg MacLennan
 The already strong cast of The Rum Diary just got a bit stronger with the addition of Richard Jenkins and the strong speculation that Aaron Eckhart will soon be confirmed as well. Bruce Robinson is writing and directing The Rum Diary, the story of journalist Hunter S. Thompson, that has confirmed the passionate Johnny Depp as Thompson and Amber Heard as his free spirited love interest. Early reports indicate Jenkins would play Depp's editor at the newspaper while Eckhart would play the third corner of a love triangle between Depp and Heard. However this turns out, I would glady be involved with any love triangle involving this cast.
--Clark Herer
 So we know it's going to be a multi-part film directed by the likes of Peter Jackson and Steven Spielberg. We know it's going to be motion capture and cost bajillions. We know it's probably going to be pretty decent at worst, and now we know who is playing Tintin. Jamie Bell is going to be our lead character joining the ranks with Daniel Craig who is set to be the nefarious pirate Red Rackham. These two join Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Toby Jones, Andy Serkis, and Mackenzie Crook to be directed by Spielberg from the script by Edgar Wright, Joe Cornish, and Steven Moffat. Doesn't sound too shabby to us, what do you guys think?
--Greg MacLennan
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