Donald Blake Will NOT Be In Thor?

No solid confirmation yet, but AICN says there will be no Blake in Thor(thank Thunder God!)!

After seeing this in todays Variety..

"Thor, scripted by Mark Protosevich, Zack Stentz and Ashley Miller, centers on a partly disabled med student who discovers his Norse god alter ego, the hammer-swinging Thor."

And feeling it had contradicted a lot of what we have all heard about the direction the movie is going in so far, AICN contacted a...

"100% tested and solid source, someone intimately familiar with the movie Kenneth Branagh is making, and he or she tells AICN Donald Blake is definitely NOT in the movie."

Thats all I have so far I'm afraid. If their source is as solid as they claim it doesn't look good for Thor's human alter ego. And I for one am delighted. Call me a blasphemer id you like, I know its a staple of the classic comics. But I wasn't looking forward to a "This is a job for Thor" scenario with a flash of light..different actor! No thanks.

RorMachine
11/25/2009
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	Well as long as they dont bring in that sh1tty of sh1ttest ULTIMATE THOR in, its cool! CLASSIC THOR! CLASSIC HAMMER! LEEE777 - 11/25/2009, 1:23 PM
	Indeed. It's a mystery. However who is it that's going to woo our maude, miss Foster? hmmmmmm? DarthMulder - 11/25/2009, 1:24 PM
	See how that works? Jane Foster + Don Blake = the classic set up. I'm ok with that as long as they don't make the transformation stupid and cheesy via Mr. mark Cassidy's very illustrious descriptions of the past. ;) DarthMulder - 11/25/2009, 1:26 PM
	@Darthmulder: Are you going through an identity crisis? I have the same questions regarding the casting of Portman and Denning. Still excited for the movie though! I've heard reports that Blake will be at the end of the movie. Upupandaway - 11/25/2009, 1:28 PM
	Oh for the love of everything that is still good in this world, this is really on the front page?! This has been confirmed since the movie was friggin' started! slimybug - 11/25/2009, 1:28 PM
	I'm confused too. What's the point of bringing Jane Foster in if they aren't using Blake? InTylerWeTrust82 - 11/25/2009, 1:29 PM
	lol @ upuo&away I just don't kno who I anymore lulz. Im "wandering, wandering in hopeless night" DarthMulder - 11/25/2009, 1:30 PM
	i like Ultimate Hammer anyway this says Donald Blake might not be in Thor but it never says that Thorlief Golmen is not in Thor jazzman - 11/25/2009, 1:36 PM
	Thank Asgard for this news! I've never understood the need for Donald Blake - JMS has clarified it a little in his recent run on the character but Thor doesnt need a secret ID and it would probably just confuse the hell out of people in a cinema! Im guessing they're using Jane Foster to bridge the gap between Asgard and Thor...I do actually like Don Blake but he just seems like a pointless character (as is Bob Reynolds with the Sentry - even though the Sentry himself is pretty pointless, lol!) I hope they dont go the Ultimate route though of making the character a hippie, former mental patient with Jane Foster as one of his groupies! Ultimate Thor was actually the only character I wasnt a fan of in the series even though the idea was an interesting one! DarthMulder: What happenned to the new user ID? JoshW - 11/25/2009, 1:39 PM
	I'm pretty sure that they will just have Thor banished to Earth as himself, maybe with some memory loss to allow him to get close to Foster..or he will pretend to be a human called Donald Blake, just not actually BE him. We still get the alter ego, but no big Shazam style transformation..he just grabs his hammer and goes to work:) RorMachine - 11/25/2009, 1:39 PM
	ultimate thor will be best! but true...what kind of role will jane foster have if there is no blake?? maybe theyre gonna combine the two different versions of classic and ultimate. maybe jane foster will be his nurse or something when (ultimate) thor is instutionalized after his breakdown, and then they develop a relationship? or something like that, mixing the two diferent universes together...? Duhdaduh - 11/25/2009, 1:41 PM
	That's actually DAMN AMAZING!!! I don't want Donald Blake anywhere NEAR that film!!! He'd be better suited for a sequel IF they decided to include him. Thor does not nor ever needs Donald! He'd make things campy. Jane can be Thor's Jane instead of Donald's Jane like in Tarzan. The King of the jungle with the city girl only this time it's the God of Thunder. It fits. No campy transformation! Shaman - 11/25/2009, 1:44 PM
	@Ror- I completley agree, that would be better than using a different actor. I would actually hate the thought of a different actor playing Blake if they do decide to add him in (like in a sequel or something) if Clark Kent can pull it off with a pair of glasses I'm sure Thor can do the same thing. @Duhdaduh- NononononononononononononoNO Ultimate Thor!! I can't stand him. He's such a silly character, classic Thor!! Ryden - 11/25/2009, 1:44 PM
	That would work too. I love Ultimate Thor. They should really take elements from him for the Earthbound story. Asagrdian setting Thor can be classic all the way pretty much. RorMachine - 11/25/2009, 1:45 PM
	That would be totally cool, except it does kind of contradict the premise that there will be "no" Don Blake. Here's my honest opinion: I'm cool either way. I prefer classic Thor but the movie can get by and be epic without a Don Blake. BUT Thor would need some kind of disguise or a cover story for when he isn't being Thor. I really believe that if they even bother to give him some time on Earth and a girlfriend, then walking around with long blonde hair, dressed as a Norse God would just not work. That is the reason for a Don Blake. Because Thor as he is is VERY recognizeable. DarthMulder - 11/25/2009, 1:48 PM
	Hey, do the Ninja Turtles have alter egos? No. April is still there though. Jane can still be Thor's link to humanity! He can wear street clothes, he doesn't have to keep his God Garments ;P Shaman - 11/25/2009, 1:50 PM
	Jerzey: Oh, thanks. I looked at the article, and that sounds like a pretty good plot to me, without including Blake. So, all in all, I am indifferent to this news. InTylerWeTrust82 - 11/25/2009, 2:00 PM
	joshw24 - Blake was a fictional human identity that Odin created so that Thor would learn humility whilst he served an open-ended sentence to live amongst mortals! He isn't an actual person! Blake may be introduced at the end of the film, which could segue nicely into the Avengers film. Ror - They tried that approach with the Sigurd Jarlson identity(which was a wink to Superman's Clark Kent identity)! It didn't work nearly as well! JonF - 11/25/2009, 2:01 PM
	[frick] the ULTIMATE THOR its a lame piece of GOD crap! : D As long as they roll with CLASSIC THOR this movie will be EPIC! LEEE777 - 11/25/2009, 2:02 PM
	Everybody, let me translate this article for you: "Ultimate Thor fans want the movie to be Ultimate Thor." Which includes of course the author and the source quoted. This is something we hear all the time. It's nothing new. Thank goodness there are plenty of people that feel differently. DarthMulder - 11/25/2009, 2:03 PM
	Thor is not a household name.....it would be a bad move to lessen his screen time and character development by trying to portray his human alter-ego. Thor,Asguard, Midguard that's it. Donald Blake's screentime could be put to better use with more story or action.No Blake = Great News!!! Kes - 11/25/2009, 2:17 PM
	Well i think he would need some kind of alter ego because really there would be like a million groupies following the guy everywhere if he said he was a god and could prove it . Shoot it would probably start a whole new religion . Also it would suck if you had to stay holed up in the avenger mansion forever. thunderforce - 11/25/2009, 2:21 PM
	@LEEE777 i bet its going to have Classic Thor and Ultimate Thor mixed together on film. jazzman - 11/25/2009, 2:22 PM
	so if Jane is already Blake's love interest....will she be a mighty whore and run after Thor as well? i'm sorry....that doesnt work for me....she finds Thor...she loves Thor. Not..she loves Blake but when he's gone ...she loves Thor....until he turns back into Blake....while hoping he turns back into Thor.....u get the point!introducing a love triangle with Jane.Thor and Blake is worthless in this case. But a great love triangle is Jane Thor and Sif....Great story potential! Kes - 11/25/2009, 2:24 PM
	If we have Ultimate Thor the movie is gonna blow because, for starters, Ultimate Thor is a crappy crappy crappy character and secondly he doesn't translate well to the big screen AT ALL, Classic Thor is a bit more adaptable. Remember they're making THE AVENGERS not the Ultimates people. Ryden - 11/25/2009, 2:26 PM
	It was already said months ago that Donald Blake wouldn't be in it.It was said by the president of marvel himself, Kevin Feige. MarvelFreshman - 11/25/2009, 2:26 PM
	I could be wrong, but doesn't it appear that they are well aimed at the Ultimates version of the Avengers? I mean the black version of Fury is a hell of a sign. I happen to love the Ultimate version of Nick Fury much better then the original. The original Fury is a very dislikable character, Ultimate Fury personifies the word cool. ASSASSIN666 - 11/25/2009, 2:30 PM
	as long as thor is kickin ass and drinkin mead who cares RomeyRome2002 - 11/25/2009, 2:40 PM
	@ASSASSIN agreed on the Fury point.....ultimate Fury seems way more capable of putting this team together(and keeping it together) than original Fury.i dont see Avengers taking orders well from original Fury cuz he's not as calm and collected under pressure. Kes - 11/25/2009, 2:42 PM
	@lee this is for you Set2Fallfirst - 11/25/2009, 2:42 PM
	JonF: They've become two seperate people - Blake has his own personality and life - hell, he was still around even after Thor's death! The whole sharing a body thing makes no sense - why does Thor need a human disguise!? Surely after all these years he's learnt some humility, lol! JoshW - 11/25/2009, 2:45 PM
	Ultimate Thor is awesome. Kick ass hippy. Love it. TheJester - 11/25/2009, 2:54 PM
	ultimate thor = poop we have foster and no blake? wtf...where's sif btw?? Anil Rickly - 11/25/2009, 2:55 PM
	jazzman - 11/25/2009, 3:12 PM
	i have a feeling that once this movie comes out there is going to be a great divide between those who loved and hated the movie... it will be pretty damn close to 50% loved it and 50% hated it; give or take very little for the very few that thought it was just okay. me? i'm not holding my breath on anything. don't want to build it up and be really let down; and i don't want to bury it in negativity and go into it with a closed mind. i do, however have a gut feeling it will be quite good... just not getting my hopes up. IronClad - 11/25/2009, 3:20 PM
	Devin Faraci of chud.com mention this also http://chud.com/articles/articles/21681/1/IS-DON-BLAKE-IN-THOR-OR-NOT/Page1.html jazzman - 11/25/2009, 3:26 PM
	[frick] the ULTIMATE THOR! : P LEEE777 - 11/25/2009, 3:35 PM
	Okay Ryden, please explain to me how a Shakespeare quoting , winged helmeted Asgardian flying around with a Hammer up his ass translates to screen better than a man who everyone believes is a nut, but may or may not be a God called Thor? Ultimate Thor kicks ass. But as i said, a mix is needed. And sorry to burst your bubble, but clearly they are making..A MOVIE. Not The Ultimates, not the classics. RorMachine - 11/25/2009, 3:36 PM
	This sounds awfully a lot like casting ahead for sequels. Peter Jackson did it for LOTR. They maybe be casted for Thor doesn't mean they are in the first installment. Maybe the second or third. Basically, Donald Blake was casted but appearing in the second installment. I have a feeling this is a younger version of Thor. SirPrize - 11/25/2009, 4:01 PM
	i agree ror. donald blake doesn't need to be in this. they could just have thor either get stranded in our realm, or make him capable of crossing over at will...either way, he's not needed. and with all the supporting cast already lined up, it would be tough to make a good story with him. also, does anyone worry about the size of this cast??? all these characters are pretty important to the thor mythos, i don't see HOW they will be able to spend sufficient time on everyone to flesh out their characters. i can't wait for this movie, but i fear for it! CorndogBurglar - 11/25/2009, 4:02 PM
	aww come on, thor's shakespearean dialect is one of the more likable things about him, lol. to me anyway. he's so entertaining. CorndogBurglar - 11/25/2009, 4:07 PM
	im with ROR on this one. i think ultimate thor is tight and is different from the norm. mix of both is the way to go. itll make it a bit different from everything else out there. VitMagic - 11/25/2009, 4:15 PM
	@ Thunderforce: Agreed. But don't try to tell this lot anything like that. A flying man with a magic weapon who can control the weather, fling cars around like they are toys and claims to be a god would be big news all over the world. He would be haunted and harrassed by SHIELD, by various governments, by other super heroes, by the press. Somebody like that would really want a good way to hide in plain sight, otherwise he might be forced to come inot conflict with the military or whatever in which case human lives could be lost. Our boy would never want that. DarthMulder - 11/25/2009, 4:19 PM
	@Rorschach01 i sort of agree with you, a man who believes he is Thor makes more sense on film. most likely this movie has both elements of ultimates and classics in this movie. some people need to realise they making a movie that makes sense on film. if you copy everything from the comic book on film it wont make sense to the general public. jazzman - 11/25/2009, 4:33 PM
	@Ror- Because THAT'S who Thor is, Thor isn't a nut he's a [frick]ing Norse God!!! And I'm talking about the normal Thor the more updated one obviously but still the mainstream universe not that piece of garbage Ultimate Thor. The reason Ultimate Thor doesn't translate well on screen is because he is a terribley written character, seriously he's just bad. His suit looks like sh!t IMO and his characteristics are just stupid, his background is pitiful..he's a nutcase??? Come on man. Thor is Thor not a looney with superpowers...god damn the Ultimates...and no Ror they really should be making THE AVENGERS..that IS the title of the movie! Ryden - 11/25/2009, 4:33 PM
	I could live with or without Blake. he has been very entertaining in the resent run. But I really doubt that there could be any point at all to the entire Jane Foster world if there is no Blake. Even if he isn't in it much, he will be in it. Hawksblueyes - 11/25/2009, 4:35 PM
	also I just love it when (just like with Ultimate Cap and Fury) people say it's more "realistic". So what they are saying is that because Ultimate Thor has no helmet, Mjolnir is a battle axe, and his outfit has headlights on it, that thaqt is somehow more realistic than classic Thor who wears a helmet (like ancient Viking warriors did) and carries an actual hammer, which is how he is depicted in traditional folk lore. Dude either way they go, it's GONNA look weird. He's agod for pete's sake. He's from another dimension! His outfit and speech and behavior SHOULD be freaking strange, and maybe even outlandish DarthMulder - 11/25/2009, 4:41 PM
	well uh...Ultimate Thor isn't a guy that thinks he's thor, he actually is thor. its just that no one believes him at first. but he's still the asgardian god thor. which does kind of make sense. they live in a world where no one has ever see a real live god before. so it makes sense that no one would believe him, and think he's crazy. CorndogBurglar - 11/25/2009, 4:43 PM
	@ Ryden: I respectfully uphold and acknowledge your right to have an opinion that is different from mine. DarthMulder - 11/25/2009, 4:45 PM
	@ darth lmao!!! i just noticed what you did to your avatar, LOLOLOLOL. good show my friend!! CorndogBurglar - 11/25/2009, 4:46 PM
	Given how much time they've spent setting up the Asgardians and all the classic characters for Thor, I don't see how this film could be about the Ultimate version. If it winds up that way though, I think I'd just avoid the rest of the movies from that point on. Ultimate Thor is one of the biggest sources of disappointment (or worse) among non-Ultimates fans that I've met, and that chracter's involvement would pretty much kill my interest in the Avengers movies. TheDemonHunter - 11/25/2009, 5:01 PM
	@Ryden you getting Rorschach01 wrong and everyone else. yes the title is called The Avengers but his not saying it wont have the The Avengers story it will also might have the Ultimates story line too. since The Incredible Hulk even had references to Ultimate Marvel storyline. and even Iron Man had Ultimate Nick Fury. @TheDemonHunter everyone not saying its solely based on Ultimate Thor. most likely they going to have classic Thor and Ultimate Thor story or references fuse together some way. also i remember hearing they will use Norse mythology of Thor aswell. jazzman - 11/25/2009, 5:28 PM
	YOU KNOW, THE THOR BLAKE DEALIO, I DIDNT LIKE. I THINK IT WOULD BE COOL, THOR GETS STUCK ON EARTH AND HE'S THOR WHEN HE HAS TO BE AND IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES ON THE DL..MAYBE HE CAN WORK AS A FARMHAND OR LUMBERJACK.."I LAY WASTE TO THOU TREE BEFORE I, NAY YOU WILST NOT DAUNT MINE MIGHTY HAMMER, I STRIKE AT THEE WITH THE WILL AND FURY WHICH IS I, GOD OF THUNDER THE MIGHTY THOR.." GUNSMITH - 11/25/2009, 5:31 PM
	@GUNSMITH: Thor the lumberjack! lmao I believe most of the movie will be in Asgard. They've paid a lot for those sets and costumes. They're going to want to use them. Upupandaway - 11/25/2009, 6:03 PM
	DarthMulder: What happenned with the whole MarVell thing man!? :P Whatever happens with Thor, this is what I want to see... -No Shakespearean dialogue -No Ultimate costume - I'd like to see the one in the current comic books -I think it would be acceptable and realistic for the rest of The Avengers to doubt that Thor is a God just like in The Ultimates until he proves himself -The regular MU hammer -No Donald Blake...the character is pointless and confusing especially to a non comic book reading audience If those things all happen I'll be 100% happy! :D JoshW - 11/25/2009, 6:07 PM
	@ Josh & Corndog: My boy Betty made me this bitchin new avatar so I just had to go back lol DarthMulder - 11/25/2009, 6:33 PM
	@joshw24: I agree with everything except for the Shakespearean dialogue. It's a thing that makes Thor unique and would work well handled by Branagh. Maybe it could be more subtle than in the comics. (Sometimes he sounds like a Renaissance fair worker.) Everything else would be great. Though, the battle axe would be handy if he decided to be a lumberjack. : ) Upupandaway - 11/25/2009, 6:54 PM
	Yep, Ryden your not getting..or refusing to get Ultimate Thor. And your not getting my point either. Shoulda, coulda, woulda..What we are getting is a movie based on these comics. It will draw from all sources available to it, Including The Ultimates, and hopefully will be a great adaptation. You want more? Keep wanting dude! RorMachine - 11/25/2009, 7:01 PM
	favreau and feige already said that about 80% will be in asgard and about 20% on earth. CorndogBurglar - 11/25/2009, 8:37 PM
	@ darth well that shit is funny as hell, lol CorndogBurglar - 11/25/2009, 8:38 PM
	since there isn't going to be another actor playing Donald Blake, can it be assumed that instead of having a Donald Blake character become Thor when necessary that we just end up having Thor in disguise as a normal human so that having Jane Foster in the movie is necessary. l0rdleg0las - 11/26/2009, 12:42 AM
	It seems the Movieverse is an amalgamation of the Ultimates and Classic characters. Personally I thought Mark Millers story was brilliant because regardless of whether you used the classic models the story would still work (minus the aliens). I actually like Blake he is the most human of the avenger alter ego's, i mean he cant do anything. The others are boffins and soldiers he's a medic. The Thor alter ego makes sense because thats how gods (greek ones anyway) used to roll. How many bastard children did Zeus have because of getting laid as a human. breakUbatman - 11/26/2009, 1:14 AM
	Fuc# Thank$ Giving! Feathers and Beads and Life for everyone... shibazz - 11/26/2009, 2:15 AM
	Blake='s a gods version of a Bit@h ... he is like clark Kent but even worse ...... he has no excuse. Blake does not have to exist. Kent.... is at least an effort to understand a new species/race. Blake is a pathetic attempt to marginalize the "weaker" human instinct to belong and destroy the chance to enjoy a similar path with another being. Blake is a joke on our past and current socio-political structure . no ... he is not iron man. shibazz - 11/26/2009, 3:18 AM
	Cool and I'm finding it rather amusing that people on here are treating Marvel Studios like they don't know what they're doing. "It's not going to make sense!" They've got a prefect record with their films, what reason is there to doubt them now? WeaponX - 11/26/2009, 8:39 AM
	@ror- Well obviously, but since I HATE Ultimate Thor with a passion I don't like the idea of them using that character in any way at all, I'm not saying i want it 100 % like the comics, I'm expecting some changes all I'm saying is since this isn't the ultimate universe base it on the 616 Thor rather than Ultimate. Ryden - 11/26/2009, 8:54 AM
	joshw24 - Of course you're going by the current JMS storyline, as usual! Since they haven't resolved what's going on with that plot thread yet, I held off on commenting about it. I referenced the classic set up originally used by Lee and Kirby instead! Just for kicks, Thor dropped the Dr. Blake guise in the Beta Ray Bill saga(#'s 337 - 340), which also happened to be Walt Simonson's opening salvo of his legendary run on the character! JonF - 11/27/2009, 1:40 PM
	josh - Thor's classic speech patterns are more biblical than Shakespearean! I think it works well in establishing him as "not being from around here"! JonF - 11/27/2009, 1:43 PM
	ASSASSIN666 and Kes - The original Nick Fury had nothing to do with the Avengers formation, so the point is moot! It was Ultimate Nick Fury who was involved in assembling the Ultimates; it appears that the films are blending the two versions together with the intention of mordernizing the Avengers' history and streamlining their origin. Example: Iron Man's armor (in his film)is clearly NOT based on the Ultimate look. This line of thinking worries me though; look what "ultimizing" the FF did to their first film! JonF - 11/27/2009, 2:02 PM
	@JonF- I'm also worried about the Ultimate style for the Avengers, I hate the Ultimates with a passion, cept for Iron Man he's kinda cool, but if they're wanting to do an Ultimate Universe the logical thing to do would be to wait until all of the actors for this marvel universe want to leave so that when they reboot they'll have some justification by saying it's the ultimate universe not the 616 one, there fore different actors. The only thing that should be ultimate in this movie universe is nick fury (even though i wanted classic) everything else should stay as close as possible to the ORIGINAL comics Ryden - 11/28/2009, 5:19 AM

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