Thor Director Kenneth Branagh Reveals the Expensive Change Marvel Nearly Made to MCU Movie

Thor Director Addresses Biggest Marvel Fan Complaint About MCU Classic, And It Was Too Expensive to Fix

Of the six original Avengers in the MCU—Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, Hulk, Hawkeye, and Thor—it’s the series of Thor movies that is perhaps the most heavily criticized and has arguably undergone the most change. Granted, Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk hasn’t had a standalone film in the MCU, nor has Hawkeye (although he did get […]

Thor Director Says Marvel Wanted To Cut This Divisive Part Of 2011 Film - But It Was Too Expensive

Thor director Kenneth Branagh has revealed that Marvel Studios wanted to cut one particularly divisive part of the 2011 movie. However, there ultimately wasn't room in the budget to do so.

Kenneth Branagh Says Marvel Wanted to “Horizontalize” THOR’s Dutch Angles, but It Was Too Expensive

Marvel apparently considered straightening out Kenneth Branagh’s famously crooked shots in Thor, but fixing all those Dutch angles came with a price tag big enough to save them.The 2011 Marvel movie was one of the early building blocks of the MCU and introduced Chris Hemsworth as the God of Thunder. Branagh gave the film a very specific visual identity, filling Asgard, Earth, and plenty of conversations with canted camera angles.If you haven’t w…

Marvel Considered Making "Thor" More Horizontal

Nearly two decades ago, actor/filmmaker Kenneth Branagh had the unenviable task of adapting the “Thor” comics to the big screen for Marvel Studios as part of the company’s just-launched Marvel Cinematic Universe effort. Could the otherwise Earth-based franchise survive the shift to fantasy? Branagh’s approach was to blend his Shakespearean stage background with space opera stylings and a fish-out-of-water comedy premise – and somehow a title whi…

Thor Director Kenneth Branagh Reveals the Expensive Change Marvel Nearly Made to MCU Movie

Kenneth Branagh has revealed that Marvel nearly altered the visual presentation of Thor. The 2011 MCU film is known for its frequent use of Dutch angles, which give the shots a noticeable tilt. Marvel considered “horizontalizing” the footage, but ultimately dropped the plan because of the cost. Branagh, who directed Thor, recently discussed the conversation […] The post Thor Director Kenneth Branagh Reveals the Expensive Change Marvel Nearly Mad…

Kenneth Branagh Says Marvel Considered “Horizontalizing” ‘Thor’ To Remove Its Dutch Angles, But It Was Too Expensive

Kenneth Branagh was part of the team of directors alongside Jon Favreau, Louis Leterrier, Joss Whedon, and Joe Johnston who helped usher the Marvel Studios franchise into pop culture with his first solo “Thor” movie in 2011. So, of course, people are still picking his brain about his experience with the studio and tackling the first big fantasy-driven Marvel film (bringing his experience making lavish Shakespearean films). Continue reading Kenne…