Kenneth Branagh had said that Thor casting news would be out at the end of last month, but what he didn’t tell us was that it would start a domino effect with a rapid fire sequence of announcements.
Now the Papa Smurf of Norse Mythology has found an actor. Brian Blessed will be booming on high as Odin.
Blessed has had a solid career, no doubt, and having worked with Kenneth Branagh a couple of times, it seems natural for Blessed to be cast in the director’s Thor. Good role, too, if the word is to be believed: The guy with the planet’s biggest voice will play Odin, the Grand Poobah of Norse Gods.
Likely what will be a small role in the film, it is still an important one. To establish Thor as the son of the King of Gods, it makes sense that you would want someone with presence to play the part even if it is brief.
I am reminded of the inspiring Marlon Brando as Jor-El in Superman. That made a lasting impression even if he was only in the backstory and not much else.
That and Blessed can truly rock that beard like a God.
