Elba joins up with Thor

This is the part where this reporter takes back what was previously said in a Thor article about the casting most likely being completed. THR reports that Idris Elba, appearing in films like The Unborn and Obsessed, is playing the Norse god Heimdall in this upcoming Marvel Studios movie. This particular god is the brother of Sif (Jaimie Alexander) who protects the city of Asgard.

He’s the latest addition to the huge cast that’s formed through these past couple of months. Chris Hemsworth plays our long haired Norse god Thor in the Kenneth Branagh directed comic book adaptation. Also on the cast is Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddelston and tons more. As you can tell, this is shaping up to at least look promising on paper. Once shooting starts mid-January, we’ll finally get to see if this monster cast will add up into a good movie.