Happy days are here again

Vanity Fair has a photo portfolio of young Hollywood actors recreating scenes from classic Depression era films. Here we are in our own financial panic and while the Depression gave us classics like It Happened One Night we might get stuck with a movie that features giant robot testicles. Autumn and its traditional Oscar-bait can't get here fast enough, if you ask me. Ah well, until then, at least the photos are nice to look at especially if they include Hugh Dancy, James Marsden, and Anton Yelchin. You can also check out behind the scenes videos of the shoot.

New GI Joe Trailer

Got this from CHUD.com. The folks over there are a little more excited about this trailer than I am (read: they're excited, and I'm not). Director Stephen Sommers has only made me excited about The Mummy back in 1999 and its sequels have been damn horrible anyway. Check out the trailer below:

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This week in superhero news: the 'Thor' casting edition

So, what do we know about the upcoming Thor movie? It's coming out in the summer of 2011, and a bunch of blond relatively unknown dudes are being considered - Tom Hiddleston, Liam Hemsworth, Joel Kinnaman, Alexander Skarsgård , and Charlie Hunnam. And Channing Tatum, who is apparently out of the running because it would be bizarre casting he isn't Nordic-looking enough. Meanwhile, the Alexander Skarsgård casting rumours have died down considerably (making that Nordic-looking criteria sound like bull).

This week, it's Charlie Hunnam's turn in the Thor spotlight. According to IGN:

Hunnam confirmed that he has indeed screen-tested for the role of the god of thunder. He has only shot one screen test so far, and when asked if it involved running around with a helmet and a hammer, he replied with a smile, "Something like that."

Hunnam didn't know what the status of the casting was but said that his people have been talking to Marvel. He believes that since Marvel pushed the start date of Thor back a few months the studio is taking its time to make the best decision for the film.

So, while Marvel takes its sweet time, I can always speculate. I think most people want to see Skarsgård get the Thor role. He has the right look, so it would be near perfect casting. But, I'm more familliar with Hunnam's work than with Skarsgård 's, and from what I've seen, Hunnam is a damn good actor. In half of his films he's downright unrecognizable, so while he might not look as perfect as Skarsgaard does, his talent should at least put him in the running. He's not the most popular choice, but I wouldn't go insane with anger if he were cast.