# THOR trailer leaked online **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 29, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458 "2010-07-29T14:48:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/21 "2010-07-30T00:03:39Z")
I don’t know the Thor series very well. Who or what is the big alien dude at the end of the trailer that unleashes the blasts of energy from his face against the SHIELD agents? ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/22 "2010-07-30T00:15:30Z")
**[The Destroyer](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destroyer_%28Thor%29)**. I was kind of excited to see this. After viewing the trailer, though, I’m pretty underwhelmed. ---
**Author:** ![cosmosdan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a6a055/32.png) [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/23 "2010-07-30T00:20:19Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I don’t know the Thor series very well. Who or what is the big alien dude at the end of the trailer that unleashes the blasts of energy from his face against the SHIELD agents? [The Destroyer](http://marvel.com/universe/Destroyer_(construct)) I thought their casual attitude about “some new weapons technology” was kinda funny. ---
**Author:** ![Kylede](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a6a055/32.png) [@Kylede](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kylede)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/24 "2010-07-30T00:23:13Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > I don’t know the Thor series very well. Who or what is the big alien dude at the end of the trailer that unleashes the blasts of energy from his face against the SHIELD agents? > **[Destroyer (Thor)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destroyer_%28Thor%29)** > > The Destroyer is a fictional magical character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Usually depicted as an opponent of the Thunder God and hero Thor, it is a suit of Asgardian armor created and animated by magic. The character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #118 (July 1965) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. > Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the Destroyer is featured in over four decades of Marvel continuity and other Marvel-endorsed products su... classic Lee & Kirby part of the early Thor stories ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/25 "2010-07-30T00:25:10Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > How did they manage to get James Hetfield to play Thor? I think they offered him some money. ---
**Author:** ![CJJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecc23a/32.png) [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/26 "2010-07-30T04:59:01Z")
Yeah, this is not going to go well…Thor is bombastic even by comic-book standards, anbd the trailer looks like a pretty straight-up adaptation. I predict a quickie 3D-release to juice the opening weekend gross (see: Titans, Clash of). ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/27 "2010-07-30T05:18:58Z")
Now we’re really getting into the superheroes I know nothing about or have barely heard of. I’m really over it. Please find a new trope to over-saturate the market with. ---
**Author:** ![smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smoke)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/28 "2010-07-30T21:55:51Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > Now we’re really getting into the superheroes I know nothing about or have barely heard of. > > I’m really over it. Please find a new trope to over-saturate the market with. Maybe vampires!? ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/29 "2010-07-30T21:59:48Z")
Okay, big-budget Asgard? I don’t care, I’m in. When’s the last time Norse gods got to rock a movie for a while? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/30 "2010-07-31T06:22:27Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > > [@ArchiveGuy](#): > > > > Surprisingly, with all the comic book movies in the past decade, this is the first from an Oscar-nominated director. > > [Hulk (film) - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulk_(film)) > [Ang Lee - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ang_Lee) > > I suspect that Lee was nominated _before he won it_. Never happened. “You won’t like me when I’m Ang Lee.” Re: The Thor trailer - I am surprised to find that it actually looks pretty good. Thor always seemed to me to be the one comic-book hero that was lamer than Aquaman. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/31 "2010-07-31T08:04:10Z")
That’s supposed to be Thor? That’s not Thor. THIS is Thor… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7rnTpR4M1ZI/hqdefault.jpg "MIGHTY THOR") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rnTpR4M1ZI) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rrose\_Selavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bcef8e/32.png) [@Rrose\_Selavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rrose_Selavy)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/32 "2010-08-01T17:54:49Z")
Another Thor, dubbed from English - but only clip I could find No wonder they didn’t get Ken Russell for the Avengers [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRd88MPEvAE) ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/33 "2010-08-01T18:10:00Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > That guy ([Clark Gregg](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0163988/)) actually has had a pretty good career going even before _Iron Man_. Nothing at that high a level, and the Marvel franchise work he’s getting has to be huge, but his IMDB page is pretty impressive. I think he’s most known for his starring role in “The New Adventures of Old Christine.” I haven’t followed the Marvel movies since the first Iron Man, but I really liked that guy. Somehow in a relatively brief amount of screen time, much of which seemed to be spent sitting around waiting for Tony Stark and none of which involved big emotional scenes, he seemed more real than any of the other characters (not that I didn’t enjoy RDjr, of course). I wasn’t at all surprised to see that he had an extensive resume going in, and am happy to see he’s getting bigger and more high-profile roles since. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/34 "2010-08-01T18:32:15Z")
That trailer was way too sliced-and-diced for me to develop any clue about whether the movie will be any good. Will wait for early reviews before deciding whether to watch this one. ---
**Author:** ![randwill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/35 "2010-08-01T19:19:59Z")
Between the crappy video quality and the horrible editing, I can’t make out too much of it. Can you even see Thor in costume? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/36 "2010-08-01T20:10:43Z")
**Grumman** ’s link works, but I get the impression that it’s not the same as the trailer the OP was talking about (there’s mention on that page that it’s a “fan edit”). ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/37 "2010-08-01T20:30:06Z")
The only message I got from the movie link was ‘This message has been removed by the request of the studio’, or somesuch. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/38 "2010-08-01T21:57:56Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > **Grumman** ’s link works, but I get the impression that it’s not the same as the trailer the OP was talking about (there’s mention on that page that it’s a “fan edit”). There is? I’m not complaining if you’re right, but I didn’t notice any such mention. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/39 "2010-08-02T00:17:56Z")
At the end of the video it says “fanedit by editninja”. Meanwhile, I had a thought about the costume. Everyone says it looks like rubber… What if it is? It looks like Thor is cast out of Asgard in disgrace, and I can’t imagine they’d have let him keep his real armor when they did so (presumably his real armor is the practical-looking banded mail when he’s asking “How many of our brethren have fallen?”). So when he signs up with S.H.I.E.L.D., he has them make him some new armor out of modern materials, but with Norse design elements. Bam, we end up with rubber-looking Thor armor, and it makes sense. Oh, and I paused it on the scene with the equations in the notebook, and it looks like relatively straightforward relativistic kinematics, if anyone’s wondering. I’m not sure what Thor is doing reading physics notes, though. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458/40 "2010-08-02T00:20:49Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > At the end of the video it says “fanedit by editninja”. Oh, I didn’t wait to see that. Thanks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-trailer-leaked-online/548458.md?page=3)