Quesada talks THOR Movie

By Brian Kronner on 12.02.2009

Below I’ve posted some excerpts from an interview with Joe Quesada that I found interesting. It’s the THOR focused stuff, but at the bottom I’ve included a link for those who want to read the article in its entirety.

Speaking on THOR:
 One thing I can say – and I’ve said as much to Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige – is that people are going to go into this movie with a preconceived idea about what it will be. If you’re a comics fan, you’ll have a preconceived notion of what you’re going to get. If you’re a non-comics fan, you’ll have another notion of what the movie is all about. And what’s really amazing is that both groups will walk away going, "I’ve never seen anything like this before within the super hero genre." It’s so cool, and I don’t want to use the word unusual, but it is unusual in the sense that it redefines what a super hero movie can be.

There was a point during the discussion of the most recent draft of the screenplay where a particular plot point was put up to the group for discussion, "How should we play this one moment within the context of the story?" and Branagh and some in the group had a particular idea of how it should play, while some others felt differently. I was in the opposite camp, but as we discussed the differences, I’m sitting there listening to Branagh act out his version of the scene with gusto and passion and I had to stop him and say, "If you said to me right now, ‘Then Thor kills 100 puppies in an animal shelter’ I’d say it was fantastic." [Laughter] It’s just magnificent hearing him talking about the story with the great love he has for the material.

You were checking out sets - any clue as to what those sets were?No! [Laughter] Absolutely not! But they were pretty fantastical, and some of the locations are amazing. I will say this: I’m pretty sure this will redefine how we draw a Thor comic.


The rest of the interview focuses on comic sales vs. DC and other things. There is a little more about THOR, so if you want you to read the whole interview from Cup O’ Joe, click here.

14 Comments


 
2009-12-02 15:12:41
MUNKRAWK
we couldn't possibly generate the 1.21 gigawatts needed to accomplish this.

 
2009-12-02 15:12:51
DEATHDEALER
oh hell. i truly canNOT WAIT FOR THIS!!! We should collectively build a time machine to kill off this anticipation.

 
2009-12-02 16:12:18
Fisticufflinks
Pshhhh! DEATHDEALER I have a Delorean with a Mr. Fusion powering my Flex Capacitor ... I've already scene the movie 4,038 times. I have it on my brain chIpod ... it's true. I skate around all day on my Bulldog hover-board watching it in my eyes. It's pretty sweet.

 
2009-12-02 16:12:44
DEATHDEALER
All we need is a Clock Tower, a lightning storm, a DeLorean and of course a Flux Capacitor (which makes time travel possibe). OR! ...we could all freeze one another until the release date...but that means one of us would have to stay behind and wait it out. OR! a black hole? hmm. GODDAMNIT!! I want this movie NOW!!

 
2009-12-02 17:12:40
DEATHDEALER
DAMNIT Fisticufflinks! Share the wealth! All i have is this crappy old sports almanac from the year 2015 and a PINK hover-board that won't hover over water! DAMNIT! I did get some action last night at the enchantment under the sea dance. Weird thing though, that chick vaguely resembled my mom. hmm. DAMNIT Fisticufflinks!!

 
2009-12-02 18:12:35
Dr. Kronner
It brings a tear of joy to my eye to see so many BTTF references.

 
2009-12-02 21:12:12
DEATHDEALER
Silence Earthling. My name is Darth Vader. I'm an Extra-Terrestrial from the Planet Vulcan.

 
2009-12-02 21:12:15
MUNKRAWK
Great Scott!!!

 
2009-12-02 21:12:43
MUNKRAWK
oh and Last night, Darth Vader came down from planet Vulcan and told me that if I didn't take Lorraine out that he'd melt my brain.

 
2009-12-03 06:12:43
Fisticufflinks
Whoa, this is heavy.

 
2009-12-03 13:12:53
Dr. Kronner
There's that word again: HEAVY. Why is everything so heavy in the future?

 
2009-12-03 15:12:53
DEATHDEALER
...Is there a problem with the earth's gravitational pull?

 
2009-12-04 14:12:30
Palermo_John
so is this movie going to have been any good?

 
2010-01-03 04:01:34
bubaroni
i swear it has the feel of a superheroish 80's frank frazetta painting with tons of mead and hammer throwing. and i hope he punches a horse in the opening scene.

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