Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.
Acting
Hiddleston's Loki steals every scene he's in, obviously.
Direction
Branagh brings Shakespearean weight to rainbow bridge melodrama.
Production
Asgard looks like golden art deco fever dream.
Director
Kenneth Branagh
Chris Hemsworth
Thor
Natalie Portman
Jane Foster
Tom Hiddleston
Loki
Anthony Hopkins
Odin
Stellan Skarsgård
Erik Selvig
Kat Dennings
Darcy Lewis
Clark Gregg
Agent Coulson
Colm Feore
King Laufey
Idris Elba
Heimdall
Ray Stevenson
Volstagg
Tadanobu Asano
Hogun
Josh Dallas
Fandral
Jaimie Alexander
Sif
Rene Russo
Frigga
Adriana Barraza
Isabela Alvarez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hemsworth gained 20 pounds of muscle for the role, then nearly lost it when he got food poisoning during filming.
Branagh cast himself in every Shakespeare adaptation first, then directed Thor—his experience with familial betrayal in Hamlet directly shaped the Odin-Loki-Thor triangle.
US
