To tie in with the big-screen Thor hitting on May 6th, Marvel Animation has announced an animated film coming directly to DVD and Blu-ray on May 17th. IGN has the details and a first look at the set's cover art, pictured below.
First previewed over a year ago, Tales of Asgard will tell the story of Thor's earliest years and his first adventure with his brother, Loki and the Warriors Three.
Special features on the set will include two audio commentaries (one with Supervising Producer Craig Kyle and Screenwriter Greg Johnson, and a second with Supervising Director Gary Hartle, Animation Director Sam Liu and Character Designer Phil Bourassa), a featurette entitled "Worthy: The Making of Thor: Tales of Asgard" and an episode of "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes."
With Thor to start principal photography in just over a month more and more casting news is starting to roll in, and the big one for today is the Part of the Warriors Three: Volstagg, Hogun, and Fandral. Marvel had this to say.
Are you waiting for the hammer to fall on the big screen (Mjolnir, that is)?! Of course you are and so are we! When Thor makes his big screen debut on May 20, 2011, he'll have some company with him—as reported today by Variety.com! Fandral, Hogun and Volstagg, longtime friends and fellow Asgardians who usually work together as a team known as theWarriors Three, are Thor’s allies and companions. Fandral will be played by Stuart Townsend. The job of Hogun goes to Tadanobu Asano. And Volstagg will be portrayed Ray Stevenson. They join the previously announced Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Tom Hiddleston as Loki and Natalie Portman as Jane Foster. Kenneth Branagh will direct.
~T-Juan Mobile
To tie in with the big-screen Thor hitting on May 6th, Marvel Animation has announced an animated film coming directly to DVD and Blu-ray on May 17th. IGN has the details and a first look at the set's cover art, pictured below.
