Not So Ambiguous

[woodwardiocom]

Apparently, in the upcoming Thor movie Idris Elba is playing Heimdall, "whitest of the Aesir". Rumor sez this was done in part to piss off those neo-Nazis with a Germanic myth fetish.

Speaking as someone of Anglo-Scandinavian descent, I approve.

Comments

[badseed1980.livejournal.com]

AND he's pretty darn hot. Nice. :D I'd been hoping for some Scandinavian hottie to play Thor, but since Thor looks a little boring, at least we've got Elba as eye candy...

What? So I'm a little shallow about my movies sometimes. :)

[whswhs.livejournal.com]

How inauthentic! Next you'll be telling me that Thor's played by someone who doesn't have red hair.

[thorkell.livejournal.com]

This counts as a strike against the film in my book.

[signsoflife.livejournal.com]

Uh, Scandinavian what now?

[woodwardiocom.livejournal.com]

Last I checked, we were part Swedish.

[signsoflife.livejournal.com]

Huh. News to me. In this context, I'd be more inclined to emphasize the German. (Eikoff, Spahr.)